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The chips are the collateral.
Who carries a late NVIDIA allocation, what happens when the next generation ships, and how export controls follow a GPU from the factory to the customer and into the loan. The rules side by side, then the filed wording.
- Chip rules tracked
- 6
- Jurisdictions
- 2
- Chip clauses
- 12
- Filed contracts quoted
- 8
Side by side
The chip rules
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Export control and chip rules 6
| Where | Rule | Status | Next date |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | AI Diffusion rule (rescinded) The January 2025 country-tier rule was rescinded in May 2025; BIS said a replacement rule would follow. | Rescinded | Last change 13 May 2025 |
| United States | Data Center Validated End User authorisation Pre-approved data centres abroad can receive controlled chips without a licence for each shipment. | In force | Last change 2 October 2024 |
| United States | Section 232 tariff on advanced chips 25% duty on certain imported advanced chips from 15 January 2026, not applied to chips for US data centres. | In force | Last change 15 January 2026 |
| United States | UAE moved to Country Group A:5 Licence-free access to advanced computing items for the UAE Government and approved UAE entities. | In force | Last change 10 July 2026 |
| United States | US export controls on advanced AI chips Licences for advanced GPUs to most of the world outside close allies; China moved to case-by-case for H200-class chips. | In force | Last change 15 January 2026 |
| Malaysia | Strategic Trade Permit for US-origin AI chips Exports, transhipments and transits of high-performance US-origin AI chips need a permit. | In force | Last change 14 July 2025 |
In the filed contracts
What the chip clauses say
The rules set the frame; these clauses show what has been signed. Each is quoted from an SEC filing: an AI lab’s order for next-generation NVIDIA capacity, the statements of work behind Microsoft’s neocloud contracts, and two GPU loans, one under English law and one under New York law.
In the customer contract
Late chips: allocation, component constraints and delay relief
If the GPUs arrive late from NVIDIA or the server maker, who carries the delay?
Customer contract · 1 filedNext-generation chips and server substitution
Can the customer move to the next GPU generation, and can the provider swap servers?
Customer contract · 4 filedExport controls and sanctions in GPU capacity contracts
Who carries export control risk in a GPU capacity contract, and what happens if the rules change?
Customer contract · 1 filedCustomer contracts conditional on the provider’s financing
What does a customer agree to so the provider can finance the GPUs?
In the loan
Funding the GPU purchase
What must happen before GPU lenders pay for the chips?
GPU loan · 2 filedThe GPU supplier contract inside the loan
How do GPU lenders protect themselves against a late or defaulting chip supplier?
GPU loan · 1 filedExport control covenants in a GPU loan
What export control promises do GPU lenders take, and how far do they reach?
GPU loan · 2 filedNon-cancellable orders, tied to the customer contract
Once a GPU cloud orders the servers, can it cancel if the customer contract falls through?
GPU loan · 2 filedDelivery by phase, and the delays the supplier is excused for
What delivery commitment does a server maker give for a GPU order, and what excuses a delay?
GPU loan · 1 filedWhen title passes, and the quarter-end shipping rule
When does a GPU buyer own the servers, and who carries them to the data centre?
GPU loan · 2 filedWarranty: repair, replace or a depreciated refund
If a GPU server fails, what does the server maker owe the buyer?
GPU loan · 1 filedCloud use, assignment and payment default
Can the buyer use the servers for a cloud service, move the contract to a financing vehicle, and what happens if it pays late?
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Method
The rules come from the regulatory tracker's export control entries and the chip tariff entry, each written from the regulator, government or official journal text it links to. The clauses come from the contract library, quoted word for word from SEC filings and checked against the filed text; redactions are shown as filed. Status and dates can change after the review date, so check the source before relying on it. General information drawn from public filings. It is not legal advice on any transaction, and using this page does not create a lawyer-client relationship. Views are personal.
