Macau Customs officials seized two GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards during operations conducted between September 11 and September 17, 2026. The crackdown also netted 126,000 cigarettes, 75,000 e-cigarettes, and 47kg of silver, totaling 1.51 million Pataca.
The standard RTX 5090, featuring 32GB of GDDR7 memory and a 512-bit interface, is not officially distributed in China. MSI previously confirmed that units found in the region are unauthorized parallel imports, bypassing established legal trade channels.
While the German MSRP is 2,099 Euros, global retailers charge up to 10,000 USD per card. Smugglers face significant risks for these high-value components, as Macau foreign trade law violations carry potential fines reaching 100,000 Macau Pataca per offense.