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Domain Rules - Domain Name Rules - International Domain Name Rules

Domain Rules List
Extention
Years
Prices
Restriction
.com 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$ 9.95 / $ 19.90 / $ 49.75 / $ 99.50
no restrictions
.net 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$ 9.95 / $ 19.90 / $ 49.75 / $ 99.50
Local presence is not required
.org 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$ 10.95 / $ 21.85 / $ 53.95 / $ 99.95
Local presence is not required
.biz 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$9.95 / $19.90 / $ 49.75 / $99.50
no restrictions
.bz 2 years
$ 59.50 / $ 119.00
no restrictions
.info 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$ 8.95 / $ 17.90 / $ 44.75 / $ 89.50
no restrictions
.name 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$ 58.00 / $ 116.00
no requirements
.aero 2 years
$299.00
Only members of the aviation community, incorporating airlines, airports, companies, organizations, associations, government agencies and qualified individuals, may register a domain name in .aero.
.coop n/a
n/a
Only cooperatives, cooperative service organizations and subsidiaries of cooperatives will be eligible to use the .coop domain name.
.pro 1 year / 2 years
xxx.pro $295.00 1 year / $499.00 2 yrs
TLD .pro $150 1 year / $240.00 2 years
Local presence is not required
.museum 2 years
$ 300.00
Reserved for museums, archival institutions, and exhibitions
.cc 1 year / 2 years / 5 years / 10 years
$ 29.50 / $ 59.00 / $ 147.50 / $ 295.00
no restrictions
.tv 2 years
$ 29.95 / $ 59.90
no restrictions
.us 2 years
$ 17.50 / $ 35.00
US citizen, or company info in US
.ws 2 years
$ 29.50 / $ 59.00
no restrictions
.travel 2 years
345.00 2 years / $199 1 year
Any business, organization or individual whose primary activity is within one of eighteen business sectors of the travel industry is eligible to register a name.
.jobs 2 years
$ 199.00/1 year $ 345.00/2 years
restricted to employment-related sites
Alternative International Domain Rules List
Country
Extention
Years/Price
Local Presence
Other Requirements
Australian Domain .au.com
2year/$ 190.00
Not Required
None
Brazilian Domain .br.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Chinese Domain .cn.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
German Domain .de.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
European Domain .eu.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Great Britain Domain .gb.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Great Britain Domain .gb.net
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Hungarian Domain .hu.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Norwegian Domain .no.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Quebecois Domain .qc.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Russian Domain .ru.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Saudi Arabian Domain .sa.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Swedish Domain .se.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Swedish Domain .se.net
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
United Kingdom Domain .uk.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
United Kingdom Domain .uk.net
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
United States Domain .us.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
Uruguayan Domain .uy.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
South African Domain .za.com
2year/ $ 100.00
Not Required
None
International Domain Rules
Country Extensions Years Price Local Presence other requirements
Afghanistan Domain .com.af  
2 years
$349.00
Local presence is required
copy company registration or TM recognized by Afghanistan
Aland Islands Domain .ax  
2 years
$ 599.00
Please ask for further Info
no registry at this time
Albania Domain .com.al  
2 years
$250.00
Local presence is required
Algeria Domain .dz  .com.dz  
2 years
$ 899.00 .dz / .com.dz
Local presence is required
company in Algeria, domain must match company name, redirection fee required if using your DNS
American Samoa Domain .as  
2 years
$ 299.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Andorra Domain .ad  
2 years
$ 295.00
Local presence is required
Andorran trademark, or person who has been resident 20+ years
Angola Domain .co.ao  .it.ao  
2 years
$ 995.00 for co.ao/ it.ao
Local presence is required
Anguilla Domain .ai  .com.ai  
2 years
$299.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Antartica Domain .aq  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is required
Antigua and Barbuda Domain .ag  .com.ag  
2 years
$249.00 for .ag / $149.00 for .com.ag
Local presense is not required
no restrictions
Argentina Domain .com.ar  
2 years
$ 260.00 / .com.ar
Local presence is required
Local proxy/trustee service included
Armenia Domain .am  
2 years
$239.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Aruba Domain .aw  
2 years
$ 499.00
Local presence is required
copy company registration in Aruba
Ascension Island Domain .ac  
2 years
$ 239.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Asia .asia
2 years
$ 49.00
Yes, $ 15.00
address, phone in Pan-Asia and Asia Pacific region.
