|
Country
|
Code
|
Requirements
|
Registration/
Annual Fee
|
Other Info
|
|
American
Samoa
|
.com.as
|
none
|
$100 first year,
then $50 pa
|
none
|
|
Andorra
|
.ad
|
local contact and local company
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Angola
|
.ao
|
local office or company may be required
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Anguilla
|
.com.ai
|
local organisations only
|
$100
|
application process charge $100
|
|
Antarctica
|
.aq
|
company should have association with country
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Antigua
and Barbuda
|
.com.ag
|
none
|
$100 first year, then $50 pa
|
none
|
|
Argentina
|
.com.ar
|
none
|
nil
|
one domain per organisation
|
|
Armenia
|
.am
|
foreign registrations allowed
|
US$200 one-off fee for
foreign companies
|
none
|
|
Aruba
|
.aw
|
local company
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Australia
|
.com.au
|
must have business registration
in Australia
|
AU$125 for two years
|
business only - no individuals.
Generic terms prohibited.
|
|
Austria
|
.co.at
|
local presence
|
ATS 2,466 for first year, then ATS 860 pa
|
none
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
.com.az
|
none
|
US$25 one-off fee
|
none
|
|
The Bahamas
|
.com.bs
|
none
|
US$75 initial fee, then US$50 pa
|
none
|
|
Belarus
|
.com.by
|
organisation must have physical
presence in Belarus.
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Belgium
|
.be
|
must be a company in Belgium
|
4000 FB for first year,
then 3000 FB pa
|
reg must be accompanied by letter on company letterhead
|
|
Belize
|
bz
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Bermuda
|
bm
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
Registration must be accompanied
by letter on company letterhead
|
|
Bolivia
|
.com.bo
|
none
|
US$200 initial fee,
then US$100 pa
|
registrant must have 24hr
Internet connection
|
|
Bosnia-
Herzegovina
|
.ba
|
local presence may
be required
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Botswana
|
.bw
|
Company must be
registered in Botswana
|
nil
|
As yet there is no Internet
connectivity in Botswana
|
|
Brazil
|
.com.br
|
local admin contact
|
US$50 pa + local
DNS fee of $100 pa
|
Computers providing
DNS must be in Brazil
|
|
British Indian
Ocean Territory
|
.io
|
local presence
|
none yet
|
none
|
|
Bulgaria
|
.bg
|
local company only
|
nil
|
Name must be company
trading name
|
|
Burundi
|
bi
|
none
|
reg: CHF 550 for first year,
then CHF 350 pa
|
reduced fees are available for
citizens and residents of Burundi
|
|
Cambodia
|
.com.kh
|
none
|
nil at present
|
as yet there are no DNS
facilities in Cambodia
|
|
Cameroon
|
.cm
|
local presence required, company
registration details must be supplied.
|
US$200 for the first year,
then US$150 pa
|
none
|
|
Canada
|
.ca
|
Must be legal entity in Canada.
|
none to date - may change soon
|
must have offices in more than one
province to qualify for .ca
those in one province only get .prov.ca.
|
|
The Cayman
Islands
|
.ky
|
local presence may be required
|
nil to date
|
none
|
|
Chile
|
.cl
|
local presence
|
One off fee of US$50.
|
none
|
|
China
|
.co.cn
|
local admin contact required.
Company must be registered in China
|
US$150 pa
|
DNS must be local. local ISP charges US$250 fee.
|
|
Colombia
|
com.co
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Congo
|
.cg
|
none
|
Registration: CHF 550
for first year, then CHF 350 pa
|
Special reduced fees are available for
citizens and residents of Congo
|
|
The Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
|
.cd
|
none
|
reg: CHF 550 for first year,
then CHF 350 pa
|
none
|
|
Cook Islands
|
.co.ck
|
none
|
NZ$20
|
none
|
|
Costa Rica
|
.cr
|
Company must be registered
in Costa Rica
|
US$50 plus US$50 pa
|
none
|
|
Croatia
(Hrvatska)
|
.hr
|
Must be a legal entity in Croatia.
