The Authority recognizes the domain holder as the company or individual listed on the registry database as the registrant of the domain during domain registration.

If a company or individual uses a third party / agent to register their domain name, they must ensure they are listed as the registrant of the domain and not otherwise.

The annual fees for a domain are usually paid on the anniversary of the domain's registration date. If the annual fees are not paid, the domain will go to the expiry stage, where a notification is sent to the administrative contact and registrant of the domain. After 30 days in the expiry stage, the domain is then sent to Out-of-zone (OOZ) stage, where a domain will remain in the registry database but will not be available in the DNS when entering the OOZ; a notification is automatically sent to the administrative contact and technical contact. The domain remains in the OOZ stage for another 30 days before it is deleted. On deletion, the domain is permanently removed from the registry database and immediately becomes available for registration by another registrant.

The Technical Contact is responsible for maintaining and updating the DNS name servers associated with the domain name.

The administrative contact is authorized by the registrant to interact with the registry (TCRA) or domain name registrar to answer questions about the domain name registration and registrant.

Yes, if a registrant is not satisfied with the services of the current registrar, you are free to move your domains to another registrar of your choice.

The listed administrative contact of the domain is required to inquire about the domain transfer code from the registry either through a self-service portal at https://karibu.tz or by writing to the registry through rajisi@tcra.go.tz.

The Registry Key for your Domain Name is also known as the Domain Password. It is a combination password code that allows you to transfer your Domain Name to another Registrar.

Yes, starting 01.03.2022, registrants will be allowed to register domains directly under .TZ TLD such as karibu.tz. These domains are referred to as premium domains. Please refer to Second Level Domains Registration Guidelines located at https://karibu.tz/ for more information.

Domain names fees are found on schedule two of The Electronic and Postal Communications (Domain Names Management) Regulations, 2020. To access click following link: https://karibu.tz/media/regulations.pdf

List of accredited registrars are found in Karibu Portal. To access click following link: https://karibu.tz/domains/registrars/

You can register domain name by selecting one of accredited registrars published on Karibu Portal. To access click following link:

https://karibu.tz/domains/packages/

1. <name>.co.tz for any entity including registered company or business entity;
2. <name>.or.tz for non-profit making organizations;
3. <name>.go.tz Restricted domain for Tanzania Government entities as recognized through parliament or on production of a letter from Permanent Secretary of the relevant government Ministry where the holder belongs;
4. <name>.ac.tz Restricted domain for tertiary academic or technical institutions with relevant accreditation;
5. <name>.ne.tz for network of people or hardware;
6. <name>. mil.tz Restricted domain for Tanzania Military entities recognized by the Ministry responsible for Defence;
7. <name>.sc.tz Restricted domain for schools that are elementary, primary and secondary level institutions;
8. <name>. info.tz for domains that provide information on a particular subject;
9. <name>.tv.tz for use by content curators, filmmakers and TV stations;
10. <name>. mobi.tz for mobile solutions creators and providers;
11. <name>. hotel.tz for accommodation and hospitality providers; and
12. <name>.me.tz for individuals

The ccTLD manager is an entity (company) or an individual that handles the daily country code Top Level Domain operations or activities on behalf of the Local Internet Community (LIC).

The authority that delegates the responsibilities to the ccTLD Manager is ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers).

For .tz ccTLD, the manager, is Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority.

This refers to an entity or individual end-user who registers a domain name.

Means a legal entity that has been accredited by the Authority to register, delete, add, modify or change domain names under .tz domain name space

A registry serves as the authoritative repository for all information REQUIRED to resolve domain names registered in the registry's top-level domain (TLD) or second-level domains (SLDs) if the reserved SLD mode is used (e.g., co.tz, ac.tz).

The registry also maintains additional information such as the administration and technical contacts for the domain name, the billing contact, and the registrar who registered the domain name.

A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code.

The ccTLD are two letters long, for example: TZ = Tanzania, KE = Kenya, UK = United Kingdom.

In simple terms, domain name system, or DNS is the Internet's phonebook, connecting web browsers with websites.

Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical global distributed database that serves the communications through the Internet by translating the user-friendly names (domain names) into numeric codes (IP addresses) understandable to computer or networking equipment, and vice versa.

Means a unique name that identifies internet resources such as websites that is registered at the country or global levels.

Computers connected to the Internet have unique numerical addresses to deliver electronic information to the right place. The domain name system (DNS) translates the numerical addresses of computers into more user-friendly names. The resulting domain names are easier to remember and help people to find information on the Internet.

Domain names are used to identify particular web pages. For example, in the website address "https://www.tcra.go.tz," the domain name is tcra.go.tz

Domain names are also used in email addresses that enable people to send and receive electronic messages—for example, barua@tcra.go.tz.