Country extension · China
.hl.cn domain name
What you need to know about .hl.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .hl.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 .hl.cn?
- Individuals as well as companies and organisations both inside and outside China can register a .hl.cn domain name.
- The registry CNNIC carries out a mandatory real-name verification. As the registrant, you must provide a person's real name and prove your identity.
- The registrant's name must match the name on the identity document or company certificate exactly. For a company, this includes the legal form, such as LTD.
- Do you live outside China? Then the name on your passport or identity card must not contain any special characters, such as ä, ü, ö or é. Otherwise CNNIC can't carry out the verification and the registration will fail.
- Does a company's contact person have a name with special characters? Then you can provide another person within the company whose name doesn't contain special characters and who is willing to be verified.
- You may not register or use the domain name for content that CNNIC considers to be in breach of the Chinese constitution or laws. Think of harming national security, spreading rumours, pornography, gambling or violence.
- Is your website's web server located in mainland China? Then you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
- You must provide genuine, correct and complete documents and declare that you have read and understood CNNIC's registration rules.
- You're fully responsible yourself if the domain name is suspended because of violations. CNNIC and the registrar aren't liable if use of the domain name has to be interrupted.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether you're registering as an individual or as a company.
- You provide the type of identity document and its number, such as a passport, identity card or business licence.
- Are you registering as a company or organisation? Then you provide the name of a responsible person. This person doesn't have to appear on the company certificate.
Documents
- Individuals outside China send a scan or copy of their passport or identity card in JPEG format. A driving licence isn't accepted. Your name must appear on the document.
- Companies and organisations outside China send a scan or copy of their business licence, company certificate or an extract from the trade register. A copy of the responsible person's passport or identity card is also required.
- Individuals in China send a copy of their passport or Chinese identity card. If you live in mainland China, use your Chinese identity card.
- Companies in China send a copy of the contact person's identity document and a copy of the first page of the company certificate. A business licence is preferred.
- Are you from Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan? Then certain travel and residence permits are also accepted. For residence permits and the permanent residence identity card for foreigners, both the front and back are required.
- Documents can be no larger than 1 MB. You submit them via the registrar.
- A signed declaration, the Letter of Commitment, is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- CNNIC checks every application manually, so registration isn't instant.
- If the required documents haven't been received after 8 days, the registration will fail.
Transfer
Transferring a .hl.cn
- To transfer a domain, you need a valid transfer code. Without the correct code, the transfer will fail.
- You need a signed request from the registrant before the transfer can start.
- The domain name must not be locked. If there's a lock, you as the registrant can ask for it to be removed.
- The domain name 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 and not just before the domain expires.
- When you transfer a domain, the real-name verification may still be required, with a copy of your identity document.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code. As the registrant or administrative contact, you request it from your current registrar.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- For a new registrant, a copy of the passport or identity card, or of the business licence, is required.
- Documents can be submitted as JPG, PNG, GIF or JPEG and can be no larger than 1 MB.
- A change of registrant isn't processed instantly.
- Is the domain name registered in the name of a trustee service? Then you can have it transferred to your own name. The other way round, from a registrant to a trustee service, isn't possible.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- After a domain name has been restored, it's initially inactive. It becomes active again once the nameservers have been set up again. The registrar takes care of this 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.