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# About 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips pile up in Hong Kong as Beijing withholds import approval

Full title: About 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips pile up in Hong Kong as Beijing withholds import approval (Reuters)

Reuters reported on Nov 5, 2026, citing sources, that roughly 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China because Beijing is withholding approval for large-scale imports. Separately, Bloomberg reported Nvidia now requires Southeast Asian cloud partners to enrol in a chip-location tracking programme.

## Key facts
- ~600k H200s held in Hong Kong (Reuters, sources)
- Nvidia Cloud Partner applicants in Southeast Asia must join a programme tracking where their AI chips are (Bloomberg, Nov 6)

## What happened

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## Sources

1. [Reuters: Nvidia chips pile up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approval](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-chips-pile-up-hong-kong-china-withholds-import-approval-2026-11-05/) (reuters.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-06 (filed): Created

## Related

- 2026-01-15: [US opens case-by-case H200 exports to China](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-01-15-us-h200-china-export-policy/index.md)