.IT Domain Names

Create or transfer your .it from $16.00

Registry
Registro.it
Origin
Italy
Creation date
1987
Description
the .IT ccTLD is the official ccTLD for Italy
Whois
http://web-whois.nic.it/

updated every 6 hours

.IT domains at Gandi.net

Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by Registro.it since December 2007
Price: see the .IT price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts

Terms and Conditions

Assigning: .IT domain names are restricted to individuals or organizations within the European Economic Area, the Vatican City State, the Republic of San Marino or the Swiss Confederation, and to persons who have citizenship within one of the countries mentioned above.
If the owner contact is an individual, the owner contact must be also indicated as administrative contact
Syntax: from 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place)
IDN: yes
Registration period: 1 year
Third-level domain: yes, appendix A and B
Whois privacy: yes, by the registry on option, for anyone

Procedures

Registration: the registration of a .IT domain name requires the fiscal code, or VAT or ID number of the owner contact.
You must also specify correctly configured nameservers. If your domain name does not meet the technical requirements, it will be suspended by the Registry
The registry sends you an email after the registration of a .IT domain name.
Renewal: domains are deactivated upon expiration. It is possible to renew up to 14 days following the expiration date.
Disputes: http://www.nic.it/en/register-your-it/legal
Transfer (change of registrar): the request is launched from our website. Be sure that you have the domain's auth code (which you must get from the former registrar), that the domain does not expire soon and that it was created at least 60 days prior the request or renewed/transferred at least 7 days prior to the request. The transfer must be confirmed by email and the expiration date is reset
Change of owner: available on our interface, the current procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domain name owner. The expiration date is unchanged
Deletion process: quarantine of 30 days, see this table

Registration period	1 year max.	Register a .it
Renewal period	1 year max.	Renew a .it
Late renewal period (domain suspended)	14 days
Restoration period	30 days	Restore a .it
Period before release (Pending Delete)	5 days
Minimum period before a transfer	60 days	Transfer a .it