輝達據報要求中國客戶預付H200 AI晶片全額款項

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Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront its for H200 AI chips

Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval Stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources.

The chipmaker isn’t leaving any room for refunds or changes to orders, the report said.

While some customers may be allowed to use commercial insurance or asset collateral, the terms are far stricter than Nvidia’s earlier policies, which sometimes permitted partial deposits, Reuters reported.

Nvidia declined to comment.

China is expected to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips in the country, per Bloomberg, though Beijing wants to prevent the chips from being used by its military, state-owned firms, and sensitive infrastructure concerns.

Despite the challenges, demand for Nvidia’s H200 remains strong, and Chinese companies have reportedly placed orders for more than 2 million of the GPUs in 2026, prompting the chipmaker to ramp up production.

Nvidia is trying to strike a careful balance between meeting strong demand for its chips while managing political risk in both the U.S. and China. The U.S. chipmaker has suffered costly setbacks, when the Trump administration said it would need a license to export its H20 chips to China, forcing the company to write down $5.5 billion worth of inventory.

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