{"id":450,"date":"2024-12-18T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/12\/18\/10301035-requirements-to-register-a-dk-domain-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:11:58","slug":"10301035-requirements-to-register-a-dk-domain-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10301035-requirements-to-register-a-dk-domain-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements to Register a .dk Domain at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">A .dk domain is the country code <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/what-is-tld\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">top-level domain<\/a> (ccTLD) for Denmark. Choosing the .dk extension enhances local recognition for individuals, businesses, and organizations based in or operating within Denmark.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_928f14d13f\">Requirements<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">While registering a .dk domain involves only one key requirement, timely <a href=\"#h_083427ef26\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">domain activation<\/a> is crucial. Before starting the registration process, ensure you have access to a valid email address.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_68a754679b\">VAT Number<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">Providing a tax number is mandatory in all cases:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Individuals: a valid VAT number.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Companies: a valid VAT\/CVR number, which can be verified using this tool: <a href=\"https:\/\/datacvr.virk.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">CVR search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 id=\"h_083427ef26\">Domain activation<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">After completing the domain registration, the .dk domain registry will send an email to the address you provided. This email includes a username and password for the <b>Punktum.dk<\/b> platform. Follow these steps to activate your domain:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/selvbetjening.punktum.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Punktum.dk self-service<\/a> area using the provided credentials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Complete any required additional information, accept the terms and conditions and click on <b>Confirm<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">If you experience any issues logging in, please reach out to Punktum.dk via this form: <a href=\"https:\/\/punktum.dk\/en\/contact-customer-service\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact .dk<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If the domain is not activated within 4 days of purchase, it will be deleted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/legal\/refund-policy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Refunds<\/a> cannot be provided for domains that are not activated in time. <\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_5922b899b9\">Changing or registering nameservers for a .dk domain <\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If you wish to point your .dk domain to Hostinger&rsquo;s nameservers or existing nameservers with another hosting provider, you will need to update the nameservers via the Punktum.dk self-service area. Use the following URL in your browser, replacing DOMAIN.DK with your domain name:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><pre><code>https:\/\/selvbetjening.dk-hostmaster.dk\/domain\/DOMAIN.DK\/change_name_server<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/12\/fbd38eea-6961-4cbc-9dfe-a724fc658d61.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_0ff681b1f3\">Using custom nameservers<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">To use custom nameservers or child nameservers with your domain, they must be registered before use. Follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/selvbetjening.dk-hostmaster.dk\/navneserver\/opret\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">DK Hostmaster&rsquo;s self-service panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Enter the required nameserver details with any additional information requested.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">The registry will send a confirmation link to the email address provided in the technical contact details.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To check the current status of your domain and its nameservers, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/punktum.dk\/en\/search-dk-domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Search .dk domain<\/a> tool.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If you encounter difficulties with registering custom nameservers, please reach out to Punktum.dk via this form: <a href=\"https:\/\/punktum.dk\/en\/contact-customer-service\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact .dk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comprehensive guide to Danish domain registration requirements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domain-registration"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/10301035-requirements-to-register-a-dk-domain-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2202,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions\/2202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}