Register a .tw domain
If you sell into Taiwan's electronics and semiconductor supply chain, .tw outranks a translated .com every time. TWNIC (Taiwan Network Information Center) runs Taiwan's ccTLD under a mandate from the National Communications Commission, and to Taiwanese buyers and distributors it reads as a real commitment — not a global site with a Traditional Chinese translation bolted on. Our pricing is disclosed upfront: the renewal number matches what's on the checkout screen today.
Who picks .tw?
- Businesses selling into Taiwan's electronics, semiconductor, or hardware manufacturing supply chain
- Companies opening a Taiwan office, distributor relationship, or local sales team
- E-commerce and tourism sites targeting Taiwanese consumers directly
What it signals
In a market where .tw and .com.tw are the norm for locally trusted brands, holding one signals your business made a deliberate call to be here — versus a foreign company relying solely on a global .com.
Pros
- A direct geographic signal to Taiwanese buyers and to Google's local-market ranking factors
- Tied to one of the world's major semiconductor and electronics manufacturing hubs, not a generic geography
- Run by TWNIC, the non-profit registry designated by Taiwan's National Communications Commission — not a leased or speculative namespace
- WHOIS privacy where the registry allows it, plus done-for-you SPF/DKIM/DMARC email setup
- Renewal pricing fixed at the rate you register for — no later increase
Watch-outs
- .gov.tw, .edu.tw, and .mil.tw are reserved for qualifying Taiwanese institutions, so those specific suffixes aren't available to general businesses
- Carries less instant recognition than .com for customers outside Asia who won't parse it as your brand name
- Taiwan's commercial namespace splits between .tw and .com.tw, so you may want both to keep a competitor from holding the other
Registry restrictions
General .tw and .com.tw registration does not require Taiwanese residency or a locally registered company — individuals and foreign entities can register directly. Restricted second-level suffixes exist (e.g. .gov.tw, .edu.tw, .mil.tw, .org.tw for qualifying nonprofits) that are limited to qualifying Taiwanese government, education, military, or nonprofit entities, but the general .tw and .com.tw namespace is open to worldwide registrants.