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New generic extensionSince 2014

.trade domain registration

The extension of trade: for a wholesaler or an import-export office that wants a name stating its line of work in one word, at a price among the lowest on our list.

Score card

.trade in six cells

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

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

Overview

What is .trade

trade is an English word for commerce, and it also means a craft or a line of work. It suits wholesalers and import-export offices, the middlemen between factories and shops, and whoever trades between cities and countries and wants their address to say so before anything else the customer reads.

.trade entered the internet’s root in 2014, is run by Elite Registry Limited, and supports DNSSEC signing, but it doesn’t support names in Arabic letters. With us its price is the same for the first year and every renewal, and it is among the lowest on our whole list, so its cost won’t worry you.

What to know, plainly: some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions, .trade among them, so some of your messages may land in the spam folder. So keep your main business email on .com, and .trade as an address to be read and remembered.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
March 6, 2014
Name’s origin
trade, a line of work
Responsible body
Elite Registry Limited
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Not supported

Who it suits

For your field: is .trade the best fit?

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

  • A wholesaler

    Good · A good fit

    It states your line of work in one word at little cost; your email is safer on .com.

    Register it with.trade.com

  • Import and export

    Good · A good fit with .com

    A supplier abroad understands the word, but trusts .com more in correspondence.

    Register it with.com.trade

  • A trader in Qatar

    Good · A good fit with .supply

    .trade states your line of work, and .supply tells shops in Qatar you supply them.

    Register it with.trade.supply

  • A craftsperson or tradesperson

    Good · A good fit

    The word also means a line of work; .pro says you’re a professional at it.

    Register it with.trade.pro

  • A consumer store

    Consider another · Consider .shop

    Whoever buys for their home looks for a store, not a wholesaler.

    Register it with.shop.store

  • A financial trading platform

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Trust is the first thing asked for here, and .trade is weaker than .com with people and mail filters.

    Register it with.com.finance

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • Your line of work in the address

    tijarat-doha.trade tells a trader they’re dealing with a trader like them.

  • A low, fixed cost

    Among the lowest on our list, with renewal at the same price as the first year.

  • A short name, still free

    Short names are easier to find here than in .com.

  • A second address for your business

    Point it to your main site, so whoever types the word trade reaches you.

And where its value shows

At trade fairs

A card that states your line of work.

On cargo trucks

A short name read from afar.

In price lists

A trader’s address at the top of the page.

In wholesale ads

A link that says trade before the click.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

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

Pros

  • 01Its price is among the lowest on our list, and fixed every year
  • 02A short word that states your line of work
  • 03Short names are easier to find than in .com
  • 04Supports DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Some mail filters are stricter with it
  • 02Doesn’t support names in Arabic letters
  • 03Less trusted than .com by many people
  • 04Doesn’t fit selling directly to consumers

Rules

Registration terms for .trade

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
Not supported
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. 1Keep your email on .comAnd .trade as an address read on the card that points to your site.
  2. 2Test your email before relying on itSend from your new address to a customer or two, and make sure the messages don’t land in spam.
  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 .trade

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .trade

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $10 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • 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.

  • No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .trade, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.

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