Chip Access by Country
5 of the 25 destinations profiled are in Country Group D:5, and all 12 restricted entries in the lattice are for those 5.
| Country | ||||||
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This page classifies the recorded rules and profiles. It gives no legal advice.
Enforcement basis
The regulation’s text requires a licence for ECCN 3A090.a chips to any destination worldwide, and BIS enforces that requirement only to Country Groups D:1, D:4 and D:5.
Commerce Control List, ECCN 3A090.a: “To or within any destination worldwide, see § 742.6(a)(6)(iii)(A) of the EAR.” (eCFR issue of 24 Sep 2026). The Federal Register’s rule on the United Arab Emirates records, under BIS guidance including that of 31 May 2026, that “BIS is only enforcing this license requirement to destinations in Country Groups D:1, D:4, or D:5 (excluding those also specified in Country Groups A:5 or A:6)” (Federal Register). BIS announced on 13 May 2025 that it would not enforce the AI Diffusion Rule (90 FR 4544), and its text has not been rescinded.
Country group changes
United Arab Emirates, placed in Country Group A:5, effective 10 Jul 2026.
The July 2026 rule removed the UAE from Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and added it to A:5. Enhanced Favorable Treatment for the United Arab Emirates Under the Export Administration Regulations — Country Group A:5 placement, license-free advanced computing to entities approved under Supplement no. 8 to part 740 91 FR 43034.
Further chips
| Country | Further chips |
|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| China | 13 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
The profiles
Counts cover the chips enumerated in each profile. Complete country evidence follows this register.
Exporting country, 1 profile
United States 6 0 0 0Exporting country6 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. The US export rules compared here govern shipments to other countries.
Per-chip status, 6
- A100Available
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
- MI300XAvailable
- MI325XAvailable
Regulatory notes
- The CHIPS and Science Act appropriated $52.7 billion for semiconductor manufacturing, research and related workforce programmes.
Chip industry
TSMC’s first Arizona fab entered N4 production in Q4 2024. Intel also manufactures in the US, and GlobalFoundries operates facilities in New York and Vermont.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- CHIPS funding scope, NSF
- TSMC Arizona production milestone, 2024 annual report
- Intel manufacturing locations
- GlobalFoundries manufacturing locations
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 US. Open the United States country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Outside Country Group D:5, 20 profiles
Australia 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Recipient and end-use conditions still apply.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AU. Open the Australia country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Brazil 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Brazil’s AI plan includes public supercomputing infrastructure.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- An August 2026 selection process seeks an integrated high-performance computing system for AI, with planned installation in Macaíba.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 BR. Open the Brazil country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Canada 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
Budget 2025 proposed C$925.6 million over five years, starting in 2025–26, for sovereign public AI infrastructure. The listed accelerators are recorded as available.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- C$800 million of the Budget 2025 sovereign-compute proposal came from previously provisioned funds.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CA. Open the Canada country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
France 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Mistral AI announced a French cloud-infrastructure collaboration with NVIDIA in June 2025.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- NVIDIA’s June 2025 announcement described a first phase of 18,000 Grace Blackwell systems for Mistral AI’s planned cloud platform.
Chip industry
STMicroelectronics manufactures chips at Crolles, alongside design and research activities.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 FR. Open the France country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Germany 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. ESMC’s Dresden fab adds a manufacturing project aimed at automotive and industrial chips.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- The EU Chips Act applies in this EU member state.
- EU AI Act obligations apply to in-scope providers of general-purpose AI models; the Commission’s guidance explains provider status and open-source exemptions.
