Payments and charges

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Cost of a New gov.uk Domain 

The cost for registering a new gov.uk domain is £110 plus VAT.  

This fee covers the first year of registration and includes the annual maintenance for your domain. Please note that the £10 Nominet fee is included in this cost. 

Under the new registry provider, Nominet, domain owners have the option for multi-year registrations below are the costs associated with each registration period, including the Nominet fee but excluding VAT: 

New Name 

Nominet Fee 

(excl. VAT) 

Jisc Fee 

(excl. VAT) 

Total Cost 

(excl. VAT) 

Cost / Year 

(excl. VAT) 

1 Year 

£10 

£100 

£110 

£110 

2 Years 

£20 

£165 

£185 

£92.50 

3 Years 

£30 

£230 

£260 

£86.67 

4 Years 

£40 

£295 

£335 

£83.75 

5 Years 

£50 

£360 

£410 

£82 

6 Years 

£60 

£425 

£485 

£80.84 

7 Years 

£70 

£490 

£560 

£80 

8 Years 

£80 

£555 

£635 

£79.38 

9 Years 

£90 

£620 

£710 

£78.89 

10 Years 

£100 

£685 

£785 

£78.50 

Cost of Renewing a gov.uk Domain 

Under the new registry provider, Nominet, domain owners have the option for multi-year renewals.  

In addition to the annual fee paid directly to Nominet, Jisc require an annual maintenance charge that covers the upkeep of your domain name. This includes updating nameservers, ensuring contact information is current and accurate, and addressing any other queries you may have as your registrar. 

Below are the costs associated with each renewal period, including the Nominet fee but excluding VAT: 

Renewals 

Nominet Fee (excl. VAT) 

Jisc Fee 

(excl. VAT) 

Total Cost 

(excl. VAT) 

Cost / Year 

(excl. VAT) 

1 Year 

£10 

£65 

£75 

£75 

2 Years 

£20 

£115 

£135 

£67.50 

3 Years 

£30 

£165 

£195 

£65 

4 Years 

£40 

£215 

£255 

£63.75 

5 Years 

£50 

£265 

£315 

£63 

6 Years 

£60 

£315 

£375 

£62.50 

7 Years 

£70 

£365 

£435 

£62.14 

8 Years 

£80 

£415 

£495 

£61.88 

9 Years 

£90 

£465 

£555 

£61.67 

10 Years 

£100 

£515 

£615 

£61.50 

Pricing may be varied by Jisc at any time to match any price variation by the Registry; any price increase will only take effect after a period of 6 months of registrants having been notified in writing.