AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 20, 1998
                                                REGISTRATION NO. 333-___________
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                              CHS ELECTRONICS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              FLORIDA                                   87-0435376
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  (State or other jurisdiction of                      (IRS Employer
  incorporation or organization)                  Identification Number)

                              2000 N.W. 84TH AVENUE
                              MIAMI, FLORIDA 33122
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                 1997 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STOCK OPTION PLAN
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                            (Full title of the Plan)

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                                   CRAIG TOLL
        VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER
                              CHS ELECTRONICS, INC.
                              2000 N.W. 84TH AVENUE
                              MIAMI, FLORIDA 33122
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                     (Name and address of agent for service)


                                 (305) 908-7200
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          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


                                    COPY TO:
                              Paul Berkowitz, Esq.
                             Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
                              1221 Brickell Avenue
                              Miami, Florida 33131
                                 (305) 579-0685
                             Telecopy (305) 579-0717

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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                                                              PROPOSED MAXIMUM            PROPOSED
           TITLE OF SECURITIES         AMOUNT TO BE            OFFERING PRICE         MAXIMUM AGGREGATE           AMOUNT OF
            TO BE REGISTERED            REGISTERED               PER SHARE           OFFERING PRICE (1)       REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, $.001 par value         500,000 shares               $21.69                $10,845,00               $3,199.28
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(1)Calculation of the  registration  fee was computed in accordance with Rule 457(h) on the basis of the actual price of options
   granted under the Registrant's 1997 Chief Executive Officer Stock Option Plan.
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         This Registration Statement is being filed to register additional
securities to be offered pursuant to the Registrant's 1997 Chief Executive
Officer Stock Option Plan, as amended, with respect to which Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-40537) have previously been filed.
Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant's
Registration Statement No. 333-40537 (Items 3 through 9, inclusive, of such
Registration Statements on Form S-8) are incorporated by reference herein.



                                   SIGNATURES

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Miami, State of Florida on August 20, 1998.

                                           CHS ELECTRONICS, INC..

                                           By: /S/ CLAUDIO OSORIO
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                                               Claudio Osorio
                                               Chairman of the Board,Chief 
                                               Executive Officer and President

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Claudio Osorio and Craig Toll his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, with full powers of
substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments, including any
post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with exhibits thereto, and other documents to be filed in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes, each acting alone, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

             Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.



               SIGNATURE                        TITLE                                   DATE
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/S/ CLAUDIO OSORIO               Chairman of the Board, President             August 20, 1998
- --------------------             and Director
      Claudio Osorio        

/S/ ANTONIO BOCCALANDRO          Chief Officer of Mergers and                 August 20, 1998
- -------------------------        Acquisitions, Secretary and Director
     Antonio Boccalandro     

/S/ CRAIG TOLL                   Vice President of Finance,
- ---------------                  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
     Craig Toll                                                               August 20, 1998

/S/ CARSTEN FRANK                Executive Vice President--Asian              August 20, 1998
- ------------------               Region and Director
     Carsten Frank                                             

/S/ OTTO GERLACH                 Director                                     August 20, 1998
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    Otto Gerlach

/S/ DONALD D. WINSTEAD           Director                                     August 20, 1998
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     Donald D. Winstead

/S/ ZBYNEK KRAUS                 General Manager of Czech Republic            August 20, 1998
- -----------------                Operations and Director
     Zbynek Kraus             

/S/ PIERINO LARDI                Director                                     August 20, 1998
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    Pierino Lardi

/S/ OFER MAGEN                   Executive Vice President - Karma             August 20, 1998
- --------------                   Region and Director
    Ofer Magen               





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    EXHIBIT
     NUMBER                             DESCRIPTION
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      5.1         Opinion of Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

      23.1        Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP

      23.3        Consent of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. (included in Exhibit 5.1)