.mx domains
The .MX domain is the territorial domain for Mexico, until recently it was only possible to register third level domains under this extension.

At the year 2009 the .MX extension of second level was released to the public and now there are more than 1,000,000 .MX domains registered. This extension is managed by NIC México.
Rates and features
Action | Price/year | Periodes | Dominitis |
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Registration | 39,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Renewal | 39,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Transfer | 39,95 € | 1 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Restore | 60,00 € | Does not include renewal | - |
Features | |
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Domain length: | 2 - 63 characters |
Transfer system: | The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year |
Action | Price/year | Periodes | Dominitis |
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Registration | 12,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Renewal | 21,95 € | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Transfer | 21,95 € | 1 year(s) | 2 dominitis |
Restore | 20,00 € | Does not include renewal | - |
Features | |
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Domain length: | 2 - 63 characters |
Transfer system: | The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year |
Extension rules .mx
.mx domain life cycle
42 days | 30 days | 5 days | ||||||
Domain registration
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Expiration date
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Deletion date
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Domain available | Domain active | Renew grace period | Redemption period | Pending delete | Domain available |
Permitted characters
.mx 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
.mx domain registrations are immediate.
Transfers
To be able to complete .MX domain transfers you'll need your current registrar to give you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key, with it you'll be able to verify your domain's ownership.
Transfers can takes 10 days to complete. Some registrars allow to accept transfers manually, contact your current registrar and find out if they offer this service, in this case the transfer will complete the same day.
Renewals
You can renew your .MX domain at any moment, this process can take between one and two days to complete.
Cancellations
It's impossible to cancel .MX domain registrations.
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 .mx 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
Domain owner change
.MX domains permit automatic owner changes, you'll be able to change this data from your client area.
Official documentation
In this section you will find links to official documentation of the extension.

This extension supports:
- IDN Characters
- DNS Modification
- DNSSEC
- Special DNS requirements
- Whois Privacy
- Transfer lock
Category: America

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