.网络 User Registration Specification

The registration and management organization for “.com” and “.net” domains, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), is a management and service organization established on June 3, 1997, with approval from the national competent authorities, and it carries out the duties of the National Internet Network Information Center. CNNIC is not only the registration management authority for ".cn" and ".中国" domain names but also responsible for operating and managing the two Chinese top-level domains, ".com" and ".net".

User Registration Rules

Priority Rules

The "first-come, first-served" principle applies to the registration of the ".公司" and ".网络" domains.

Registrant Information

(i) Individual applicants are required to submit electronic identity proof information. Domestic applicants are not required to submit electronic or paper copies of their identity cards; only the name and identity card number are necessary;

(ii) Applicants from enterprises, organizations, and institutions are required to submit electronic copies of their organization code certificate, business license, and other relevant unit proof. Domestic applicants who submit an organization code certificate are not required to submit electronic or paper copies of the certificate; only the organization name and code certificate number need to be provided;

(iii) Other materials required to be submitted by China Internet Network Information Center.

Domain Name

“.公司” and “.网络” domain names can be composed of individual or combined simplified or traditional Chinese characters, English letters (a-z, case-insensitive), Arabic numerals (0-9), and the half-width hyphen ("-"). However, the hyphen cannot appear at the beginning or end of the domain name;

The maximum length for a registered domain name is 63 characters, or 20 Chinese characters after the domain name has been converted to Punycode. (For the conversion method, please refer to "Chinese Domain Name Online Conversion.")

Domain names that have not been reserved or protected by ICANN and CNNIC

Domain names that do not involve terms prohibited by CNNIC's registration regulation

注册年限

.公司和.网络域名的最高注册年限为10年，在此范围内，您可以自主选择域名的注册年限（以"年"为单位）。

The maximum registration period for ".公司" and ".网络" domain names is 10 years. Within this range, you can choose the desired registration period (in years).

Redemption Period for New Registrations

If a domain name is newly registered and fails the review within 5 days, it will be deleted and the fees, including both the registration and renewal fees, will be refunded.

Renewal Rules

Renewal Grace Period: If the domain holder renews the domain before its expiration, a 15-day renewal grace period will apply after the renewal. If the domain is deleted by the registration service organization during this period, CNNIC will refund the renewal fee paid by the registration service organization.

Renewal Confirmation Period: After the domain expires, it automatically enters the renewal confirmation period. The domain holder has 30 days after expiration to confirm whether they wish to renew. If the domain holder submits a written statement opting not to renew, the domain registration service organization has the right to cancel the domain. If the domain holder does not provide a written statement opting out of renewal and fails to renew the domain within the 30-day period, the domain registration service organization has the right to cancel the domain 30 days after expiration.

Redemption Grace Period (High-Cost Redemption Period): After a domain is canceled or deleted due to expiration, the original registrant has a 15-day redemption grace period (high-cost redemption period). During this period, the registrant has the right to redeem the domain, but must negotiate with the original registration service organization or agent to redeem the domain at an agreed or negotiated price.

Migration Rules

Domain name migration: refer to the process of moving a domain from registration service organization A to registration service organization B.

♦The user needs to request the migration password from registration service organization A and provide it to registration service organization B. Provider B will then complete the migration process through the registration system.

♦ After confirming the user's identity, registration service organization A must provide the migration password unconditionally.

Migration Renewal: When migrating a domain, the user must renew the domain for one additional year with registration service organization B.

Migration Grace Period: The 15-day period following the migration is the migration grace period. If the domain holder cancels the domain during this period, CNNIC will refund the migration fee deducted from the incoming provider to registration service provider B.

CNNIC Audit Standards

Registrant Audit

A. Background Automatic Verification: If the registrant submits an ID card or organization code certificate, the system will automatically verify the electronic information in real time.

B. Manual audit: If the registrant submits overseas documents or other valid identity or organizational documents (such as a passport, Taiwan Compatriot Certificate, etc.), the CNNIC auditor will promptly review the relevant electronic information.

C. Whitelisted Users Exempt from Audit: CNNIC whitelisted users are automatically approved and can directly register domain names without undergoing the verification process.