*In case of any discrepancy between this translation and the original Chinese text, the Chinese text shall govern. Terms in this translation expressed in the singular should be construed as also including the plural, and vice versa.
Approved by the 23rd Domain Name Committee Meeting, Dec 10, 2002
Revised by the 41st Domain Name Committee Meeting, Jun 28, 2005
Revised by the 5th Fee Schedule Committee Meeting, Jan 17, 2007
Revised by the 6th Fee Schedule Committee Meeting, Sep 6, 2007
Revised by the 70th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Jul 7, 2010
Revised by the 72th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Nov 3, 2010
Revised by the 74th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Apr 20, 2011
Revised by the 90th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Oct 30, 2013
Revised by the 106th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Apr 19, 2018
Revised by the 110th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Nov 29, 2019
Revised by the 111th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Aug 27, 2020
Revised by the 116th Domain Name Committee Meeting, May 19, 2022
Revised by the 120th Domain Name Committee Meeting, Dec 11, 2023
PART ONE: Reserved Domain Names and Technical Restrictions in All Types of Domain Names
- Requirements on characters of domain names:
- I. Requirements on minimum/maximum number of characters:
- (1) All domain names shall include at least 1 characters, and the maximum number of characters shall not exceed 63 characters. (Note)
- (2) IDN after punycode conversion shall not exceed 63 characters.
- II. Acceptable characters:
- (1) Alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases, numerical characters of (0-9) and connection symbol(-).
- (2) The connection symbol (-) shall not exist at the first position or the last position. Neither shall it exist continuously.
- (3) Chinese IDN, limited to second level domain registration under .tw and .台灣, shall comprise at least 1 Chinese characters defined by the Big5 System, and it can also include the alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases (A-Z), numerical characters (0-9) and connection symbol (-).
- (4) Japanese IDN, limited to second level domain registration under .tw, shall consist of characters specified within the scope of the .tw Japanese IDN table (https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables), and it shall consist of at least 1 consecutive Japanese IDN characters (hiragana, katakana and kanji) in combination, and it can also include the alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases (A-Z), numerical characters (0-9) and connection symbol (-).
- (5) Korean IDN, limited to second level domain registration under .tw, shall consist of characters specified within the scope of the .tw Korean IDN table (https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables),and it shall consist of at least 1 consecutive Korean IDN characters in combination, and it can also include the alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases (A-Z), numerical characters (0-9) and connection symbol (-).
- (6) Thai IDN, limited to second level domain registration under .tw, shall consist of characters specified within the scope of the .tw Thai IDN table(https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables),and it shall consist of at least 1 consecutive Thai IDN characters in combination, and it can also include the alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases (A-Z), numerical characters (0-9) and connection symbol (-).
- (7) French IDN, limited to second level domain registration under .tw, shall consist of characters specified within the scope of the .tw French IDN table(https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables),and it shall consist of at least 1 non-ASCII character in combination, and it can also include the alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases (A-Z), numerical characters (0-9) and connection symbol (-).
- (8) German IDN, limited to second level domain registration under .tw, shall consist of characters specified within the scope of the .tw German IDN table(https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables),and it shall consist of at least 1 non-ASCII character in combination, and it can also include the alphabetical characters in either upper or lower cases (A-Z), numerical characters (0-9) and connection symbol (-).
- I. Requirements on minimum/maximum number of characters:
- Un-registrable Domain Names
Second Level Domain Names
PART TWO:Requirements for Registration of All Types of Domain Names
- Third Level Domain Names:
- I. “edu.tw” – Applicants must be a legally registered education or research institute. These Domain Names shall be registered with the Ministry of Education.
- II. “gov.tw” – Applicants must be a government agency established by law. These Domain Names shall be registered with the National Development council. III. “mil.tw” – Applicants must be a national defense or military institute established by law. These Domain Names shall be registered with the Ministry of National Defense.
- IV. “com.tw” – The applicant must be a corporation, firm, limited partnership, other profit-seeking association, or professional practitioners registered under the laws and have completed taxation registration, or a foreign corporation, limited partnership, or other association registered under competent national or state laws.
- V. “net.tw” – The applicant must have obtained a license for the Class 1 telecommunication enterprises or a license for the Class 2 telecommunication enterprises pursuant to the Telecommunications Act, have registered as telecommunication enterprises or have obtained an approval to establish a network pursuant to the Telecommunications Management Act, or have obtained a license for network installation services.
- VI. “org.tw” –A foundation, a non-profit organization or a non-departmental public body registered under the laws of the Republic of China; A foreign non-profit organization registered under its national, state or federal laws.
- VII. “idv.tw” – The applicant may be any individual person, provided his/her identity has been verified via emails.
- VIII. “game.tw” – No particular restriction is applied, provided that the applicant’s identity has been verified via emails.
- IX. “ebiz.tw” – No particular restriction is applied, provided that the applicant’s identity has been verified via emails.
- X. “club.tw” – No particular restriction is applied, provided that the applicant’s identity has been verified via emails.
- Second Level Domain Names:No particular restriction is applied
PART THREE: Fee Schedule for All Types of Domain Names:
- Registration fees for domain names (unit: NTD):
Types category Maximum Fees Third Level Domain Names edu.tw
gov.tw
mil.twSet by relevant government agencies com.tw
net.tw
org.tw
game.tw
ebiz.tw
club.twNTD 800/year idv.tw NTD 400/year Second Level Domain Names NTD 800/year
- Fees for transfer and cancellation of a domain name: Temporarily no fee is collected.
- List of registrars