# .be domain: registry, jurisdiction and price > Who runs the .be registry, which law applies, what a court there can order, and the $38.99/year price at PanamaRegistrar. Crypto, no KYC. - URL: https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/be/ - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - Publisher: PanamaRegistrar (https://panamaregistrar.com) .be costs $38.99/year at PanamaRegistrar. Its registry, DNS Belgium vzw/asbl, sits in Leuven, Belgium: who controls the domain, which law applies, and what a court there can order. **Quick answer — Who controls a .be domain, and what does it cost?** **.be domain** at **PanamaRegistrar**, as of October 2026: $38.99 a year, the same price to renew. .be is managed by DNS Belgium vzw/asbl in Leuven, Belgium, under Belgian law and its own registration terms; it registers one year at a time. > **.be is sold with Domain protection only** The .be registry needs a holder name and a postal address, so it receives those of DomaineGoat LLC, never yours. The price includes the option: $9.99 for the extension plus $29 a year for Domain protection. ## .be registry facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registry manager (IANA) | DNS Belgium vzw/asbl | | Registry location | Leuven — Belgium | | Back-end operator | DNS Belgium vzw/asbl, Leuven (Belgium) | | Legal framework | National ccTLD policy (Belgium) | | Dispute policy | Registry policy (not confirmed) | | Who can register | Anyone: no residence, nexus or purpose rule | | WHOIS / RDAP | WHOIS `whois.dns.be` · no RDAP service listed | | DNSSEC | Yes (DS record in the root zone) | | Registration term | 1 year at a time (renewed every year) | | Price at PanamaRegistrar | $38.99/year; renewal $38.99/year; transfer $38.99 | | IANA record last updated | 12 January 2026 | ## Who runs the .be registry, and from which country? IANA lists DNS Belgium vzw/asbl, Engels Plein 35, Leuven, as manager and technical operator of .be. The vzw/asbl suffix marks a Belgian non-profit association, in Dutch and in French. WHOIS answers on whois.dns.be; IANA lists no RDAP service. The registry website is dnsbelgium.be, and the record was updated on 12 January 2026. .be follows DNS Belgium's terms and Belgian law, with no ICANN contract. ## Can a court in Belgium take down or seize a .be domain? Belgian courts have direct authority over DNS Belgium in Leuven. Belgium is an EU member state, so judgments from other member states can be recognised there under EU rules. We could not confirm DNS Belgium's published procedure for court orders or for its own dispute policy, so we do not describe them. No US company appears in the IANA record for .be. ## What does PanamaRegistrar do with a complaint about a .be domain? Nothing happens to a .be domain on a complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; a foreign judgment must first be recognised in Panama by exequatur. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended within 24 hours of a well-documented report, child sexual abuse material immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. You are told before any action on your domain, unless the law or the court order forbids it; with Domain protection, every complaint is also read by a person before any action on the domain. This rule covers what PanamaRegistrar does, not the registry or our registrar partner. Steps and time limits: [takedown procedure](https://panamaregistrar.com/takedown-procedure/) and [how we handle complaints](https://panamaregistrar.com/complaints/). ## Who uses .be domains, and why? Belgian market sites use .be, according to the dataset. The country has three official languages, and .be serves Dutch-, French- and German-speaking audiences alike. Terms run one year at a time. Belgian shops and services often hold .be next to .nl or .fr, each under a different national registry and a different national law. ## Which registry rules are specific to .be? .be registrations run for 1 year at a time, so the name must be renewed every year. DNS Belgium redacts personal data in public lookups, per the dataset. PanamaRegistrar sells .be with Domain protection only, because the registry needs a holder name and a postal address. ## What does the WHOIS show for a .be domain? DNS Belgium redacts holder data in public lookups, according to the dataset. With Domain protection, the holder the registry knows is our company, so your details never reach DNS Belgium. ## Why is .be sold with Domain protection only? .be is one of the 12 extensions sold with [Domain protection](https://panamaregistrar.com/domain-protection/) only. Its registry needs a holder name and a postal address, and we collect one verified email, so the domain is registered in the name of DomaineGoat LLC. The price, $38.99, is $9.99 for the extension plus $29 for Domain protection. You stay the beneficial owner: full control, a free EPP code, and the domain put back in your own name on request, free. A UDRP complaint names the registrant of record, our company; we tell you, and you can answer it. ## Which dispute policy applies to .be? .be is not on WIPO's list of country codes with a dispute service. DNS Belgium runs its own dispute policy, which we have not confirmed in detail; it is published on dnsbelgium.be. Our steps for trademark cases: [UDRP and URS](https://panamaregistrar.com/udrp-and-urs/). ## How much does a .be domain cost, and how is it renewed? At PanamaRegistrar, as of October 2026, .be costs $38.99/year; renewal is $38.99/year, and a transfer $38.99. Whether a transfer adds a year depends on the registry of the extension, and the checkout shows it before you pay. Term: 1 year at a time (renewed every year). Payment is in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) from a prepaid balance, minimum top-up $25. Every extension: [price list](https://panamaregistrar.com/pricing/). ## Search a .be domain Search a domain name: https://panamaregistrar.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.be Popular extensions: .be ($38.99) ## .be questions ### Who manages .be domains? DNS Belgium vzw/asbl, a non-profit association at Engels Plein 35 in Leuven, Belgium, per IANA. It is both manager and technical operator, so the whole registry is in Belgium and under Belgian law. ### Can a court in another EU country affect my .be domain? It can, through Belgian recognition of its judgment under EU rules, addressed to DNS Belgium. PanamaRegistrar acts on a foreign judgment only after recognition in Panama by exequatur. ### Which dispute policy applies to .be? DNS Belgium's own policy, published on dnsbelgium.be. .be is not on WIPO's list of country codes, and we have not confirmed the details of its procedure. PanamaRegistrar applies its decisions and Panamanian court orders. ### Can PanamaRegistrar stop the .be registry from acting on a court order? No. The .be registry, DNS Belgium vzw/asbl, keeps its own copy of the registration and applies the law of its own country. PanamaRegistrar decides only what its own service does: we act on Panamanian court orders, not on unverified complaints. Our registrar partner also keeps its own legal duties. We tell you when we learn of a registry-level action, unless the law or the order forbids it. See the [registry jurisdiction index](https://panamaregistrar.com/registry-jurisdiction/). ### How do I pay for a .be domain? In crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Top up your balance (minimum $25), then register the .be domain from it at $38.99/year. Send the exact amount on the exact network; the top-up is credited after the network confirmations. No ID and no KYC: one verified email per domain, never published. ## Sources 1. [IANA Root Zone Database: .be delegation record](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/be.html) — IANA (checked 2026-10-19) 2. [ccTLD database: country code domains that use WIPO dispute resolution](https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/cctld/) — WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (checked 2026-10-19) 3. [Amazon Route 53 developer guide: .be registration rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/be.md) — Amazon Web Services (checked 2026-10-08) 4. [.be (encyclopedia entry)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.be) — Wikipedia (checked 2026-10-08) 5. 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