EXHIBIT 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors INCSTAR Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No. 33-34055, No. 33-84498, No. 33-32162, and No. 33-32736 on Form S-8 of INCSTAR Corporation of our report dated January 24, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of INCSTAR Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statement of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and related schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, which report appears in the 1996 Annual Report on Form10-K of INCSTAR Corporation. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota March 27, 1997