.taxi Domain Registration India
.taxi is an open generic top-level domain managed by Binky Moon, LLC through Identity Digital and delegated on 7 May 2015. WebJi® lists it at ₹9,471 for the first year and ₹11,374 a year to renew, before 18% GST, with no transport permit checked. It suits Indian cab fleets, airport-transfer desks, outstation operators and taxi unions.
Registry facts, fleet-operator use cases and honest price comparisons for the .taxi extension, written for Indian transport businesses.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹9,471/yr
- Renewal
- ₹11,374/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What is the .taxi domain extension?
.taxi is an open generic top-level domain delegated on 7 May 2015 and administered by Binky Moon, LLC, an Identity Digital registry company. The IANA record shows the original delegation to Pine Falls, LLC on 4 May 2015 and the zone's move to Binky Moon in the March 2018 transfer of 196 extensions. DNSSEC is in place with a secure, double-DS delegation at the root.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic top-level domain (open to anyone) |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC (c/o Identity Digital Inc., Bellevue, WA) |
| Delegated | 7 May 2015; first operator Pine Falls, LLC |
| DNSSEC | Signed — secure delegation, two DS records (SHA-256) |
| Registry's stated market | Transport businesses, airline and travel services, city guides, hotels, hostels, B&Bs, tourist attractions |
| Term | 1 to 10 years |
Note how wide that stated market is — the registry sells .taxi to lodging and tourism names too, not only cabs, which explains why city-guide and concierge sites sit beside fleet operators in the zone.
Which Indian transport businesses suit a .taxi address?
Fleet owners, airport-transfer specialists and outstation cab operators are the core Indian buyers — businesses whose booking link has to survive being typed once and remembered for months. A driver's visiting card, a WhatsApp business profile and a painted door decal all carry the name, so a short category address does real work here.
| Operator | Example name | What the site does |
|---|---|---|
| City fleet operator | cityrides.taxi | Tariff card and booking phone tree |
| Airport transfer desk | airportdrop.taxi | Fixed-rate route list with timings |
| Outstation specialist | outstation.taxi | Per-km packages across states |
| Hill-station taxi union | shimlacabs.taxi | Union rates and driver roster |
| Tempo-traveller rental | grouptravel.taxi | Vehicle photos and seating plans |
| Hotel concierge partner | concierge.taxi | Guest pickup scheduling for hotels |
Operators who also sell tours and packages can pair the name with a .tours site; the domain registration hub lists every extension WebJi® sells.
.taxi pricing and what two years cost
WebJi® lists .taxi at ₹9,471 to register and ₹11,374 a year to renew, before 18% GST. A two-year view — first year plus one renewal at current prices — comes to ₹20,845 before GST, and that is a renewal-budget scenario rather than a prepaid total; the checkout page always shows the live figure.
| Extension | Registration (₹/yr) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Reads best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| .taxi | ₹9,471 | ₹11,374 | Cab fleets and transfer desks |
| .cab | ₹4,562 | ₹4,846 | The same trade, American spelling |
| .tours | ₹9,471 | ₹11,374 | Package and sightseeing sellers |
| .rentals | ₹4,562 | ₹4,846 | Self-drive and vehicle hire |
Prices read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026; checkout confirms current charges. City-word names are often registry premiums — the quote appears before payment.
Registration rules for .taxi names
Nothing in the registry's rulebook gates who buys a .taxi name: no transport permit, no fleet minimum and no Indian licence is checked, and availability goes to the first completed order. A transport business's real obligations sit with the motor-vehicle authorities, not the domain registry.
- Documents: none asked; GSTIN optional for input-credit invoicing.
- Holders: individuals, proprietorships, companies, cooperatives and unions.
- Accuracy: a live registrant email is mandatory — registry verification and renewal reminders arrive there.
- Premium city words: priced by the registry, disclosed up front, renewed at premium rates.
Matching the label to the transport business
The decision is between the Indian word and the American one: .taxi and .cab mean the same trade at different price points, while .tours and .rentals serve adjacent businesses. No extension changes where Google places the site; relevance, reviews and page speed do that.
| If the business is… | Better label | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A cab fleet branding itself to Indian riders | .taxi | "Taxi" is the word riders use and type |
| The same fleet, tighter budget | .cab | ₹4,562 first year — less than half of .taxi |
| Selling packaged itineraries | .tours | Promises a trip, not a ride |
| Renting vehicles without drivers | .rentals | Hire, not hire-and-drive |
From domain to dispatch: the practical next steps
A one-page site with tariffs, routes and a phone number is enough to put a fresh .taxi name to work, and it can be live the same week. Small operator sites fit on shared hosting, booking confirmations and trip receipts can come from business email boxes on the same name, and the operator's app or portal links out from it. Turn on auto-renew — the renewal guide explains the grace path — and see domain transfer for consolidating names held elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Who manages the .taxi registry?
Binky Moon, LLC, operating through Identity Digital Inc., holds .taxi per the IANA root zone database. Pine Falls, LLC was the original operator from May 2015, and the 2018 batch transfer of 196 extensions brought it under Binky Moon.
When was .taxi launched?
IANA delegated .taxi on 7 May 2015, under a delegation report dated 4 May 2015 from ICANN's 2012 new gTLD programme. The zone has run under the same registry family since the 2018 consolidation.
Is .taxi or .cab cheaper in India?
.cab is: ₹4,562 to register and ₹4,846 to renew, against ₹9,471 and ₹11,374 for .taxi, both before 18% GST. Both words are understood across India, so most operators weigh recognition against the price gap.
Can a taxi union or cooperative register a .taxi domain?
Yes. The registry places no restriction on the type of registrant, so unions, cooperatives and driver associations can hold names exactly like companies can, with no permit documents requested at checkout.
Are city names like jaipur.taxi available?
Short geographic words are typically registry-premium names. Search the name first — if it is premium, the exact price is quoted before payment, and it renews at the premium rate rather than the standard one.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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