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WHAT IS A .COM.PR DOMAIN

com.pr Domain: The Commercial Zone of Puerto Rico

com.pr is the commercial sub-zone under the country extension of Puerto Rico and has existed as its own registry object since 9 September 2005. It is administered by Gauss Research Laboratory, Inc. of San Juan, while the technical layer runs on the Identity Digital platform. The decisive point is that com.pr has no separate rulebook. The registry's agreement defines a domain name as "the .pr second or third level Domain Name", so .pr and com.pr are governed by one and the same contract.

That has an immediate consequence for eligibility: com.pr likewise requires no residence, incorporation, address or representative in Puerto Rico, and no document is requested at registration. Names go first come, first served with no per-holder cap. The zone is also technically sound — unlike the "com" sub-zones of several other country extensions, com.pr has its own name servers and its own DNSSEC key validated from the root.

Trademark conflicts follow the same path as .pr: Puerto Rico has adopted ICANN's UDRP, complaints go to WIPO or the National Arbitration Forum, and disputes arising from the agreement fall to the courts of San Juan. Before deciding whether a corporate brand belongs at the second level or in the com form, compare the current status of both strings on the domain name search page.

Do not leave the renewal to the expiry date: Because com.pr sits under the same agreement as .pr, the expiry rule is identical: the agreement asks for the fee to be paid within five days of the expiry date, after which the name may be deleted and released for registration. The registry does not treat reminder notices as an obligation; registrar-level lifecycles also include late-renewal and redemption periods, but these vary by registrar. If a corporate brand lives on com.pr, tie the renewal schedule to auto-renewal rather than to whoever receives the invoice.
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.COM.PR Domain at a Glance

  • Registry Gauss Research Laboratory, Inc. (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
  • Zone object created 9 September 2005
  • Technical operator Identity Digital (formerly Afilias / Donuts)
  • Governing text The .pr registration agreement itself; no separate com.pr rulebook
  • Dispute procedure UDRP; providers are WIPO and the National Arbitration Forum
  • Sibling zones net.pr, org.pr, biz.pr, info.pr, name.pr, isla.pr, pro.pr
  • Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .com.pr domain
  • Country Puerto Rico
  • Character Length 3 - 63 characters
  • Registration Period 1 - 10 years
  • Name Server Count 1 - 13 servers

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.com.pr 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

    $69.00 /year
  • Renewal

    $169.99 /year
  • Restore

    $170.00
  • Late Renewal Surcharge

    +$34.00 on top of the renewal fee

Included With Every .com.pr 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 lock

    While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.

  • Domain forwarding

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

  • Free WHOIS privacy

    Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.

.com.pr Domain Lifecycle

Active registration term 1 - 10 years You choose it at registration
Grace period 45 days First window to renew after expiry
Redemption period 30 days You can still get it back by renewing

What happens day by day after it expires

Day 0 is the domain's expiry date

In short: for .com.pr 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.pr, 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 expiresLifecycle diagram for .com.pr, 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. The windows that follow expiry are: Renewal Window (45 days), Redemption (30 days). At the end of day 75 the name is open to anyone again.Renewal possibleRecovery possibleOpen to anyoneAvailableRegistered1 - 10 yearsRenewal Window45 daysRedemption30 daysOpen to anyoneEXPIREDDay 0Expiry dateDay 45Domain deletedDay 75Name releasedWebsite and e-mail workExpired — you have to recover it
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Domain Is Available (Available)

Open-ended

A .com.pr 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 - 10 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.

Renewal Window (Grace Period)

Day 0 – 45

The registration does not end on the expiry date: for .com.pr the registry keeps the name for you during this window, and a renewal brings it back. Depending on the registry, the site and e-mail may stop working from day 0, so renewing before expiry is still the safe route.

Redemption Period (Redemption Period)

Day 45 – 75

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.

Domain Is Available Again

After day 75

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.pr Domain Specifications and Registration Rules

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

.com.pr Domain Registration

  • Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .com.pr domain
  • Country Puerto Rico
  • Character Length 3 - 63 characters
  • Registration Period 1 - 10 years
  • Name Server Count 1 - 13 servers

.com.pr Domain Support

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

Frequently Asked Questions About .com.pr Domains

The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.

  • In terms of rules there is none; in terms of positioning there is. The registry's agreement defines a domain as "the .pr second or third level Domain Name", so eligibility, documents, transfer, expiry and dispute rules are identical in both zones. The difference lies in reading and convention: com.pr signals a commercial identity explicitly, while the second-level .pr is shorter and has lately also been picked up for generic words.

  • Yes. The governing contract is the same one that covers .pr, and no clause of it asks for residence, incorporation, a local address or a representative in Puerto Rico; the registry's question-and-answer page ties registration only to complying with the agreement. No cap applies to the number of names either.

  • Not at registration. The application section of the agreement asks only for contact details, a warranty that the information is accurate, and a management account. Paperwork appears only at a change of holder: the transferring party must give the registry evidence of a transfer agreement, or another document proving consent that carries the current holder's name and signature. The documentary burden sits at the handover, not at the purchase.

  • Yes. com.pr has its own set of name servers and its own start-of-authority record, and it carries its own DNSSEC key inside the parent zone, so the signature chain runs unbroken from .pr down to com.pr. Asked for a name that does not exist, the zone produces its own clean negative answer. That clearly distinguishes it from the "shell" sub-zones seen under some country extensions, where no working registry sits behind the delegation.

  • Under the agreement, five days after expiry. The fee section states that if charges are not paid in full within five days of the expiry date, the name may be deleted and released to third parties. The registry says it may send notices 60 and 30 days ahead but does not treat that as an obligation; a notice that never arrives is not an excuse. Registrar-level lifecycles also include late-renewal and redemption periods, but these vary by registrar, so keeping auto-renewal on is the safest route.

  • Yes. The agreement covers both a change of registrar and a change of registrant in one clause: the registry is notified in advance, the incoming holder's full registration data is supplied, and a signed document evidencing consent is attached. The name string itself and its extension can never be changed. You can start the process from the domain transfer page.

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