Exhibit 23.3


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

    
          We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration 
     Statement No. 333-35559 of Corporate Express, Inc. on Form S-4 of our
     reports dated February 6, 1997, appearing in the Prospectus, which is a 
     part of such Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the
     headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.     


     /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
     DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
     Omaha, Nebraska
    
     October 24, 1997