Definition
U.S. regulations under Export Control Reform Act and Export Administration Regulations restricting export of advanced semiconductors and AI compute (e.g., ECCNs 4A090.a, 5A002.z) to China and other destinations of concern.
Key Points
- 2026-10-01: greg-lui/earthmade-computer case — largest known CEO-level GPU smuggling enforcement (2026-10-02-earthmade-nvidia-smuggling-doj)
- Transshipment via Malaysia/Singapore common evasion pattern
- nvidia A100, H100, RTX 4090/5090 cited in indictment