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Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)

Registration (Anchor: reg)

TLD Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers Required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
CentralNic 1 - 10 0 None 3 - 64 Characters 1 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 4 CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.TEL 1 - 10 4 None 2 - 63 Characters 5
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.EU 1 - 10 0 Registrant needs to be from EU 4 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.UK 2 0 None 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk TLDs (including the TLD) 5

7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk TLD (including the TLD) 6

 1 - 10
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 7 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WS 1 - 10 0 None 4 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ME 1 - 10 1 Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs
to be a Montenegrin individual/entity.		 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NZ 1 - 10 0 None 1 - 63 Characters 2 - 10
.AU 2 1

.AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 8

 2 to 63 Characters 2 - 13
.XXX 1 - 10 4 None 3 to 63 Characters 2 - 13
.RU 1 0 None 2 to 64 Characters 2 - 13

Renewal (Anchor: ren)

TLD Duration (Years) 9 Auto Renewal 10 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints / Notes
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
CentralNic 1 - 10 5 None
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.TEL 1 - 10 40 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.MN 1 - 10 40 None
.BZ 1 - 10 40 None
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.EU 1 - 10 0 None
.UKOnly 2 90 Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 90 days after its Expiry.
.US 1 - 10 40 None
.WS 1 - 10 40 Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.
.ME 1 - 10 40 None
.NZ 1 - 10 0 None
.AU 2 30

You may Renew your .AU domain name anytime from 90 days prior to it's Expiry until 30 days after it Expires.
.XXX 1 - 10 40 None
.RU 1 30 You can not Renew your .RU domain name until 60 days prior to it's Expiry.

Transfer (Anchor: trf)

TLD Registration Term Extended By (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 11 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 16 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
CentralNic 1 6 - 48 CharactersNone
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.TEL 1 1 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.MN 1 6 - 16 CharactersNone
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CC 18 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.EU 1 None None
.UK 0 None Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WS 1 1 - 30 Characters None
.ME 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NZ 1 8 Characters None
.AU 0 6 - 32 Characters Transfer is free of cost.
.XXX 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.RU 0 None

Transfer is free of cost.

Transfer involves submitting documentation to Registrar RU-Center

  • Transfer between Registrars:

    • 2nd Level .RU domain names: 30-Day Transfer Lock

    • 3rd Level .RU domain names: Can not be Transferred among Registrars

  • Transfer between Registrar RU-Center and any of their Partners: Both 2nd Level and 3rd Level .RU domain names can be Transferred without any restrictions.

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)

TLD Supported 12 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
CentralNic 45
.ASIA 30
.TEL 30
.IN 30
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.UK None
.US 30
.WS None
.ME 30
.NZ 90
.AU None
.XXX 30
.RU None

Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

TLD Child Name Servers 13 Theft Protection / Locks 14 Suspension 15 Contact Details Modification 16 Move Operation 17 Privacy Protection 18
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORGUnlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period.
CentralNic Unlimited No Restriction
.ASIAUnlimited No Restriction
.TEL Not Supported When a .TEL domain name is registered, the system automatically creates an account for accessing the .TEL Hosting Control Panel and sends the login details to the Registrant Contact. If moving of your .TEL domain name involves change of the Registrant Contact, then you need to also update the email address associated with the .TEL Hosting Control Panel for this domain name. 19
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.CCUnlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 20 is a billable action.
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 21 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
.MEUnlimited No Restriction
.NZ 1 - 8 No Restriction
.AU Unlimited

Theft Protection:

Locks:

No Restriction
.XXX Unlimited No Restriction
.RU Unlimited Theft Protection:

Locks:

Modification of Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name require documentation to be submitted to Registrar RU-Center. 22
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  5. 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  7. 7. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  8. 8. .AU Contact Details related Rules
  9. 9. Renewing a Domain Name
  10. 10. What is Auto-Renewal?
  11. 11. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  12. 12. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  13. 13. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  14. 14. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  15. 15. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  16. 16. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  17. 17. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  18. 18. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  19. 19. Modifying .TEL Hosting Control Panel Login Details
  20. 20. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  21. 21. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name
  22. 22. Instructions for Modifying Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name