Who runs it
.dk is administered by Punktum dk, and its expiry process is a registry with identity requirements attached.
What happens after expiry
The Danish registry operates its own process with defined periods.
The grace period
There is a period after expiry during which renewal is possible.
Recovery after that
After that the domain is released for general registration.
Worth knowing about .dk
Denmark requires registrants to accept specific terms and can require identification. A registration held by a departed individual can therefore be harder to move than in a purely commercial registry.
What is true of every extension
- The domain stops resolving the moment it expires. Website and email both stop at once, because both depend on the same records.
- Your registrar panel may still show the domain as active while the rest of the internet already treats it as gone.
- Every stage after expiry costs more than renewing did, and the last stage cannot be undone at any price.
Registry policies change. The shape of the process is stable, but confirm exact windows with your registrar before relying on a number.