A customer in Tustin, California, reported being asked to sign an Advanced Computing Product Purchaser Declaration when buying a pre-built PC containing an Nvidia RTX 5090 at a Micro Center store. The document explicitly prohibits taking the graphics card outside the United States or selling it to parties who intend to export it.
The declaration requires buyers to provide their full legal name, residential or business address, a government-issued photo ID, phone number, and email address. If the buyer is not the end user, the form mandates the disclosure of the end user's information, the installation location, and the intended use of the hardware.
While some Reddit users noted they had not encountered such requirements for previous high-end GPU purchases, others reported signing similar, detailed forms at Central Computers last summer. Micro Center has not yet provided an official comment regarding this policy or its scope.
Industry observers suggest that these measures may serve as a deterrent against the resale of high-end GPUs for profit. The requirement appears to be an attempt to manage the distribution of advanced computing products and prevent unauthorized international transfers of hardware.
