China uses .cn, .com.cn, .中国, open to registrants worldwide. Below: who operates each namespace, what its rules actually constrain, the accredited local registrars, and how global registrars compare on price where we hold a sourced figure.
Of the 9 local storefronts read on 2026-09-29, none printed a .cn price together with its currency and tax treatment, so no local registrar is ranked; each is listed below with what its page showed. CNNIC accredits 120 registrars to sell .cn; none of them is tested or scored here. Global registrars that sell .cn in US dollars are the global option for a buyer in China, not a recommendation in it.
Registrars accredited by CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center)
These 120 companies are accredited by the China registry to sell .cn, .中国. Every figure below is a fact the registry publishes, read from its accredited-registrar list on 2026-09-29.
CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) publishes 120 registrars under contract for .cn, .中国. Of those, it lists 0 as offering DNSSEC.
We have not tested any of these registrars, so nothing here carries a price, a score or a ranking. Comparing them on price and service is work we have not done, and saying which is better would be invention.
Which registrars have a Chinese (Simplified) site, bill in CNY and sell .cn?
Three conditions decide whether a registrar can be recommended in China rather than merely to the world from it: an interface in an official language, billing in the local currency, and selling the local namespace. All three must hold. No registrar we track currently meets all three here.
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefronts were read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
Bills in USD only. "All prices are in USD" is a positive statement that no other billing currency is offered, so this is a recorded 'no' on every non-USD currency rather than an absence.
The English storefronts were read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
Offers CNY in a currency selector, but whether the card is charged in CNY or in USD after a conversion is not established. Nine currencies in the selector, which is more than any other registrar tracked here. Whether the card is charged in the selected currency or in USD after a conversion is NOT established: https://www.dynadot.com/community/help/question/change-currency was read on the same date and says nothing about how charges are made or about an exchange rate. Until that is established these do not pass the currency condition, because the condition exists to protect a buyer from a conversion fee and a display-only currency does not.
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
Bills in USD only. "All pricing is per year and in USD." is a positive statement that no other billing currency is offered, as Porkbun's is; recorded as a 'no' on every non-USD currency.
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English and French and Spanish and Portuguese and Turkish and Ukrainian and Italian and Hungarian and Polish and Czech and Slovak and Croatian and Greek and Indonesian and Swedish and Danish and Finnish storefronts were read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
Read billing in EUR and PKR and BRL and ARS and COP and TRY and INR and UAH and PLN and CZK and IDR and PHP and SEK and DKK; CNY has not been established either way.
The German and English and Italian storefronts were read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The French and Dutch and German and English and Spanish and Portuguese and Italian and Polish storefronts were read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
The English storefront was read and Chinese (Simplified) was not among them. Language switchers are often rendered in JavaScript, which this read cannot see, so this is not recorded as a "no".
No registrar tracked here is recorded as selling .cn.
Nofails one condition
A dash is ignorance, not a failing grade: it means we have not established that condition either way. Several registrars render their language and currency switchers in JavaScript, which the read behind this table cannot see, so we record nothing rather than a false “no”. A currency that appears only in a display selector does not count as billing in that currency, because a converted price charged in dollars is exactly the case this condition exists to catch.
Where to buy a .cn: CNNIC-accredited registrars, read from their own storefronts
Nine of the 120 .CN registrars on CNNIC's domestic and foreign lists were opened in a real browser, choosing the largest retail brands. Six were read, one rendered empty and two returned HTTP 502. The pages read price .cn in 元, often as 0元 or bulk promotions, and none states whether its prices include tax, so no storefront carries a comparable price.
Ordered by the standing .cn price each registrar's own page printed on 2026-09-29: the renewal where the page states one, else the regular price, VAT included (added at 13% where the page states prices excluding it). Price only: this site has not tested their support, uptime or transfers, and none of them carries a score.
Read, not ranked
A local-language storefront, but no .cn price with its VAT treatment on the page read.
阿阿里云万网The page prints .cn prices in 元 but states no tax treatment (no 含税 or 不含税 wording).
易易名 eNameThe page prints .cn prices in 元 but states no tax treatment (no 含税 or 不含税 wording).
西西部数码Only promotional .cn figures (¥0元, 19元 bulk) are printed, with no standing price and no tax treatment.
