.llc Domain Registration India
.llc is an open generic top-level domain for the US limited liability company, managed by Identity Digital Limited and live since February 2018. WebJi® billing lists it at ₹4,562 to register and ₹4,846 a year to renew, before 18% GST. It suits Indian founders with a US LLC; no US filing is checked.
For Indian founders, exporters and online sellers who run a US limited liability company and want its legal form in the web address.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹4,562/yr
- Renewal
- ₹4,846/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is a .llc domain?
.llc is an open generic top-level domain named after the US limited liability company, and IANA lists Identity Digital Limited as its manager. It came late: IANA’s report delegating it to Afilias plc is dated 21 February 2018, and the zone has been live since 22 February 2018. Afilias later became part of Identity Digital, which explains today’s manager name. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic TLD; LLC status not verified |
| Registry manager | Identity Digital Limited, c/o Identity Digital Inc., Bellevue, WA |
| Original delegee | Afilias plc (report dated 21 February 2018) |
| Live since | 22 February 2018 |
| DNSSEC | Signed |
It is open because a restricted model failed. Dot Registry had applied to limit .llc to companies registered with US state Secretaries of State, but its bid did not reach the 14 of 16 points ICANN’s Community Priority Evaluation required, so the open application went ahead.
Which Indian businesses use a .llc domain?
In India, .llc is mainly bought by founders who have formed an American LLC to sell to US customers, open US payment accounts or hold a US subsidiary. The address repeats the company form printed on their US invoices, bank documents and marketplace seller profiles.
- SaaS start-ups with a US entity: acmesoft.llc for billing pages and contracts issued by the US company.
- Amazon US and Shopify sellers: a store or brand-registry contact address on the LLC name.
- Exporters with a US sales arm: shreeexports.llc for American importers and freight agents.
- Company-formation and compliance services: landing pages that help Indian founders set up US LLCs.
- IT-services firms: a US contracting entity separate from the Indian Pvt Ltd.
One caution: an Indian LLP is not an LLC. An Indian partnership with limited liability ends its name in “LLP”, so .llc can confuse Indian clients.
What does a .llc domain cost?
WebJi® billing lists .llc at ₹4,562 to register, ₹4,562 to transfer in and ₹4,846 a year to renew, before 18% GST. As a planning scenario at today’s prices, keeping the name for three years means ₹4,562 now and ₹4,846 at each of two renewals, ₹14,254 in all. Checkout shows the price of any prepaid multi-year term.
| Extension | Register (₹) | Renew (₹/yr) | What it signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| .llc | 4,562 | 4,846 | A US limited liability company |
| .us | 925 | 1,155 | A US presence (nexus rules apply) |
| .us.com | 2,000 | 2,000 | US-facing, open to anyone |
| .limited | 4,562 | 4,846 | A Limited company (UK and Indian usage) |
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Do you need a real US LLC to register .llc?
No. The .llc registry checks no US state filing, EIN or US address, so an Indian individual or company can register directly. Because nothing is verified, the domain proves nothing to a bank or buyer; your company details on the site do that.
Two separate rule sets matter more than the domain. Setting up or funding a foreign entity from India falls under India’s overseas investment rules under FEMA, and the US company has its own state filings. Neither is checked by the registry, and both are worth confirming with your adviser.
.llc vs .us, .us.com and .com for an Indian founder’s US company
Use .com if the brand is free there; use .us when the US entity meets the .us nexus requirement and you want the cheapest US signal; choose .llc when the company form itself should show. A US-incorporated LLC owned from India generally qualifies for .us as a US organisation. The extension has no ranking effect.
- .us — ₹1,155 a year to renew; country code for the United States, with presence rules.
- .us.com — a private CentralNic namespace under the .com name us.com, not a country code; open to anyone.
- .llc — open gTLD; matches the legal suffix on US paperwork.
- .com — ₹1,480 a year to renew; the default for US buyers.
For French-form companies the counterpart is .sarl.
Email and hosting for a .llc company
A US entity’s domain mostly carries email — invoices, payment-processor notices and bank correspondence — so set mail up first. Run it on Google Workspace or business email with SPF, DKIM and DMARC. If most visitors are American, US VPS hosting keeps the site close to them. Other extensions are on domain registration in India.
Frequently asked questions
Who operates the .llc registry?
IANA lists Identity Digital Limited, administered by Identity Digital Inc. in Bellevue, Washington. The string was originally delegated to Afilias plc in February 2018, before Afilias joined Identity Digital.
Why did .llc launch later than most new gTLDs?
The string was contested, including a community application to restrict it to registered US LLCs. That bid failed ICANN’s Community Priority Evaluation, and IANA delegation came only in February 2018, years after most 2012-round extensions.
Can an Indian LLP use a .llc domain?
The registry allows it, but it is misleading: an Indian LLP is formed under the LLP Act, 2008 and its name ends in “LLP”. .partners, .co.in or .firm.in describe an Indian LLP more accurately.
Is it cheaper to transfer a .llc to WebJi® than to register one?
The same: WebJi® billing lists both registration and transfer at ₹4,562, before 18% GST, and a completed transfer adds a year to the existing term. Renewal after that is ₹4,846 a year.
Does .llc support DNSSEC?
Yes. IANA shows a DS record for the .llc zone, so you can sign your name once your DNS host supports it — sensible for a domain that sends payment instructions.
Registry facts checked against IANA and prices read from WebJi® billing on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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