The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it will lift restrictions on the export of advanced chips used in AI systems to most countries around the world, including Poland. The Polish government had also lobbied for this policy change.

The decision, made just two days before new export control rules were set to take effect—rules that would have limited the export of semiconductors to over 100 countries—was communicated by the Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. The Wall Street Journal had previously reported on the possible rollback of the restrictions.

Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kessler stated that the Trump administration would pursue “a bold, inclusive strategy for American AI technology in partnership with trusted foreign countries around the world, while keeping the technology out of the hands of our adversaries.”
“We reject the Biden administration’s attempt to impose its poorly conceived and counterproductive AI policy on the American people,” he added.

At the same time, a set of new guidelines was issued to strengthen export controls on AI chips and to warn companies against using U.S. semiconductors to train Chinese AI models.

The regulations, issued in the final days of Joe Biden’s administration, significantly restricted the export of advanced GPU chips to all countries outside a group of 18 “key allies” of the United States. This move drew criticism from the European Union, semiconductor industry associations, and leading chipmaker NVIDIA.

The rules had divided countries into three categories: the 18 “key allies” not subject to the restrictions; over 120 other countries (including Poland), which under standard rules would be allowed to import up to 50,000 GPUs annually; and countries of concern (such as China and Russia), which remain under embargo. Experts warned that maintaining these restrictions could hinder the development of advanced AI systems in Poland in the future.