When we do an event in the States, we put everything into a big
box on wheels, put in the keyboards and mice, lock it up, and
the truck picks it up," says Rick Jorgensen, with perhaps a hint
of hyperbole. But Jorgensen, acting group manager for Excell
Data Corp., Bellevue, Wash., is absolutely sincere when he says,
"When we send internationally, we inventory every mouse and
every keyboard by serial number, country of manufacture, and
price. And we have to do the same for a CD-ROM drive if it's not
manufactured by the same people who make the computer." For one
show in Toronto, Jorgensen, whose company provides technical
support for Microsoft's corporate events, had to hire 11 temps
to inventory the 2,000 computers, mice, and keyboards that he
was shipping in from the U.S.  And that's just the beginning. So
many variables are involved in moving hardware and software
across borders that each company's experience is different. Your
products and destination determine which regulations apply.
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