Trump approves Nvidia H200 exports to China, with 25% fee attached — report suggests that companies will have to follow strict Beijing rules to import foreign chip, AMD and Intel to benefit from policy shift

The U.S. will allow Nvidia to export its H200 chips to “approved customers” in China, President Donald Trump announced on Monday, setting off a fresh round of political and regulatory manoeuvring on both sides of the Pacific.

The decision authorises shipments of Nvidia’s second-tier Hopper-generation chip in exchange for a 25% fee collected when parts arrive in the United States for security review before re-export. The Commerce Department is finalising the terms of the arrangement, which Trump said…