.CH Domain (Switzerland)
8.00 CHF / year
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Switzerland has .ch as its geographic top level domain (ccTLD) and is currently managed by SWITCH. Many international companies have their headquarters in Switzerland, due to the low tax burden and the legal system that allows them to make investments easily and quickly.
There are currently more than 2.3 million registered .ch domains, a considerably high number even considering that they were launched in 1990.
In addition to .ch, SWITCH also manages the Liechtenstein ccTLDs: the .li domains.
There are currently more than 2.3 million registered .ch domains, a considerably high number even considering that they were launched in 1990.
In addition to .ch, SWITCH also manages the Liechtenstein ccTLDs: the .li domains.
Domain characteristics
General Information for the domain extension .ch - Switzerland| Meaning of Extension | .ch is the official country domain (ccTLD) from Switzerland. |
| Minimum and maximum length | 3 - 63 characters |
| Time of registration | In real-time |
| Time of transfer | In real-time |
| Registrar Transfer | Yes, with Auth-Code |
| Trade | No |
| Premium Domains | No |
| IDN | Yes |
| Whois Privacy | Yes |
| DNSSEC Supported | Yes (DS) |
| Renewal Period | 1Y |
| Registration Period | 1Y |
| Cancellation Period | 0 Day(s) |
| Supported IDN characters | à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, ç, è, é, ê, ë, ì, í, î, ï, ð, ñ, ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, ù, ú, û, ü, ý, þ, ÿ, œ |
| Renewal On Transfer | No |
| Term transfer on Transfer | Yes |
| No local contact needed | |
| Data protection | The European Commission has determined, based on Article 45, that this third country outside the European Union provides an adequate level of protection for personal data. For more information, please refer to Chapter 5 and Article 49 of the GDPR. |
| Registry Connection | Directly |
| Number of nameservers allowed | 0 - 13 |
| The domain terms for .ch domains can be found at: https://www.nic.ch/de/terms/ |
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Registration
Holder's correspondence addressIf a Swiss authority within the scope of its competence demands from the registrar that a holder of a domain name designate within 30 days a valid address for correspondence in Switzerland and the registrar does not take the necessary steps to do so within 10 days of receipt of the request, the registry will demand from the holder of the domain name that the latter fulfil the corresponding obligation. The registry will revoke the domain name if the holder does not comply with the request in a timely manner.
Notice for Transfers
For the transfer an auth code is required. Your current registrar will give you that code on request. The transfer will be processed in real-time.
