07:06 AM EST, 12/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Nvidia ( NVDA ) is set to face restrictions in China on access to its H200 artificial intelligence chips despite securing US export approval, the Financial Times reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Chinese regulators are reportedly considering a permit process that would require potential H200 buyers to explain why domestic suppliers cannot meet their needs.

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are also weighing the possibility of taking steps such as barring public-sector purchases of the chip, the FT reported.

US officials may separately allow H200 sales only to "safe" counterparties in China, the publication quoted the sources as saying.

Nvidia ( NVDA ) didn't immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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