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In forceUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security interim final rule, 88 FR 73458 (Federal Register document 2023-23055). Effective 17 November 2023.
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The rule revised the October 2022 controls on advanced computing chips (ECCN 3A090) and computers containing them (ECCN 4A090), replacing an earlier measure with a Total Processing Performance metric. It widened the licence requirement beyond China and Macau to Country Group D:5 destinations and applies to exporters, reexporters and transferors.
Why it matters for compute: Whether a given accelerator can be sold or placed in a country depends on its performance against these thresholds and on the destination country group.
- The rule restructured ECCN 3A090 around Total Processing Performance values and kept a see-through approach in ECCN 4A090 for computers that incorporate controlled chips. Source
- The Federal Register record gives the effective date as 17 November 2023 and the citation as 88 FR 73458. Source
- BIS guidance dated 31 May 2026 states that a licence is required to export advanced computing items to entities headquartered in Country Group D:5 or Macau wherever they are located, and describes the November 2023 licensing requirement as still active. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security rule, 91 FR 1684 (Federal Register document 2026-00789). Effective 15 January 2026.
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The rule moves licence review for certain advanced chips going to China and Macau from a presumption of denial to case-by-case review, subject to conditions. Conditions include sufficient US supply, independent third-party testing in the United States, customer screening and a cap of 50 per cent of domestic shipment volumes.
Why it matters for compute: Chips below stated performance limits (total processing performance under 21,000 and DRAM bandwidth under 6,500 GB/s) can be considered for licence to Chinese end users under these conditions.
- The notice gives an effective date of 15 January 2026 and names the Nvidia H200 and AMD MI325X as examples of covered chips. Source
- Applicants must show enough US supply, use US-headquartered independent testing labs, apply know-your-customer procedures and keep exports to China and Macau to no more than 50 per cent of domestic shipments. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security rule, 91 FR 17851 (Federal Register document 2026-06851). Effective 7 April 2026.
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The rule extends by about eight months the date for authorised integrated circuit designer status and the deadline to apply to become an approved designer. It applies to companies exporting advanced logic chips, including front-end fabricators and outsourced assembly and test firms.
Why it matters for compute: It changes the compliance deadline that fabricators and packagers must meet when producing advanced logic chips for customers.
- The notice gives an effective date of 7 April 2026 and document number 2026-06851 (91 FR 17851). Source
- The BIS homepage states that the timeline for authorised designers was extended to 31 December 2026. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security guidance and FAQ, 31 May 2026. Effective 31 May 2026.
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BIS guidance clarifies that a licence is needed to export advanced computing items to entities headquartered in Country Group D:5 or Macau, or whose ultimate parent is headquartered there, even when the entity is located elsewhere. It applies to exporters and data centre operators dealing with such entities.
Why it matters for compute: Placing controlled accelerators in a third country does not avoid the licence requirement if the customer is headquartered in a listed country.
- The guidance states that the licence requirement covers items under ECCNs 3A090, 4A090 and related categories for entities headquartered in Country Group D:5 or Macau, wherever located. Source
- The guidance notes that data centre operators may continue current operations pending further BIS notice. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceUnited States / United Arab Emirates
Bureau of Industry and Security rule, 91 FR 43034 (Federal Register document 2026-14132). Effective 10 July 2026.
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The rule moves the UAE into Country Group A:5 and creates a list of approved UAE entities. Licence requirements for advanced computing items remain, except for UAE government agencies and the entities and companies named in the rule: two approved UAE entities (G42 and Core42, whose approvals run to 6 April 2027 unless extended) and eight named US companies.
Why it matters for compute: Named recipients in the UAE can receive advanced chips and servers without a separate licence, while other UAE customers still need one.
- The notice gives an effective date of 10 July 2026 and keeps licence requirements for ECCNs 3A090 and 4A090 except for UAE government agencies and the named UAE entities and US companies listed in the rule. The approvals for the two UAE entities are stated to expire on 6 April 2027 unless extended. Source
- A BIS press release dated 10 July 2026 links the change to the UAE's commitment to prevent diversion and to investment pledges under the May 2025 US-UAE AI cooperation framework. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceEU
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 51. Effective 2 August 2025.
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A general-purpose AI model is presumed to have high-impact capabilities, and so to carry systemic risk, when the cumulative compute used to train it exceeds 10^25 floating point operations. Providers of such models must notify the AI Office, and the Commission can adjust the threshold by delegated act.
Why it matters for compute: Training compute is the trigger for extra obligations on model providers placing models on the EU market, regardless of where the compute was located.
