Country extension · China
.gz.cn domain name
What you need to know about .gz.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .gz.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 .gz.cn?
- Individuals and companies outside China can register a .gz.cn domain name.
- The registry CNNIC requires real-name verification. As the registrant, you provide the real name of a person. For a company or organisation, that's the name of a responsible person.
- The registrant's name must match the name on the identity document or company certificate exactly, including the legal form, such as LTD.
- If you live outside China, your full name as shown on your passport must not contain any special characters, such as ä, ü, ö or é. Otherwise CNNIC can't review your document and the application will fail.
- Companies whose registrant name contains special characters can put the domain name in the name of another employee. That person's name must not contain any special characters, and they must be willing to send in an identity document.
- You must provide genuine, correct and complete details and confirm that you have read and understood CNNIC's rules.
- You must comply with all rules on the content of websites under the domain name. If you break them, you're fully responsible yourself, even if the domain name is suspended.
- You may not register or use a domain name that CNNIC considers to be in breach of the Chinese constitution or Chinese law.
- This includes harming national security or honour, inciting hatred or discrimination, and spreading rumours.
- Pornography, gambling, violence and terrorism, defamation and infringing the rights of others are also prohibited.
- If your website's web server is located in China itself, you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
Additional details for registration
- You indicate whether you're registering as an individual or as a company or organisation.
- You provide the type of identity document and its number, for example your passport number or a company registration number.
- For a company or organisation, you provide the name of a responsible person. This person doesn't need to be listed on the company certificate.
- If the website runs on a server in China, you also provide the ICP number from MIIT.
Documents
- As an individual outside China, you send a scan or photo of your passport or identity card showing your name. A driving licence isn't accepted.
- As a company outside China, you send a scan or photo of your company registration or an extract from the trade register, such as the one from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
- As a company, you also send a copy of the responsible person's passport or identity card.
- If you live in mainland China, you send a copy of your Chinese identity card, not a passport.
- Chinese companies also include page 1 of the company certificate, preferably the business licence.
- From Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the travel and residence permits commonly used there are accepted. For residence permits and the permanent residence card for foreigners, both the front and back are required.
- You submit documents for a registration as a JPEG file of no more than 1 MB.
- A signed declaration, the Letter of Commitment, is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- CNNIC checks every application by hand, even if you've been approved before.
- If the documents aren't received within 8 days, the registration fails.
- As soon as the documents have been approved, the domain name is registered.
Transfer
Transferring a .gz.cn
- A transfer requires a signed request from the registrant.
- The domain name must not be locked. You can check this in the WHOIS. If there is a lock, you as the registrant can ask for it 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. So start the transfer in good time, not just before it expires.
- A transfer may still require real-name verification with an identity document. This may involve additional costs.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code for a transfer.
- The registrant or the administrative contact requests the code from the current registrar.
- Check beforehand that the code is correct. With an incorrect code, the transfer will fail.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The new registrant must provide a copy of an identity document or passport. For a company, that's the company registration.
- You submit documents for a change of registrant as jpg, png, gif or jpeg, of no more than 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed immediately, so allow for some waiting time.
- A domain name held via a trustee service can be put in the name of your own registrant. The reverse isn't possible.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After an expired domain name has been restored, it's initially inactive. As soon as the nameservers have been set up again, the domain name works again. The registrar arranges this for you.
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.