新新网Only a 0元 .cn promotion is printed; no standing price or tax treatment.
时时代互联Only a bulk .cn promotion (19元) is printed; no standing price or tax treatment.
Not read on 2026-09-29: 火山引擎 (The page rendered with no visible text. Nothing read.); 22.cn (HTTP 502 on the price page; the first address tried showed an error page. Nothing read.); 美橙互联 (HTTP 502. Nothing read.). Unread is a fact about our read, not a finding about the registrar.
Best options in China
No registrar we track meets all three local conditions in China.
No registrar we track is recorded as selling .cn at all, so the namespace condition fails before language or currency is reached.
For .cn itself, the registry’s own accredited registrars are the route, and they are listed on this page above. We have not tested them, so we name them rather than rank them.
does not bill in CNY; does not sell .cn; no Chinese (Simplified)-language storefront established
Verified .com renewal of $11.08. Not the cheapest .com we verify: Spaceship renews at $10.18, 9% less. Porkbun is the pick here for catalogue breadth, not for price. WHOIS privacy: free, included by default.
Buying a gTLD through an English-language registrar that bills in dollars is a real and common choice, so it is named with the trade stated rather than dropped. It is not a recommendation in China: the conditions it misses are in the column above.
Business use, globally
Namecheap
Support channels: 24/7 live chat, ticket support, knowledge base.
Developers, globally
Cloudflare Registrar
Industry-leading anycast DNS with deep developer tooling. Public API documented.
These two are the site’s global picks and are the same on every country page, which is why they are labelled globally and sit outside the table above. Nothing about a registrar’s API or its support channels changes at a border; what does change is language, billing currency and whether it can sell the local namespace, and that is what the eligibility table measures.
Policy authority: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
Local presence: Not nationality-based, but verification-based. Registration requires real-name verification of the registrant carried out by a CNNIC-accredited registrar; a name that has not completed verification does not resolve.
DNSSEC: Signed at the root
IDN: .中国 (.xn--fiqs8s) and .中國 (.xn--fiqz9s) are delegated separately as China's Chinese-character ccTLDs.
The verification workflow is why global self-service registrars stay out of .cn. Serving a site to mainland users additionally requires an ICP filing tied to the hosting arrangement, which is a separate requirement from domain registration.
Purpose: China's country code, one of the largest ccTLD namespaces in the world.
Eligibility: Registration requires real-name verification of the registrant, carried out by a CNNIC-accredited registrar. A domain that has not completed verification does not resolve.
Tracked registrars that sell .cn
None of the registrars we track sell .cn at retail: see the local registrar list below.
CNNIC operates the registry and accredits the registrars. Serving a site to mainland users additionally requires an ICP filing tied to the hosting arrangement, which is separate from domain registration.
Eligibility: Administered by CNNIC under the same verification regime as .cn.
Tracked registrars that sell .中国
None of the registrars we track sell .中国 at retail: see the local registrar list below.
Punycode .xn--fiqs8s, with .中國 (.xn--fiqz9s) delegated in traditional characters. Separate delegations, not aliases of .cn.
Namespace map
What you can register under .cn
The Public Suffix List records 44 registrable namespaces under .cn.
Registrable namespaces under .cn from the Public Suffix List, with which of the registrars this site tracks sell each one and the cheapest renewal price we have verified.
Namespace
.ac.cn
.ah.cn
.bj.cn
.com.cn
.cq.cn
.edu.cn
.fj.cn
.gd.cn
.gov.cn
.gs.cn
.gx.cn
.gz.cn
.ha.cn
.hb.cn
.he.cn
.hi.cn
.hk.cn
.hl.cn
.hn.cn
.jl.cn
.js.cn
.jx.cn
.ln.cn
.mil.cn
.mo.cn
.net.cn
.nm.cn
.nx.cn
.org.cn
.qh.cn
.sc.cn
.sd.cn
.sh.cn
.sn.cn
.sx.cn
.tj.cn
.tw.cn
.xj.cn
.xz.cn
.yn.cn
.zj.cn
.公司.cn
.網絡.cn
.网络.cn
Operator: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) · .cn signed in the root zone (2026-09-28)
Registered directly under their root labels
The Public Suffix List records no delegated second-level namespaces under these delegations: a name is registered directly under the root label, at the second level, rather than under a category such as co. or org.
