Trademark holders
Our Gandi Corporate Services team is at your disposal for the registration of your domain during the sunrise period for this extension.
.dot domain prices
Other prices and periods
Sunrise trademark protection period
From to₹26,309.97
EAP phase 1
From to₹924,931.80
EAP phase 2
From to₹833,233.23
EAP phase 3
From to₹741,537.40
EAP phase 4
From to₹649,841.58
EAP phase 5
From to₹558,145.75
EAP phase 6
From to₹466,449.93
EAP phase 7
From to₹374,754.10
EAP phase 8
From to₹283,058.28
EAP phase 9
From to₹191,362.45
EAP phase 10
From to₹99,666.63
EAP phase 11
From to₹53,818.71
EAP phase 12
From to₹30,894.30
Owner Change
Period before release
Pending Delete5 days
after the restauration periodLegal rules and specificities of .dot domain names
2016
Related Contract
.dot domains at Gandi.net
Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited .dot since July 2026
Terms and Conditions
Assigning: .dot domains are open to everyone.
Syntax: From 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN: No.
Registration period: 1 to 10 years.
Second-level extensions: No.
Procedures
Renewal: Domains are deactivated upon expiration. It is possible to renew up to 40 days following the expiration date.
Transfer (change of Registrar): The process is started on the new registrar's interface with an auth code. Ensure that your domain does not have a TransferProhibited status, is older than 60 days and has not been transferred in the last 60 days. The transfer renews the domain name for one year.
Change of Ownership: Available on our interface, the procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date remains unchanged.
Deletion process: Quarantine of 30 days see this table.
What registration period is .dot in now?
- Open –
Sunrise open from July 21 to November 19, 2026
TMCH-verified trademark holders get first access to their matching.dot name
- Pre-registration Open –
EAP from November 20th, 2026 to December 1st, 2026
Registrations during this period will be subject to additional costs decreasing over time.
- Pre-registration Open
General opening scheduled for December 2nd, 2026
These dates are subject to change by the Registry.
Pre-registrations are available at Gandi: domain names can be ordered at that time, but the registration requests will be sent to the Registry only at the beginning of the corresponding period.
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