Chip industry
Infineon has semiconductor production and development operations in Regensburg. ESMC, the TSMC–Bosch–Infineon–NXP joint venture, broke ground on its Dresden fab in August 2024.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- ESMC Dresden groundbreaking and intended markets
- EU Chips Act, Article 41
- European Commission guidance on GPAI providers
- Infineon Regensburg production and development
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 DE. Open the Germany country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
India 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Recipient and end-use restrictions still apply.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Chip industry
Tata Electronics is building a foundry in Dholera with planned processes from 28 nm to 110 nm, in partnership with Taiwan’s PSMC.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IN. Open the India country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Indonesia 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Microsoft opened its Indonesia Central cloud region in May 2025.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- Microsoft’s May 2025 announcement reports an operational cloud region. It does not specify the accelerator allocation available to a particular customer.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ID. Open the Indonesia country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Israel 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Israel hosts semiconductor manufacturing and chip-design operations.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Chip industry
Intel manufactures semiconductors in Kiryat Gat. Tower Semiconductor operates fabs in Migdal Haemek for technologies including sensors, power semiconductors and silicon photonics.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IL. Open the Israel country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Italy 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Recipient and end-use conditions still apply.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Chip industry
STMicroelectronics manufactures semiconductors at Agrate and Catania. Agrate also houses design and research for MEMS and smart-power technologies.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IT. Open the Italy country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Japan 4 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:54 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Japan also controls exports of specified semiconductor-manufacturing equipment.
Per-chip status, 4
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
- MI300XAvailable
Regulatory notes
- Japan added 23 semiconductor-manufacturing equipment items to its export controls on July 23, 2023.
Chip industry
Rapidus reported 2 nm gate-all-around transistor prototypes at IIM-1 in July 2025; its announcement targeted mass production for 2027. Renesas manufactures semiconductors in Japan, and Kioxia produces flash memory at Yokkaichi. Tokyo Electron supplies semiconductor-manufacturing equipment.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- Rapidus prototyping milestone and production target, July 2025
- Japanese export-control presentation, 2023
- Tokyo Electron company information
- Renesas semiconductor manufacturing in Japan
- Kioxia Yokkaichi flash-memory production
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 JP. Open the Japan country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Malaysia 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- March 2026 reporting described a planned 36,000-GPU Blackwell cluster operated by Aolani Cloud for remote use by ByteDance. The report does not establish operation of the full cluster.
Chip industry
Intel operates assembly and test facilities in Penang and Kulim.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 MY. Open the Malaysia country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Netherlands 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Dutch export controls also govern specified chipmaking equipment and related services.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- The Netherlands expanded its national export-authorization requirement for specified DUV equipment on September 7, 2024. The preceding controls had taken effect on September 1, 2023.
- The Dutch requirement applies to covered exports outside the EU and provides case-by-case review.
- Dutch controls also cover servicing exports involving specified parts, software and technology for controlled equipment.
Chip industry
ASML develops EUV and DUV lithography systems, which chipmakers use to print circuit patterns on wafers. Its Veldhoven factories assemble both types of system. NXP manufactures semiconductors at Nijmegen and has automotive-electronics design teams in Delft.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- Dutch DUV-control expansion, September 2024
- Dutch parliamentary answers on servicing exports, October 2024
- ASML EUV and DUV lithography
- ASML Veldhoven system assembly
- NXP manufacturing and design in the Netherlands
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 NL. Open the Netherlands country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Norway 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Norway’s digital strategy includes national AI infrastructure and Norwegian and Sámi language models.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- On August 4, 2026, the Norwegian government announced a further consultation on its AI bill for autumn 2026. The minister aimed to submit the bill to Parliament in spring 2027.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- Norwegian AI-bill timetable, August 2026
- Norwegian and Sámi language models in the national digital strategy
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 NO. Open the Norway country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Saudi Arabia 0 3 0 1Outside Country Group D:53 case-by-case, 1 unclassified. Open or close country evidence.
Advanced-chip access depends on export authorization. In November 2025, Commerce approved HUMAIN purchases equivalent to up to 35,000 GB300 chips, subject to security and reporting requirements.
Per-chip status, 4
- H100Case-by-case review
- Export authorization depends on the recipient and transaction; cloud access does not establish permission to procure the hardware.
- H200Case-by-case review
- B200Unclassified
- The cited HUMAIN approval specifies GB300-equivalent purchases. It does not establish a separate B200 classification or authorization. Source
- B300Case-by-case review
- Commerce announced approval for HUMAIN purchases equivalent to up to 35,000 GB300 chips on November 19, 2025, subject to security and reporting requirements. This is a recipient-specific authorization. Source
Regulatory notes
- Commerce announced the HUMAIN authorization on November 19, 2025; the approval is conditional on security and reporting requirements, with ongoing BIS monitoring.
- NVIDIA’s May 2025 announcement described a planned first phase of 18,000 GB300 chips.
