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Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain, Reuters reported<\/a>, citing anonymous sources.<\/p>\n The chipmaker isn\u2019t leaving any room for refunds or changes to orders, the report said. <\/p>\n While some customers may be allowed to use commercial insurance or asset collateral, the terms are far stricter than Nvidia\u2019s earlier policies, which sometimes permitted partial deposits, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n Nvidia declined to comment. \u00a0<\/p>\n China is expected to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips in the country, per Bloomberg<\/a>, though Beijing wants to prevent the chips from being used by its military, state-owned firms, and sensitive infrastructure concerns.<\/p>\n Despite the challenges, demand for Nvidia\u2019s H200 remains strong, and Chinese companies have reportedly<\/a> placed orders for more than 2 million of the GPUs in 2026, prompting the chipmaker to ramp up production.<\/p>\n Nvidia is trying to strike a careful balance between meeting strong demand for its chips while managing political risk in both the U.S. and China. The U.S. chipmaker suffered costly setbacks<\/a> when the Trump administration said it would need a license to export its H20 chips to China, forcing the company to write down $5.5 billion worth of inventory.<\/p>\n Techcrunch event<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Francisco<\/span>
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