Country extension · Singapore
.com.sg domain name
What you need to know about .com.sg: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .com.sg
- Country
- Singapore
- Registry
- nic.net.sg
- Registration period
- 1 to 2 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 2 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 64 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- 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: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .com.sg?
- A .com.sg domain name is intended for organisations. You must provide a valid registration number for your organisation, even if you use a trustee service.
- If you live or are based outside Singapore, you must appoint a local representative with a valid postal address in Singapore as the administrative contact.
- A local address through a trustee service is possible. In fact, it's mandatory if both the registrant and the administrative contact are based outside Singapore.
- A trustee service is also mandatory if the registrant is an organisation in Singapore but the administrative contact isn't.
- If the registrant is based in Singapore, you may not use a trustee service for the contacts, and especially not for the administrative contact.
- As the registrant, you must provide a real person's name. A job title such as 'Domain Manager' is not allowed.
- Reselling .com.sg domain names is not allowed.
Additional details for registration
- For companies in Singapore, you provide the registration number as shown on the RCB certificate.
- For societies in Singapore, you provide the registration number as shown on the ROS certificate.
- For citizens and permanent residents of Singapore, you provide the NRIC number or passport number.
- If the administrative contact is a person in Singapore, their SingPass ID is required. It takes the form X1234567X: a capital letter, seven digits and another capital letter.
- For a foreign organisation, an SGNIC ID can also be used, for example in the form SGNICID-X12-345678.
Good to know when registering
- SGNIC requires an identity check via SingPass or CorpPass. The administrative contact must log in there and click 'Verify Identity' to confirm the registrant's details.
- You have 21 calendar days after registration to complete this check. If it isn't done in time, SGNIC will suspend the domain name.
- The same check is required after a change of registrant and after changing the administrative contact.
- If you use a trustee service, WebOké arranges the identity check for you.
- With a trustee service, registration isn't instant: the registrant's details are checked first before the request goes to SGNIC.
Transfer
Transferring a .com.sg
- When transferring to WebOké, you must provide the details of all four contacts: registrant, administrative, technical and billing contact.
- If you use a trustee service as the administrative contact when transferring to another registrar, you must replace it first.
- The new administrative contact must be a local contact in Singapore.
The transfer code
- To transfer to another registrar, you need a transfer code.
- You can only request the transfer code if the administrative contact isn't a trustee service.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- After the request, the current registrant receives an email from SGNIC, which they must approve before the change goes ahead.
- A change of registrant takes 7 days.
- The domain name isn't renewed during a change of registrant and keeps its current expiry date.
- After the change of registrant, the administrative contact must reconfirm the new registrant's identity via SingPass or CorpPass.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A cancelled .com.sg domain name can't be restored. This applies both to a deliberate cancellation and to a cancellation because the domain name wasn't renewed.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.net.sg
- Dispute resolution policy sgnic.sg
- Registry terms and conditions sgnic.sg
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.