China has blocked imports of Nvidia H200 chips, putting $50 billion in potential revenue up in the air. Will China produce its own AI chips?

Nvidia stock remained under pressure early Wednesday as fresh reports from China cast further doubt on the company’s ability to resume sales of its H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese customers.

Nvidia’s posts modest gains as authorities in China and the U.S. give green light with caveats to H200 chip exports, today, Jan. 13, 2026.

Chinese customs authorities have reportedly instructed agents that Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence chips are currently prohibited from .

Nvidia refutes the claim from some sources that it's requiring Chinese customers to pay for their H200 orders upfront while still awaiting final approval from Beijing.

Nvidia stock was down around 0.6% as Reuters reported that the company will not require Chinese customers to make full upfront payments for H200 chips.