WASHINGTON, Feb 24 - None of Nvidia's H200 AI accelerators have been delivered to customers in China, a senior Commerce Department enforcement official told a congressional panel on Tuesday.
"My understanding is that none so far," said Commerce Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement David Peters when asked about sales of the second-most advanced Nvidia chips. The comment was made during testimony before lawmakers.
Requests for comment to the Chinese Embassy in Washington and to Nvidia were not answered immediately.
Last month, the administration of President Donald Trump issued a formal, conditional approval for sales of Nvidia's H200 devices to China. That decision provoked criticism from U.S. lawmakers and former government officials from both the Democratic and Republican parties.
Officials leading the policy argued that permitting the shipments, under specific conditions, serves to discourage Chinese rivals - including the heavily sanctioned company Huawei - from redoubling efforts to match the most advanced chip architectures produced by firms such as Nvidia and AMD. That rationale was advanced by the White House AI czar, David Sacks, who is identified with the administration's approach to these exports.
Opponents, frequently described as China hawks, counter that advanced AI chips could be redirected away from commercial applications and repurposed to accelerate military programs, potentially eroding U.S. advantages in artificial intelligence.
At present, actual deliveries of the H200 to Chinese customers remain halted, officials said, as the export process continues to operate under a set of guardrails designed to control and monitor shipments.
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The status of H200 shipments to China remains uncertain as regulators apply the approved conditions and additional safeguards intended to prevent unauthorized diversions.