Domain extension

.nl

.nl is a country-code top-level domain managed by SIDN. There are currently ~6,224,854 registered .nl domains.

Europe

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Pricing

What you pay to register and keep .nl domains

Registration & renewal

Member: € 5,38 per year

€ 10,33

per year

Transfer

Free

Registered for one year at a time. Prices are in EUR and exclude VAT or other sales tax.

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At a glance

Registry details from the IANA root zone database

Registry website

Registry: SIDN (Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland)
Type: Country-code top-level domain (ccTLD)
Introduced: April 25, 1986
Registered domains: ~6,224,854 (Oct 13, 2026); Over the past year the number of registered domains went from 6,090,330 to 6,224,854.
Internationalized names: Not supported
DNSSEC: Supported
WHOIS privacy: Not offered, the registry publishes contact details of organizations and only the email address of individuals

Registration requirements

No special requirements apply

Anyone can register a .nl domain, there are no special requirements.

Transfers

Moving an existing .nl domain to Domain Chief

You need the authorization code from the current registrar to transfer a .nl domain.
The expiry date stays the same after the transfer.
Transferring a .nl domain to Domain Chief is free.

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