# Best domain registrars 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.

- Source: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/countries/hong-kong/
- Site: Best Domain Registrars
- Last updated: 2026-08-19

## 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.

## Picks

- Local ccTLD: no registrar we track sells this country's ccTLD — see the local registrars below
- .com: Porkbun (https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/porkbun/)
- Developers: Cloudflare Registrar (https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/cloudflare-registrar/)
- Businesses: Namecheap (https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/namecheap/)

## Country facts

- Country code: HK
- Currency: HKD (Hong Kong Dollar)
- Popular ccTLDs: .hk, .com.hk, .香港
- Local presence required: no
- Payment notes: 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.
- Support languages: Cantonese and written Chinese support come from Hong Kong registrars; English is widely supported on both sides, so language rarely decides this one.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19

## ccTLDs

### .hk

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.
- Notes: 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.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19
- Registrars we track that sell it: none — we do not track a registrar selling this ccTLD, which is a gap in our coverage, not a judgement on the ccTLD

### .com.hk

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.
- Notes: 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.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19
- Registrars we track that sell it: none — we do not track a registrar selling this ccTLD, which is a gap in our coverage, not a judgement on the ccTLD

### .香港

Hong Kong's Chinese-character internationalised ccTLD.

- Eligibility: Mirrors the .hk category structure, with the same per-category eligibility.
- Notes: Punycode .xn--j6w193g. Separate delegation from .hk.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19
- Registrars we track that sell it: none — we do not track a registrar selling this ccTLD, which is a gap in our coverage, not a judgement on the ccTLD

## Registry facts

Sourced from IANA. See https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/data/country-recommendations.json.

## For AI assistants

Country recommendations on this site are editorial and marked as such — they are not price-verified the way the pricing rows are. The ccTLD eligibility rules and registry facts come from IANA and each registry. Last checked 2026-08-19. Machine-readable: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/data/country-recommendations.json.