# .ch domain: registry, jurisdiction and price > Who runs the .ch registry, which law applies, what a court there can order, and the $41.49/year price at PanamaRegistrar. Crypto, no KYC. - URL: https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/ch/ - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - Publisher: PanamaRegistrar (https://panamaregistrar.com) .ch costs $41.49/year at PanamaRegistrar. Its registry, SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network, sits in Zurich, Switzerland: who controls the domain, which law applies, and what a court there can order. **Quick answer — Who controls a .ch domain, and what does it cost?** **.ch domain** at **PanamaRegistrar**, as of October 2026: $41.49 a year, the same price to renew. .ch is managed by SWITCH in Zurich, Switzerland, under the Swiss Ordinance on Internet Domains (OID), which lets the registry block domains used for phishing or malware. > **.ch is sold with Domain protection only** The .ch registry needs a holder name and a postal address, so it receives those of DomaineGoat LLC, never yours. The price includes the option: $12.49 for the extension plus $29 a year for Domain protection. ## .ch registry facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registry manager (IANA) | SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network | | Registry location | Zurich — Switzerland | | Back-end operator | SWITCH, Zurich (Switzerland) | | Legal framework | Swiss Ordinance on Internet Domains (national ccTLD policy) | | Dispute policy | UDRP variation (WIPO list) | | Who can register | Anyone: no residence, nexus or purpose rule | | WHOIS / RDAP | WHOIS `whois.nic.ch` · 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 | $41.49/year; renewal $41.49/year; transfer $41.49 | | IANA record last updated | 1 July 2026 | ## Who runs the .ch registry, and from which country? IANA lists SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network, Werdstrasse 2, Zurich, as manager and technical operator of .ch. WHOIS answers on whois.nic.ch; IANA lists no RDAP service. The registry website is nic.ch, and IANA updated the record on 1 July 2026. .ch is governed by Swiss federal law: the Ordinance on Internet Domains, supervised by the Federal Office of Communications, OFCOM (BAKOM in German). No ICANN registry agreement applies. ## Can a court in Switzerland take down or seize a .ch domain? Swiss law gives the .ch registry a blocking power of its own. Under Article 15 OID, as OFCOM describes it, the registry may block a domain temporarily on reasonable grounds to suspect phishing or malware, and must block it when an anti-cybercrime service recognised by OFCOM asks. SWITCH's FAQ says it first notifies the holder so that harmful code can be removed. Swiss courts have authority over SWITCH for every other kind of order. ## What does PanamaRegistrar do with a complaint about a .ch domain? Nothing happens to a .ch 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 .ch domains, and why? Swiss market sites use .ch, according to the dataset. Swiss companies, public bodies and services that sell in Switzerland choose it. Terms run one year at a time, so a .ch name is renewed every year. A Swiss site that handles payments should know that the registry can block it quickly on suspicion of phishing. ## Which registry rules are specific to .ch? Article 15 OID is the specific rule of .ch: a blocking procedure for phishing and malware written into federal law, with OFCOM deciding which services may request it. Swiss rules have hidden the holder's name and address since 2021. PanamaRegistrar sells .ch with Domain protection only, because the registry needs a holder name and a postal address. ## What does the WHOIS show for a .ch domain? Since 2021, .ch lookups do not publish the holder's name and address, under a Swiss ordinance described by OFCOM. With Domain protection, the holder SWITCH knows is our company; your own details never reach the registry. ## Why is .ch sold with Domain protection only? .ch 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, $41.49, is $12.49 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 .ch? WIPO lists .ch among country codes with a variation of the UDRP, with WIPO as provider. Trademark complaints name the holder of record, our company; we tell you and you can answer. Our steps for trademark cases: [UDRP and URS](https://panamaregistrar.com/udrp-and-urs/). ## How much does a .ch domain cost, and how is it renewed? At PanamaRegistrar, as of October 2026, .ch costs $41.49/year; renewal is $41.49/year, and a transfer $41.49. 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 .ch domain Search a domain name: https://panamaregistrar.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.ch Popular extensions: .ch ($41.49) ## .ch questions ### Can SWITCH block a .ch domain without a court order? Yes, for phishing and malware. Under Article 15 OID, the registry may block a domain on reasonable suspicion and must block it at the request of an anti-cybercrime service recognised by OFCOM. Other disputes go to Swiss courts. ### Who regulates the .ch extension? OFCOM, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (BAKOM in German), under the Ordinance on Internet Domains. SWITCH in Zurich is the registry listed by IANA and applies the ordinance, including its blocking rule for phishing and malware. ### Is the holder of a .ch domain public? No. Since 2021, .ch lookups do not show the holder's name and address, under a Swiss ordinance described by OFCOM. With Domain protection at PanamaRegistrar, the registry itself only holds our company's details. ### Can PanamaRegistrar stop the .ch registry from acting on a court order? No. The .ch registry, SWITCH The Swiss Education & Research Network, 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 .ch domain? In crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Top up your balance (minimum $25), then register the .ch domain from it at $41.49/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: .ch delegation record](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ch.html) — IANA (checked 2026-10-19) 2. [Combating cybercrime: blocking of .ch and .swiss domains (Art. 15 OID)](https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en/combating-cybercrime) — Federal Office of Communications OFCOM (checked 2026-10-19) 3. [FAQ: malware and phishing on .ch domains](https://www.nic.ch/faqs/malware/) — SWITCH (checked 2026-10-19) 4. [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) 5. [Amazon Route 53 developer guide: .ch registration rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/ch.md) — Amazon Web Services (checked 2026-10-08) 6. [Adaptation of the regulations on the publication of registration data in .ch](https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en/adaptation-of-the-regulations-concerning-the-publication-of-registration-data-in-ch-domain) — Federal Office of Communications OFCOM (checked 2026-10-08) ## Other extensions and their registry - [.com](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/com/) - [.net](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/net/) - [.org](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/org/) - [.io](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/io/) - [.ai](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/ai/) - [.co](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/co/) - [.app](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/app/) - [.dev](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/dev/) - [.xyz](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/xyz/) - [.info](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/info/) - [.me](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/me/) - [.de](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/de/) --- PanamaRegistrar: PanamaRegistrar is a domain registration service under Panamanian jurisdiction, paid in crypto with no ID upload: we act on Panamanian court orders, not on unverified complaints.