Country extension · Portugal
.com.pt domain name
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Specifications
The key details of .com.pt
- Country
- Portugal
- Registry
- dns.pt
- Registration period
- 1 year, 3 years or 5 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year, 3 years or 5 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 8 to 15 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- 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: no
Requirements
Who can register a .com.pt?
- Anyone can register a .com.pt domain name, whether individuals, companies or organisations.
- Only the general naming rules of the registry DNS.PT apply to the name. The current rules are on the registry's website.
- The name must not be contrary to the law, public order or public decency.
- The name must not be the same as an existing or planned extension, nor the same as internet protocols, internet applications or internet terms.
- The name must not mislead or cause confusion about who the owner is, for example by matching a well-known brand belonging to someone else.
- The name must not match a geographical name.
- The registrant's contact details must be verified in advance, both the email address and the phone number. If this verification fails, the registration won't go ahead.
Additional details for registration
- You provide the Portuguese tax number (VAT number) of the person or company registering the domain, without the country code.
- Your email address and phone number must be verified before the registration, a change of owner or a change of contact details can be completed.
Documents
- Within five days of your request, DNS.PT may ask you for additional documents to verify your details. You'll then receive an email with instructions for uploading them via the registry's portal.
- If your details appear to be incorrect, incomplete or false, DNS.PT may also request supporting documents later. You usually have to provide these within 8 days.
- Are you only changing the name of the company or the contact person, while the tax number stays the same? Then you submit a form with supporting documents as a PDF of no more than 10 MB.
Good to know when registering
- Within five days of your request, the registry may check your details. During this period, the registration isn't yet final.
- If you don't provide the requested documents in time, DNS.PT will withdraw the registration.
- The registry also checks the technical contact's details.
- Two-character domain names are premium names. Separate registry conditions apply to these.
- If you can't provide supporting documents requested later, DNS.PT may delete the domain name.
Transfer
Transferring a .com.pt
- To transfer a domain to another registrar, you need a transfer code. As the registrant, you request it yourself from the registry.
- You use the transfer code to start the transfer at your new registrar.
The transfer code
- You always need a transfer code. You get it from the registry DNS.PT, not from your current registrar.
- Log in at https://registo.dns.pt with the domain registrant's login details. If you don't know them, use the forgotten password function.
- Open the domain details and select the linked contacts. Then, under actions, choose the option to transfer domain management.
- The transfer code is then sent to the domain registrant's email address.
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Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- If the registrant's tax number changes, it's a genuine transfer of ownership. If the tax number stays the same and only, for example, the company name or contact person changes, it's a regular change.
- For a transfer of ownership, the current owner first receives an email from the registry. They then have 8 days to approve it via the link in the email.
- Once approved, the new owner is notified and also has 8 days to accept the transfer.
- Both the old and the new owner need an account on the registry's portal. You get the login details from the registry, and there's a forgotten password function.
- The current owner can cancel a transfer that has been started via the registry's portal at https://registo.pt.pt/.
- For a regular change with the same tax number, you submit a form with supporting documents. The domain isn't renewed and its term doesn't change.
- A transfer of ownership or change of contact details only goes ahead if the contact details have been verified.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you let the domain name expire, you can still restore it afterwards.
- If you explicitly cancel the domain name and it's deleted immediately, you can no longer restore it.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website dns.pt
- Registry whois online.dns.pt
- Dispute resolution policy online.dns.pt
- Registry terms and conditions dns.pt
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.