Domain Names

– Instructions on Registration of Domain Names in the National Domain Zone, as of June 18, 2010, with amendments of August 25, 2021.

Filing

Country code top-level domain name: .by (also available in Cyrillic).  

Sub-domains: available.

Applicant: national and foreign individuals and legal entities.

Restriction as to nationality: none.

Local presence: not required.

Domestic trademark right: required for obtaining domain name registration, if it differs from the firm or individual name.

Domain name can be registered as a trademark: not as a word designation, only if it is a combined mark.

Registration, Protection

Duration: one to two years.

Renewal/maintenance: one to two years, renewable.

Dispute about ownership: to be brought before the court.

Uniform dispute resolution procedure: none.

Registration Authority

Authority name: Belarusian Cloud Technologies LLC.

Internet address: https://cctld.by / https://domain.by