We compare trustee services for restricted country domains.
Every restricted TLD we track
Data last updated September 2026| TLD | Country | Restriction | EEA enough | Trustee | Best trustee service | Trustee comparison | Explainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 .de | Germany | Local contact required | No | Yes | INWX | Compare services | Read |
 .eu | European Union | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | united-domains | Compare services | Read |
 .fr | France | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | Netim | Compare services | Read |
 .no | Norway | Registrant must qualify | No | Yes | NorwayDomain | Compare services | Read |
 .it | Italy | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | Netim | Compare services | Read |
 .ca | Canada | Registrant must qualify | No | Yes | Safenames | Compare services | Read |
 .au | Australia | Registrant must qualify | No | Yes | None recommended | Compare services | Read |
 .br | Brazil | Local contact required | No | Yes | Netim | Compare services | Read |
 .cn | China | Identity verification | No | Yes | 101domain | Compare services | Read |
 .jp | Japan | Local contact required | No | Yes | JP-Domains.com | Compare services | Read |
 .sg | Singapore | Local contact required | No | Yes | Openprovider | Compare services | Read |
 .hu | Hungary | Registrant must qualify | Yes | Yes | Netim | Compare services | Read |
12 of 12 shown. Every TLD links to a dated explainer; .no is researched clause by clause, the rest to mid-depth.
What a trustee is
A trustee, or local-presence service, is a company in the target country that becomes the registered holder of the domain while you hold a contract with them for its use. It satisfies the registry's eligibility rule without you setting up a local business.
The trade-off is that the registry sees the trustee as the right-holder, not you, so your ability to move or keep the domain depends on that contract. The explainers here work through what that means registry by registry.