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Best Domain Registrars in Hong Kong

Recommendations for .hk, .com.hk, .香港 and .com domains, plus notes on local rules, payment methods, and support languages.

Last updated 2026-08-19Prices checked monthly1 of 9 scored reviews with published testing notes6 registrars with primary-source pricingTransparent methodology
Short answer

Hong Kong publishes one of the clearest category tables of any registry, and the answer depends entirely on which string you want. Unrestricted .hk at the second level is open to local or overseas individuals and entities with generally no documents required. Everything below it is gated: .com.hk needs a Hong Kong Business Registration Certificate or a Certificate of Registration of a Non-Hong Kong Company, .org.hk needs proof of Hong Kong non-profit status, .net.hk needs a Communications Authority operator licence, and .idv.hk is for Hong Kong residents only with a name matching their legal name. No registrar we track sells any of them.

Best options

Use caseRecommendedWhy
Local ccTLD (.hk)—No global registrar we track sells .hk — register through a registry-accredited local registrar.
.com from Hong Kong
Porkbun logoPorkbun
Verified .com renewal of $11.08. WHOIS privacy: free, included by default.
Business use
Namecheap logoNamecheap
Support channels: 24/7 live chat, ticket support, knowledge base.
Developers
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
Industry-leading anycast DNS with deep developer tooling. Public API documented.

The .com, business and developer picks above are the same in every country we cover, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise: they are global registrars, and nothing about them changes at a border. What genuinely varies by country is on this page below — which registrars can sell the local ccTLD and under what eligibility rules, how billing and VAT work, and which support languages are available.

Local registry and rules

Registry operator: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd. (www.hkirc.hk/en/)
Policy authority: Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Ltd. (HKIRC)
Local presence: Depends on the category. Unrestricted .hk at the second level is open to local or overseas individuals and entities, generally with no documents required. .com.hk requires a Hong Kong Business Registration Certificate or a Certificate of Registration of a Non-Hong Kong Company; .org.hk requires proof of Hong Kong non-profit status; .net.hk requires a Communications Authority operator licence; .idv.hk is for Hong Kong residents only, with the name matching their legal name.
DNSSEC: Signed at the root
IDN: .香港 (punycode .xn--j6w193g) is delegated separately as Hong Kong's Chinese-character ccTLD.
An overseas company can qualify for .com.hk, but only by registering formally in Hong Kong first. The certificate is the gate, not the nationality of the owner.
Source: www.hkirc.hk/en/our-services-support/domain-services/eligibility-required-documents/

ccTLD breakdown

.hk

Last checked 2026-08-19

Purpose: Hong Kong's country code at the second level, the open category.

Eligibility: Open. Local or overseas individuals and entities may register, generally with no supporting documents required for second-level registration.

Tracked registrars that sell .hk

None of the registrars we track sell .hk at retail — it's available only through registry-accredited registrars (see Local registry and rules above for the official list).

HKIRC operates the registry and publishes the eligibility table and registrar list. The unrestricted second level is the only Hong Kong string a foreign buyer can take without establishing local standing.

.com.hk

Last checked 2026-08-19

Purpose: Commercial third level, the conventional Hong Kong company identity.

Eligibility: Restricted to commercial entities registered in Hong Kong. Requires a Business Registration Certificate from the Inland Revenue Department, or a Certificate of Registration of a Non-Hong Kong Company from the Companies Registry.

Tracked registrars that sell .com.hk

None of the registrars we track sell .com.hk at retail — it's available only through registry-accredited registrars (see Local registry and rules above for the official list).

An overseas company can qualify, but only by registering formally in Hong Kong first. The certificate is the gate, not the nationality of the owner.

.香港

Last checked 2026-08-19

Purpose: Hong Kong's Chinese-character internationalised ccTLD.

Eligibility: Mirrors the .hk category structure, with the same per-category eligibility.

Tracked registrars that sell .香港

None of the registrars we track sell .香港 at retail — it's available only through registry-accredited registrars (see Local registry and rules above for the official list).