Proof required.
|
nil
|
local DNS prefered
|
|
Cyprus
|
.com.cy
|
Admin contact in Cyprus required
|
25 Cyprus pounds
|
none
|
|
Czech
Republic
|
.cz
|
Organization must be registered
in the Czech Republic
|
nil
|
DNS must serve computers in
the Czech Republic
|
|
Denmark
|
.dk
|
none
|
DK995 one off fee
|
DK600 modification fee
|
|
Dominica
|
.com.dm
|
none
|
US$75 first year,
then US$50 pa
|
none
|
|
Dominican
Republic
|
.com.do
|
none
|
US$100 first two years, then
US$100 every two years.
|
.web.do & .art.do also
available
|
|
Ecuador
|
.com.ec
|
none
|
US$50 one off fee and
US$50 per year
|
Companies only
|
|
Egypt
|
.com.eg
|
local entity
|
nil
|
none
|
|
El Salvador
|
.com.sv
|
local admin contact
|
US$100 first two years,
then $50 per year
|
DNS must be local. Other non-listed requirements sometimes
imposed
|
|
Equatorial
Guinea
|
.gq
|
local presence
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Eritrea
|
.com.er
|
Must be resident
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Estonia
|
.co.ee
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
DNS must be local
|
|
Ethiopia
|
.et
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Faroe
Islands
|
.com.fo
|
local admin contact
|
one off US$190
registration fee.
|
company names only
|
|
Fiji
|
.com.fj
|
none
|
one off $100 fee,
then $50 pa
|
none
|
|
Finland
|
.fi
|
local admin contact
|
390 Finnish Marks registration/trans/
modification, then 73 FM pa
|
Company must trade in Finland
|
|
France
|
.fr or
.tm.fr
|
business must be registered in France
|
2400FF
|
trademarks reg as .tm.fr. no generic names
|
|
French Guyana
|
.gf
|
local presence
|
none yet
|
none
|
|
The Gambia
|
.gm
|
domain must serve the Gambian network
|
$70 one off fee
|
none
|
|
Georgia
|
.com.ge
|
Registrant must be resident in Georgia
|
none
|
must have local DNS
|
|
Germany
|
.de
|
local admin contact or office
|
DM350 first year, then DM230 pa
|
name must be that of registrant (or abbreviation)
|
|
Ghana
|
.com.gh
|
local presence
|
US$300 pa
|
DNS must be located in Ghana
|
|
Gibraltar
|
.com.gi
|
none
|
UK£50 pa (2 years in advance)
|
none
|
|
Greece
|
.com.gr
|
Must be a legal entity in Greece
|
none
|
DNS must be active within 3 months
|
|
Greenland
|
.com.gl
|
local admin contact
|
US$190 one off fee
|
name must correspond to compny name
|
|
Grenada
|
.gd or .com.gd
|
none
|
US$75 one off fee plus $50 pa
|
none
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
.gp
|
none
|
US$140 for the first 2 years, then US$70 pa
|
none
|
|
Guam
|
.com.gu
|
local admin contact
|
none
|
contact must own local business license
|
|
Guatemala
|
.com.gt
|
local contact
|
US$100 for first 2 yrs, then $50 pa
|
name max 8 letters
|
|
Guyana
|
.com.gy
|
none
|
US$75 one off fee, then US$50 pa
|
none
|
|
Honk Kong
|
.com.hk
|
server or offices in Hong Kong
|
HK$200 for new domain, (same for any modification)
|
fees under review
|
|
Hungary
|
.co.hu
|
name should reflect that of organisation
|
One off reg fee 5,000 HF, 1st year 18,000 HF,then
12,000 HF pa
|
.hu for local companies
|
|
Iceland
|
.is
|
local company and admin contact
|
US$142 one off fee, then US$167 pa
|
none
|
|
India
|
co.in
|
must be registered to do business in India
|
nil
|
domain must serve a network in India
|
|
Indonesia
|
co.id
|
business registration in Indonesia
|
150,000 Rp pa
|
local contact must speak Bahasa Indonesia
|
|
Iran
|
.co.ir
|
must be a local company
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Ireland
|
.ie
|
local admin contact and company
|
100 IEP pa
|
name must reflect company name
|
|
Isle of Man
|
co.im
|
none
|
UK£40 pa + VAT
|
non-profit orgs half price
|
|
Israel
|
.co.il
|
none
|
US$50 one off fee
|
buying names for purposes of reselling explicitly
prohibited
|
|
Italy
|
.it
|
must be Italian company or subsidiary based in Italy
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Jamaica
|
.jm
|
none
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Japan
|
.co.jp
|
must be incorporated in Japan
|
Y62,800 for reg for two years, then Y10,500 pa
|
Admin contact must have a Japanese address.