Access basis
The cited authorization establishes a conditional procurement route for HUMAIN. It provides no calibrated measure of licensing friction or Saudi access to frontier compute.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SA. Open the Saudi Arabia country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Singapore 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Singtel’s RE:AI offers a domestic AI-cloud initiative.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- NVIDIA reported the launch of Singtel’s RE:AI in May 2025, with AI-cloud services intended for enterprises, government and researchers.
Chip industry
GlobalFoundries opened its Singapore fab expansion in September 2023.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SG. Open the Singapore country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
South Korea 4 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:54 available. Open or close country evidence.
Samsung and SK hynix supply high-bandwidth memory for AI computing. The listed accelerators are recorded as available.
Per-chip status, 4
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
- MI300XAvailable
Chip industry
Samsung announced HBM4 mass production and commercial shipments in February 2026. Its HBM4 combines DRAM with a 4 nm logic base die. SK hynix reported that its HBM4 mass shipments began in Q2 2026.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- SK hynix reported HBM4 shipment milestone, July 2026
- Samsung HBM4 production and shipments, February 2026
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 KR. Open the South Korea country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Sweden 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. Recipient and end-use conditions still apply.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- The EU Chips Act applies in this EU member state.
- EU AI Act obligations apply to in-scope providers of general-purpose AI models; the Commission’s guidance explains provider status and open-source exemptions.
Chip industry
Ericsson designs silicon for radio-access networks, including neural-network accelerators for AI inference in radios. This describes its products, without establishing wafer manufacture in Sweden.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- Ericsson radio silicon and AI inference, February 2026
- EU Chips Act, Article 41
- European Commission guidance on GPAI providers
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SE. Open the Sweden country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Taiwan 3 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:53 available. Open or close country evidence.
Home to TSMC, the foundry that manufactures NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. The listed accelerators are recorded as available.
Per-chip status, 3
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
Regulatory notes
- Taiwan’s legislature passed its AI Basic Act on December 23, 2025.
- Foreign-produced chips can be subject to the EAR.
Chip industry
CSET’s October 2021 report put Taiwan’s share of leading-edge pure-play foundry manufacturing at ~92%. This is a historical country-level estimate.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
- NVIDIA Blackwell and TSMC’s custom 4NP process
- Taiwan foundry share, CSET October 2021
- Taiwan AI Basic Act passage
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 TW. Open the Taiwan country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
United Arab Emirates 4 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:54 available. Open or close country evidence.
Country Group A:5 since July 10, 2026. Specified advanced-computing items may reach approved UAE recipients without a license; the ultimate consignee and every end user must qualify.
Per-chip status, 4
- H100Available
- The July 2026 rule permits specified advanced-computing items for approved recipients. The ultimate consignee and all end users must qualify; EAR part 744 controls still apply. Source
- H200Available
- The July 2026 rule permits specified advanced-computing items for approved recipients. The ultimate consignee and all end users must qualify; EAR part 744 controls still apply. Source
- B200Available
- The July 2026 rule permits specified advanced-computing items for approved recipients. The ultimate consignee and all end users must qualify; EAR part 744 controls still apply. Source
- B300Available
- The July 2026 rule permits specified advanced-computing items for approved recipients. The ultimate consignee and all end users must qualify; EAR part 744 controls still apply. Source
Regulatory notes
- The July 2026 rule removed the UAE from Country Groups D:3 and D:4 and added it to A:5.
- Supplement no. 8 to part 740 approves UAE government agencies, including the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces. That government-agency approval excludes state-owned corporations, contractors and grantees.
- The supplement separately lists G42, Core42, and eight US-headquartered AI companies and their subsidiaries: Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and X.AI.
- The ultimate consignee and every end user must be approved recipients; EAR part 744 end-use and end-user controls still apply. Absent further notice from BIS, G42 and Core42’s approval expires on April 6, 2027, and either company that has not become a US company by then must apply to BIS under 15 CFR 748.3(c) to keep it.
- Before this rule, Commerce announced authorization on November 19, 2025 for G42 purchases equivalent to up to 35,000 GB300 chips, subject to security and reporting requirements.
- Microsoft’s November 2025 account projected $15.2 billion in UAE investment and spending across 2023–2029, including its $1.5 billion G42 equity investment, datacenter capital costs and local operating costs.
