Country extension · China
.ah.cn domain name
What you need to know about .ah.cn: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .ah.cn
- Country
- China
- Registry
- cnnic.cn
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 7 working days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 15 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .ah.cn?
- Individuals as well as companies and organisations, both inside and outside China, can register a .ah.cn domain name.
- The registry CNNIC applies mandatory real-name verification. As the registrant, you must provide the real name of a natural person and prove your identity.
- The registrant's name must match the name on the ID document or company document exactly, including the legal form, such as LTD.
- If you live outside China, your full name as shown on your passport must not contain any special characters, such as ä, ü, ö or é. Otherwise CNNIC can't verify your passport and the application fails.
- If a company's contact person has such characters in their name, you can specify another person within the company. That person must have a name without special characters and be willing to be verified.
- You must comply with CNNIC's rules and dispute policy and with Chinese legislation on domain names.
- A domain name must not violate the Chinese constitution. Nor may it harm national security, unity or honour, or incite discrimination.
- Also prohibited are spreading rumours, pornography, gambling, violence or terror, insults or defamation, and any other use prohibited by Chinese law.
- If your website's web server is located in mainland China, you need a valid ICP number from the Chinese ministry MIIT. This is only possible if you have a branch in China.
- You declare that you are providing genuine, accurate and complete documents and that you have read and understood CNNIC's rules.
- You comply with the rules for your website's content. If CNNIC suspends your domain name due to a violation, you are fully responsible and CNNIC and the registrar are not liable.
Additional details for registration
- You state whether you're registering as an individual or as a company or organisation.
- You provide the number of your ID document and state what type of document it is, for example a passport, Chinese ID card or business licence.
- If you're registering as a company or organisation, you provide the name of a responsible person. That person doesn't need to appear on the company document.
Documents
- Individuals outside China submit a scan or copy of their passport or ID card. A driving licence is not accepted and your name must appear on the document.
- Companies and organisations outside China submit a copy of their business licence, company certificate or extract from the trade register. This must be accompanied by a copy of the responsible person's passport or ID card.
- Individuals in mainland China submit a copy of their Chinese ID card, not a passport.
- Companies in China submit the first page of their company certificate, preferably the business licence. This must be accompanied by a copy of the contact person's passport or Chinese ID card.
- Residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan can use a mainland travel permit, a residence permit or an ID card for foreign permanent residents. For the residence permits and that ID card, both the front and the back are required.
- When registering, you submit the documents as JPEG files of up to 1 MB. A signed declaration is no longer required.
Good to know when registering
- Every application is checked manually by CNNIC. This also applies if you've been approved before.
- If the required documents aren't received within 8 days, the registration fails.
- After registration, you can request a domain certificate. For this, you need the domain name and the registrant's phone number.
Transfer
Transferring a .ah.cn
- When transferring, the registrant's details are mandatory. A new identity verification with a copy of your ID document may also be required.
- You need a transfer code and a transfer request signed by the registrant.
- The domain must not be locked. You can see in the WHOIS whether the domain is locked. The registrant can ask the current registrar to remove the lock.
- The domain must be older than 60 days, otherwise the transfer will be refused.
- The expiry date must be more than 15 days in the future, otherwise the transfer will be refused. So start in good time and not just before the domain expires.
The transfer code
- To transfer a .ah.cn domain, you need a transfer code.
- The registrant or the administrative contact requests the code from the current registrar.
- Check that the code is correct before the transfer starts, otherwise the transfer will fail.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- For a transfer of ownership, the new registrant must submit a copy of their passport or ID card, or of the business licence if it's a company.
- The documents can be JPG, PNG, GIF or JPEG files of up to 1 MB.
- The transfer of ownership isn't processed immediately, so allow for some waiting time.
- A domain can be moved from a previous trustee service to its own registrant, but not the other way round to a trustee service.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you restore a domain from quarantine, it is initially inactive. It becomes active again as soon as nameservers have been set, and the registrar takes care of that for you.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cnnic.cn
- Dispute resolution policy www1.cnnic.cn
- Registry terms and conditions www1.cnnic.cn
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.