Restricted country-code domains, indexed.
Some ccTLDs will not sell to an outside company. This is the record of which ones, what each registry requires, and how the trustee services that hold them on your behalf compare.
Every restricted TLD we track
Data last updated September 2026| TLD | Country | Restriction | EEA enough | Trustee | Best trustee service | Trustee comparison | Explainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 .de | Germany | Local contact required | No | Yes | INWX | Compare services | Read |
 .eu | European Union | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | united-domains | Compare services | Read |
 .fr | France | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | Netim | Compare services | Read |
 .no | Norway | Registrant must qualify | No | Yes | NorwayDomain | Compare services | Read |
 .it | Italy | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .ca | Canada | Registrant must qualify | No | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .au | Australia | Registrant must qualify | No | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .br | Brazil | Local contact required | No | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .cn | China | Identity verification | No | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .jp | Japan | Local contact required | No | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .sg | Singapore | Local contact required | No | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
 .hu | Hungary | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | Not yet rated | In progress | Read |
12 of 12 shown. Every TLD links to a dated explainer; .no is researched clause by clause, the rest to mid-depth.
What a trustee is
A trustee, or local-presence service, is a company in the target country that becomes the registered holder of the domain while you hold a contract with them for its use. It satisfies the registry's eligibility rule without you setting up a local business.
The trade-off is that the registry sees the trustee as the right-holder, not you, so your ability to move or keep the domain depends on that contract. The explainers here work through what that means registry by registry.