Country extension · China
.gx.cn domain name
What you need to know about .gx.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .gx.cn
- Country
- China
- Registry
- cnnic.cn
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 7 working days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 15 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .gx.cn?
- Individuals as well as companies and organisations outside China may register a .gx.cn domain name.
- The registry CNNIC verifies the real identity of every registrant. You need proof of identity for registration, transfer and change of registrant.
- The registrant's name must exactly match the name on the proof of identity or company document. For a company, the legal form, such as LTD., must be included.
- If you live outside China, your full name as it appears in your passport must not contain special characters such as ä, ü, ö or é. Otherwise the registry can't verify your document and the application will fail.
- Does the company's contact person have special characters in their name? Then you can register the domain in the name of another employee without such characters, who is willing to send in proof of identity.
- You must provide genuine, accurate and complete documents and confirm that you have read and understood CNNIC's registration rules and policies.
- You must comply with CNNIC's rules, Chinese domain name regulations, CNNIC's dispute resolution policy and all rules on the content of websites under the domain.
- Domain names or use that, according to CNNIC, go against the Chinese constitution, state security or national honour and interests, or that incite hostility or discrimination between ethnic groups, are prohibited.
- Also prohibited are domain names or use that violate Chinese religious policy or spread rumours, and anything else prohibited by Chinese law.
- In addition, a domain may not be used for pornography, gambling, violence, terrorism, inciting crime, insult or defamation.
- If your website's web server is located in mainland China, you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have an office in China.
- You are fully responsible yourself if the domain is suspended because these rules have been broken. CNNIC and the registrar are not liable for this.
Additional details for registration
- You indicate whether the registrant is an individual or an organisation.
- You provide the type of identity document and the corresponding document number, for example a passport number or a company registration number.
- If you register as a company or organisation, you provide the real name of a responsible person. This person doesn't have to appear on the company document.
- If the web server is in China, you also provide an ICP number.
Documents
- Individual outside China: send a scan or copy of your passport or identity card as a JPEG file. Your name must be on it; a driving licence is not accepted.
- Company or organisation outside China: send a copy of your business licence or company certificate, or an extract from the trade register. Also include a passport or identity card of the responsible person.
- Individual in China: send a copy of a passport or Chinese identity card. If you live in mainland China, it must be the Chinese identity card.
- Company in China: send a copy of page 1 of the company certificate, preferably the business licence. Also include proof of identity of the responsible person.
- Registrants from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can use special travel or residence documents. For the residence permits and the permanent residence card for foreigners, both the front and back are required.
- You provide documents for a registration as a JPEG file of no more than 1 MB. WebOké makes sure they reach the registry.
- A signed declaration is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- After your application, the documents must reach the registry within 8 days. Otherwise the registration will fail.
- The registry checks every application manually, even if your details have been approved before. This means registration isn't instant.
- You can request a domain certificate from the registry. For this you need the domain name and the registrant's phone number.
Transfer
Transferring a .gx.cn
- To transfer a domain, you need the registrant's details. If the identity has to be verified again, there may be costs involved.
- You need a signed request from the registrant before the transfer can start.
- The domain must not be locked; you can check this in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, the registrant can ask the current registrar to remove the lock.
- The domain must be older than 60 days, otherwise the transfer will be refused.
- The expiry date must be more than 15 days in the future, otherwise the transfer will be refused. So start in good time, not just before the domain expires.
- For a transfer too, the name of a foreign registrant must not contain special characters, otherwise the identity check can't be completed.
The transfer code
- A transfer requires a transfer code.
- The registrant or the administrative contact requests the transfer code from the current registrar.
- Check that the code is correct before the transfer starts, because the transfer will fail with an incorrect code.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The new registrant provides a copy of proof of identity or a passport, or for a company, the business licence.
- You provide documents as a jpg, png, gif or jpeg file of no more than 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed immediately, because the registry checks the documents first.
- If the domain is registered through a trustee service, you can switch it to a registrant of your own. Switching a domain to a trustee service isn't possible.
- Here too, the name of a foreign new registrant must not contain special characters.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After an expired domain has been restored, it is inactive at first. It works again once the nameservers have been set up again; WebOké takes care of that for you.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cnnic.cn
- Dispute resolution policy www1.cnnic.cn
- Registry terms and conditions www1.cnnic.cn
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.