NVIDIA expected up to about $5.5 billion in H20 charges after the US required export licenses for China in April 2025

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In an 8-K, a US company's report of a material event, NVIDIA said the US government told it on Apr 9, 2025 that exporting its H20 chips to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, and to D:5 countries required a license. On Apr 14, 2025, the government said the license requirement would be in effect for the indefinite future. NVIDIA said it expected its first quarter of fiscal year 2026, ending on Apr 27, 2025, to include up to approximately $5.5 billion of charges associated with H20 products for inventory, purchase commitments and related reserves. The source is NVIDIA's 8-K, filed on Apr 15, 2025.1^,2^,3^,4