- The Commission's AI Act Service Desk text of Article 51 presumes high-impact capabilities when cumulative training computation exceeds 10^25 floating point operations, and allows the Commission to adjust this through delegated acts. Source
- The Commission's guidelines page states that obligations for general-purpose AI model providers apply from 2 August 2025 and that providers of models posing systemic risk must notify the AI Office. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceEU
Regulation (EU) 2021/821; Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2003. Effective 15 November 2025.
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The Regulation requires an authorisation to export dual-use items listed in Annex I, and member states may extend this to unlisted items in set circumstances. Delegated Regulation 2025/2003 replaced Annex I with an updated list that includes electronics and computer entries, applying to exporters in the Union.
Why it matters for compute: Listed computers and microcircuits need an export authorisation from the member state, which affects shipments of qualifying hardware out of the EU.
- Article 3(1) of the consolidated text dated 15 November 2025 requires an authorisation for the export of dual-use items listed in Annex I. Source
- Delegated Regulation 2025/2003 replaces Annex I to reflect international regime updates, was published on 14 November 2025 and entered into force the next day. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceSouth Korea
Public Notice on Trade of Strategic Items, amendments effective 1 September 2026. Effective 1 September 2026.
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The amended notice adds about 80 updates from four multilateral export control regimes and designates high-performance integrated circuits for AI and chip manufacturing equipment as strategic items. Exporters need a licence from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources for these items.
Why it matters for compute: Korean exports of designated AI chips and chip equipment now need an export licence from the ministry.
- The ministry's press release states the amendments take effect on 1 September and incorporate about 80 updates from the Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group, Nuclear Suppliers Group and Missile Technology Control Regime. Source
- The release states that high-performance integrated circuits for AI and semiconductor manufacturing equipment are designated as strategic goods requiring export licences. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceSingapore
Strategic Goods (Control) Act, with the Strategic Goods (Control) Order 2026. Effective 1 January 2003.
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The Act requires permits for exports, transhipment, transit, intangible technology transfers and brokering of listed military and dual-use items, with a catch-all for goods likely to be used for weapons of mass destruction. Whether advanced AI chips are listed was not confirmed from the page fetched.
Why it matters for compute: Any hardware on the control list needs a Singapore Customs permit to leave or pass through Singapore; chip coverage specifically was not confirmed.
- Singapore Customs states that the Act was implemented on 1 January 2003 and that permits are needed for export, transhipment, transit, intangible technology transfer and brokering of controlled items. Source
- Singapore Customs lists the Strategic Goods (Control) Order 2026, an updated controlled items list, as effective from 1 December 2026. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
In forceUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security rule, 90 FR 5298 (Federal Register document 2025-00711). Effective 16 January 2025.
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The rule sets three routes by which a chip at the 16/14 nanometre node or below can overcome a presumption that it needs a licence: design by an approved or authorised integrated circuit designer, packaging by the foundry with transistor count attestations, or packaging by an approved outsourced assembly and test company with the same attestations. It applies to foundries and packagers handling advanced logic chips. The eCFR page for part 743 shows the related fabricator reporting requirement as current on 3 October 2026.
Why it matters for compute: It places due diligence duties on the chipmakers that produce accelerators, so the licence position of a finished chip depends on who designed and packaged it as well as on its performance.
- The Federal Register notice gives citation 90 FR 5298, document number 2025-00711, an effective date of 16 January 2025 and a compliance date of 31 January 2025 for the new requirements. Source
- The notice describes the approved designer, foundry packaging and approved packager routes, with attestations that the aggregated transistor count is below 30 billion, or, for chips without high bandwidth memory, below 35 billion for exports in 2027 and 40 billion for exports in 2029 or later. Source
- The BIS-hosted eCFR page for part 743, current as of 3 October 2026, includes section 743.9 on reporting by front-end fabricators producing applicable advanced logic integrated circuits for authorised integrated circuit designers, with 90 FR 5310 of 16 January 2025 as the most recent amendment cited. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
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Status not confirmedUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security interim final rule, 87 FR 62186 (Federal Register document 2022-21658). Effective 7 October 2022.
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The rule introduced licence requirements for exports to China of high-performance chips, computers containing them and some chip manufacturing equipment, with end-use controls on supercomputers. It applies to exporters, reexporters and certain US person activities; its current status was not confirmed because later rules amended it.
Why it matters for compute: It set the original licensing barrier for selling advanced computing chips and systems into China and for supercomputer end uses there.
