.co.no Domain: A Third Level Inside Norway's .no Zone
.co.no is a third-level address form beneath Norway's country extension .no — but it is not a zone operated by Norid, Norway's national registry. The name co.no is itself an ordinary .no registration created in Norid's register on 26 February 2001, and Norid's domain name policy covers only names directly under .no together with the geographic and category trees it runs itself. Addresses beneath co.no are served instead from CentralNic's nameservers.
A check carried out on 12 August 2026 found no live registrations at this third level: CentralNic's WHOIS server recognised none of the .co.no names queried, DNS resolved only the operator's own records, and unlike its parent .no the zone is not DNSSEC-signed. If you need a durable corporate address in Norway, the solid route is .no itself, held by a Norwegian registered entity or through a trustee service. Compare the options on the domain name search page.
.CO.NO Domain at a Glance
- Parent zone .no — Norid AS (Trondheim)
- Technical operator CentralNic nameservers (ns1-ns4.centralnic.net)
- co.no record created 26 February 2001 (Norid register)
- Measurement, 12 August 2026 Delegation live; no active third-level registration found
- DNSSEC Zone unsigned — although the parent .no zone is signed
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .co.no domain registration
- Country Norway
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 1 years
- Name Server Count 1 - 10 servers
.co.no 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
$99.90 / years -
Transfer
$99.99 / years -
Renewal
$109.99 / years -
Restore
$134.90
Included With Every .co.no 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.
.co.no Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .co.no 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 yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
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.
.co.no Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.co.no Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .co.no domain registration
- Country Norway
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 1 years
- Name Server Count 1 - 10 servers
.co.no Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support No
.co.no Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1 years
- Renewal Periods 1 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 1 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 1 days
- Payment Period 1 days
- Redemption Period 1 days
- Deletion Hold Period 1 days
- Renewal Time 1 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .co.no Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. The domain name policy of Norid, Norway's national registry, covers only names directly under .no together with the geographic and category trees Norid runs itself; co.no appears in none of them. In Norid's register, co.no is an ordinary .no registration created on 26 February 2001, and the third level beneath it is the responsibility of that name's holder. Technically it is served from CentralNic's nameservers rather than Norid's.
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The party you deal with changes. Under .no the record sits with Norid, the rules are set out in a published policy, an independent dispute committee exists and the zone is DNSSEC-signed. Under .co.no two parties sit in between: the holder of the co.no name and the technical operator. In exchange, .no imposes strict eligibility — a Norwegian registered entity or an individual with a Norwegian identity number — which applicants abroad resolve with a trustee service.
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No published rulebook could be found. Norid's policy does not regulate this level, CentralNic's general terms carry no annex specific to this zone, and the company's scope lists do not name co.no. The zone's own website was not live when checked on 12 August 2026. Because no verified source could be established for eligibility, registration term, transfer or post-expiry recovery, this page makes no claim about any of them.
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No procedure has been announced for this level. Norid's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee handles only names within its own policy; CentralNic's published dispute policy limits its scope to twenty zones and co.no is not among them. The practical consequence is that no fast administrative route is provided for protecting a trademark here, leaving the ordinary courts. If trademark protection is decisive for you, .no itself offers firmer ground.
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Talk to us first. In a check on 12 August 2026 the zone's delegation was live, but no active third-level registration could be found and the operator's WHOIS server returned no record from this zone. That is an observation from a single day and the position may have changed since. We will verify the current state with you before any order is placed. If you need a corporate address without waiting, the direct .no route is available — write to us on the contact page.
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