About .bz Domains
Dot bz is the sponsor and Identity Digital is the backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .bz extension that represents Belize.
Who can register .bz domains?
Anyone can register .bz, .com.bz, and .net.bz domain names.
- .bz: Intended for Belize businesses or individuals.
- .com.bz: Intended for commercial entities.
- .net.bz: Intended for network infrastructures, such as Internet Service Providers.
Registration restrictions
When registering a .bz domain, you must follow specific requirements.
- Must use: 1-63 characters
- Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
- Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g.,& and #)
- IDNs: Not supported
Features
- Registration length: 1-10 years
- Renewal length: 1-10 years
- Your .bz domain name renews on the day after its expiration date. If the renewal attempt fails, we re-attempt renewal 10 days after expiration and 40 days after expiration before the domain name is cancelled.
- If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it before the 20th day following expiration, you must recover it, and there might be a fee to do so. See Renew my expired domain for instructions.
- Backorders: Not supported
- Transfers to XRT Services: Supported
- Transfers away from XRT Services: Supported
- Transfer Lock: Supported
- Transfers to another XRT Services account: Supported
- Basic privacy protection: Not supported
- Protection plan upgrades: Not supported
- Contact Updates: Supported
Nameserver requirements
- Must use: 2-13 Nameservers
- Can use: IPv4
- Cannot use: IPv6, DNSSEC
Refunds
For details on refunds, see our refund policy . Most domains will follow the Standard Refund Terms, but certain domains may have exceptions or may not be refundable at all. Review the information under Products with Special Refund Terms > Domain Name Registrations/Renewals and Products Not Eligible for Refunds.
More info
- Want to register a .bz domain? Search for your domain today.
- Want to register a .com.bz domain? Search for your domain today.
- Want to register a .net.bz domain? Search for your domain today.
- Check out our most common domain articles to get started with your .bz domain.