Domain TLDs
What types of domains are there?
There are three basic domain types: top-level domains (TLDs) e.g. ‘.biz’ second-level domains (SLDs) e.g. ‘.biz.us’ and lower-level domains. Usually, each domain type is managed by a single Registry. TLDs are assigned according to the country or purpose the domain is being created for (.biz – for business, .us – for the USA, etc.). They are divided into generic (gTLD) and country-code (ccTLD) respectively.
Certain domain TLDs have special registration requirements. Country-code TLDs (ccTLD) often require citizenship or/and a registered trademark in the specific country. Some gTLDs require providing paperwork that proves your company is related to certain business areas (.aero, .xxx, .fm, etc). For example: to register a .SG domain you would have to be an individual or own a company with an office or legal agent in Singapore. Registration of .COM.SG domain assumes even more restrictions. Only a Singaporean company or business/entity that owns a company with an office or legal agent in Singapore can register this TLD. On top of that, you will have to go through a verification process with the domain Registry (SGNIC).
It is typical for ccTLDs to have stricter registration requirements than the gTLDs.
TLD classifications
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International and thematic TLDs
| AERO BIZ COM FM INFO |
MOBI NAME NET ORG PRO |
TEL TRAVEL TV XXX |
| AG - Antigua BZ - Belize CO - Colombia GD - Grenada GS - South Georgia |
HN - Honduras HT - Haiti LC - Saint Lucia MX - Mexico COM.MX - Mexico |
PE - Peru TC - Turks and Caicos Islands US - USA VC - Saint Vincent VG - Virgin Islands |
| AT - Austria BE - Belgium CH - Switzerland CZ - Czech Republic DK - Denmark CO.EE - Estonia DE - Germany ES - Spain EU - the European Union FR - France GR - Greece |
LI - Liechtenstein LT - Lithuania LV - Latvia LU - Luxembourg ME - Montenegro NL - the Netherlands PL - Poland BIZ.PL - Poland COM.PL - Poland INFO.PL - Poland NET.PL - Poland |
ORG.PL - Poland COM.PT - Portugal RO - Romania SE - Sweden SE.COM - Sweden SE.NET - Sweden SI - Slovenia SK - Slovakia CO.UK - the United Kingdom ME.UK - the United Kingdom ORG.UK - the United Kingdom |
| ASIA - Asia IN - India CO.IN - India JP - Japan |
LA - Laos HK - Hong Kong MN - Mongolia SG - Singapore |
TL - East Timor TW - Taiwan COM.TW - Taiwan ORG.TW - Taiwan |
| AE - UAE AC - Ascension Island COM.BR - Brazil CC - Cocos Islands CM - Cameroon CX - Christmas Island (AU) CO.IL - Israel IM - Isle of Man |
IO - Biot KI - Kiribati MS - Montserrat MU - Mauritius NF - Norfolk NU - Niue CO.NZ - New Zealand NET.NZ - New Zealand |
PH - Philippines SC - Seychelles SH - Saint Helena SO - Somalia TK - Tokelau WS - Samoa |
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