Access basis
The approved-recipient rules establish conditional access to advanced-computing items. They do not supply a quantitative discount for licensing friction.
Country group change on record
Effective 10 Jul 2026: Enhanced Favorable Treatment for the United Arab Emirates Under the Export Administration Regulations — Country Group A:5 placement, license-free advanced computing to entities approved under Supplement no. 8 to part 740 (91 FR 43034).
- UAE recipient conditions and expiry, July 2026
- Earlier G42 authorization, November 2025
- Microsoft UAE investment components, November 2025
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AE. Open the United Arab Emirates country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
United Kingdom 5 0 0 0Outside Country Group D:55 available. Open or close country evidence.
The listed accelerators are recorded as available. The UK launched its £500 million Sovereign AI programme in April 2026.
Per-chip status, 5
- H100Available
- H200Available
- B200Available
- MI300XAvailable
- MI325XAvailable
Regulatory notes
- The UK launched Sovereign AI on April 16, 2026, with £500 million to support domestic AI companies. Its support includes investment and access to computing resources.
Access basis
The recipient or end use can still trigger a license requirement.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 GB. Open the United Kingdom country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Country Group D:5, 5 profiles
Belarus 0 0 2 0Country Group D:52 restricted. Open or close country evidence.
Exports of EAR-controlled items on the Commerce Control List generally face a policy of denial. The rules retain specified case-by-case review pathways and narrow license exceptions.
Per-chip status, 2
- H100Restricted
- Embargoed
- B200Restricted
- Embargoed
Access routes and alternatives
Third-party
This profile records no verified AI-accelerator transfer through Russian or Chinese intermediaries.
Regulatory notes
- EAR 746.8 requires licenses for items subject to the EAR and listed on the Commerce Control List. Paragraph (b) provides the review policy, including specified case-by-case purposes and recipients; paragraph (c) lists narrow exceptions.
Access basis
The sources recorded here do not quantify installed AI compute or capacity obtained through intermediaries.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 BY. Open the Belarus country profile.
China 0 5 9 5Country Group D:55 case-by-case, 9 restricted, 5 unclassified. Open or close country evidence.
Advanced-chip exports face extensive restrictions. The January 2026 rule provides conditional case-by-case review for qualifying US exports, including H200 and MI325X. Chinese-designed alternatives require their own legal assessment.
Per-chip status, 19
- A100Case-by-case review
- Licence required since the October 2022 rule (87 FR 62186). Under the January 2026 rule, qualifying US exports to China or Macau are reviewed case by case: its TPP of 4,992 and memory bandwidth of 2,039 GB/s are below the rule’s ceilings of 21,000 and 6,500 GB/s. Subject to the same aggregate-TPP cap and additional application requirements as H200; see the cited rule. Source
- A800Restricted
- October 2023 rule (88 FR 73458): revised TPP and performance-density criteria under ECCN 3A090. Its TPP and memory bandwidth are below the January 2026 rule’s ceilings, but BIS limits that rule to chips commercially available in the United States when it was published, and caps exports to China at half of the same chip’s US shipments; this variant was built to pass the October 2022 rule for export to China, and no US sales of it are recorded here, so the presumption of denial stands.
- H100Case-by-case review
- Licence required since the October 2022 rule (87 FR 62186). Under the January 2026 rule, qualifying US exports to China or Macau are reviewed case by case: its TPP of 15,832 and memory bandwidth of 3,350 GB/s are below the rule’s ceilings of 21,000 and 6,500 GB/s. Subject to the same aggregate-TPP cap and additional application requirements as H200; see the cited rule. Source
- H800 SXM5Restricted
- October 2023 rule (88 FR 73458): revised TPP and performance-density criteria under ECCN 3A090. Its TPP and memory bandwidth are below the January 2026 rule’s ceilings, but BIS limits that rule to chips commercially available in the United States when it was published, and caps exports to China at half of the same chip’s US shipments; this variant was built to pass the October 2022 rule for export to China, and no US sales of it are recorded here, so the presumption of denial stands. Source
- H800 PCIeRestricted
- October 2023 rule (88 FR 73458): revised TPP and performance-density criteria under ECCN 3A090. Its TPP and memory bandwidth are below the January 2026 rule’s ceilings, but BIS limits that rule to chips commercially available in the United States when it was published, and caps exports to China at half of the same chip’s US shipments; this variant was built to pass the October 2022 rule for export to China, and no US sales of it are recorded here, so the presumption of denial stands. Source
- H200Case-by-case review
- January 2026 rule: case-by-case review for qualifying US exports to China or Macau. Conditions include a cap on aggregate TPP exported to China/Macau: at most 50% of TPP shipped to US customers for US end-use for the same commodities, from first commercial US shipment through application. Supply, end-use, security and independent US testing requirements also apply. Source
- B200Restricted
- Exceeds TPP threshold (21,000) and DRAM bandwidth threshold (6,500 GB/s). No case-by-case pathway for Blackwell-class.
