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Report: Chinese Customs Agents Instructed to Bar Nvidia H200 Chips

Chinese customs authorities have informed customs agents this week that Nvidia's H200 chips aren't permitted to enter the country, Reuters reported Jan. 14. Chinese government officials also informed domestic technology companies that they shouldn't purchase the chips "unless necessary," the report said.

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A spokesperson with China's embassy in the U.S. referred questions to China's customs agency and added that "ensuring the smooth development of economic, trade, and technological cooperation is in the common interest of both China and the U.S." The report came one day after the Bureau of Industry and Security announced plans to ease its license review policy for exports of H200 chips and their equivalents destined to China and Macau (see 2601130073).