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Transfer your domain to Chill Domains.

There’s no transfer fee. If your .au is within 90 days of expiry, the transfer includes its renewal ($20 for a year); otherwise it’s free and your expiry date stays the same. A .com or other gTLD transfer includes one year’s renewal at the normal price. You’ll need the transfer code from your current registrar. Pop in the domain you already own to start.

Paste anything — we’ll strip https://, www. and trailing slashes for you.

Got a bunch of domains? If you own a lot of domains and want to lower your renewal fees, email us for a bulk transfer.

Starting a transfer needs JavaScript. You can still read how transfers work below, see our prices, or email info@digitalgreenhouse.com.au and we’ll help.

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Inbound transfer

Bring your domain in

Transfer fee: none. If your .au is within 90 days of expiry, the transfer includes its renewal at the normal price; otherwise it’s free and your expiry date stays the same. For .com, .net, .org and other gTLDs, you pay one year’s renewal, added to your current expiry date.

.au transfers usually complete within a few hours once the code is accepted. gTLDs (.com, .net, .org and others) usually take 5–7 days, because your current registrar gets a few days to respond. We email you when the transfer has been submitted, and the domain shows in your dashboard once it completes.

Domain

Domain name

Want to transfer a different name? Start over.

Transfer code (EPP / authInfo)

Required for every transfer, including .au. Registrars also call it the auth code, EPP code or domain password. Stray spaces around the code break transfers — we’ll trim them.

Your contact details

Every registrar has to collect these. For .au domains, auDA’s public WHOIS shows the registrant name and ABN or ACN, but not your street address or phone number. For other extensions that support it, you can switch on ID protection in your dashboard at no extra cost.

First name

Last name

This is the email your Chill Domains account will be created under. You’ll get a magic-link login after payment.

Phone

Street address

Suburb / city

State

Postcode

Country

No JS? Type the 2-letter ISO code (e.g. AU, NZ, US).

Organisation (optional)

.au eligibility — required by auDA

Australian domains need a registered entity. Most customers pop in their ABN (or ACN) and pick the matching entity type; we show you the name on the register as you type, so you can see it’s right before you pay. If you’re an individual without an ABN and want an .id.au, email info@digitalgreenhouse.com.au — we’ll process it by hand for now.

Registered name

The name on the ABN / ACN, or your full legal name if no ABN.

ID type

ID number

ABN is 11 digits, ACN is 9. Other is for a number that isn’t an ABN or ACN, such as an ARBN or a trade mark number. A state business number isn’t accepted for a .au: use the ABN behind the business name.

Entity type

Pick what matches your registered entity.

First we check with the registry that the transfer can go ahead and read the domain’s expiry date. If there’s something to pay, you’re taken to Stripe to pay by card (we never see your card number). If there isn’t, you confirm here. Either way we submit the transfer and email you once it’s submitted.

Transfer summary

your domain

Transfer fee: $0

Renewal:

Total today:

What happens next:

If a renewal is due, you pay by card through Stripe. A .au more than 90 days from expiry has nothing to pay.
We send the transfer request to the registry.
We email you once it’s submitted. .au transfers usually complete within a few hours; gTLDs usually take 5–7 days.
Your account is set up automatically; sign in any time with your email above.

How a domain transfer to Chill Domains works

Transferring a domain changes its registrar, not its owner: you move where you pay for and manage the name. There’s no transfer fee. A .au transfer within 90 days of expiry includes its renewal; otherwise it’s free. A .com or other gTLD transfer includes one year’s renewal at the normal price.

Unlock the domain at your current registrar, if it has a transfer lock switched on.
Get the transfer code (auth code / EPP code / authInfo) from your current registrar. Every transfer needs one, including .au. For .au names you can also request it from auDA at pw.auda.org.au; it’s sent to the registrant contact email on record. Lost access to that inbox? Read our guide to getting your .com.au domain password.
Enter the domain above, then your contact details and the code. For .au names we also ask for the registrant name and, if you have one, the ABN or ACN.
Pay any renewal that’s due by card through Stripe. Before anything is charged, we check with the registry that the transfer can go ahead and read its expiry date. A .au more than 90 days from expiry has nothing to pay: you just confirm the transfer.
We submit the transfer and email you once it’s submitted. The domain appears in your dashboard when it completes.

A registrar transfer normally keeps the domain’s current nameservers, so a website and email hosted elsewhere keep working. If your current registrar also hosts your DNS records, copy them before you start: their DNS service can stop once the domain leaves.

How long does a domain transfer take?

.au transfers usually complete within a few hours once the code is accepted, although auDA says a transfer can take up to three days to take effect. Transfers of .com, .net, .org and other gTLDs usually take 5–7 days, because your current registrar gets a few days to respond before the registry completes the move.

What does a transfer cost?

No transfer fee. If your .au (.com.au, .au, .net.au, .org.au or .id.au) is within 90 days of expiry, the transfer includes its renewal: $20 for a year, added to its expiry date. Otherwise the transfer is free and your expiry date carries over; you renew later at the normal price, and we remind you before it’s due. For .com, .net, .org and other gTLDs, a transfer includes one year’s renewal at the normal price, for example $28 for a .com (AUD, including GST), added to your existing expiry date. After that you renew at the same list price each year. We can transfer the extensions on our price list.

Transferring a lot of domains?

If you have a bunch of domains and want to lower your renewal fees, you don’t need to transfer them one at a time. Email us at info@digitalgreenhouse.com.au with the list and we’ll arrange a bulk transfer.

.au and gTLD transfers compared

Detail	.au domains (.com.au, .au, .net.au and others)	.com, .net, .org and other gTLDs
Transfer code	Required (auDA calls it the domain password or authInfo)	Required (auth code or EPP code)
Usual time	Within a few hours once the code is accepted (auDA says up to three days)	5–7 days
Lock after registration or a previous transfer	ICANN’s lock doesn’t apply	60 days (ICANN is moving this to 30 days)
What you pay	Nothing, unless it’s within 90 days of expiry: then its renewal, $20 for a year	One year’s renewal at the normal price, e.g. $28 for a .com
Expiry date afterwards	Unchanged, or one year later if the transfer included the renewal	Your existing expiry plus the renewal year
Extra details we ask for	Registrant name, plus ABN or ACN and entity type if you have them	None beyond your contact details

.co and .io are country-code domains with their own registry rules.

When can’t a domain be transferred yet?

It was registered or last transferred too recently. For .com, .net, .org and other gTLDs, ICANN policy blocks another transfer for 60 days after registration or a previous transfer (ICANN is moving this to 30 days). This ICANN rule doesn’t apply to .au names.
It’s locked at your current registrar.
The transfer code is missing, mistyped or out of date.
It has expired, or is in redemption or pending delete. Renew or restore it at your current registrar first.
For .au names, it’s the subject of a complaint, review or dispute under auDA’s rules.

Can I move a domain away from Chill Domains later?

Yes. Your transfer code is self-serve: sign in and reveal it any time from your dashboard. There’s no transfer-out fee and no retention call.

Prices and rules last checked: 14 October 2026. More detail: how transfers work, FAQ, prices.

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