- The Federal Register notice describes the rule as an interim final rule covering advanced computing chips, supercomputers and semiconductor manufacturing equipment, citing document number 2022-21658 (87 FR 62186). Source
- Provisions took effect in stages on 7, 12 and 21 October 2022, with the core licence requirements effective on 7 October 2022 and a presumption of denial for most licence applications involving China. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security interim final rule, 88 FR 73424 (Federal Register document 2023-23049). Effective 17 November 2023.
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The rule consolidated and expanded controls on chip manufacturing equipment into ECCNs 3B001 and 3B002 and revised end-use restrictions for China and Macau. It applies to exporters, reexporters and transferors; its current status was not confirmed from a primary source.
Why it matters for compute: It limits the equipment used to make advanced chips, which affects where leading-edge accelerators can be manufactured.
- The notice states an effective date of 17 November 2023, with one amendatory instruction taking effect on 1 January 2026, and a comment deadline of 18 December 2023. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security rule, 89 FR 80080 (Federal Register document 2024-22587). Effective 2 October 2024.
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The rule extended the Validated End User programme so that eligible items, including advanced computing items, can be exported to approved data centres. Approved sites must meet security standards, report twice a year and accept US government inspection; whether the programme is unchanged today was not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: It created a route for placing controlled accelerators in vetted data centres abroad without a separate licence for each shipment.
- The Federal Register notice gives the effective date as 2 October 2024 and describes export and reexport of eligible items to validated end users for use in specific data centres. Source
- Conditions described include physical and logical security measures, personnel vetting, semi-annual reporting and on-site inspections by the US government. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security interim final rule, 89 FR 96790 (Federal Register document 2024-28270). Effective 2 December 2024.
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The rule added foreign direct product rules for chip manufacturing equipment, created ECCN 3A090.c for high bandwidth memory, added Entity List designations and issued compliance red flags. It applies to exporters and to non-US producers using US technology; its current status was not confirmed because later changes may apply.
Why it matters for compute: Memory used in AI accelerators is controlled, so supply of complete accelerator systems to restricted destinations is affected as well as the processors.
- The Federal Register notice gives document number 2024-28270 (89 FR 96790) and an effective date of 2 December 2024, with some compliance dates running to 31 December 2024. Source
- The rule introduced the classification 3A090.c for high bandwidth memory and clarified that licence keys enabling controlled software are treated like the software itself. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedUnited States
Bureau of Industry and Security interim final rule, 90 FR 4544 (Federal Register document 2025-00636). Effective 13 January 2025.
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The January 2025 rule set up a worldwide licence structure for advanced chips with country allocations, new licence exceptions and controls on model weights above 10^26 operations. Commerce announced on 13 May 2025 that it would not enforce the rule and planned a formal rescission and a replacement; a formal rescission was not found in the Federal Register search, so current status was not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: The framework would have made the destination country, not only the chip, decide where large amounts of compute could be placed, but BIS has said it is not enforcing it.
- The Federal Register notice gives an effective date of 13 January 2025 and a compliance date of 15 May 2025, and describes licence exceptions plus controls on closed model weights trained with more than 10^26 operations. Source
- A Commerce press release dated 13 May 2025 announced the rescission, said BIS was instructed not to enforce the rule, and said a formal rescission regulation and a replacement rule were planned. Source
- BIS guidance dated 31 May 2026 refers to the rule as not being enforced as of May 2025 while the November 2023 licence requirement for entities headquartered in Country Group D:5 or Macau stays active. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 30 November 2026.
Status not confirmedUnited States / United Arab Emirates / Saudi Arabia
US Department of Commerce statement, 19 November 2025. Effective 19 November 2025.
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Commerce stated that it authorised G42 in the UAE and Humain in Saudi Arabia to buy up to the equivalent of 35,000 Nvidia GB300 chips each, subject to security and reporting requirements. This is a statement about specific approvals, not a general rule, and whether the approvals remain unchanged was not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: It shows that large accelerator purchases in these two countries have been handled through named company approvals with BIS monitoring.
- The statement is dated 19 November 2025 and names G42 and Humain, each approved for up to the equivalent of 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell GB300 chips. Source
- The approvals require rigorous security and reporting requirements, with BIS engaging with the companies and monitoring compliance. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedEU
European Commission guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act
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The guidelines explain who counts as a general-purpose AI model provider, using an indicative training compute criterion of more than 10^23 FLOP, and restate the 10^25 FLOP presumption for systemic risk. The adoption date and the current version were not confirmed from the primary page, so status is shown as under review.
Why it matters for compute: They give the compute levels that Commission staff use when deciding whether a model falls in scope of the general-purpose or systemic risk obligations.
