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Register a .COM.ET Domain for Your Ethiopia-Focused Business

.COM.ET combines Ethiopia’s .ET identity with a commercial label that customers can immediately associate with business use. Check your company, product, or service name before building your Ethiopian website, email, or campaign around it.

.COM.ET
Renew:  $559.99 Market $839.99 $559.99 first year
Renew:  $448.39 Basic $448.39 20% off
Renew:  $411.39 Super $411.39 27% off
Renew:  $373.99 VIP $373.99 33% off

Managing multiple .COM.ET domains? Explore reseller and account-level options for portfolio workflows.

.COM.ET for commercial activity in Ethiopia

Choose .COM.ET when the Ethiopian market and a business-focused address both matter.

Ethio telecom identifies .COM.ET for commercial entities. That makes it especially relevant for companies, service providers, brands, and customer-facing projects that want a recognizable Ethiopia-focused domain while keeping their business purpose clear.

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Crypto Payment Support

Add funds and pay for domain services using supported crypto options such as USDT, BTC, ETH, and LTC. Automated crypto deposit recording helps account balances update quickly after successful confirmation, with no extra NiceNIC processing fee for automated deposits.

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Real Human Support

NiceNIC provides real human support, not only scripted replies. Our team can review your domain needs, explain practical options, and give account-level, transfer, bulk registration, and reseller suggestions to help your domain business grow.

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Fair Abuse Review Process

NiceNIC does not take arbitrary action against domains. Abuse reports are reviewed based on available evidence, policies, and registry requirements, with domain owners guided to review, fix, or explain reported issues where appropriate.

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2,500+ Domain Extensions

Manage .COM.ET together with 2,500+ domain extensions from one NiceNIC account, including country-code, generic, and new domain extensions. This helps businesses, investors, and resellers build global domain coverage more efficiently.

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47+ Website Languages

NiceNIC supports 47+ website languages, creating a multilingual registrar experience for international users and teams. This makes domain registration, renewal, transfer, account management, and support easier across different markets.

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Reseller API for Domain Services

For hosting providers, agencies, platforms, and domain resellers, NiceNIC supports reseller API access for domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, account-level pricing, and custom nameserver services.

.COM.ET Market & Registration Guide · 2026

Decide whether .COM.ET fits your business before you register the name.

For a .COM.ET buyer, the key questions are straightforward: does the commercial category match your use, can you provide accurate business and contact details, and will an Ethiopia-focused address strengthen the way customers find and remember your brand?

🏢Registration profileCommercial

Ethio telecom designates .COM.ET for commercial entities.

📅Registration term1–10 years

Ethio telecom publishes multi-year .COM.ET registration periods.

🌐Wider domain market392.5M

Total domain registrations across all TLDs in DNIB Q1 2026.

2026 Domain Market Distribution

See the scale of the wider Ethiopia country-code market beside the main global domain categories. This gives .COM.ET buyers a practical sense of the national namespace around the commercial category.

.ET national domain base8.8K
Other ccTLDs146.3M
New gTLDs49.6M
Established gTLDs196.6M
Source note: DNIB Q1 2026 global market figures and DomainTools August 2026 .ET count. Values are rounded; the blue segment is visually enlarged so the Ethiopia market remains visible.

Why .COM.ET can fit an Ethiopia business domain strategy

A .COM.ET name works best when your project is commercial and the Ethiopian market is meaningful to your customers.

Clear commercial positioning

Ethio telecom specifically assigns .COM.ET to commercial entities, so the suffix communicates business use more clearly than a generic project name.

Part of the official .ET namespace

Ethio telecom is the IANA-listed manager for Ethiopia’s .ET country-code domain and operates the registration service for .COM.ET.

Useful alongside protected Ethiopian categories

.COM.ET gives businesses their own category while .GOV.ET, .EDU.ET, and .MIL.ET remain reserved for their designated institutions.

.COM.ET Registration Count Snapshot Through 2026

Ethiopia’s wider .ET namespace currently sits around 8.8K domains. The comparison below shows how the national domain market lines up with several country-code markets of similar size.

.UG
10.9K
.RW
9.3K
.ET
8.8K
.OM
8.4K
.GL
7.6K
Source note: DomainTools TLD Count Statistics, August 2026. This chart shows the overall .ET national domain market surrounding the .COM.ET commercial namespace.

Public Premium .COM.ET Domain Sales

If a memorable .COM.ET name is already owned, you may encounter it as an aftermarket purchase rather than a standard registration. Compare the asking price with the name’s fit for your company, Ethiopian customer reach, brand clarity, and the cost of a strong available alternative.

Market note: Premium domain prices depend on the individual name and transaction. Review the exact acquisition and renewal terms before committing to an aftermarket .COM.ET name.
Choose the right .COM.ET use case

Use .COM.ET where the registry rules and your customer audience both make sense.

Choose the workflow that matches the real owner and purpose of the domain, then keep registration details, DNS, transfers, and renewal responsibility organized from the start.

For Ethiopian businesses

Use .COM.ET for a company site, customer portal, product page, or service where a business-focused Ethiopian address supports trust and recognition.

