Country extension · China
.gd.cn domain name
What you need to know about .gd.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .gd.cn
- Country
- China
- Registry
- cnnic.cn
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 7 working days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 15 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: no
Requirements
Who can register a .gd.cn?
- Individuals as well as companies and organisations outside China can register a .gd.cn domain name.
- .gd.cn domains require mandatory real-name verification by the Chinese registry CNNIC. You must provide the real name of a natural person and prove your identity.
- The registrant's name must match the name on the ID document or company document exactly. For a company, this includes the legal form, such as LTD.
- If you're not from China and your name contains special characters, such as ä, ü, ö or é, CNNIC can't verify your passport. Use a name without such characters.
- Is a company registering and does the contact person's name contain special characters? Then another employee without such characters can be the registrant, as long as they're willing to submit an ID document.
- You must comply with CNNIC's rules and Chinese domain name legislation, including CNNIC's dispute resolution policy.
- A domain name may not be registered or used for content that CNNIC considers to violate the Chinese constitution or laws. Examples include harming national security, spreading rumours, pornography, gambling or violence, and defamation.
- If your website's web server is located in mainland China, you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if the registrant has a branch in China.
- When registering, you confirm that your documents are genuine, accurate and complete, that you have read CNNIC's rules and that you comply with the rules for your website's content.
- You are fully responsible if the domain name is suspended due to a violation. CNNIC and the registrar are not liable if use of the domain name is interrupted.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether the registrant is an individual or a company or organisation.
- You provide the real name of a natural person. For a company, this is the responsible contact person, who doesn't need to appear on the company document.
- You state the type of ID document, for example a passport, Chinese ID card or business licence, along with its number.
Documents
- Individuals outside China submit a scan or photo of their passport or ID card. A driving licence is not accepted and the registrant's name must appear on the document.
- Companies and organisations outside China submit a scan or copy of their business licence, company certificate or extract from the trade register. A passport or ID card of the contact person is also required.
- Individuals from China submit a copy of their passport or Chinese ID card. If you're from mainland China, you use your Chinese ID card, not a passport.
- Companies from China include the first page of their company certificate, preferably the business licence. An ID document of the contact person is also required.
- Registrants from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can use certain travel and residence permits. For the residence permits and the residence card for foreigners, both the front and the back are required.
- When registering, you submit the documents in JPEG format, with a maximum of 1 MB per file.
- A signed declaration is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- The documents are always checked manually by CNNIC, so the registration isn't completed immediately.
- If the documents haven't been received within 8 days, the registration fails.
Transfer
Transferring a .gd.cn
- To transfer a domain, you need a valid transfer code. With an incorrect code, the transfer fails.
- When transferring, you must provide the registrant details. Real-name verification with an ID document may also be required.
- You need a signed request from the registrant before the transfer is started.
- The domain name must not be locked. You can check this in the WHOIS. If the domain name is locked, the registrant can ask for the lock to be removed.
- The domain name must be older than 60 days, otherwise the transfer will be refused.
- The expiry date must be more than 15 days in the future, otherwise the transfer will be refused. So start in good time and not just before the domain expires.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required to start the transfer.
- The registrant or the administrative contact requests the code from the current registrar.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The new registrant must provide a copy of an ID document or passport. For a company, a business licence is required.
- You submit the documents as jpg, png, gif or jpeg, with a maximum of 1 MB per file.
- A change of registrant isn't processed immediately and may take a while.
- A domain name can be moved from a trustee service to its own registrant. The other way round, to a trustee service, isn't possible.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After a domain name has been restored, it is initially inactive and has no nameservers. As soon as WebOké has set the nameservers again, the domain name automatically becomes active again.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cnnic.cn
- Dispute resolution policy www1.cnnic.cn
- Registry terms and conditions www1.cnnic.cn
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.