Country extension · Italy
.co.it domain name
What you need to know about .co.it: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .co.it
- Country
- Italy
- Registry
- nic.it
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 32 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 6
- Renewable after expiry date
- 13 days
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .co.it?
- You can register a .co.it domain if, as an individual, you're a national of or live in an EU country, or if, as an organisation, you're established in an EU country.
- In addition to EU countries, registrants from the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, San Marino and Vatican City are also allowed.
- If you don't meet these requirements, you can use a local address through a trustee service.
- You declare that you're entitled to the domain name and that you're not infringing anyone else's rights by registering it.
- You agree to the registry's registration and dispute rules. You also accept Italian jurisdiction and law.
- If you provide incorrect or false details, the registry will revoke the domain name immediately and may take legal action. You can't hold the registry liable for this.
- You must consent to the processing of your details for the registration, otherwise the registration can't go ahead.
- Only individuals can refuse to have their details made public. For all other types of registrant, publication of the details is mandatory.
Additional details for registration
- You state what type of registrant you are: individual, company or sole trader, self-employed professional, non-profit organisation, public body, other organisation or foreign organisation from an EU country.
- Companies, self-employed professionals, non-profit organisations, public bodies and other organisations that aren't established in Italy register as a foreign organisation.
- You state your nationality.
- If you don't live in Italy, as an individual you provide the number of your identity document.
- Organisations provide their VAT number or Italian tax code. Associations without a VAT number or tax code enter n.a. here.
- Italian individuals provide their 16-character Codice Fiscale.
- For an address in Italy, the province code must be included.
Good to know when registering
- When you register, you explicitly agree to the registry's terms and declarations, such as the liability declaration and the consent to data processing.
- You always register a .co.it domain one year at a time.
Transfer
Transferring a .co.it
- To transfer a domain, you need a transfer code. You request it from your current registrar.
- Once the transfer has been requested, the current registrar has 5 days to approve or reject it.
- If there's no response within that period and the transfer isn't cancelled, the registry approves the transfer automatically.
- After a successful transfer, the new expiry date becomes the date of the transfer plus 1 year.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required to transfer a domain.
- The registrant or the administrative contact of the domain can request the code from the current registrar.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- With a change of registrant, the new registrant must, just as with a new registration, agree to the registry's terms, including the liability declaration and the consent to data processing.
- The new registrant provides the same details as at registration: the type of registrant, the identity, VAT or tax number and the choice about publishing the details. This isn't needed if you use a trustee service.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .co.it domain always runs one year at a time. A single renewal for a longer period isn't possible; the domain is renewed every year.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.it
- Dispute resolution policy nic.it
- Registry terms and conditions nic.it
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.