|
|
Jersey
|
.co.je
|
none
|
UK£49 one off then UK£49 pa
|
individuals residing in Jersey half price
|
|
Jordan
|
.co.jo
|
must have an active office in Jordan
|
50 JD one off then 25 JD pa
|
none
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
.kz
|
none
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Kenya
|
.co.ke
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
none
|
|
South Korea
|
.co.kr
|
local presence
|
nil
|
Applications must be made via local ISP.
|
|
Latvia
|
.lv
|
none
|
US$100 for two years, then $50 pa
|
no geographic/generic names
|
|
Lebanon
|
.com.lb
|
Lebanese chamber of commerce number
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Libya
|
.com.ly
|
none
|
US$100 for the first two years then US$50 pa
|
U.S. Treasury currently deciding whether dom name
reg under .ly constitutes a violation of U.S.
embargo on Libya - other countries may be affected
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
.li
|
none
|
80 Sf one off fee then 48 Sf pa
|
name should resemble that of company
|
|
Lithuania
|
.lt
|
none
|
200Lt one off fee then 80Lt pa
|
none
|
|
Luxemberg
|
.lu
|
name should resemble that of company
|
2000Lf one off fee, then 3000Lf pa
|
none
|
|
Macao
|
.com.mo
|
none
|
Ptc150
|
none
|
|
Macedonia
|
.mk
|
local presence may be required
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Madagascar
|
.mg
|
local office and local admin contact
|
2000 French francs one off fee
|
DNS must be located in Madagascar.
|
|
Malawi
|
.mw
|
name should resemble that of company
|
US$140 for the first two years then US$70 pa
|
none
|
|
Malaysia
|
.com.my
|
local presence
|
100 Ringgits pa
|
none
|
|
Malta
|
.com.mt
|
foreign companies considered
|
LM20 initial fee then LM15 pa
|
.mt available but rarely given
|
|
Martinique
|
.mq
|
none
|
US$140 for the first two years then US$70 pa
|
none
|
|
Mauritius
|
.co.mu
|
local presence
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Mexico
|
.com.mx
|
none
|
US$50 per year, two years in advance
|
no Mexican place names
|
|
Monaco
|
.mc
|
company located within the Principality of Monaco
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Mongolia
|
.mn
|
company must be local
|
$160 initial fee then $60 pa
|
none
|
|
Mozambique
|
.co.mz
|
local office
|
US$100
|
none
|
|
Namibia
|
.com.na
|
local admin contact
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Netherlands
|
.nl
|
Dutch companies or companies with Dutch subsidiaries
only
|
1st domain 225 Guilders, then 125 guilders pa
|
Additional domain 300 Guilders, then 200 Guilders
pa
|
|
Netherlands
Antilles
|
.an
|
local administrative contact
|
nil (for now)
|
none
|
|
New Caledonia
|
.com.nc
|
none
|
150 CFP pa
|
.co.nc also available
|
|
New Zealand
|
.co.nz
|
none
|
NZ$86 one off then NZ$66 pa
|
none
|
|
Nicaragua
|
.com.ni
|
none
|
US$150 for the first two years then US$50 pa
|
none
|
|
Nigeria
|
.ng
|
local company
|
nil
|
none
|
|
Niue
|
.nu
|
none
|
US$25 pa
|
none
|
|
Norfolk
Island
|
.com.nf
|
none
|
US$350 one off fee then $50 pa for .com.nf
|
US$1000 one off fee then $100 pa .nf
|
|
Norway
|
.no
|
Norwegian company or company registered in Norway
|
500 Kroner
|
name should resemble that of company
|
|
Pakistan
|