Australia Domain .com.au  
2 years
$ 195.00
Local presence is required
Austria Domain .at  .co.at  
2 years
$99.00 for .at / .co.at
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Azerbaijan Domain .az  
2 years
$ 795.00 for .az / $ 535.00 .com.az
please ask for further info
company registration number and VAT (if applicable) and DL or passport number of contact person
Bahamas Domain .bs  .com.bs  
2 years
$ 899.00 for .bs / $ 495.00 .com.bs
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Bahrain Domain .bh   .com.bh
2 years
$ 425.00 .bh /.com.bh
Local presence is required
copy company registration, tax id, hosting in Bahrain required, must be customer of Batelco and provide account (phone) number, this account is billed directly for registration/hosting
Bangladesh Domain .com.bd  
2 years
$ 399.00 /.com.bd
Local presence is required
no restrictions
Barbados Domain .bb  .com.bb  
2 years
$ 295.00
Local presence is required
must be resident or have company registered in Barbados
Belarus Domain .by  
2 years
$ 259.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Belgium Domain .be  
2 years
$ 89.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Belize Domain .bz  
2 years
$ 59.50 / $ 119.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Benin Domain .bj  
2 years
$ 595.00
please ask for further info
Admin-c in Benin
Bermuda Domain .bm  .com.bm  
2 years
$ 499.00
Local presence is required
company reg. in Bermuda, details
Bhutan Domain .bt  .com.bt  
2 years
$ 299.00
Local presence is required
copy company reg. or TM
Bolivia Domain .bo  .com.bo  
2 years
$ 699.00 for .bo / $ 349.00 for .com.bo
Local presence is required
TM registration or company reg. in Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Domain .ba  
2 years
$ 499.00
Local presence is required
must be resident or have company reg. in Bosnia/Herzegovina
Botswana Domain .bw  
2 years
$245.00 / 2 Years
Please ask for further assistance
no presence requirements, but cannot infringe on other trademarks, company names.
Bouvet Island Domain .bv  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
not in use at this time
Brazil Domain .com.br  
2 years
$ 495.00 .com.br
Local trustee service included in price.
British Channel Isl. (Guernsy) Domain .gg  .co.gg  
2 years
$ 559.00 for .gg / $ 459.00 for .co.gg
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
British Channel Isl. (Jersey) Domain .je  
2 years
$ 420.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
British Indian Ocean Terr. Domain .io  
2 years
$ 239.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Brunei Darussalam Domain .com.bn  
2 years
$ 399.00 .com.bn
Local Admin-Contact is required
local admin-c, copy company reg. in Brunei
Bulgaria Domain .bg  
2 years
$ 499.00
Local presence is required
companies and organizations registered abroad that have registered branches or have commercial representatives in Bulgaria, VAT number OR for personal: citizen, EGN number
Burkina Faso Domain .bf  
2 years
1400.00
Please ask for further info
Please ask for further info
Burundi Domain .bi  .co.bi  
2 years
$ 395.00 .bi / .co.bi
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Cameroon Domain .cm  
2 years
$ 799.00
Local presence is not required
company name or trademarked name, copy of document, explanation how you will use the domain and why you have rights to this name. May take up to 6 weeks for manual review.
Canada Domain .ca  
2 years
$ 99.00
Local presence is required
Canadian citizen or business, registered location, full address, phone
Cape Verde Domain .cv  
2 years
$ 694.00
Local presence is not required
Cayman Islands Domain .ky  .com.ky  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is required
company reg in Cayman or citizen. Foreign companies cannot use local admin-C for registrations
Central African Republic Domain .cf  
2 years
$ 899.00
please ask for further info
International trademark or local presence in Central African Republic
Chad (Tchad) Domain .td  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
Chile Domain .cl  
2 years
$ 180.00
Local presence is required
name and RUT number of admin-C in Chile
China Domain .cn  .com.cn  .cn  
2 years
$ 70.00 for .cn/ .com.cn/ .net.cn/ .org.cn
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Christmas Island Domain .cx  
2 years
$ 149.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Cocos Islands Domain .cc  
2 years
$ 29.50 / $ 59.00 / $ 147.50 / $ 295.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Colombia Domain .com.co  
2 years
$ 349.00
Local presence is required
Comoros Domain .km  .com.km  
2 years
$ 595.00 for .km
Local presence is required
Congo, Dem. Rep. of Domain .cd  
2 years
$ 289.00
Local presence is not required
domain must reflect type of business
Congo, Republic of Domain .cg  
2 years
$ 999.00
Local presence is not required
domain must reflect type of business
Cook Islands Domain .co.ck  
2 years
$ 450.00 .co.ck
Local presence is not required
domain must relate to company, trademark
Costa Rica Domain .co.cr  
2 years
$ 149.00 .co.cr
Local presence is not required
Cote d'Ivoire Domain .ci  .co.ci  
2 years
$ 639.00
Local presence is required
domain must relate to company, trademark
Croatia/Hrvatska Domain .hr  .com.hr  
2 years
$ 299.00 for .hr / .com.hr
Local presence is required
registration with TM possible, Admin-C in Croatia/Hrvatska with copy of ID
Cuba Domain .cu  
2 years
$ 999.00 - for .cu / .com.cu 799 1 year.
