.eu.com: A Europe-Facing Space Under .com
The most important point first: .eu.com is not a top-level domain. It has no separate entry in the IANA root zone database, because eu.com is itself an ordinary domain registered in the .com zone. The party running it as a namespace is CentralNic, which today trades as part of Team Internet Group. The same family includes us.com, uk.com and cn.com.
In practice that means registering example.eu.com gives you a third-level name. Technically it behaves normally — you manage your own DNS records and can run a website and email on it. The difference sits in governance: rules, renewals and dispute handling depend on the organisation operating eu.com rather than a registry in the root zone. For a genuine European extension, .eu is recorded in the root zone.
.EU.COM Domain at a Glance
- What it actually is A second-level namespace under .com
- IANA root zone entry None — it is not a top-level domain
- Operator CentralNic (today Team Internet Group)
- What you register A third-level name (example.eu.com)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .eu.com domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 1 - 10 servers
.eu.com 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.
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New Registration
$29.00 /year -
Transfer
$29.00 /year -
Renewal
$31.90 /year -
Restore
$104.90 -
Late Renewal
$6.38
Included With Every .eu.com Domain
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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.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.eu.com Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .eu.com domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .eu.com 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)
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.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .eu.com domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $6.38 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .eu.com returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.eu.com Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.eu.com Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .eu.com domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 1 - 10 servers
.eu.com Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .eu.com Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Not in the technical sense — .eu.com is not a top-level domain. There is no such entry in the IANA root zone database; eu.com is itself an ordinary domain registered in the .com zone, which CentralNic operates as a namespace. Registering example.eu.com gives you a third-level name. It works normally in the address bar and in email.
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The difference is structural. .eu is a genuine extension recorded in the IANA root zone database, operated by EURid and governed by European Union regulation, which is why it carries an eligibility requirement based on citizenship, residence or establishment. .eu.com is a privately operated namespace under .com with no comparable regulatory framework and no eligibility requirement.
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The rules follow the organisation operating the eu.com namespace. That organisation is CentralNic, which today trades as part of Team Internet Group. Registration rules, renewal terms and dispute procedures answer to its own policies rather than a registry in the root zone. The ICANN contractual framework standing behind a genuine top-level domain does not apply here in the same way.
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If you want a European association and meet the eligibility requirement, .eu is a genuine extension recorded in the root zone. If you do not qualify, or you address a global audience, .com is unrestricted and far more familiar. Check whether either name is free in one pass with a bulk domain name search.
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