# .gov.cn domain prices at 2 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$45.00 at Alibaba Cloud. Cheapest first year: \$15.00 at Alibaba Cloud. Cheapest renewal: \$15.00 at Alibaba Cloud. Median renewal: \$15.00.

## Prices (USD; 3-year total = first year + renewals at the regular price)

| # | Registrar | First year | Renewal /yr | Transfer | Restore | 3-year total | Checked | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [Alibaba Cloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/alibaba-cloud.md) | \$15.00 [CN¥100.00] | \$15.00 [CN¥100.00] | \$15.00 [CN¥100.00] | \$179.95 [CN¥1,200.00] | \$45.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | api: https://wanwang.aliyun.com/help/price.html |
| 2 | [West.cn](https://tldbench.com/registrar/west-cn.md) | \$15.00 promo (list \$18.00) [CN¥100.00] | \$15.00 [CN¥100.00] | \$13.50 [CN¥90.00] | — | \$45.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.west.cn/domains/govcn.asp |

Converted prices show the registrar's own price in brackets, at the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Taxes excluded. Stale prices are listed last and not ranked.

- Registrars whose prices are reseller tiers are left out; include_resellers=true on the API lists them.

## Price history

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## Facts

- Manager: China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC)
- Registry operator: unknown
- Kind: registry_sld (under .cn); type: country-code
- Delegated: unknown
- Minimum term: 1 year
- DNSSEC: signed
- IDN: no
- RDAP: none
- WHOIS: whois.cnnic.cn
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/cn.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .gov.cn registration?

\$15.00 for the first year at Alibaba Cloud. 2 registrars sell .gov.cn.

### How much does .gov.cn cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is \$15.00 a year at Alibaba Cloud. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

### What does a .gov.cn domain cost over 3 years?

\$45.00 in total at Alibaba Cloud (\$15.00 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

### Where is it cheapest to transfer a .gov.cn domain?

West.cn, at \$13.50. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

### What does it cost to restore an expired .gov.cn domain?

Restoring a .gov.cn name from the redemption period costs from \$179.95 (Alibaba Cloud). 1 of 2 registrars publish a restore price.

JSON: https://tldbench.com/v1/tlds/gov.cn/prices?years=3

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TLD Bench · https://tldbench.com/tld/gov.cn · prices as of 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC · no affiliate links, no sponsored places · API: https://tldbench.com/v1 · https://tldbench.com/llms.txt