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.CN

Please Note: when submitting registrations for .CN, we need the documentation listed below before we can submit your Registration request. See here for details. Please submit the documents to CNDomains@tppwholesale.com.au for processing.

As of June 2024, TPP Wholesale are no longer able to offer a trustee service for the .CN name space. Customers will need to provide a photo copy of their personal identification in order to validate the eligibility requirements of the Registry. 

TLD Specifications

Zone
.cn, .ah.cn, .bj.cn, .com.cn ,.cq.cn, .fj.cn, .gd.cn , .gs.cn, .gx.cn, .gz.cn, .ha.cn,hb.cn,.he.cn,.hi.cn,.hk.cn .hl.cn,.hn.cn .jl.cn, .js.cn.jx.cn.ln.cn .mo.cn .net.cn .nm.cn .nx.cn, .org.cn, .qh.cn,.sc.cn, .sd.cn, .sh.cn, .sn.cn,.sx.cn,.tj.cn,.tw.cn,.xj.cn,.xz.cn,.yn.cn,.zj.cn
 
Country
China flagChina
 
Registration Time
up to 7 working days
Registration period
1-10 years
Renewal period
1-10 years
Allowed character length
1 - 63 characters
Allowed characters
a-z, 0-9, MUST NOT contain two consecutive hyphens in the third and fourth character positions and MUST NOT start or end with a hyphen
TLD supports
IPv6
DNSsec
IDN
Transfer locks possible
yes
Renewal on transfer
yes
Authcode length
6 - 16 characters
Handle updates
yes
Preconfigured DNS
no
Allowed Nameservers
1 - 13
Local contact requirements
Owner contact required
Deletion Timeframe
1 day prior to paid until date
Redemption Period
15 days
Domain Restrictions
  • Registrants of net.CN Domains must comply to the General Terms and Conditions of .CN Domains:
  • General Policies under http://www.cnnic.cn
  • China Internet Domain Name Regulations
  • CNNIC Internet Domain Name Registration Administration http://www.cnnic.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1522.htm
  • CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
  • CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Rules
  • The name on the owner handle must be an exact(!) match of the name on the ID-card or company registration certificate (kind of company, for example LTD. must be included!)
    • Prohibited Uses for .cn domain names. Registrant may not register or use a domain name that is deemed by CNNIC to:
    • Be against the basic principles prescribed in the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”);
    • Jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend to overturn the government, or disrupt of state integrity of the PRC;
    • Harm national honor and national interests of the PRC;
    • Instigate hostility or discrimination between different nationalities, or disrupt the national solidarity of the PRC;
    • Violate the PRC’s religion policies or propagate cult and feudal superstition;
    • Spread rumours, disturb public order or disrupt social stability of the PRC;
    • Spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes in the PRC;
    • Insult, libel against others and infringe other people' s legal rights and interests in the PRC; or
    • Take any other action prohibited in laws, rules and administrative regulations of the PRC.
  • MIIT ICP Recording
    • A ICP number from government institute MIIT is required if the webserver for the domain is located in mainland China. The following document provides a short overview: ICP.pdf
    • A domain certificate can be requested from here. Please make sure to fill in the domain name and the registrant's telephone number
CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Rules

The name on the owner handle must be an exact match of the name on the ID-card or company registration certificate (kind of company, for example LTD. must be included!)
Prohibited Uses for .cn domain names. Registrant may not register or use a domain name that is deemed by CNNIC to:

  • Be against the basic principles prescribed in the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”);
  • Jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend to overturn the government, or disrupt of state integrity of the PRC;
  • Harm national honor and national interests of the PRC;
    Instigate hostility or discrimination between different nationalities, or disrupt the national solidarity of the PRC;
  • Violate the PRC’s religion policies or propagate cult and feudal superstition;
  • Spread rumours, disturb public order or disrupt social stability of the PRC;
  • Spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes in the PRC;
    Insult, libel against others and infringe other people' s legal rights and interests in the PRC; or
  • Take any other action prohibited in laws, rules and administrative regulations of the PRC.
    MIIT ICP Recording

The requirements for individual applicants are as follows:

- Scanned copy of identity card (driver's license, passport, national ID etc)
- Signed copy of "Letter of Commitment" document

For individuals outside of China:

- Scan or photo copy of the registrants passport. All documents provided as a proof of  identity must feature the name of the registrant.

- A signed Letter of Commitment is no longer required.

The requirements for overseas business applicants are as follows:

- Scanned copy of business registration certificate
- The contact ID (Handle) needs to provide a contact name for the responsible person in the                     company/organization. 
- Signed and stamped copy of "Letter of Commitment" document

The requirements for businesses part of China or Hong Kong are as follows:

- Scanned copy of Chinese Business License
- Scanned copy of Certificate of Organization Code
- Scanned copy of Chinese Citizen Nation ID for a business representative
- Signed and stamped copy of "Letter of Commitment" document

The "Letter of Commitment" mentioned above is essentially a terms and agreement document which needs to be provided to the Chinese domain registry (CNNIC) before a .CN domain can be registered. A copy of the document (contains Chinese and English versions) can be found here for English and here for Chinese:

