.com.pl Domain: Poland's Commercial Namespace
.com.pl is one of the functional zones NASK runs under Poland's country extension .pl; it was created as a zone object in the registry on 25 March 2003 and is DNSSEC-signed. The rules are not separate: the same registration terms, the same life cycle and the same dispute framework apply as for .pl. The age of the namespace shows up in measurement — test.com.pl was registered on 6 February 1997 and shop.com.pl on 24 September 1998.
Despite the commercial connotation, the regulations impose no requirement to be a company or to trade; no Polish address, representative or document is asked for either. At the end of 2025 NASK's functional zones together held 361,515 active names, 14.12% of the registry. When a short direct .pl name is gone, the com.pl pool is a real alternative — compare your candidate on the domain search page.
.COM.PL Domain at a Glance
- Registry NASK — state research institute, Warsaw
- Zone object created 25 March 2003 (DNSSEC-signed)
- Functional zones total 361,515 active names (31 December 2025) — 14.12% of the registry
- Age of the namespace Oldest names date to 1997-1998 (test.com.pl 1997, shop.com.pl 1998)
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .com.pl domain registration
- Country Poland
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 9 servers
.com.pl 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
$24.99 / years -
Transfer
$0.00 / years -
Renewal
$43.99 / years -
Restore
$44.76 -
Late Renewal
$8.80
Included With Every .com.pl 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.
.com.pl Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .com.pl 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.
.com.pl Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.com.pl Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .com.pl domain registration
- Country Poland
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 9 servers
.com.pl Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
.com.pl Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 45 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 45 days
- Payment Period 45 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Deletion Hold Period 30 days
- Renewal Time 30 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .com.pl Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. NASK's regulations contain no separate eligibility clause for the functional zones; the holder is defined only as the party to the agreement, and no Polish company, address, representative or document is required. Measurement bears this out: com.pl names can be managed through foreign registrars — the single-character a.com.pl has been registered since 2005 and sits with a French registrar.
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The difference is not in the rules but in the pool of names. Both live in the NASK registry, share the same registration terms, the same expiry chain and the same dispute framework, and both are DNSSEC-signed. The distinction is practical: with more than 2.1 million names, the direct .pl space is far more crowded, so short and generic names ran out there long ago. In com.pl a search can still succeed.
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The chain is the same as for .pl. Once the paid billing period ends the name stays in that state for up to 30 days and can be renewed; when the agreement terminates it remains in the registry for another 5 days and is then released for registration. If you are waiting for a specific name to drop, NASK's option service sells a three-year priority right, and the option is visible in the WHOIS record.
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Yes, and this was measured. NASK supports IDN in the functional zones too, with names stored in the "xn--" ASCII form: the name spelled "gdańsk" has been registered under com.pl since 4 March 2007 and the one spelled "wrocław" since 12 August 2008. The only restriction is that a single name may use just one character set, so Polish diacritics cannot be mixed with letters from another alphabet.
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Transfers run on the authinfo code. The registry's rule is unambiguous: the registrar must release the code without undue delay and may not attach any condition, payment included. If it refuses, you file a written complaint with NASK, which asks for an explanation and in exceptional cases releases the code itself. The full sequence is described on our domain transfer page.
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