| TLD |
Country |
Registration Period |
Description |
| .com |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .net |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .org |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .biz |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
The .biz domain
must be used for a "bona fide business or commercial use".
|
| .us |
United States
|
1-10 Years |
Registrant must meet one of the .US local
presence requirements:
- A natural person (i) who is a U.S. citizen, (ii) a
permanent resident of the United States of America or
any of its possessions or territories, or (iii) whose
primary place of domicile is in the United States of
America or any of its possessions.
- An entity or organization that is (i) incorporated
within one of the fifty (50) United States, the District
of Columbia, or any of the U.S. possessions or territories
or organized, or (ii) otherwise constituted under the
laws of a state of the United States of America, the
District of Columbia or any of its possessions or territories
(including a federal, state, or local government of
the United States, or a political subdivision thereof,
and unincorporated organizations based in the United
States).
- An entity or organization that has a bona fide presence
in the United States of America or any of its possessions
or territories.
|
| .ca |
Canada |
1-10 Years |
Local presence
requirements. To see if you are eligible for a .ca
domain, visit http://www.cira.ca/en/documents/q3/
CanadianPresenceRequirementsForRegistrants-EffectiveDateJune52003.pdf |
| .info |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .name |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .eu |
European Union |
1 Year |
Registrant must meet one of the .eu local
presence requirements:
- Undertaking having their registered office, central
administration or principal place of business within
the European Community.
- Organization established within the European Community
without prejudice to the application of national law.
- Natural person resident within the European Community.
|
| .mobi |
Generic |
1-10 Years |
Intended for Web sites designed for viewing
from a mobile device. |
| .ac |
Ascension Island |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .ag |
Antigua & Barbadu |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted
Domain names considered offensive may be declined. |
| .com.ag |
Antigua & Barbadu |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted
Domain names considered offensive may be declined. |
| .net.ag |
Antigua & Barbadu |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted
Domain names considered offensive may be declined. |
| .org.ag |
Antigua & Barbadu |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted
Domain names considered offensive may be declined. |
| .am |
Armenia |
1 Year |
Also used to identify
domains related to AM radio. Geographic names, widely known
acronyms and abbreviations and generic terms may not be
registered as a domain name. |
| .at |
Austria |
1 Year |
Purely numeric
domain names not accepted. |
| .bz |
Belize |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted
Domain names considered offensive may be declined. |
| .cn |
China |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .com.cn |
China |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .net.cn |
China |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .org.cn |
China |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .cn (regional) |
China |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .cc |
Cocos (Keeling)
Islands |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .de |
Germany |
1-10 Years |
Owner or administrative
contacts must have a valid address (no P.O. box) located
in Germany. If you do not meet this requirement, Hostway
will provide a proxy administrative contact with an address
in Germany that can act as your representative. |
| .fm |
Federal States of Micronesia |
1 Year |
Unrestricted. Also used to identify domains
related to FM radio. |
| .gs |
South Georgia
& South Sandwich Islands |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .hn |
Honduras |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .com.hn |
Honduras |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .net.hn |
Honduras |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .org.hn |
Honduras |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .co.in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .firm.in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .gen.in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .ind.in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .net.in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .org.in |
India |
1-5 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .io |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .it |
Italy |
1 Year |
Registrants must reside within the European
Union. Individuals may register 1 domain name. Companies
can register multiple domain names but must supply a tax
registration number.
The .it registry requires that you complete and sign a document
and return it, by fax, within 10 days before your registration
request is completed. After registering for your .it domain,
you will be sent an email from our registration partner,
GRS, with the required documents and further instructions. |
| .la |
Lao People's Democratic
Republic; Los Angeles |
1 Year |
Unrestricted. Also used as the state
code of Louisiana in the U.S. |
| .mn |
Mongolia |
1-10 Years |
. Unrestricted .
Can also be used as state code for Minnesota. |
| .ms |
Montserrat |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .com.mx |
Mexico |
2 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .co.nz |
New Zealand |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .org.nz |
New Zealand |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .net.nz |
New Zealand |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .pl |
Poland |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .com.pl |
Poland |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .info.pl |
Poland |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .net.pl |
Poland |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .org.pl |
Poland |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted |
| .sc |
Seychelles |
1-2 Years initially, renewable
up to 3 years |
Unrestricted |
| .com.sc |
Seychelles |
1-2 Years initially, renewable
up to 3 years |
Unrestricted |
| .net.sc |
Seychelles |
1-2 Years initially, renewable
up to 3 years |
Unrestricted |
| .org.sc |
Seychelles |
1-2 Years initially, renewable
up to 3 years |
Unrestricted |
| .sh |
Saint Helena |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .tc |
Turks and Caicos
Islands |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .tk |
Tokelau |
2 Years |
Unrestricted. Also used for telecommunications-related
domains in Germany. |
| .tm |
Turkmenistan |
10 Years |
Unrestricted. Also used to identify trademark
domains or material. |
| .tv |
Tuvalu |
1-10 Years |
Unrestricted. Also used to identify domains
related to television. |
| .vc |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
1 Year initially, renewable
up to 10 years |
Unrestricted |
| .com.vc |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
1 Year initially, renewable
up to 10 years |
Unrestricted |
| .net.vc |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
1 Year initially, renewable
up to 10 years |
Unrestricted |
| .org.vc |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
1 Year initially, renewable
up to 10 years |
Unrestricted |
| .vg |
British Virgin Islands |
1 Year |
Unrestricted |
| .ws |
Western Samoa |
1 Year |
Unrestricted. Also used to identify "Web
sites" or "world sites". |