| TLD |
Country |
Registration Period |
Description |
| .asia |
Asia/Pacific region |
1-10 Years |
Legal entities within the Pan-Asia and Asia-Pacific region (defined by ICANN as Asia/Australia/Pacific region; see http://www.icann.org/montreal/geo-regions-topic.htm) can register names under .ASIA TLD.
If you are not a a legal entity within this area, Hostway will be offering a 'proxy' service whereby customers will be able to secure a .asia domain name even though they are applying from outside a .ASIA affiliated country. A small, one-off, non-refundable fee is charged for this service, but only in the case of successful registrations. (See 6. How much will .asia domain cost). |
| .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 |
| .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 |
2 -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 Year |
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”. |
