Country extension · China
.xj.cn domain name
What you need to know about .xj.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .xj.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 .xj.cn?
- Individuals and businesses from outside China can register a .xj.cn domain name.
- The registry CNNIC requires real-name verification. As the registrant, you must provide the real name of a natural person, along with proof of identity.
- The registrant's name must match the name on the ID document or company document exactly, including the legal form, such as LTD.
- If you're from outside China, your name must not contain special characters such as ä, ü, ö or é. Otherwise CNNIC can't verify your passport and the application will fail.
- Does the intended contact person at a business have a name with special characters? Then you can register the domain in the name of another employee. That person must be willing to send in an ID document.
- You must comply with CNNIC's rules and dispute policy and with Chinese domain name regulations.
- You may not register or use the domain for content that CNNIC considers to be in breach of Chinese law. This includes content that harms national security, incites discrimination, pornography, gambling, violence, defamation or spreading rumours.
- If your website's web server is located in China itself, you need a valid ICP number from the MIIT ministry. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
- When you register, you declare that you're providing genuine, accurate and complete documents and that you're familiar with CNNIC's rules.
- You also declare that you comply with the content rules for your website. If the domain is suspended because of a breach, you're fully responsible.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether you're registering as an individual or as a business or organisation.
- You provide the type of ID document and its number.
- If you're registering as a business or organisation, you provide the real name of a responsible person. This person doesn't have to be named on the company document.
- If your website runs on a server in China itself, you also provide a valid ICP number.
Documents
- Individuals send a scan or photo of their passport or ID card in JPEG format. A driving licence isn't accepted, and your name must appear on the document.
- Businesses and organisations from outside China send a scan of their business licence, company certificate or extract from the trade register. This must be accompanied by a copy of the responsible person's passport or ID card.
- If you live in mainland China, you send a copy of your Chinese ID card, not a passport.
- Chinese businesses also include a copy of the first page of their company document, such as the articles of association or, preferably, the business licence.
- Residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can use a mainland travel permit or mainland residence permit, or a foreigner's residence card. For the residence permits and the residence card, you need both the front and the back.
- Each document file can be no larger than 1 MB.
- A signed declaration is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- If your documents haven't been received after 8 days, the registration fails.
- The registry checks every application manually, even if you've been approved before. So the registration isn't completed straight away.
Transfer
Transferring a .xj.cn
- Your name also has to be verified when you transfer a domain. Bear in mind that you'll need to provide proof of identity.
- You need a signed request from the registrant before the transfer can start.
- The domain 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 the domain expires.
- The domain must not be locked. You can check this in the WHOIS, and as the registrant you can ask your current registrar to remove the lock.
The transfer code
- To transfer a domain, you 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
- To change the registrant, you provide a copy of the new registrant's ID document or business licence.
- The file can be a jpg, png, gif or jpeg of up to 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed straight away.
- If the domain is registered through a trustee service, you can put it in the name of a new registrant. Moving a domain to a trustee service isn't possible.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After being restored from quarantine, the domain is initially inactive. It becomes active again as soon as 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.