- B300Restricted
- Exceeds all BIS advanced computing thresholds (ECCN 3A090/4A090)
- NVIDIA Rubin GPURestricted
- Preliminary NVIDIA individual-GPU specifications yield TPP 140,000 (17,500 dense FP8 TFLOPS × 8 bits, tied by 35,000 dense FP4 TFLOPS × 4 bits), above the 4,800 3A090.a parameter.
- B30AUnclassified
- Designed to fall below BIS Performance Density thresholds. No formal BIS ruling as of Q3 2025. Jensen Huang (Aug 2025): "That's not our decision to make. It's up to the United States government."
- MI300XCase-by-case review
- Licence required under ECCN 3A090.a as revised by the October 2023 rule (88 FR 73458). Under the January 2026 rule, qualifying US exports to China or Macau are reviewed case by case: its TPP of 20,919 and memory bandwidth of 5,300 GB/s are below the rule’s ceilings of 21,000 and 6,500 GB/s. Subject to the same aggregate-TPP cap and additional application requirements as H200; see the cited rule. Source
- MI325XCase-by-case review
- January 2026 rule: case-by-case review for qualifying US exports to China or Macau. Subject to the same aggregate-TPP cap and additional application requirements as H200; see the cited rule. Source
- MI350XRestricted
- At 8,000 GB/s, memory bandwidth exceeds the 6,500 GB/s ceiling for conditional case-by-case review of US exports to China or Macau under the January 2026 rule. Source
- MI355XRestricted
- Exceeds BIS advanced computing thresholds
- MI400Restricted
- The announced 19,600 GB/s memory bandwidth exceeds the 6,500 GB/s ceiling for conditional case-by-case review of US exports to China or Macau under the January 2026 rule. Source
- Ascend 910BUnclassified
- Named in BIS’s May 2025 guidance on chips presumptively subject to General Prohibition 10. Source
- Ascend 910CUnclassified
- Named in BIS’s May 2025 guidance on chips presumptively subject to General Prohibition 10. Source
- Ascend 910DUnclassified
- Named in BIS’s May 2025 guidance on chips presumptively subject to General Prohibition 10. Source
- Ascend 920Unclassified
- Chinese-designed accelerator. The cited reporting does not establish whether particular items or transactions are subject to the EAR.
Access routes and alternatives
Domestic production
Huawei’s Ascend 910C provides a Chinese-designed accelerator alternative.
Cloud routing
March 2026 reporting described plans for ByteDance to access 36,000 Blackwell GPUs through Aolani Cloud in Malaysia.
Compliant variant
TrendForce reported a proposed China-focused B30A Blackwell variant in August 2025.
Stockpile
The sources recorded in this profile do not establish the size or composition of pre-control accelerator stockpiles.
Regulatory notes
- The January 2026 pathway applies to qualifying US exports to China or Macau below 21,000 TPP and 6,500 GB/s total DRAM bandwidth. H200 and MI325X are examples, not an exhaustive eligibility list.
- The rule caps aggregate TPP exported to China and Macau against 50% of TPP shipped to US customers for US end-use for the same commodities, from first commercial US shipment through application. Supply, end-use, security and testing conditions also apply.
- BIS’s May 2025 guidance lists Ascend 910B, 910C and 910D as PRC advanced-computing chips subject to the presumption that General Prohibition 10 applies: they “were likely developed or produced in violation of U.S. export controls”, so using them without BIS authorization risks violating those controls.
Chip industry
Huawei designs the Ascend family. SemiAnalysis’s April 2025 review of Ascend 910C described continued reliance on foreign memory and fabrication.
