.cz domains

Czech Republic

.CZ domains pertain to the Czech Republic and were created in year 1993. It's a very popular extension in this country, but not for foreign companies, because it's necessary to have a Czech VAT number to register the domain.

This extension is managed by CZ.NIC.

Rates and features

.cz

12,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period doesn't change

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	12,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	12,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	0,00 €		2 dominitis

Features
Domain length:	1 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

Regulations

.cz domain life cycle


	Domain registration		Expiration/Deletion date
Domain available		Domain active		Domain available

Permitted characters

.cz domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.

Residency requirements

This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.

Technical requirements

This extension doesn't have any technical requirements.

Registrations

.cz domain registrations are immediate.

Transfers

To complete .CZ domain transfer, you'll need your current registrar to provide you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key to verify the ownership of the domain.

Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars provide manual transfers allowing transfers to be completed on the same day, contact your current registrar to find out if they offer this service.

More information about .CZ domain transfers

When the transfer ends, the expiration date doesn't change.

Renewals

The renewal of .CZ domains is different than with other extensions.

It's necessary to request the domain renewal at least 2 days before the domain expiration.

In case the renewal request is done after this date, the correct renewal is not guaranteed.

Cancellations

It's possible to request a cancellation of your .CZ domain, visit the support center to open a support ticket. Please note, cancelling a name does not provide a refund of any registration fees.

DNS modifications

DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.

DNSSEC

We allow the usage of DNSSEC on .cz domains. Your domain can take advantage of this additional security layer that DNS servers that are compatible with this technology can provide.
More information is available at: What is DNSSEC and how does it work