Country extension · China
.keyword.cn domain name
What you need to know about .keyword.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .keyword.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 .keyword.cn?
- Individuals and companies from outside China can register a .keyword.cn domain name.
- As the registrant, you must provide the real name of a natural person. This is part of CNNIC's mandatory real-name verification.
- The registrant's name must exactly match the name on the ID document or company registration, including the legal form, such as LTD.
- If you're from outside China, your full name as shown on your passport mustn't contain special characters, such as ä, ö, ü or é. Otherwise CNNIC can't verify your document.
- Are you registering for a company and does the contact person have special characters in their name? Then you can list another person within the company who doesn't and who is willing to submit their ID document.
- You must provide real, accurate and complete details and declare that you've read and understood CNNIC's registration rules and policy.
- You must comply with all rules on the content of websites under the domain name. You're fully responsible yourself if the domain is suspended due to a violation.
- CNNIC and the registrar aren't liable if use of the domain name has to be interrupted.
- A domain name mustn't violate the Chinese constitution or laws. Prohibited content includes anything that harms state security or national unity.
- Rumours, pornography, gambling, violence, terror, discrimination, cults and defamation are also prohibited, as is infringing the rights of others.
- If your website's web server is in mainland China, you need a valid ICP number from the ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
- .keyword.cn is subject to CNNIC's terms and conditions and dispute policy and to the Chinese rules on domain names.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether you're registering as an individual or as a company or organisation.
- You provide the number of your ID document or company document.
- You also state what type of document it is, for example a passport, a Chinese ID card, a business licence or a certificate from a foreign organisation.
- If you're registering as a company, you provide the name of a responsible person within the company. This person doesn't need to be named in the company document.
Documents
- Individuals from outside China send a scan or photo of their passport or ID card in JPEG format. A driving licence isn't accepted and the registrant's name must appear on the document.
- Companies and organisations from outside China send a scan or copy of their business licence, company certificate or extract from the trade register.
- Companies also send a copy of the responsible person's passport or ID card, in JPEG format.
- Individuals from mainland China send a copy of their Chinese ID card, not a passport.
- Companies in China also send a copy of the first page of their company certificate, preferably the business licence.
- If you're from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, you can use a special travel or residence permit for the mainland.
- For the residence permits for residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and the residence card for foreigners, you must send both the front and the back.
- For registration, a document must be in JPEG format and no larger than 1 MB.
- A signed declaration is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- The registry checks your documents manually, even if you've been approved before. So the registration isn't completed straight away.
- If your documents haven't arrived after 8 days, the registration fails.
- As soon as your documents have been approved, the domain name is registered.
Transfer
Transferring a .keyword.cn
- For a transfer, you need a transfer code and you must specify a registrant.
- The real-name verification may need to be carried out again during the transfer. In that case, you'll need to provide an ID document or company document.
- The registrant must approve the transfer in advance with a signed request.
- Check that the domain name isn't locked. If it is, the registrant can ask the current registrar to remove the lock.
- The domain name must be older than 60 days, otherwise the transfer will be rejected.
- The expiry date must be more than 15 days in the future, otherwise the transfer will be rejected.
- So start your transfer in good time and don't wait until just before the expiry date.
The transfer code
- You always need a transfer code. The registrant or the administrative contact requests it from the current registrar.
- Check beforehand that the code is correct, because the transfer will fail with an incorrect code.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- For a change of registrant, you need a copy of the new registrant's ID document or passport. If the new registrant is a company, you need a copy of the business licence.
- The document must be in JPG, PNG, GIF or JPEG format and no larger than 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed immediately, so allow some time.
- If the domain name is currently registered in the name of a trustee service, you can move it to your own name. Moving a domain name to a trustee service isn't possible.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- Once the domain name has been restored, it's inactive at first. It works again as soon as the nameservers have been set again, and the registrar takes care of that 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.