.中国.xn--fiqs8sChina Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)signed in the root zone
.中國.xn--fiqz9sChina Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)signed in the root zone
Verified and sample pricing per registrar for this TLD, with first-year, renewal, ten-year cost and the date each figure was checked
Registrar
First-year
Renewal
10-year cost
WHOIS privacy
Last checked
(verified price)
Spaceship
$9.08
$10.18
$100.70
Free
2026-09-02
(verified price)
Dynadot
$10.88
$10.88
$108.80
Free
2026-09-28
(verified price)
Porkbun
$11.08
$11.08
$110.80
Free
2026-09-28
(verified price)
OVHcloud
$9.20
$14.69
$141.41
Available; contact data red…
2026-09-28
(verified price)
AAmazon Route 53
$16.00
$16.00
$160.00
Free, with exceptions
2026-09-29
(verified price)
NNameSilo
$17.29
$17.29
$172.90
Free
2026-09-28
(verified price)
Namecheap
$11.28
$18.48
$177.60
Free, with exceptions
2026-08-19
(verified price)
Hover
$18.99
$18.99
$189.90
Free, with exceptions
2026-09-28
(verified price)
NName.com
$12.99
$19.99
$192.90
Available (Whois Privacy) o…
2026-09-28
(verified price)
IONOS
$1.00
$20.00
$181.00
Available; contact data red…
2026-09-29
(verified price)
Gandi
$11.00
$38.38
$356.42
Free, with exceptions
2026-09-28
Compared across the 11 registrars whose .com price we have read ourselves.
Most global registrars price domains in USD; local registrars often invoice in CNY.
Can a registrar we track handle China?
No registrar whose prices we verify sells any of the ccTLDs on this page, so a local or specialist registrar is the only route to them. A global registrar can still hold the .com, which renews from $10.18 at the cheapest seller we verify: many owners here run both.
China ccTLDs and whether a registrar we verify sells each one
ccTLD
Sellers we verify
Cheapest verified renewal
vs cheapest .com
.cn
0
Local registrar only
-No value recorded
.中国
0
Local registrar only
-No value recorded
Renewals are all-in and per year, at the cheapest registrar we verify for that extension, checked 2026-09-29. The .com reference is the cheapest verified .com renewal ($10.18). "Listed" counts registrars our country notes record as selling the extension without a price we have read ourselves.
What this page does not tell you: how the registrars based in China compare. We list 120 of them by name only, no prices, no scores, no hands-on testing, so any claim here that a local registrar is cheaper, better supported or easier to pay would be invention. Where local billing in Chinese Yuan (CNY), local-language support, or a registry rule requires a local registrar, that is a reason to use one, and comparing them is work we have not done.
FAQ
What is the best domain registrar in China?+
Of the 9 local storefronts read on 2026-09-29, none printed a .cn price together with its currency and tax treatment, so no local registrar is ranked; each is listed below with what its page showed. CNNIC accredits 120 registrars to sell .cn; none of them is tested or scored here. Global registrars that sell .cn in US dollars are the global option for a buyer in China, not a recommendation in it.
Do I need a local presence to register a .cn domain?+
Not nationality-based, but verification-based. Registration requires real-name verification of the registrant carried out by a CNNIC-accredited registrar; a name that has not completed verification does not resolve.
Which global registrars sell .cn?+
None of the registrars we track sell .cn at retail. CNNIC operates the registry and accredits the registrars. Serving a site to mainland users additionally requires an ICP filing tied to the hosting arrangement, which is separate from domain registration.
Which currency are domains billed in for users in China?+
Most global registrars bill in USD regardless of buyer location. Local registrars typically invoice in Chinese Yuan (CNY). CNNIC-accredited registrars invoice in yuan and Alipay and WeChat Pay are the normal rails. Global registrars bill in USD by card, which is the main friction for a mainland buyer purchasing gTLDs.
What payment methods work in China?+
CNNIC-accredited registrars invoice in yuan and Alipay and WeChat Pay are the normal rails. Global registrars bill in USD by card, which is the main friction for a mainland buyer purchasing gTLDs.
