Transfer your domain name
As a registrant , you are the sole owner of your domain name. This means that you can decide at any time to transfer your domain name to another registrar, for instance in order to save money or because another registrar offers more services. Consult the list of all registrars for .be, .vlaanderen and .brussels.
Move your .brussels or .vlaanderen domain name
Move your .be domain name
Step 1: Request a transfer code
The first thing you need to do is request a transfer code. You can do that via the link below, or you can ask your current or new registrar. The latter will in turn ask for a transfer code for your domain name from DNS Belgium. Read all about the transfer code.
Step 2: Receive your transfer code
We send the transfer code to the e-mail address of the current domain name holder in our registration system. It is therefore important that your e-mail address is correct in our registration system and that you have your domain details updated if necessary.
Step 3: Provide your details to your new registrar
Provide your new registrar with all the details that you would need to give for a new registration. Provide the transfer code also. Your registrar will take the necessary steps to transfer your domain name.
Frequently asked questions about the transfer of your domain name
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You will have to pay your registrar or reseller a fee for the transfer of your domain name. Your current registrar or reseller can also charge a small transfer fee. So look into this beforehand and get information from your current and your new registrar/reseller.
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If your contact details are not up to date, we obviously cannot contact you anymore. As a registrant, you are however contractually required to keep your data up to date.
It is therefore important that your contact data linked to your domain name be updated as and when necessary. You cannot do that directly at DNS Belgium. Only your registrar is authorised to change your contact details.
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If the registrar refuses to change the e-mail address when you so request, you, as a registrant, can lodge a complaint (with the exchanged e-mails appended by way of evidence) with the legal department of DNS Belgium via legal@dnsbelgium.be.
Our legal department will look into the complaint and contact the registrar. IfF the latter has no valid arguments and refuses to carry out the update, we will do so in his place and stead and invoice him for the costs incurred.
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The current registrar can delete a domain name between the time of requesting the transfer code (the code is valid for 7 days) and the new registrar launching/executing the transfer.
The transfer can still go through, but then it becomes a transfer from quarantine.
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A transfer block means that the registrar has blocked the domain name for transfer. This can only take place at the registrant’s explicit request.
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1. Did you request the lock at your registrar or webmaster? Ask them to unlock it so you can request the transfer code again.
2. Did your registrar or webmaster automatically set the lock for you? Log into the customer panel and deactivate this option yourself, so that you can then request the code again. If that doesn't work, contact your registrar or webmaster to lift the lock.
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When you want to transfer your website and mailboxes also, the simplest thing to do is to buy a hosting package from the registrar who will take care of the web hosting after the transfer.
You can then already place your website on a provisional domain name, and only then you can transfer your domain name. Always make a back-up of your website (texts, images, files, etc.) before you start the transfer.
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The time required to transfer a domain name depends on the domain name extension. A .be domain name can be transferred in a jiffy. Once you have requested the transfer, our registration platform will check whether the transfer code provided is correct.
If it is, the transfer is carried out immediately. Your domain name can be transferred in just a few hours!
When is a domain name transfer not possible?
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When can a transfer code not be requested?
In some cases you cannot request a transfer code because the domain name is protected.
