---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001045810-25-000082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NVDA"
cik: "0001045810"
company_name: "NVIDIA CORP"
filed_at: "2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T14:11:36.948972+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# US govt requires license for NVIDIA H20 exports to China; ~$5.5B in Q1 charges expected

## Summary
- USG informed NVIDIA on April 9, 2025 that a license is needed for H20 and similar chips to China, Hong Kong, Macau, and D:5 countries.
- License requirement effective indefinitely; targets risk of diversion to supercomputers in China.
- Q1 FY2026 ending April 27, 2025 expected to include up to ~$5.5B in charges for H20 inventory, purchase commitments, and reserves.
- New export controls address memory bandwidth and interconnect performance thresholds matching H20 specs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001045810-25-000082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NVDA
- cik: 0001045810
- company_name: NVIDIA CORP
- filed_at: 2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581025000082/0001045810-25-000082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581025000082/nvda-20250409.htm

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