| Introduced | 1987 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | SWITCH Information Technology Services |
| Sponsor | SWITCH Information Technology Services |
| Intended use | Entities connected with Switzerland |
| Actual use | Very popular in Switzerland |
| Registration restrictions | Two letter domain names are restricted to cantons |
| Structure | Registrations permitted at second level |
| Documents | Terms and conditions |
| Dispute policies | Dispute Resolution Proceedings |
| Website | www.nic.ch |
| DNSSEC | yes |
.ch is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Switzerland. It is administered by SWITCH Information Technology Services.
The ".ch" domain does not come from the name for Switzerland in any of its national languages; "die Schweiz", "Suisse", "Svizzera" or "Svizra". Rather, it comes from Confoederatio Helvetica (Helvetic Confederation), the Latin name for the country. CH is the ISO 3166-2 code for Switzerland and also is used on vehicle plates.
Registrations of internationalized domain names have been accepted since March 2004.