.mx domains

Mexico

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

.mx

39,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period extension

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
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
Domain length:	2 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

.com.mx

13,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period extension

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	13,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	22,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	22,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis
Restore	20,00 €	Does not include renewal	-

Features
Domain length:	2 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

Regulations

.mx domain life cycle

				42 days	30 days	5 days
	Domain registration		Expiration date				Deletion date
Domain available		Domain active		Renew grace period	Redemption period	Pending delete		Domain available

Renew Grace Period
Redemption Period
Pending Delete

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