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Domain name registration Switzerland(.ch)

An .ch is the extension for the registration of domain names from Switzerland. Here are our prices, requirements and more information about registration of a domain name in Switzerland.

General information .ch

Country SwitzerlandSwitzerland (CH)
Purpose Country Code Top Level Domain
Status Active
Price per 1 year € 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year € 49.00
Setup fee € 12.50
Min. registration period 1 year
Registration time realtime
Transfer time realtime
IPv6 Support Yes
DNSSec Support Yes
IDN Support IDN available
Price per 1 year € 49.00
Transfer fee per 1 year € 49.00
Trade fee per 1 year € 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year € 49.00
Setup fee € 12.50
Restore fee € 0
Min Characters 3
Max Characters 63
Max registrations Unlimited
Only company's No
Local contact No
Domain is company name No
Passport No
VAT number No
Trademark No
Local trademark No
Reserved names Not listed

There are no restrictions at this moment: everyone may register a ".ch" domain name.



Nameservers preconfigured 1
Nameservers on different subnet No
Minimum nameservers 2
Working mailexchanges No
Zone update time 1 hour
Min Characters 3
Max Characters 63

- contain only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-), or a combination of these.



- contain IDN supported characters, which are listed here:

"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" and "œ".



- start and end with an alphanumeric character, not a dash.



- do not contain a dash on the 3rd and 4th position (tagged domains).
Whois privacy No
Whois server whois.nic.ch
Edit whois No
Whois update 1 hour
Lock domain Yes
EPP connectie No
Update handles Yes
Deletion timeframe 30
Expiration timeframe 0
Redemption period 14 days

Names of Swiss municipalities can only be registered by the municipality in question.



The ".ch" domain does not come from the name for Switzerland in any of its national languages; "die Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra". Rather, it comes from Confœderatio Helvetica (Helvetic (Swiss) Confederation), the Latin name for the country (all Swiss coins are also stamped with this name).



It is not possible to register a domain name which consist of a name of a Swiss/Liechtenstein Town and/or commune.



The domain name may not:

- infringe upon rights of third parties.

- infringe upon intellectual property.

- be against the applicable law.

- contain offensive, defamatory or racist words.



IPv6 is supported.
Transfer possible Yes
Authcode (Transfer) Authcode required
Transfer fee € 49.00
Transfer time realtime

If you want to move your .ch domain to Networking4all, you should contact your current registrar and request to send the Domain Authorization Code (also referred to as a authcode, Authinfo code or transfer code). This code is assigned by the registrar. Authorization Codes are the password for the domain and serve as an additional safety measure. The verification codes ensure that only the domain name owner can relocate the domain.
Name SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network
Address Werdstrasse 2
Zurich CH-8004
Switzerland
Admin SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network
Werdstrasse 2
Zurich CH-8004
Switzerland
schneider@switch.ch
+41 44 253 98 07
+41 44 268 15 68
Admin email schneider@switch.ch
Tech SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network
Werdstrasse 2
Zurich CH-8004
Switzerland
noc@switch.ch
+41 44 268 15 30
+41 44 268 15 68
Portal http://www.nic.ch/
Whois whois.nic.ch

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Registrar

Networking4all B.V. is an official registrar of Switch Switch handles the issuance and registration of .ch and .li domain names.

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