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WHAT IS A .COM.BB DOMAIN

com.bb Domain: Barbados' Commercial Namespace

com.bb is the commercial zone under the country extension of Barbados, and it is run directly by the state: the competent body is the Telecommunications Unit within the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology. The zone sits at the centre of the island's institutional Internet identity; a measurement on 12 August 2026 found dozens of names under com.bb holding valid certificates in the certificate transparency logs — the stock exchange, utilities and hospitals all use it. The direct second level .bb is administered by the same body.

The application regime is shared with the sibling extension and is a licence regime: an official form issued under the Telecommunications Act is completed, signed and sent to the Chief Telecommunications Officer, and a successful applicant is issued a domain name registration licence. The government's policy calls the regime semi restricted and looks for a local representative with a formally constituted presence; the form also asks, in its own field, for a contact person in the country. If you are applying from abroad, plan that step in advance.

The licence is annual and renewed each year. Names not renewed within 60 days of the renewal date may be removed from the name server, but can be reinstated once the arrears are paid. One character names are not accepted and two character names require special permission. The registry's lookup service only shows whether a name is registered; no registrant data is published. Check the status of a name on the domain search page and contact us to clarify the conditions.

com.bb is a genuine, separately delegated zone: A DNS measurement taken on 12 August 2026 showed that com.bb has its own zone record; net.bb and org.bb are separate zones in the same way. All three — like the .bb zone itself — are served on the infrastructure of a commercial DNS provider, so the state keeps administrative control of the namespace while outsourcing technical operation. For users this means com.bb is not an ordinary registered name but a real registry zone with its own delegation, and names under it resolve independently. View required documents →
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.COM.BB Domain at a Glance

  • Registry Telecommunications Unit, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology
  • Nature of the zone Separately delegated commercial zone; widely used by institutions
  • Legal nature Not a contract but an annual licence issued under statute
  • Local presence Required — a semi restricted system with a local representative
  • After expiry Names unrenewed for 60 days may be removed from the name server
  • Public WHOIS Only a found / not found result; no registrant data is published
  • Document Requirement View required documents
  • Country Barbados
  • Character Length 3 - 63 characters
  • Registration Period 1 years
  • Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers

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.com.bb Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees

Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.

  • Transfer

    $139.99 /year
  • Renewal

    $139.99 /year
  • Restore

    $168.00

Included With Every .com.bb Domain

  • Free DNS management

    Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.

  • Domain forwarding

    Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.

.com.bb Domain Lifecycle

Active registration term 1 years You choose it at registration
Grace period 60 days First window to renew after expiry

What happens day by day after it expires

Day 0 is the domain's expiry date

In short: for .com.bb the post-expiry timeline is set by the registry, so it differs from one extension to the next. The diagram below shows the windows that actually apply to .com.bb, day by day. One thing never changes, whichever extension you hold: renewing before the expiry date is always the cheapest and safest route.

What happens day by day after it expires Lifecycle diagram for .com.bb, left to right: the name starts out available; once registered it is yours for the term you chose and the site and e-mail work; day 0 is the expiry date, after which the name is open to anyone again. Renewal possible Open to anyone Available Registered 1 years Open to anyone EXPIRED Day 0 Expiry date Website and e-mail work
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Domain Is Available (Available)

Open-ended

A .com.bb address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.

Domain Is Active (Active Period)

1 years

Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.

Domain Is Available Again

Open-ended

Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.

.com.bb Domain Specifications and Registration Rules

Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.

.com.bb Domain Registration

  • Document Requirement View required documents
  • Country Barbados
  • Character Length 3 - 63 characters
  • Registration Period 1 years
  • Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers

.com.bb Domain Support

  • IDN Support No
  • Transfer Support Yes
  • Late Renewal Support No

Documents Required for a .com.bb Domain

In order to register COM .BB or domain, the domain owner must meet one or more of the following requirements:

- The owner must have a company incorporated in Barbados; or

- The owner must have a trademark equal to or similar to the domain name, registered in any country.

 

If you are unable to meet this requirement, there is the option to file a quick trademark for you at an additional cost of  This process can take up to 4 weeks. If you are interested in this option, please contact destek@atakdomain.com

Frequently Asked Questions About .com.bb Domains

The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.

  • The published rule asks for one. The government's domain name policy calls the regime semi restricted and treats a local representative with a formally constituted presence as necessary; a tax number and a registered company are given as examples. The public notice likewise states that applicants must have a local presence in Barbados. The official form also asks, in its own field, for the «person in Barbados to be contacted in absence of Manager or Administrative Contact». Let us settle this condition with you before ordering.

  • Yes, with both technical and practical evidence. In a DNS measurement on 12 August 2026 com.bb returned its own zone record, and a name that does not exist produced a clean «not found» reply; net.bb and org.bb are separate zones in the same way. Actual use was confirmed from a second source: the certificate transparency logs hold dozens of names under com.bb with valid certificates, among them institutions such as the stock exchange and utility companies.

  • The application goes to a government office. You complete an official form issued under the Telecommunications Act; it asks for the applicant's name, nationality, registered office or principal place of business, type of applicant, the manager of the entity, the contact person in the country and the name servers. The form is signed, stamped if a company applies, and sent to the Chief Telecommunications Officer. A successful applicant receives a domain name registration licence; where supporting documents are required they go to the same unit.

  • For one year. The registry's notice states that domain name registrations are renewed annually, and no multi year option appears in any official text; the information note on the application form likewise refers to an annual operating fee. Tracking the renewal date is therefore the holder's responsibility. You can read renewal dates from the registry's lookup service, and we run renewal reminders through your account with us.

  • The public notice sets it out in two sentences: names not renewed within 60 days of the renewal date may be removed from the .bb name server, and names may be reinstated on payment of the outstanding arrears. So a delay can be repaired, but in the meantime the address may stop resolving and mail flow can break. Because the registration is a licence, the final decision rests with the administration — which makes not missing the date the safest route.

  • No. The registry's lookup service returns only whether the name is registered: a single line reading «domain found» for a registered name and «no results found» for a free one. The registrant's name, address, contacts and dates are not published, and the IANA record carries no port 43 server either. Personal data therefore stays out of public view in this extension, but for the same reason you cannot learn who holds a name through WHOIS. For other extensions use our whois search page.

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