The US imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia’s H200 AI chips headed to China
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 25% tariff on certain advanced AI semiconductors, including Nvidia's H200 chips, produced outside the U.S. and exported through the U.S. to other countries like China.
- The tariff formalizes the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to allow Nvidia to ship H200 chips to vetted Chinese customers, alongside chips from other companies such as AMD.
- Nvidia welcomed the tariff decision, highlighting it as a balanced approach that supports American chip manufacturing and high-paying jobs while enabling sales to approved customers.
- China is drafting regulations to control the number of semiconductors its companies can import, signaling a potential shift toward allowing some purchases of Nvidia's chips despite previous resistance.