Local presence is not required
should match company or trademark name
Cyprus Domain .com.cy  
2 years
$ 395.00 .com.cy
Local presence is required
company reg. or TM and contact person in Cyprus
Czech Republic Domain .cz  
2 years
$ 159.00
Local presence is not required
company registration number, any country, DOB of contact, VAT if applicable
Denmark Domain .dk  
2 years
$ 139.00
Local presence is not required
Tax-ID or VAT number
Djbouti Domain .dj  
2 years
$ 259.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Dominica Domain .dm  
2 years
$ 495.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Dominican Republic Domain .com.do  
2 years
$ 210.00 .com.do
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
East Timor Domain .tp  
2 years
n/a
No longer in use, converted to .TL (Timor Leste)
no longer in use, converted to .TL (Timor Leste)
Ecuador Domain .ec  .com.ec  
2 years
$ 229.00 for .ec / .com.ec
Local presence is not required
need passport, id number, any country
Egypt Domain .com.eg  
2 years
$ 183.00 .com.eg
Local presence is required
copy of company reg. in Egypt showing tax-id, domain must match company name, nameservers must be located in Egypt
El Salvador Domain .com.sv  
2 years
$ 370.00 .com.sv
Local presence is required
admin-C located in El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Domain .gq  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
no registry at this time
Eritrea Domain .er  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
Estonia Domain .ee  
2 years
$ 299.00
Local presence is required
company reg. in Estonia
Ethiopia Domain .et  
2 years
$ 394.00 .et / .com.et
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
Europe Domain .eu  
2 years
$ 70.00
Local presence is required
EU address, phone
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Domain .co.fk  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is not required
Registrants must be Falkland Islands residents.
Faroe Islands Domain .com.fo  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is required
Danish patent or TM, or company in Faroe Islands
Fiji Domain .com.fj  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Finland Domain .fi  
2 years
$ 550.00
Local presence is required
Foreign corporations cannot apply for domain names unless they have a branch entered in the Finnish Trade Registry
France Domain .fr  .com.fr  
2 years
$ 259.00 for .fr/.com.fr
Local presence is required
EU trademark with local France admin-contact OR copy company reg (KBIS) in France with company address, phone. Domain name must match company or trademark name.
French Guiana Domain .gf  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
French Polynesia Domain .pf  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
French Southern Territories Domain .tf  
2 years
$ 180.00
Local presence is not required
admin-C, address in French Southern Terr.
Gabon Domain .ga  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
Gambia Domain .gm  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is not required
must relate to company name, product
Georgia Domain .ge  .com.ge  
2 years
$ 499.00.00 for .ge/.com.ge
Local presence is required
request on company letterhead, must use Georgia internet service, must have legal representative in country of Georgia
Germany Domain .de  
2 years
$ 39.00
Local presence is required
German contact address, phone
Ghana Domain .com.gh  
2 years
$ 399.00 .com.gh
Local presence is required
company reg in Ghana, admin-C in Ghana
Gibraltar Domain .com.gi  
2 years
$ 259.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions - TLD .gi possible if company based in Gibraltar
Great Britain Domain .gb  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
Greece Domain .gr  
2 years
$ 84.00
Local presence is required
copy of company reg. in Greece
Greenland Domain .gl  
2 years
$ 249.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Grenada Domain .gd  
2 years
$ 179.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Guadeloupe Domain .gp  .com.gp  
2 years
$ 599.00 for .gp / .com.gp
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Guam Domain .com.gu  
2 years
$ 399.00 .com.gu
Local presence is required
Guatemala Domain .com.gt  
2 years
$ 199.00
Local presence is not required
Guinea Domain .com.gn  
2 years
$ 359.00 .com.gn
Local presence is not required
company and admin-C must be in Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Domain .gw  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
no registry at this time
Guyana Domain .gy  
2 years
$ 159.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Haiti Domain .ht  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
Heard and McDonald Islands Domain .hm  
2 years
$ 299.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Holy See (Vatican City) Domain .va  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
Reserved for Vatican administration
Honduras Domain .hn   .com.hn  
2 years
$ 199.00 for .hn / .com.hn
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Hong Kong Domain .hk  .com.hk  
2 years
$ 129.00 for .hk / $ 229.00 .com.hk
Local presence is not required
copy of company reg in Hong Kong
Hungary Domain .hu  .co.hu  
2 years
$ 154.00 for .hu / .co.hu
Local presence is required
EU company or citizen, Tax-ID of company or personal ID number, or TM (any country) with local admin-C
Iceland Domain .is  
2 years
$ 499.00
Local presence is required
admin-C in Iceland, Kennitala number
India Domain .in  .co.in  
2 years
$ 99.00 for .in / co.in
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Indonesia Domain .co.id  .web.id  
2 years
$ 449.00 - 1 year for .co.id / .web.id
Local presence is required
local presence required
Iran Domain .ir  .co.ir  
2 years
$ n/a for .ir / $199 for co.ir
Local presence is not required
n/a
Iraq Domain .iq  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
no registry at this time
Ireland Domain .ie  
2 years
$ 299.00
Local presence is not required
Irish Limited and Non Limited companies must provide their Company reg.number, admin-contact must provide passport number. Foreign companies can register if doing business in Ireland or provide TM.
Isle of Man Domain .co.im  
2 years
$ 399.00 .co.im
Local presence is not required
domain related to company/trademark/brand name
Israel Domain .co.il  
2 years
$ 129.00 .co.il
Local presence is not required
Italy Domain .it  
2 years
$ 140.00
Local presence is required
company name in EU, full address, location, date registered, Tax-ID
Jamaica Domain .com.jm  
2 years
$ 259.00
Local presence is not required
Japan Domain .jp  .co.jp  
2 years
$ 145.00 for .jp / $ 299.00 for .co.jp
Local presence is required
Japanese address, phone
Jordan Domain .com.jo  
2 years
$ 499.00 for .jo/ $ 399.00 .com.jo
Local presence is not required
company reg. or TM with admin-C in Jordan
Kazakhstan Domain .kz  
2 years
$ 219.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Kenya Domain .co.ke  
2 years
$ 285.00
Local presence is not required
Kingdom of Cambodia Domain .com.kh  
2 years
$ 350.00 .com.kh
Local presence is required
Kiribati Domain .com.ki  
2 years
1y: $1181 - 2y: $ 2250.00 for .ki / 2y: $490.00 for .com.ki
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Korea, Democratic Domain .kp  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
no registry at this time
Korea, South Domain .co.kr  
2 years
$ 260.00 for .kr / .co.kr
Local presence is required
copy company reg. in Korea, letterhead Korean company address in both English and Korean
Kuwait Domain .com.kw  
2 years
$ 319.00 .com.kw
Local presence is required
Kyrgyzstan Domain .kg  
2 years
$ 399.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Lao, Dem. Repub. Domain .la  
2 years
$ 175.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Latvia Domain .lv  .com.lv  
2 years
$ 159.00 for .lv / .com.lv
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Lebanon Domain .com.lb  
2 years
$ 499.00 .com.lb
Local presence is required
Lesotho Domain .ls  
2 years
$ 499.00 .co.ls
please ask for further info
no restrictions
Liberia Domain .com.lr  
2 years
$ 399.00 .com.lr
Local presence is required
Liberian TM or company in Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Domain .com.ly  
2 years
$ 229.00
Local presence is required
for company or trademark registration, any country
Liechtenstein Domain .li  
2 years
$ 199.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Lithuania Domain .lt  
2 years
$ 209.00
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Luxembourg Domain .lu  
2 years
$ 270.00
Local presence is required
local admin-C details
Macao Domain .mo  .com.mo  
2 years
$ 300.00 for .mo / $ 499.00 for .com.mo
Local presence is required
company reg. in Macao, nameservers operated in Macao
Macedonia Domain .com.mk  
2 years
$ 259.00 for com.mk including trustee service
Local presence is required
Madagascar Domain .mg  .com.mg  
2 years
$ 499.00 for .mg / $ 399.00 for .com.mg
Local presence is required
copy company reg, tax-id in Madagascar, OR trademark at the OMAPI or equivalent (OMPI, INPI)
Malawi Domain .mw  .co.mw  
2 years
$ 499.00 for .mw / .co.mw
Local presence is not required
no restrictions
Malaysia Domain .com.my  
2 years
$ 299.00
Local presence is required
Copy company registration in Malaysia, full address, phone
Maldives Domain .mv  
2 years
$ 599.00 for .mv / $ 499.00 for .com.mv
please ask for further info
no restrictions
Mali Domain .ml  
2 years
n/a
please ask for further info
please ask for further info
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