Buy .cn Domain Name

Under the national top-level domain registration rules, natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organisations may apply for .cn. Names are allocated first come, first served. What matters is not the type of applicant but whether the identity can be verified against documents: if the details supplied do not match the paperwork, the registration is not processed. Apply with a document whose name and spelling match your registration data exactly.

Registration data must be true, accurate and complete and must be verified against identity documents; the registration service provider carries out that check. Until it is complete the domain does not activate, meaning the address will not open in a browser. Corporate applications use a business licence or organisation registration certificate, individual ones an identity document. The name on the document must match the registrant name exactly — even a small spelling difference sends the process back.

Organisations are asked for a business licence or organisation registration certificate, individuals for an identity document. The document must be capable of confirming the name and number stated in the registration data. Having it ready at the moment of application is the practical way to keep the domain from stalling. If you are unsure which document fits your case, clarify it with our support team before starting the process.

An unverified .cn name will not resolve even though it appears in the registry record: the site will not open and email on that name will not work. Where registration data is found to be untrue, inaccurate or incomplete, the registration service provider requires correction, and without it the registration may be refused or cancelled. Verification is therefore not a formality to deal with later, but the condition for the address going live.

.cn is the short address taken directly at the second level. .com.cn is one of the nine category domains under .cn and is set aside for those carrying out commercial activity; the registry expects the suffix chosen to match the nature of the applicant. The counterpart for not-for-profit bodies is .org.cn. Identity verification works the same way across all three.

Changes to registration data such as company name, address, telephone or email must be reported within 30 days. The obligation rests with the registrant and bears directly on the validity of the record: where data is untrue or incomplete, correction is required, and without it the registration may be cancelled. If your company name has changed, updating the record with a document showing the new name is the safe route.

.cn names can be moved between providers. A transfer does not remove the verification obligation; the registrant details must still match the documents under the new record. The remaining registration period is preserved after the move, and your site keeps running as long as you do not change name servers. You can start on the domain transfer page and check the current state of the record with whois search.