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Export controls and the rules that constrain AI chips

Export controls, entity listings, tariffs and countermeasures shape who can buy which accelerator, and increasingly who can rent one. This is the running record of those rules as they're reported.

The record so far

No rules recorded yet. Each entry names what it restricts, which jurisdiction issued it, and the filing behind it; the reported coverage below is what the weekly pass reads from.

Background

Export controls restrict which accelerators can be sold into which countries, usually by drawing a performance threshold that a given part falls above or below. Vendors respond by designing parts that sit just under the line, and the line then moves.

The cloud question is the live one: a rule on selling a chip into a country doesn't automatically cover renting time on that chip from a datacenter elsewhere. Recent reporting centres on closing exactly that gap.

Rules bind at points in the chain — a foundry in one jurisdiction, equipment from another, a customer in a third — which is why the same announcement can matter to a fab and not at all to a board partner.

Latest on rules

SEP 08US chip controls were designed to slow China — semiconductor exports just rose 130% - Martin Cid MagazineMartin Cid MagSEP 06U.S. Deploys GPU Exports as Diplomatic Bargaining Chip - 조선일보조선일보AUG 29“Blocking Even Remote Access”: U.S. Expands Regulatory Net Against China’s Circumvention of AI Chip Procurement, While Nvidia Uses Whitelist to Screen Customers - economy.aceconomy.acAUG 28New US export controls reportedly target Chinese access to remote AI servers — Trump admin's cut-down AI diffusion rule could be shared with industry as soon as September - Tom's HardwareTom's HardwareAUG 27US probes Apex Logistics over suspected Nvidia chip shipments to China - Breakbulk.NewsBreakbulk.NewsAUG 27US probes Singapore-based Apex Logistics over alleged Nvidia AI chip smuggling - The Straits TimesThe Straits TiAUG 25Taiwan issues indictments over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China - ReutersReutersAUG 25Taiwan issues indictments over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China - Nikkei AsiaNikkei AsiaAUG 24Taiwan indicts nine over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China - ET ManufacturingET ManufacturiAUG 24Taiwan indicts nine over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China - ET ManufacturingET ManufacturiAUG 24Taiwan indicts nine over alleged illegal export of AI servers to China - ET TelecomET TelecomAUG 24Taiwan charges 9 over illegal AI server exports to China, including Nvidia and Super Micro staffers - PBSPBSAUG 21H200 AI GPUs finally reach China under case-by-case import licenses, but it's already too late for Nvidia — homemade chips corner the China market as country seeks semiconductor independence - Tom's HardwareTom's HardwareAUG 19US Export Controls Face New Test as Chinese AI Firms Access Nvidia Power Through Overseas Cloud Services - Operating Income Trends - VinanetVinanetAUG 19China's AI Firms Bypass Nvidia Chip Ban Via Cloud Loophole - The Tech BuzzThe Tech BuzzAUG 18With Export Controls, Nvidia, AMD And Intel Lose Much More Than Sales - ForbesForbesAUG 11US lawmaker wants gov't to enforce regulation to ensure 'chipmakers conduct adequate due diligence on their customers' — House member calls for Biden-era export control to be enforced - Tom's HardwareTom's HardwareAUG 10US House China Panel Chairman Urges Tighter Curbs on Advanced Chip Exports to China - bloomingbitbloomingbitAUG 07BIS Targets Legal Cloud Compute as China AI Firms Bypass Export Controls - Tech TimesTech TimesJUL 29Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in Super Micro probe, Taiwan media says - Nikkei AsiaNikkei AsiaJUL 28Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in Super Micro probe, Taiwan media says, Asia News - AsiaOneAsiaOneJUL 28Taiwan detains Nvidia employee in Super Micro probe, Taiwan media says - The Standard (HK)The Standard (JUL 28Taiwan Prosecutors Detain Nvidia Employee in Illegal AI Server Export Case to China - finance.biggo.comfinance.biggo.JUL 27Moonshot AI Bypassed Nvidia Chip Ban via Thailand, White House Says - The Tech BuzzThe Tech BuzzJUL 23Moonshot AI Dodged Nvidia Chip Ban via Thailand, White House Says - The Tech BuzzThe Tech BuzzJUL 23Moonshot AI accessed Nvidia's chips despite Chinese export ban, White House official says - CNBCCNBCJUL 22Trump restricted China’s access to AI chips. It’s racing to build its own. - NBC NewsNBC NewsJUL 21China Defies US Sanctions, Completes 1GW Data Center Using Only Domestic Chips, Accelerating AI Ambitions - finance.biggo.comfinance.biggo.JUL 20CIA Probes UAE-China AI Semiconductor Ties - 조선일보조선일보JUL 17China’s NVIDIA rivals forecast strong revenue growth despite US chip export curbs - Interesting EngineeringInteresting EnJUL 17Nvidia Chips Keep Reaching China’s Military Despite U.S. Export Controls - NH JournalNH JournalJUL 17U.S. Eases AI Chip Exports to UAE Amid Strategic Deals - 조선일보조선일보JUL 15The U.S. Approved the Export of AI Chips to China. Now A Top Trade Official Says 'Very Few' Made It. - inklinklJUL 15The U.S. Approved the Export of AI Chips to China. Now A Top Trade Official Says 'Very Few' Made It. - International Business TimesInternational JUL 15The U.S. Approved the Export of AI Chips to China. Now A Top Trade Official Says 'Very Few' Made It. - inklinklJUL 15Nvidia Cuts Asia’s AI Chip Customers In Half As U.S. Export Crackdown Squeezes Access - TekediaTekediaJUL 15Nvidia begins limited H200 AI chip shipments to China as US eases export approvals - Electronics For You BUSINESSElectronics FoJUL 15US Government Allows Nvidia's H200 AI Chip Exports to China Under Strict Volume and Inspection Conditions - finance.biggo.comfinance.biggo.JUL 14US Commerce official confirms very few H200 chips have reached China despite loosened export rules - Crypto BriefingCrypto BriefinJUL 14Nvidia Tightens Asian Customer Approvals as US Chip Export Controls Intensify (NVDA) - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance