Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)
Registration:
| TLD | Duration (Years) | Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 | Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements | Domain Name Length | Name Servers Required for Zone Delegation 2 | 60 Day Transfer Lock | IDN Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .ASIA | 1 - 10 | 4 | CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 |  |
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| .AT | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 8 | |
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| .AU | 2 | 1 |
.AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 4 |
2 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 |  |
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| .BIZ | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 1 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .BZ | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .CA | 1 - 10 | 0 | Canadian presence required for any Contact assigned as the Registrant. 5 | 2 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .CC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .CN | 1 -10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 6 | |
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| .CO | 1 - 5 | 0 | Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 6 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .CO.DE | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .COM | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .COM.DE | 1 - 10 | 4 | German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. | 3 - 64 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .DE | 1 | 0 | German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. 7 | 1 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .ES | 1 - 5 | 0 | The Registrant Contact of a .ES domain name may either be a natural person/individual or a company. However, the Admin, Technical and Billing Contacts must be natural persons/individuals only. 8 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 7 | |
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| .EU | 1 - 10 | 0 | Registrant needs to be from EU 9 | 2 - 63 Characters | 1 - 9 | |
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| .IN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .IN.NET | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 64 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .INFO | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .JOBS | 1 - 10 | 4 | Registration requests will be verified by the Registry, prior to domain name activation. | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .ME | 1 - 10 | 1 | Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs to be a Montenegrin individual/entity. |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .MN | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .MOBI | 1 - 10 | 4 | Associated website should be WAP enabled | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .NAME | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .NET | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .NL | 1 | 0 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .NZ | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 1 - 63 Characters | 2 - 10 | |
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| .ORG | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .PRO | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 4 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .PW | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .RU | 1 | 0 | None | 2 - 64 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .SC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .SHABAKA | 1 - 10 | 4 |
None |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .SX | 1 - 10 | 0 |
None |
3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 10 | |
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| .TEL | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 2 - 63 Characters | 5 | |
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| .TV | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .UK | 1 - 10 | 0 | None | 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk TLDs (including the TLD) 10
7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk TLD (including the TLD) 11 |
1 - 13 | |
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| .US | 1 - 10 | 4 | Nexus Compliance 12 | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .VC | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .WS | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 4 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| .XXX | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| CentralNic Domains | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 1 - 13 | |
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| Donuts Domains | 1 - 10 | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Rightside / Demand Media | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Afilias gTLD Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Famous Four | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| PIR gTLD Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Uniregistry | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Minds and Machines | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| ZACR | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2- 13 | |
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| ARI Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| CentralNIC gTLD Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Radix Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Neustar Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| Verisign New gTLD Domains | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .BHARAT | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .BERLIN | 1- 10 years | 4 | Yes (City should be berlin) | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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| .QUEBEC | 1- 10 years | 4 | None | 3 - 63 Characters | 2 - 13 | |
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Renewal
| TLD | Duration (Years) 13 | Auto Renewal 14 | Renewal Grace Period (Days) | Constraints / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .ASIA | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .AT | 1 - 10 | |
0 | None |
| .AU | 2 | |
32 |
You may Renew your .AU domain name anytime from 90 days prior to it's Expiry until 32 days after it Expires. |
| .BIZ | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .BZ | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .CA | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .CC | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .CN | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .CO | 1 - 5 | |
40 | .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names are automatically renewed for a period of 5 years post their Expiry. |
| .CO.DE | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .COM | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .COM.DE | 1 - 10 | |
0 | None |
| .DE | 1 | |
0 |
A .DE domain name will Expire on the 5th last day of the Expiry month, upon Registration, Renewal or Transfer. Example: If yourdomain.de is registered on January 1, 2011, it's Expiry Date becomes January 27, 2012 as the Registration term is 1 year and the 5th last day of January 2012 is January 27. .DE domain names should be Renewed prior to their Expiry date. Upon Expiry of a .DE domain name:
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| .ES | 1 - 5 | |
9 | None |
| .EU | 1 - 10 | |
25 |
A .EU domain name registered before 15 September, 2014 will expire on the second last day of the month it was registered in and will then enter a 25 day renewal grace period. A .EU domain name registered after 15 September, 2014 will expire at the end of its registration term (on the same day). Such a domain name will have a Renewal Grace Period of 25 days and will be Deleted, if not Renewed during this period. The expiry date for a .EU domain restored from quarantine is extended by 2 years. |
| .IN | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .IN.NET | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .INFO | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .JOBS | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .ME | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .MN | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .MOBI | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .NAME | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .NET | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .NL | 1 | |
0 | You can not Renew your .NL domain name until 60 days prior to its Expiry. |
| .NZ | 1 - 10 | |
4 | None |
| .ORG | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .PRO | 1-10 | |
36 | None |
| .PW | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .RU | 1 | |
30 | You can not Renew your .RU domain name until 60 days prior to it's Expiry. |
| .SC | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .SHABAKA | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .SX | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .TEL | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .TV | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .UK | 1 - 10 | |
90 | Domain name can be Renewed anytime before its Expiry, upto 90 days after its Expiry. |
| .US | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .VC | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| .WS | 1 - 10 | |
36 | Renewal before expiry is highly recommended. |
| .XXX | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| CentralNic Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Donuts Domains | 1 - 10 | |
40 | None |
| Rightside / Demand Media | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Afilias gTLD Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Famous Four | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| PIR gTLD Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Uniregistry | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Minds and Machines | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| ZACR | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| ARI Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| CentralNIC gTLD Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Radix Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Neustar Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| Verisign New gTLD Domains | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
| .BHARAT | 1- 10 | |
36 | None |
| .BERLIN | 1- 10 | |
36 | None |
| .QUEBEC | 1 - 10 | |
36 | None |
Transfer
| TLD | Registration Term Extended By (Years) | Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 15 | Constraints / Comments | 60 Day Transfer Lock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .ASIA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .AT | 1 | None | None | |
| .AU | 0 | 6 - 32 Characters | Transfer is free of cost. | |
| .BIZ | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in. | |
| .BZ | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .CA | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .CA domain name. | |
| .CC | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .CN | 1 | 1 - 16 Characters | Transfer not possible if there are less than 15 days to domain name Expiry. | |
| .CO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred | |
| .CO.DE | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .COM | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .COM.DE | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
| .DE | 1 | 8 - 255 Characters | Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .DE domain name. | |
| .ES | 0 | None | Transfer is free of cost. | |
| .EU | 1 | 16 letters and digits separated by dashes, in the format XXXX-AAAA-BBBB-CCCC | None | |
| .IN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .IN.NET | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
| .INFO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .JOBS | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | Change of Registrant during Transfer will necessitate re-verification. | |
| .ME | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .MN | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .MOBI | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .NAME | 1 | 1 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .NET | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .NL | 1 | 12 Characters | The Registration term gets extended by 1 year w.r.t. the date of Transfer. | |
| .NZ | 0 | 8 Characters |
Transfer is free of cost. Transfer not possible within the initial 5 days of Registration |
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| .ORG | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .PRO | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .PW | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
| .RU | 0 | None |
Transfer is free of cost. Transfer involves submitting documentation to Registrar RU-Center |
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| .SC | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .SHABAKA | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .SX | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .TEL | 1 | 1 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .TV | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .UK | 0 | None | Transfer does not include one year Renewal. | |
| .US | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .VC | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| .WS | 1 | 1 - 30 Characters | None | |
| .XXX | 1 | 6 - 16 Characters | None | |
| CentralNic Domains | 1 | 6 - 48 Characters | None | |
| Donuts Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Rightside / Demand Media | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Afilias gTLD Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Famous Four | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| PIR gTLD Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Uniregistry | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Minds and Machines | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| ZACR | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| ARI Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| CentralNIC gTLD Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Radix Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Neustar Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| Verisign New gTLD Domains | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .BHARAT | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .BERLIN | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
| .QUEBEC | 1 | 8 - 32 Characters | None | |
Restoration / Redemption Grace Period
| TLD | Supported 16 | Grace Period (Days) |
|---|---|---|
| .ASIA | |
30 |
| .AT | |
None |
| .AU | |
None |
| .BIZ | |
30 |
| .BZ | |
30 |
| .CA | |
30 |
| .CC | |
30 |
| .CN | |
15 |
| .CO | |
15 |
| .CO.DE | |
30 |
| .COM | |
30 |
| .COM.DE | |
30 |
| .DE | |
None |
| .ES | |
None |
| .EU | |
40 |
| .IN | |
30 |
| .IN.NET | |
5 |
| .INFO | |
30 |
| .JOBS | |
30 |
| .ME | |
30 |
| .MN | |
30 |
| .MOBI | |
30 |
| .NAME | |
30 |
| .NET | |
30 |
| .NL | |
40 |
| .NZ | |
90 |
| .ORG | |
30 |
| .PRO | |
30 |
| .PW | |
30 |
| .RU | |
None |
| .SC | |
30 |
| .SHABAKA | |
30 |
| .SX | |
30 |
| .TEL | |
30 |
| .TV | |
30 |
| .UK | |
None |
| .US | |
30 |
| .VC | |
30 |
| .WS | |
30 |
| .XXX | |
30 |
| CentralNic Domains | |
30 |
| Donuts Domains | |
30 |
| Rightside / Demand Media | |
30 |
| Afilias gTLD Domains | |
30 |
| Famous Four | |
30 |
| PIR gTLDs | |
30 |
| Uniregistry | |
30 |
| Minds and Machines | |
30 |
| ZACR | |
30 |
| ARI Domains | |
30 |
| CentralNIC gTLD Domains | |
30 |
| Radix Domains | |
30 |
| Neustar Domains | |
30 |
| Verisign New gTLD Domains | |
30 |
| .BERLIN | |
30 |
| .QUEBEC | |
30 |
For more details please visit : http://buyname24.srsportal.com/kb/servlet/KBServlet/faq1375.html