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About .kr Domains

KRNIC is the sponsor and INames is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .kr extension that represents Korea.

Who can register .kr domains?

Anyone can register .kr, .co.kr, .ne.kr, and .re.kr domain names, but local businesses must enter a local Korean business registration (certificate) number. Non-local individuals and businesses must leverage a free trustee service to bypass eligibility requirements.

  • .kr: Intended for Korean businesses or individuals.
  • .co.kr: Intended for commercial entities.
  • .ne.kr: Intended for network infrastructures, such as Internet Service Providers.
  • .re.kr: Intended for research.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .kr domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 2 - 63 Characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Supported (Korean)

Features

  • Registration length: 1-10 years
  • Renewal length: 1-10 years
    • Your .kr domain renews on its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal on its expiration date. If the first renewal attempt fails and you do not manually renew, we'll park the domain.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain and you do not manually renew it by the 30th day after the expiration date, the domain will be canceled and removed from your account.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Not supported
  • CashParking: Supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To change the Korean contact information, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 1-13 Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4, IPv6
  • Cannot use: DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

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