The Trump administration has approved the sale of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to customers in China, while imposing new national security safeguards. Although additional requirements were introduced, the updated rules effectively allow the exports to move forward.

Under regulations issued by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, Nvidia must confirm that U.S. demand for the chips is adequately met before exporting them. In addition, each shipment of H200 chips destined for China must pass an independent third-party review. Despite these conditions, the revised rules make it easier than before for such exports to take place.

The guidelines also place strict limits on how the chips can be used. China is prohibited from deploying the H200 chips for military applications and cannot import more than half the volume sold to U.S. customers.

Nvidia welcomed the decision, praising the administration for supporting American jobs and domestic manufacturing. In a statement to The Associated Press, the company said allowing sales of the H200 to approved commercial buyers—screened by the Commerce Department—strikes a careful balance that benefits the United States.

The new rules follow comments made by President Donald Trump just over a month ago, when he indicated that Nvidia would be allowed to sell the H200 to vetted customers in China.

While the H200 is a high-performance AI chip, it is not Nvidia’s most advanced technology. The company’s top-tier Blackwell chips and the forthcoming Rubin chips are excluded from export approval.

Some Democratic senators have criticized the decision, warning that the chips could potentially enhance China’s military capabilities, improve its cyberattack capacity against the U.S., and bolster its broader economic and manufacturing strength.