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New generic extensionSince 2016

.shop domain registration

The shortest word that says you sell: for a small shop or an online store that wants a name close to people, easy to say and understood by anyone who shops.

Score card

.shop in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
3 out of 5
Price stability
1 out of 5
Short names available
3 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .shop

shop is an English word for a store, and it also means the act of shopping itself. A short word, read quickly on screen and on a sign and understood with no explaining, it suits the small shop selling from its page, the online store, and the craftsperson who shows their work and takes orders for it.

.shop entered the internet’s root in 2016, is run by GMO Registry, Inc., and supports DNSSEC signing and names in Arabic letters. Its meaning is close to .store, and the difference between them is more in length and ring than in meaning; pick whichever reads better with your name.

With us its price starts with a very big first-year offer, then renewal costs several times as much. If your store is a short trial, the offer is enough; if it’s a business you’re building for years, count the renewal cost from day one, before you print the name on your bags.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
May 5, 2016
Name’s origin
shop, shopping
Responsible body
GMO Registry, Inc.
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .shop the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .shop says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • An online store

    Excellent · The first choice

    The shortest word that says you sell, and you find short names in it that were taken in .com years ago.

    Register it with.shop.com

  • A shop in Mutrah Souq

    Good · A good fit

    Shoppers at the souq know your shop by name, and .shop lets them order from you at home; add .com for those who type it out of habit.

    Register it with.shop.com

  • A craftsperson or maker

    Good · A good fit

    You show your work and take orders under a simple name; if your work is art before it’s selling, .art is closer.

    Register it with.shop.art

  • A company or brand

    Good · A good fit for its store

    The company’s name in .com, and its store in .shop once selling online becomes one of its doors.

    Register it with.com.shop

  • A services or consulting office

    Consider another · Consider .com

    The word shop suggests goods on a shelf; whoever sells expertise needs an extension that says what they do.

    Register it with.com.expert

  • An association or initiative

    Consider another · Consider .org

    .shop suggests profit, which is what a body that raises donations and asks for trust doesn’t want.

    Register it with.org.community

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • The shortest word for selling

    A short extension that says you sell, so the whole name stays short on screen and on the sign.

  • A name like your shop

    Short words are easier to find here than in .com, so you find a name that fits what you sell.

  • Email with your shop’s touch

    orders@dukkan-sohar.shop in an order confirmation reminds the customer of the shop’s name and its goods.

  • A start that costs little

    The big first-year offer lets you try selling online before you commit.

And where its value shows

On the shopping bag

The shop’s name and web address together.

In social media posts

A short link that says you sell.

On the shop’s card

Read quickly and remembered.

In order messages

The customer knows at once where they bought.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01The shortest extension that says you sell
  • 02Anyone who shops understands it
  • 03Short names are easier to find than in .com
  • 04A very big first-year offer
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs several times the first year
  • 02Less trusted and less widespread than .com
  • 03Suggests selling alone, so it doesn’t fit what isn’t goods
  • 04Some customers type .com out of habit

Rules

Registration terms for .shop

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Register .store with .shop if it’s freeThe two mean the same, so don’t leave the second copy of your name to a competitor.
  2. 2Write the full name in every addukkan-sohar.shop in full, not dukkan-sohar alone, since some people add .com out of habit.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .shop

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .shop

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Contact support

  • $6 for the first year with an offer, then $54 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .shop has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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