.uk Domain Registration India
.uk is the United Kingdom’s country-code domain, managed by Nominet UK, with short names like yourbrand.uk sold since June 2014. Nominet sets no UK residency rule, so Indian firms can register. WebJi® billing lists .uk at ₹831 to register and ₹1,026 a year to renew, before 18% GST.
For Indian exporters, marketplace sellers, IT firms and UK subsidiaries that want an address British customers recognise as local.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹831/yr
- Renewal
- ₹1,026/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
Live check across 297 extensions on our billing system — registration, renewal and transfer prices are shown before you pay.
Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is a .uk domain?
.uk is the country-code top-level domain of the United Kingdom, managed by Nominet UK from Oxford according to IANA. It is one of the oldest country codes, created in 1985. For most of its life only third-level names such as .co.uk were sold; direct second-level names like yourbrand.uk opened on 10 June 2014. The zone is DNSSEC-signed and Nominet publishes registration data over RDAP.
| Name | Typical holder | Register (₹) | Renew (₹/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|
| .uk | Any brand wanting the short UK form | 831 | 1,026 |
| .co.uk | Businesses; the long-established UK default | 831 | 1,026 |
| .org.uk | Charities and non-profits | 831 | 1,026 |
| .me.uk | Individuals and personal sites | 831 | 1,026 |
For planning only, three years of a .uk name at today’s prices would cost ₹831 plus two renewals at ₹1,026, ₹2,883 in all; any prepaid multi-year price is shown at checkout. Register a .uk name →
Which Indian businesses register .uk?
Indian buyers of .uk are companies that sell to British customers and want an address those customers recognise as local. UK shoppers have typed .co.uk for decades, and the shorter .uk reads cleanly on print and packaging.
- Exporters to UK retailers: textile, leather, handicraft and food exporters showing a UK-facing catalogue.
- Sellers on UK marketplaces: a brand site to back up an Amazon UK or Etsy storefront.
- IT and BPO firms with UK clients: a UK landing site for proposals and case studies.
- Firms with a UK subsidiary: the local company’s own address and email.
- Education and immigration consultants: pages for students and families planning study in the UK.
Can someone in India register a .uk domain?
Yes. Nominet sets no UK residency, citizenship or company requirement for .uk names, so an Indian person or company can register with Indian contact details. What Nominet does require is accurate registrant data, and it may check it; WebJi® confirms the registrant fields Nominet needs before the order goes through.
Short .uk names once carried a reservation: when second-level .uk opened in 2014, holders of matching .co.uk, .org.uk or .me.uk names had a reserved right to the shorter name. That window closed in June 2019, so every .uk name is now first come, first served. Disputes go to Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service.
How .uk renewals, expiry and transfers work — and what changes in February 2027
.uk follows Nominet’s own lifecycle today, but Nominet will move the whole namespace to standard registry processes on 9 February 2027. Plan renewals and transfers with both in mind.
| Process | Until 9 February 2027 | From 9 February 2027 (Nominet) |
|---|---|---|
| Changing registrar | Losing registrar releases the name by changing its registry TAG; no authorisation code | Transfer Authorisation Code (TAC), valid up to 14 days |
| After expiry | Suspended about 30 days after expiry; renewable until about 90 days; then released | Auto-renew grace up to 45 days, then a 30-day redemption period |
At WebJi®, .uk transfers in are handled by the support desk rather than a cart transfer, and billing shows no separate transfer charge. Keep auto-renew on so the suspension stage never takes down your website and email.
.uk vs .co.uk, .uk.com and .com
Hold .co.uk as the address UK buyers expect and .uk as the shorter version, redirecting one to the other; use .com for a global brand. Both Nominet endings cost the same at WebJi®, so registering the pair costs ₹1,662 in the first year.
- .uk — short, modern, a UK country-code signal for search engines.
- .co.uk — the familiar commercial form, same price.
- .uk.com — a private CentralNic namespace at ₹5,000 a year, not Nominet; a fallback only.
- .com — the main site for a business selling worldwide.
Indian firms that want a UK reading inside India’s own registry can also look at .uk.in.
Running a UK-facing site on .uk
A .uk site works best when it looks after British visitors: prices in pounds, UK delivery and returns terms, and fast pages from nearby servers. UK VPS hosting keeps load times low for British traffic, and UK-facing email such as sales@yourbrand.uk runs on business email. Other extensions are on domain registration in India.
Frequently asked questions
Who runs the .uk registry?
Nominet UK, based at Oxford Science Park, is the IANA-listed manager of .uk and runs .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk and the other .uk second-level names.
Should I register .uk or .co.uk?
If you can, both. .co.uk is what many UK shoppers type by habit, and .uk is shorter for print. At ₹831 each in the first year and ₹1,026 to renew, holding the pair is inexpensive brand protection.
What happens to my .uk transfer process after February 2027?
Nominet has announced that from 9 February 2027 registrar changes use a Transfer Authorisation Code instead of a TAG change. Ask your current registrar for the code, as with .com transfers; WebJi® support will guide you through it.
Does a .uk domain help with Google UK rankings?
Google treats country-code domains such as .uk as a signal that the site targets the UK. Content, local links and reviews still decide rankings, so the domain helps targeting but cannot rank a thin site on its own.
Is .uk DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. IANA lists a DS record for .uk, so your name can be signed once your DNS provider supports DNSSEC.
Registry facts from IANA (iana.org/domains/root/db/uk.html) and Nominet (registrars.nominet.uk/registry/dot-uk/preparing-for-standardisation/); prices read from WebJi® billing on 15 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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