- The Commission FAQ describes models trained with more than 10^23 FLOP that can generate language, text-to-image or text-to-video as general-purpose AI models, with exceptions, and the presumption of high-impact capabilities above 10^25 FLOP. Source
- The page lists a public consultation from 22 April to 22 May 2025 and a last update date of 11 November 2025. Source
- The Commission document is dated Brussels 18.7.2025, reference C(2025) 5045 final, and states an indicative criterion of training compute above 10^23 FLOP and a presumption of high-impact capabilities above 10^25. It says the Commission will review the guidelines as needed. The date is the adoption date. The document says the guidelines are not binding on providers and that only the Court of Justice of the EU can give an authoritative interpretation of the AI Act, so in_force here means adopted and in use by the Commission, not a binding rule; and the Commission FAQ page (last updated 11 November 2025) states the same thresholds. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedUnited Kingdom
Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/346); Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025. Effective 1 April 2024.
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From 1 April 2024 the UK required licences for exports to all destinations of certain quantum, cryogenic and semiconductor items under entries PL9013 to PL9015. A notice says that from 16 December 2025 these national entries were to be replaced by entries aligned with the EU list, including 4A506 for quantum computers and 4A507 for computers containing advanced integrated circuits; only the notices were fetched, so current status was not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: Exporters of the listed advanced chips, computers and chip manufacturing equipment from Great Britain need an export licence for any destination.
- Notice to Exporters 2024/04 states that SI 2024/346 came into force on 1 April 2024 and created entries PL9013, PL9014 and PL9015 requiring a licence for all destinations. Source
- Notice to Exporters 2025/06, dated 11 March 2025, described an amendment to the technical parameters of PL9013a4, which covers high-end digital processing integrated circuits most suited to AI training. Source
- Notice to Exporters 2025/30 states that the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 would come into force on 16 December 2025 and replace PL9013 to PL9015 with new entries aligned with the EU list. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedChina
Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 18 of 2025. Effective 4 April 2025.
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The announcement requires export licences for seven groups of medium and heavy rare earth items, covering metals, alloys, oxides, compounds, targets and magnet materials. It applies to exporters from China; whether it is unchanged today was not confirmed, as later announcements changed related measures.
Why it matters for compute: Rare earth materials feed chip manufacturing and electronics supply chains, so licensing can affect hardware availability, though the announcement does not mention chips directly.
- The announcement is dated 4 April 2025, took effect on issue, and covers samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium related items. Source
- Exporters must apply for a licence from the competent commerce authority of the State Council and identify the controlled goods and control numbers at customs declaration. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 10 November 2026.
Status not confirmedChina
Ministry of Commerce Announcement No. 62 of 2025; suspension in Announcement No. 70 of 2025. Effective 9 October 2025.
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Announcement 62 controls exports of technologies for rare earth extraction, smelting, separation, magnet manufacturing and recycling. Announcement 70, dated 7 November 2025, suspends it, with several other 2025 announcements, until 10 November 2026; status after that date was not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: The announcement does not mention semiconductors or AI chips, but it concerns materials and magnet technology used in hardware supply chains.
- Announcement 62 of 2025 took effect on 9 October 2025 and covers rare earth extraction, smelting separation, metal smelting, magnetic material manufacturing and recycling technologies, with no explicit mention of semiconductors or AI. Source
- Announcement 70 of 2025, dated 7 November 2025, suspends Announcements 55, 56, 57, 58, 61 and 62 from that date to 10 November 2026. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 10 November 2026.
Status not confirmedNetherlands
Dutch national export control measures on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment (September 2024 and April 2025). Effective 7 September 2024.
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From 7 September 2024 the Netherlands required national authorisation to export a wider range of advanced chip manufacturing equipment outside the EU, and from 1 April 2025 it extended this to measuring and inspection equipment. The legal instruments were not stated on the pages fetched and current status was not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: It limits where the equipment needed to make leading-edge chips can be sent, which affects the supply of advanced accelerators indirectly.
- The Dutch government announced that from 7 September 2024 its national measure covers further types of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with each application assessed individually. Source
- The Dutch government announced that from 1 April 2025 the measure also covers measuring and inspection equipment used in advanced chip production, for exports outside the EU. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.
Status not confirmedJapan
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, July 2023 expansion to 23 types of equipment
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In July 2023 Japan widened its controls to cover 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. The page fetched states the month only, and later changes and current status were not confirmed.
Why it matters for compute: It restricts exports of chip manufacturing equipment from Japan, which affects the supply chain for advanced chips rather than the sale of accelerators directly.
- METI's 2024 white paper chapter states that in July 2023 Japan expanded its controls to 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment on a worldwide basis, based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. Source
Checked 3 October 2026. Due for review by 31 December 2026.