.it Domain: Italy ccTLD Guide

Updated October 2026

.it is the country-code top-level domain for Italy.

Overview

Extension.it

Country or territory

Italy

RegionEurope

RegistryRegistro .it (IIT-CNR)

Who can registerLocal presence required

TypeNational country code

The national extension for Italy, and an occasional word-hack ending.

.it is run by Registro .it. Applicants outside the eligible countries, including the United States, generally cannot register directly; some registrars offer trustee services, which carry their own risks.

Note that .it.com, used by this site, is a separate commercial namespace under .com and has nothing to do with the Italian registry.

Who can register

Registration is limited to people and organisations with citizenship, residence or a registered office in the EEA, Vatican City, San Marino or Switzerland. Registro .it said after Brexit that UK applicants could still register, but this was provisional, so check the current rules.

Second-level endings: Also gov.it and edu.it (restricted).

Rules and prices change. This summary is general information, not legal advice: confirm the current policy with the registry before you buy. The official record for .it is in the IANA root zone database.

Before you buy a .it name

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