A FYI to the people here. Nikon can from the serial number run a trace and can tell you who where and when the piece of nikon gear was sold to from Nikon.For international warranty to be effected they (nikon) requires you show a reciept from the vendor in the country you bought this from. Buying from a local company that is not an authorised dealer may mean you bought effectively a grey set since, they will never give you the foreign country reciept they have. Most MO organizer have a reciept for each item they resell, you will get a foreign country receipt that Nikon accept to activate the international warranty.