  • Registrants of net.CN Domains must comply to the General Terms and Conditions of .CN Domains:
  • General Policies under http://www.cnnic.cn
  • China Internet Domain Name Regulations
  • CNNIC Internet Domain Name Registration Administration http://www.cnnic.cn/html/Dir/2003/11/27/1522.htm
  • CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
  • CNNIC Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Rules
  • The name on the owner handle must be an exact(!) match of the name on the ID-card or company registration certificate (kind of company, for example LTD. must be included!)
    • Prohibited Uses for .cn domain names. Registrant may not register or use a domain name that is deemed by CNNIC to:
    • Be against the basic principles prescribed in the Constitution of the Peoples Republic of China (“PRC”);
    • Jeopardize national security, leak state secrets, intend to overturn the government, or disrupt of state integrity of the PRC;
    • Harm national honor and national interests of the PRC;
    • Instigate hostility or discrimination between different nationalities, or disrupt the national solidarity of the PRC;
    • Violate the PRC’s religion policies or propagate cult and feudal superstition;
    • Spread rumours, disturb public order or disrupt social stability of the PRC;
    • Spread pornography, obscenity, gambling, violence, homicide, terror or instigate crimes in the PRC;
    • Insult, libel against others and infringe other people' s legal rights and interests in the PRC; or
    • Take any other action prohibited in laws, rules and administrative regulations of the PRC.
  • MIIT ICP Recording
    • A ICP number from government institute MIIT is required if the webserver for the domain is located in mainland China. The following document provides a short overview: ICP.pdf
    • A domain certificate can be requested from here. Please make sure to fill in the domain name and the registrant's telephone number

 

.CN: No Special Characters in Registrant Names

The Chinese Registry CNNIC has been enforcing the Real-Name Verification (RNV) regulation for .CN and .中国 (.xn--fiqs8s) domains since last year.

The RNV process requires a real name of an individual person to be provided in the Owner Contact. In addition, a proof of identification (e.g. passport, ID card) is needed to register / transfer / trade a .CN or .中国 domain.

The following problem occurs: If the registrant is foreign (so not Chinese) and the name contains special non-English characters, CNNIC cannot process auditing the passport and registration / transfer / trade cannot be completed.

The solution is to provide a registrant name without special characters. If the registrant is a company, the domain may be registered to another person of the company who does not have special characters in the name and is willing to submit a verification document to CNNIC.

 

Please note: We refer here to the full name as it appears on the verification document such as the passport.

  • Examples for special characters that lead to problems:
  • German umlauts such as ä, ü, ö;
  • Spanisch / French letters with accents such as é
  • and other characters not found in the English language.

If you have any further questions, please contact our Support Team.

The .cn registry changed its policies and relaxed the restrictions for .cn registrations. Under the new rules, companies and individuals outside China are allowed to register Chinese domain names again.

The following requirements for registrants outside China are effective as of Monday, September 3, 2012:

  • For individuals outside of China:
    • Applicants need to submit a scan or photo copy of an official document that could prove the identity of the registrant: CNNIC is accepting passports or personal ID cards and must be provided in JPEG format (Driver’s licence is NOT acceptable). All documents provided as a proof of identity must feature the name of the registrant.
    • A signed Letter of Commitment is no longer required!
  • For companies and organizations outside of China:
    • Applicants need to submit a scan or photo copy of their business license / business certificate or an excerpt from the commercial register
    • The contact ID (Handle) needs to provide a contact name for the responsible person in the company/organization. A copy of passport or ID is required. CNNIC is accepting passports or personal ID cards and must be provided in JPEG format (Driver’s licence is NOT acceptable).
    • A signed Letter of Commitment is no longer required!
    • The contact does not need to be listed on the company certificate.
  • For individuals inside of China:
    • Real person's name

    • Copy of passport or Chinese ID card - If the registrant is from mainland of China, please upload a copy of Chinese ID card, not passport.

  • For companies and organizations inside of China:

    • Real person's name (This person does not have to be listed on the company document)

    • Copy of passport or Chinese ID card - If the registrant contact is from mainland of China, please upload a copy of Chinese ID card, not passport

    • Copy of page 1 of Company certificate (Example of acceptable certificates: Articles of incorporation, business license) - Business license is preferred

Additional Info:

  • For Chinese Registrants, if the domains are using websites, an ICP licence is required. - For ICP issues, we should contact responsible dept. of MIIT. (Website: http://www.miitbeian.gov.cn Tel:86-10-66411166)

  • For registrants from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, the acceptable document/certificate include: Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents , Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents , Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents , Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents , Permanent Residence Identity Card for Foreigners.

Note: For these 3 certificates: Residence Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents , Residence Permit for Taiwan Residents , Permanent Residence Identity Card for Foreigners, both of front and back side of the certificate are needed

Please send the required documents (identity proof / business license) to support@tppwholesale.com.au for domain name registrations.
Please pay attention to the correct subject line of the e-mail:

  • For new registrations: Register [domain name] documents, e.g. "Register example.cn documents"
  • Please provide the document in one of the following format: .jpeg. (Document size max. 1MB!)

Please note:

  • If the documents are not received after 8 days the registration will fail.
  • Once a contact is whitelisted, the audit process is still manual
  • Once you enter the order in the system, you need to send an email to cn-gtld-audit@centralnicreseller.com to let them know you have done so (you can send one email with a list of the registrations you submitted.
  • The domain will then be registered

Furthermore all applicants must be explicitly be informed of the following during the registration process:

  • Applicants must provide authentic, accurate and complete documentation
  • Applicants must confirm to have read and understood CNNIC's registration rules and policies
  • Applicants must adhere to all policies governing the contents of the website(s) under the domain name
  • In case the domain name is used for a website where the webserver is located in mainland China, a valid ICP number must be obtained from MIIT and provided to CNNIC through registrar (only available if registrant has an office in China)
  • Applicants must accept full responsibility for the suspension of the domain name or any consequences caused by violations of the applicants commitments, and understand that CNNIC and the registrar undertake no responsibility in the event that it needs to interrupt the usage of the domain name.
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