Nvidia says demand in China for its H200 data center GPU is "very high," but the company is deliberately avoiding timelines or announcements as it works through the final stages of U.S. export licensing, according to comments from CEO Jensen Huang at CES 2026. The remarks come nearly a month after the Trump administration said it would approve licenses allowing Nvidia to resume limited shipments of advanced AI accelerators to Chinese customers, subject to a 25% tax and additional oversight.
Speaking during a CES 2026 Q&A session with journalists, including Tom's Hardware in Las Vegas, Huang confirmed that Nvidia has already restarted its supply chain for H200 and is preparing to ship once the remaining regulatory details are resolved. He declined to offer dates or volume targets, instead emphasizing that actual purchase orders will determine how much hardware ultimately moves into China.
