.COM.CU

Name: .COM.CU — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: CENIAI / NIC.CU

Cuba

CENIAI / NIC.CU · SubTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Restricted

Specifications

Zone: com.cu
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
Nameservers: 2-6 nameservers
Transfer time: Slow/manual
Auth code format: N/A
Redemption period: Standard
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.nic.cu
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD

Eligibility & Restrictions

Extremely restricted. Cuba subject to US OFAC sanctions. US persons broadly prohibited. Local Cuban presence effectively required. Very few international registrars offer .CU.

COMPLIANCE FLAG: Cuba subject to US OFAC sanctions. Always check sanctions compliance before accepting .CU orders.

Registration

1 year. Processing: days to weeks.

Transfer Procedure

Manual transfer process. No auth code used by this registry.

📘 ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

Registrant Change

Standard process.

📘 ICANN OwnerChange (COR) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

Renewal & Deletion

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

WHOIS / Privacy

Standard WHOIS.

📘 ICANN Registration Data Policy — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

NIS2 Compliance

N/A.

📘 NIS2 Compliance — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Known Error Codes & Notes

OFAC sanctions: US persons, US-incorporated entities cannot register without specific OFAC license. InterNetX (German) can process but US-connected clients blocked.
Very limited availability: Primarily used by Cuban state enterprises. Very low registration volume.

Error codes

EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01074
EF0103118

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Please contact the support for details.
Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

NS2.CENIAI.NET.CU
NS2.GIP.NET
NS.DNS.BR
CU.CCTLD.AUTHDNS.RIPE.NET
RIP.PSG.COM
NS.CENIAI.NET.CU

Tasks (API)

transfer · available · chargeable · automatic
delete · available · automatic
update · available · chargeable · automatic
create · available · chargeable · automatic
preack · available · automatic

API

Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.com.cu",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer

{
  "name": "example.com.cu",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.com.cu/_authinfo1

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.com.cu/_restore