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# NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025)

Canonical ID: `93bdfc9e-17cc-42b8-a8fd-42bda6dd2789`

- **Jurisdiction:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Kind:** `operational_restriction`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2025-04-15

In April 2025 the Trump administration required NVIDIA to obtain an export license to ship the H20 (the last China-permitted NVIDIA data-center GPU) into China. NVIDIA disclosed a $5.5 B Q1 charge tied to unshipped H20 inventory. Licenses were subsequently granted in July 2025 under a revenue-share arrangement (15% of China-tied H20 revenue paid to the US government), the first such structure applied to a chip export license.

## Sources (2)

1. **NVIDIA Q1 FY26 results (H20 charge disclosure)** · https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-first-quarter-fiscal-2026-financial-results
2. **Reuters, Apr 15 2025 (H20 license requirement)** · https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-say-us-officials-are-briefing-them-h20-chip-export-controls-2025-04-15/

## Common questions

### What does NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) cover?

In April 2025 the Trump administration required NVIDIA to obtain an export license to ship the H20 (the last China-permitted NVIDIA data-center GPU) into China. NVIDIA disclosed a $5.5 B Q1 charge tied to unshipped H20 inventory. Licenses were subsequently granted in July 2025 under a revenue-share arrangement (15% of China-tied H20 revenue paid to the US government), the first such structure applied to a chip export license.

### Where does NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) apply?

NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) is recorded as a operational_restriction applying in United States on the DEPLOY registry.

### When did NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) take effect?

NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) is recorded as effective April 15, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) still in effect?

NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) is currently in effect and applies to covered operators in the named jurisdiction.

### What types of robots does NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) apply to?

NVIDIA H20 China export licensing requirement (April 2025) is recorded as cross-cutting on the DEPLOY registry, meaning it does not single out one robot form factor. Operators of any covered robot type in United States should review the underlying primary sources for applicability.


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