.uk.com Domain Registration India
.uk.com is a private namespace under the .com name uk.com, operated by CentralNic, not the UK’s .uk country code. WebJi® billing lists it at a flat ₹5,000 a year, before 18% GST. It suits Indian exporters whose .co.uk is taken or who want a defensive name; .co.uk renews at ₹1,026.
For Indian exporters and brands weighing a British-looking .uk.com address against Nominet’s real .uk and .co.uk endings.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹5,000/yr
- Renewal
- ₹5,000/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is a .uk.com domain?
.uk.com is a private namespace under the ordinary .com domain uk.com, run by CentralNic — it is not the United Kingdom’s country code and not an ICANN top-level domain. Public WHOIS shows uk.com registered since 1 May 1996 with its DNS on CentralNic name servers, which is where every yourname.uk.com address is created.
| Attribute | .uk.com | .uk / .co.uk |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Third-level names under the .com name uk.com | The UK’s country-code TLD |
| Operator | CentralNic (part of Team Internet Group) | Nominet UK, Oxford (IANA manager) |
| Listed by IANA as a TLD | No | Yes, DNSSEC-signed |
| Dispute policy | CentralNic’s own dispute policy | Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service |
| WebJi® renewal | ₹5,000 a year | ₹1,026 a year |
Why do Indian businesses still buy .uk.com?
.uk.com is bought mainly as a fallback when the brand’s .co.uk and .uk are taken, or as a defensive registration to stop a look-alike address. It reads British to a quick glance and works like any .com in browsers and email.
- Exporter with a taken .co.uk: an Indian textile or engineering exporter whose exact brand is registered by someone else in the UK.
- Brand protection: a company already on .co.uk blocking yourbrand.uk.com from a competitor or impersonator.
- Campaign address: a UK-targeted landing page that redirects to the main .com site.
If your brand is free on Nominet’s endings, those are what UK customers type and trust — see .uk domain registration and .co.uk domain registration.
How much does a .uk.com domain cost?
WebJi® billing lists .uk.com at ₹5,000 to register, ₹5,000 to transfer and ₹5,000 a year to renew, before 18% GST — a flat rate. For planning only, three years at today’s prices would come to ₹15,000; any prepaid multi-year price appears at checkout.
| Option | Register (₹) | Renew (₹/yr) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| .uk.com | 5,000 | 5,000 | Private CentralNic namespace |
| .uk | 831 | 1,026 | UK country code (Nominet) |
| .co.uk | 831 | 1,026 | UK commercial second level (Nominet) |
| .eu.com | 2,633 | 2,646 | Private CentralNic namespace, Europe-wide |
Who can register .uk.com, and what are the limits?
Anyone can register a .uk.com name: there is no UK address, company or nationality requirement, and an Indian registrant gives Indian details. The trade-off is that the namespace depends on one company’s commercial decision rather than on ICANN or Nominet.
That risk is real. In April 2017 CentralNic closed eight sister namespaces, including .gb.com and .se.com, and holders lost their addresses. .uk.com remains on sale today, but anyone building a long-term brand should keep its main site on an ICANN-recognised extension and use .uk.com as an extra. The .hu.com page records what that closure looked like.
.uk.com vs .co.uk, .uk and .com
Use .co.uk or .uk for a UK audience whenever the brand is available; .com for a global brand; .uk.com only as a fallback or defensive name. A .uk.com address sits under .com and carries no UK country-code signal, so UK targeting has to come from content and settings, not the ending.
Nominet’s endings are cheaper too: ₹1,026 a year against ₹5,000. For other CentralNic namespaces aimed at specific markets, see .us.com and .uk.net.
Serving UK visitors from a .uk.com site
If the audience is in Britain, host close to it and write for it: prices in pounds, UK spelling and UK delivery terms. UK VPS hosting keeps response times short for British visitors. Other extensions are on domain registration in India.
Frequently asked questions
Is .uk.com an official UK domain?
No. The UK’s official country code is .uk, managed by Nominet UK. .uk.com is a commercial namespace under the .com name uk.com, operated by CentralNic.
Does a .uk.com address help me rank in Google UK?
Not by itself. Google treats country-code TLDs such as .uk as a country signal, but .uk.com sits under .com. Use UK-focused content, hreflang tags and UK links instead.
Could .uk.com be discontinued like .gb.com?
It is on sale and working today, but because it is a private namespace, its future depends on the operator. That is why WebJi® recommends it as an additional name rather than the only address for a business.
Why is .uk.com more expensive than .co.uk?
The operator sets its own price. WebJi® billing lists .uk.com at a flat ₹5,000 a year, while .co.uk is ₹831 to register and ₹1,026 to renew, all before 18% GST.
Facts from public WHOIS and DNS for uk.com, IANA (iana.org/domains/root/db/uk.html) and registrar notices on CentralNic’s 2017 closures; prices read from WebJi® billing on 15 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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