Nvidia China H200 Chip Sales Stalled Despite U.S. Green Light For Select Buyers

Approved purchases for major Chinese tech firms face shipment delays as regulatory conditions, security concerns, and U.S.-China tensions complicate Nvidia’s access to its key overseas market (Credit: AFP)

Shipments of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips to China have not yet begun even after U.S. authorities reportedly approved purchases by around 10 Chinese companies, according to multiple reports.

The approved buyers include major Chinese technology firms such as Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance and JD.com, along with distributors like Lenovo and Foxconn, according to reporting attributed to Reuters. Each approved company is permitted to purchase up to 75,000 H200 chips under U.S. licensing terms, but no confirmed shipments have been completed so far.