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Smugglers exploit loophole to ship banned HBM chips into China via low-end processors

Smugglers are packaging high-end HBM memory chips from South Korea with cheap, unsanctioned processors, making them appear as legal exports. Customs checks only processor performance specs, allowing the banned memory to slip into China.

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  1. 2026-11-03 12:04 · Tom's Hardware
    AI chip smugglers exploit trade control loophole to bring banned HBM from South Korea into China — expensive memory chips packaged with cheap, unsanctioned processors to become legal exports

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