Country extension · Netherlands
.nl domain name
Register or transfer your .nl with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .nl and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .nl
- Country
- Netherlands
- Registry
- sidn.nl
- Registration period
- 1 month, 3 months or 1 year
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 8 to 12 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 40 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: no
Requirements
Who can register a .nl?
- Anyone, anywhere in the world, can register a .nl domain name through a registrar. If you live or are based outside the EU, SIDN may set additional conditions.
- You don't need to live or be based in the Netherlands. You don't need a local address or trustee service.
- If you live or are based outside the Netherlands, SIDN's address (Meander 501, Arnhem) automatically becomes your address for service. Official documents are delivered there, and SIDN forwards them to you within 3 working days.
- SIDN only forwards the documents. It isn't responsible for making sure you actually receive them.
Additional details for registration
- You state your legal form, for example natural person, sole proprietorship, general partnership, professional partnership, limited partnership, private limited company, private limited company in formation, public limited company, cooperative, foundation, association, religious organisation or foreign company.
- If you're registering on behalf of an organisation or company, you also provide its registration number, such as your Dutch Chamber of Commerce number.
- If you register as a natural person, your details are treated as private and aren't published in the Whois. For other legal forms, the registrant details are visible.
Documents
- If your current registrar refuses to give you the transfer code, your new registrar can request it for you. To do this, you'll need a copy of your ID or an extract from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce register.
Transfer
Transferring a .nl
- Only the registrant of the domain name can request a transfer.
- Step 1: choose your new registrar. If you use DNSSEC and want to keep it, let your new registrar know.
- Step 2: request the transfer code from your current registrar.
- Step 3: give the transfer code to your new registrar, who will then request the transfer with your permission.
- SIDN processes the transfer immediately and sends a confirmation email to the administrative contact.
- Your old registrar is required to cooperate with the transfer.
- If your domain name is frozen, you can still transfer it.
- Registrars can only view your registrant details for domain names they manage themselves, or with your permission. With a tool from SIDN, you can look up your own details and forward them to your new registrar.
The transfer code
- To transfer a domain, you need a transfer code. You request it from your current registrar.
- Your current registrar must give you the transfer code within 5 days.
- If you don't receive it, send a reminder. You can use a template from SIDN for this.
- If a reminder doesn't help, your new registrar can request the code using a copy of your ID or an extract from the Dutch Chamber of Commerce register. If that doesn't work either, you can contact SIDN directly.
- If your registrar has gone bankrupt, a special SIDN procedure applies.
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Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- Only the current registrant can have the domain name put in someone else's name.
- When the registrant changes, the new registrant enters into a new registration agreement.
- If the domain name is frozen, a change of registrant isn't possible.
- If the domain name has been pledged, the registrant can only be changed with written permission from the pledgee.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- Once cancelled, the domain name goes into quarantine for 40 days.
- Only the previous registrant can recover the domain name during quarantine. This can be done through any registrar.
- Recovering a domain name from quarantine isn't free and can cost quite a bit. The costs are charged through the registrar.
- After quarantine, the domain name becomes available again. This happens at a random moment within 1 hour of the end time shown in the Whois.
- If you want to recover a domain name from quarantine through a different registrar, you can pass your details on to that registrar using SIDN's tool.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website sidn.nl
- Registry whois sidn.nl
- Dispute resolution policy sidn.nl
- Registry terms and conditions sidn.nl
- Official sources sidn.nl
- Official sources sidn.nl
- Official sources sidn.nl
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.