Registration of .COM.HK domain in Hong Kong with Local Trustee service

.COM.HK regulations synopsis:

Local company required

Annual domain charge: EUR 291.00
Annual Local Presence/Trustee Service charge (if applicable): EUR 146.00

DNS Service/Web forwarding is included, at no additional cost.

Full regulations for .COM.HK

EuropeID can assist in facilitating a local agent in order to register a domain, at an additional annual fee of USD 150,00.

FAQ for domain names in .COM.HK and Hong Kong

Is local company in Hong Kong required?

YES

Yes, a local company in Hong Kong is required in order to get a .COM.HK domain name registered.
Please notice that EuropeID makes it possible to register .COM.HK domain names via our Local Presence/Proxy Service for Hong Kong without having the required local company.

Is it necessary to have a local administrative contact in Hong Kong?

No, it is not necessary to have a local administrative contact in Hong Kong to register a .COM.HK domain name.

Are trademarks applicable in Hong Kong?

Unfortunately, access to .COM.HK domains is not facilitated with either a trademark application or registration in Hong Kong or anywhere else.

Is Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) offered?

Registration of .COM.HK IDN domain names with non-ASCII characters is not possible.

Are generic domains available for .COM.HK domains?

N/A

Some restrictions apply to the type of domain names available in Hong Kong. Please contact us beforehand if you are seeking to apply for a generic type .COM.HK domain.

How long does it take to register a .COM.HK domain name?

14 day/s

Usually, it does not take longer than [RegTime] to register a .COM.HK domain in Hong Kong. We will submit the application as soon as possible. However, we cannot offer guarantees as we have no impact on the speed of the Hong Kong domain authority once the domain application has been submitted.

What is the minimum number of characters a .COM.HK domain name can consist of?

Applications for .COM.HK domain names with less than 3 characters cannot be accepted.

What is the maximum number of characters a .COM.HK domain name can consist of?

Applications for .COM.HK domain names with more than 63 characters cannot be accepted.

Is it possible to register more than one Hong Kong domain name?

YES, unlimited

It is possible for one applicant to register an unlimited number of Hong Kong .COM.HK domain names.

Are there other TLDs related to Hong Kong available?

YES

Yes, there are other Hong Kong domain extensions available at EuropeID. Some of them might not have the local presence requirement and may be unrestricted. Please check the available domains for Hong Kong below:

.HK (unrestricted)
.ORG.HK
.香港 (unavailable)

Proxy service for Hong Kong .COM.HK domain names

If you choose to take advantage of our Local Presence/Proxy Service for Hong Kong domains, EuropeID itself, our local branch office or a local representative designated by us will become the legal holders and administrative contacts of the pertinent .COM.HK domains.

Acceptable types of .COM.HK domain:

Domain names associated with your company name, products, services and trademarks can all be registered through our Proxy Service for .COM.HK domain names. If you are seeking to register domains relating to gambling, erotic content, chat, advertising or similar name categories, such domain names must be pre-approved on an individual basis and may incur a higher service charge. Please contact us in advance at support@europeid.com.

DNS choice for Hong Kong:

All the domain names within .COM.HK may be hosted on your own name servers. If you do not specify anyname servers, we will provide DNS for your Hong Kong domain names free of charge.

User Certificate for Hong Kong Proxy domains:

Upon the registration of the .COM.HK domain names, we will forward to you a User Certificate which describes your rights and the terms under which we are providing the Proxy Service for Hong Kong - including that you will be regarded the legitimate user of the domain names, with full authority to specify technical settings and to control the usage of the domain.

If you wish to review a sample User Certificate, please e-mail us at support@europeid.com. Some of the terms of use of the Local Presence/Proxy Service are also refered to in our general terms of business at [TERMS]

Limitations:

EuropeID will be providing the Local Presence/Proxy Service as is, and cannot guarantee against unforeseen interference or discontinuance of service. We cannot be held responsible for any losses sustained by our clients, whether directly or indirectly, even if we have been notified of the possibility of such losses or damages.

Register the Hong Kong trademark!

There may always be risks involved with using a local presence or proxy service such as this. We strongly advise that our clients reinforce the legal standing of their .COM.HK domain names, by registering matching trademarks in Hong Kong.

Warehousing of Hong Kong .COM.HK domain names with Proxy Service is not allowed!

It is expressly not permitted to use our Proxy Service for .COM.HK domain names for the purpose of trading domain names. Certain generic type domain names can be considered as exceptions, in which case an agreement must be made in a written form between ourselves, prior to the registration of the domain name.

Spamming using your .COM.HK domain names with Proxy Service is not permitted!

If you are planning to send out massive amounts of e-mails from your .COM.HK domain with Proxy Service (over 50 recipients at once), you must notify us in advance and seek prior approval.

If you need more information concerning Proxy Service for Hong Kong domain names, or wish to review a draft User Certificate, please get in touch with our support team.

How to transfer domain names to EuropeID?

Required info:

List the domains you wish to have transferred to EuropeID into the box
Enter your name and email address
Press Send. A representative from EuropeID Support will contact you in order to process the domain transfer request

Additional info:

If you have Authorisation Codes ready, include these. If not, you can provide them later
If possible and relevant, please unlock the domains, so they are ready for transfer

Transfer Your Domain

Company name

Contact person *

Address *

City / ZIP *

Country *

E-mail *

Telephone *

FAX

Please type or copy-paste the list of domains to be transferred. Alternatively, please upload it as a file (file size limit 4MB):

Domain data file

Choose file

Local company required

Accepted payment methods for .COM.HK domain names include Visa, Master Card, JCB, DanKort, PayPal, Visa Electron, Maestro, UnionPay, American Express, RuPay, BC, Diners Club International, Discover, Elo, Troy and wire transfer.