  • Keep the label close to your company name
  • Use the same domain for branded email
  • Plan renewal for the full life of the business

For international brands entering Ethiopia

Secure a matching .COM.ET when an Ethiopian market presence or local campaign makes country-specific brand protection worthwhile.

  • Check your core trademark and product names
  • Coordinate local website and email use
  • Keep registrant details accurate

For agencies and client projects

Use .COM.ET for eligible commercial clients that need an Ethiopia-facing website, campaign, or digital service.

  • Confirm the client’s business details
  • Record renewal ownership clearly
  • Manage DNS and contacts centrally

For portfolio and reseller workflows

Add .COM.ET to country-focused portfolios when the commercial category matches the customer’s use case.

  • Use bulk search for name sets
  • Track renewal dates together
  • Use reseller tools for repeat orders
Domain transfer

Move .COM.ET domains to a registrar built for safe domain management.

If you already own .COM.ET domains elsewhere, transfer decisions should not be based only on one renewal invoice. Check transfer eligibility, ownership access, billing reliability, support response time, API needs, and long-term domain management.

1 Unlock the domainConfirm the domain is not transfer-locked at the current registrar.
2 Get the Auth Code / EPP codeRequest the authorization code from the current registrar before starting the transfer.
3 Submit the transfer through NiceNICStart the transfer, complete payment, and monitor transfer approval status.
Bulk domain registration

Search and register multiple .COM.ET domains.

Paste multiple .COM.ET names, remove duplicates, review the count, and continue to bulk registration. This is useful for domain investors, brand teams, agencies, hosting providers, and resellers.

Enter domains or brand keywords

Enter one name per line, with or without .COM.ET. The tool removes duplicates and prepares a clean list for bulk registration.

Reseller API

Add domain registration to your own platform.

If your business sells hosting, websites, SaaS, agency services, or brand protection packages, NiceNIC reseller APIs can support domain registration, renewal, transfer, DNS, and account management.

✓Automated registration: create domain orders from your own platform.
✓Renewal operations: reduce manual follow-up and missed renewal risk.
✓Custom name servers: support branded hosting and DNS operations.
✓Wholesale structure: build margin with a registrar relationship designed for recurring operations.
View NiceNIC API v2
# NiceNIC API v2 endpoint
# Applies to supported domain extensions, including .com, .net, .org, ccTLDs, and new gTLDs
https://api.nicenic.net/v2/

# Required headers
Authorization: username:api_secret
Content-Type: application/json

# Check domain availability across multiple extensions
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=check&domains=example.com,example.net,mybrand.org" \
  -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Get registration / renewal / transfer pricing for any supported extension
curl "https://api.nicenic.net/v2/?category=domain&action=get_price&domain=example.com&type=register&year=1" \
  -H "Authorization: username:api_secret" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Change the domain value to query another TLD:
# example.com, example.net, example.org, example.ai, example.co

# Standard response format
{
  "code": 0,
  "msg": "success",
  "data": {}
}

Questions before you register or transfer a .COM.ET?

Check the rules, documents, DNS, registration terms, transfer points, and practical use cases that can affect your .COM.ET order.

What is .COM.ET used for?

.COM.ET is the Ethiopian commercial domain category, making it suitable for companies, brands, services, and business websites. Start by checking the name you want in the .COM.ET search area.

Who should register a .COM.ET domain?

Ethio telecom designates .COM.ET for commercial entities. If you are registering for a company or business activity, review your account and registrant details before using NiceNIC’s domain pricing and registration options.

Is .COM.ET the same as a direct .ET domain?

No. .COM.ET is a commercial category inside Ethiopia’s .ET namespace. Compare the market role and business fit in the .COM.ET market section before choosing your address.

Are Ethiopian government and education domains handled under .COM.ET?

No. Ethio telecom lists separate restricted categories such as .GOV.ET and .EDU.ET. For a normal commercial project, use the .COM.ET registration search rather than a restricted institutional category.

How long can a .COM.ET domain be registered?

Ethio telecom publishes registration periods from 1 through 10 years for its second-level domain service. Check the live term and price shown in the NiceNIC .COM.ET registration panel before checkout.

Can I transfer a .COM.ET domain to NiceNIC?

Transfer availability depends on the current domain status and registry process. Prepare the current holder details and any required transfer authorization, then review NiceNIC’s domain transfer service.

Can I search many .COM.ET names at once?

Yes. Agencies, brands, and portfolio owners can prepare multiple candidate names and use NiceNIC’s bulk domain workflow to organize larger searches.

Is .COM.ET useful for an international brand entering Ethiopia?

It can be, especially when the brand is building an Ethiopian customer presence or protecting a country-specific name. For larger brand sets, review NiceNIC’s reseller and portfolio options.

Can hosting companies or resellers automate .COM.ET management?

Where the required operation is supported, NiceNIC can combine domain portfolio management with reseller workflows. Review the NiceNIC reseller API for integration planning.

Secure the .COM.ET name before someone else does.

Register a new .COM.ET, transfer an existing domain, or upgrade your account level for bulk registration and reseller API use.

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