Eight-Chip Nvidia H200 Server Price Roughly Triples in China

An eight-chip Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence server was quoted in mainland China at roughly three times its year-earlier price by late October; large-scale H200 imports into the mainland remain unapproved.

About 600,000 H200 chips are awaiting shipment from Hong Kong to mainland China. China has not approved large-scale H200 imports.

Some H200 chips have entered mainland China in recent months. Several major Chinese internet companies each received about 10,000 chips, while smaller quantities moved through intermediaries and indirect channels.

The United States previously barred H200 exports to China. The Trump administration later allowed Nvidia to sell the chips to approved Chinese customers. U.S. export permission and Chinese import approval are separate steps.