Punycode .xn--j6w193g. Separate delegation from .hk.

.com pricing in USD

Verified and sample pricing per registrar for this TLD, with first-year, renewal, three-year cost and the date each figure was checked
RegistrarFirst-yearRenewal3-year costWHOIS privacyLast checked
(verified price)
Spaceship logoSpaceship
$8.88 +$0.20$9.98 +$0.20$29.44Free2026-08-19
(verified price)
Dynadot logoDynadot
$10.88$10.88$32.64Free2026-08-19
(verified price)
Porkbun logoPorkbun
$11.08$11.08$33.24Free2026-08-19
(verified price)
NameSilo
$17.29$17.29$51.87Free2026-08-19
(verified price)
Namecheap logoNamecheap
$11.28$18.48$48.24Free, with exceptions2026-08-19
(verified price)
Hover
$18.99$18.99$56.97Free, with exceptions2026-08-19
(sample price, not yet verified)
Cloudflare Registrar logoCloudflare Registrar
$10.44$10.44$31.32Free2026-05-12
(sample price, not yet verified)
Squarespace Domains logoSquarespace Domains
$11.00$20.00$51.00Free2026-05-12
(sample price, not yet verified)
GoDaddy logoGoDaddy
$11.99$21.99$55.97Free, with exceptions2026-05-12

+$0.20 marks the mandatory ICANN fee where a registrar itemises it separately instead of including it in the headline price. Prices are shown exactly as each registrar publishes them, and every ranking on this site compares the all-in total, so no registrar gains a position by splitting its price up.

Verified from the registrar's official pricing pageSample / preview pricing — pending verificationData sources

Most global registrars price domains in USD; local registrars often invoice in HKD.

Can a registrar we track handle Hong Kong?

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.

Hong Kong ccTLDs and whether a registrar we verify sells each one
ccTLDSellers we verifyCheapest verified renewalvs cheapest .com
.hk0Local registrar only—
.com.hk0Local registrar only—
.香港0Local registrar only—

Renewals are all-in and per year, at the cheapest registrar we verify for that extension, checked 2026-08-19. 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 Hong Kong compare. We do not track a single registrar based there — so any claim here that a local registrar is cheaper, better supported or easier to pay would be invention. Where local billing in Hong Kong Dollar (HKD), 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 Hong Kong?
Hong Kong publishes one of the clearest category tables of any registry, and the answer depends entirely on which string you want. Unrestricted .hk at the second level is open to local or overseas individuals and entities with generally no documents required. Everything below it is gated: .com.hk needs a Hong Kong Business Registration Certificate or a Certificate of Registration of a Non-Hong Kong Company, .org.hk needs proof of Hong Kong non-profit status, .net.hk needs a Communications Authority operator licence, and .idv.hk is for Hong Kong residents only with a name matching their legal name. No registrar we track sells any of them.
Do I need a local presence to register a .hk domain?
Depends on the category. Unrestricted .hk at the second level is open to local or overseas individuals and entities, generally with no documents required. .com.hk requires a Hong Kong Business Registration Certificate or a Certificate of Registration of a Non-Hong Kong Company; .org.hk requires proof of Hong Kong non-profit status; .net.hk requires a Communications Authority operator licence; .idv.hk is for Hong Kong residents only, with the name matching their legal name.
Which global registrars sell .hk?
None of the registrars we track sell .hk at retail. HKIRC operates the registry and publishes the eligibility table and registrar list. The unrestricted second level is the only Hong Kong string a foreign buyer can take without establishing local standing.
Which currency are domains billed in for users in Hong Kong?
Most global registrars bill in USD regardless of buyer location. Local registrars typically invoice in Hong Kong Dollar (HKD). HKIRC registrars invoice in Hong Kong dollars. Global registrars bill in USD, and the HKD peg keeps that FX exposure small compared with most markets.
What payment methods work in Hong Kong?
HKIRC registrars invoice in Hong Kong dollars. Global registrars bill in USD, and the HKD peg keeps that FX exposure small compared with most markets.

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