Access basis
A dated comparison of dense BF16 peak throughput: SemiAnalysis reported 780 TFLOPS per Ascend 910C chip/package in April 2025; NVIDIA lists 2,250 TFLOPS for B200 without sparsity. The quotient, 780 ÷ 2,250, rounds to 0.35. Country-level compute availability is not quantified by this chip comparison.
- January 2026 export-review criteria
- BIS GP10 guidance on Ascend chips
- Ascend production analysis, April 2025
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CN. Open the China country profile. Sovereign AI programme record.
Iran 0 0 2 0Country Group D:52 restricted. Open or close country evidence.
A comprehensive US trade and investment embargo applies. Advanced-chip transactions require assessment under the EAR and OFAC’s Iranian Transactions Regulations.
Per-chip status, 2
- H100Restricted
- Embargoed
- B200Restricted
- Embargoed
Access routes and alternatives
Third-party
An electronics-diversion allegation: a January 2024 indictment alleged that four defendants routed US components through China and Hong Kong to Iranian military-affiliated entities.
Regulatory notes
- EAR 746.7 generally denies licenses outside specified humanitarian and civil-aviation purposes. OFAC authorization can also satisfy the EAR authorization requirement for transactions covered by both regimes.
Access basis
The sources recorded here do not quantify Iran’s access to AI compute. Reported intermediary routes do not establish a comparable ratio.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 IR. Open the Iran country profile.
North Korea 0 0 2 0Country Group D:52 restricted. Open or close country evidence.
Broad US export restrictions apply. License applications for specified high-performance computing items generally face denial under EAR 742.19.
Per-chip status, 2
- H100Restricted
- Embargoed
- B200Restricted
- Embargoed
Regulatory notes
- EAR 746.4 requires a license for exports and reexports of items subject to the EAR, with specified exclusions and narrow exceptions. For Commerce Control List items, it points to the review policies in EAR 742.19.
Access basis
No inventory or calculation in this profile establishes the amount of AI compute in use.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 KP. Open the North Korea country profile.
Russia 0 0 5 0Country Group D:55 restricted. Open or close country evidence.
Exports of EAR-controlled items on the Commerce Control List generally face a policy of denial. The rules retain specified case-by-case review pathways and narrow license exceptions.
Per-chip status, 5
- A100Restricted
- Embargoed
- H100Restricted
- Embargoed
- H200Restricted
- Embargoed
- B200Restricted
- Embargoed
- MI300XRestricted
- Embargoed
Access routes and alternatives
Third-party
An electronics-diversion precedent: Nikolay Goltsev was sentenced in January 2025 for a scheme that routed US components to Russia through intermediary companies, including in Turkey and the UAE.
Regulatory notes
- EAR 746.8 requires licenses for items subject to the EAR and listed on the Commerce Control List. Paragraph (b) provides the review policy, including specified case-by-case purposes and recipients; paragraph (c) lists narrow exceptions.
Chip industry
Baikal Electronics describes itself as a Russian fabless developer of processors and microcontrollers.
Access basis
The sources recorded here do not quantify installed AI compute or capacity obtained through intermediaries.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 RU. Open the Russia country profile.
Related pages
Sources
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| Federal Register (applicable rules) |
| BIS Entity List |
| EAR Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 (Country Group D:5) |
- Federal Register (applicable rules): https://www.federalregister.gov/
- BIS Entity List: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-744/appendix-Supplement%20No.%204%20to%20Part%20744
- EAR Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 (Country Group D:5): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-C/part-740/appendix-Supplement%20No.%201%20to%20Part%20740
How the figures were made
26 country profiles, built from the rules above and from the government, company, press and research sources each profile cites. Counts cover the chips enumerated in each profile.
Destinations are grouped by the one country group the record holds as read from the regulations: column D:5 of Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 of the EAR, headed “U.S. Arms Embargoed Countries”, 22 countries, checked 7 Oct 2026. Every other profiled destination is outside that column; the page draws no other group because the record holds no other column. The United States profile is the exporting country’s, and its enumerated accelerators set the lattice’s rows, in that profile’s order. A blank cell means that the country profile does not enumerate the accelerator. Every profile retains its further chips, notes and cited evidence below. Download controls export the filtered profiles.