Nvidia to demand full upfront payment for H200 GPUs from China customers, report claims — more than two million chips may have been ordered despite uncertain Beijing stance
Nvidia has reportedly imposed non-refundable, full upfront payment terms on H200 GPU sales to China-based clients to hedge regulatory risks as Chinese customers had ordered more than 2 million H200 units that the company yet has to make.
Nvidia now demands full advance payment for its H200 GPUs for AI applications from its customers in China amid uncertainties with approvals of H200 imports, reports Reuters, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Clients in the People's Republic also cannot cancel orders even if the government bans them from importing them to the country.
Under the new terms, Chinese buyers must pay 100% of the H200 order value at placement with no option to change configurations afterward. In limited cases, customers may substitute cash with commercial insurance or asset collateral, but the overall approach is far stricter than Nvidia's terms for Chinese clients earlier, which sometimes allowed partial deposits rather than full prepayment, according to Reuters.
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