.kw domain names

.kw

Corporate

.kw is the official extension for Kuwait.

It includes

  • a free SSL certificate to secure your domain
  • LiveDNS nameservers Anycast + DNSSEC
  • 10,000 aliases and forwarding addresses

This extension requires subscribing to Gandi's Corporate Services.

This extension is only available for customers that have subscribed to a Gandi Corporate Services contract. For more information please contact our Corporate Services team.

.kw domain prices

Registration

$800.00

per year
  • For 1 year
Register

Transfer

$227.12

  • Renews the domains for the minimum allowed duration
  • Renews the domains for the minimum allowed duration
Transfer

Renewal

$850.00

per year
  • For 1 year
Renew
Pricing Options Prices for United States, taxes excluded, in $ (USD)

Other prices and periods

Restore

Contact us

Owner Change

$850.00

Renews the domains for the minimum allowed duration

.KW second level opening - 26 September 2024

Sunrise period from 26 September 2024 to 23 March 2025: reserved to registrants having a .kw third level domain name (.com.kw, .net.kw, .org.kw), trademark owners and government agencies.

Landrush period from 24 March 2025 to 23 October 2025: open to all eligible persons at an additional cost.

General Availability: 24 October 2025

Rules and particularities of .kw domain names

Registry
Whois

Related Contract

View the .kw contract

Terms and Conditions

Assigning:

  • .kw domain names are open to trademark owners having a company registered in Kuwait.
  • .com.kw domain names are open to commercial entities and natural persons registered in Kuwait.

If you are a company / commercial entity but you do not have a local presence, Gandi can provide one.

The technical contact must be different to the owner and administrative contacts.

Syntax: from 4 (2 for .com.kw) to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first and last place).

IDN: no.

Registration period: 2 years.

Second-level extensions: yes, Gandi provides .com.kw.

Procedures

Registration: once your registration request made on our website, please send us the following documents:

  • for natural persons registered in Kuwait: a copy of Your civil ID and a brief handwritten paragraph indicating the reason of your registration request,
  • for commercial entities registered in Kuwait: a copy of your business registration certificate with a clear expiry date, and an original letter requesting the domain name signed by the representative of your entity on official letterhead with your entity stamp,
  • for entities not registered in Kuwait: the original registration request letter completed and signed by the representative of your entity on official letterhead signed with your entity stamp,
  • and in addition for .kw registration, the trademark certificate.

Renewal: a copy of your business registration certificate is required for entities registered in Kuwait.


Please note that the modifications of contacts and DNS are charged

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