# Offshore .shop domain for online stores, paid in crypto > Register a .shop domain offshore with Isthmus Domains in Panama: no KYC, no business licence, one verified email, WHOIS privacy and crypto payment. - URL: https://isthmusdomains.com/tld/shop/ - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - Publisher: Isthmus Domains (https://isthmusdomains.com) GMO Registry's .shop tells visitors they can buy from you. Register one from Panama with a verified email, crypto payment and privacy included. **Quick answer — Can I register a .shop domain offshore without KYC?** Yes. GMO Registry sets no registration restriction on .shop. Isthmus Domains asks for one verified email and no ID, includes WHOIS privacy, and accepts crypto only. Our rules on shop fraud still apply. At **Isthmus Domains**, an offshore domain registrar in Panama, a .shop costs **$30.99/year** the first year and $33.49/year to renew (19 October 2026), paid in crypto with no KYC. ## Search a .shop domain Search a domain name: https://isthmusdomains.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.shop Popular extensions: .shop ($30.99) We check .shop availability live with GMO Registry over RDAP. ## .shop price per year | Extension | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | WHOIS privacy | Restrictions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | .shop | $30.99 | $33.49 | $33.49 | Free | None | *1 extensions · prices per year in USD* A .shop renews slightly above its first-year price with us; elsewhere, low first-year offers often lead to much higher renewals. ## .shop at a glance | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registry | GMO Registry, Inc. | | Kind of extension | New generic TLD (gTLD) for e-commerce, Japanese registry | | Who can register | Any merchant or person | | Without KYC at Isthmus Domains | Yes, no ID; one email | | Public WHOIS / RDAP | Privacy contact, included free | | Registration period | 1 to 10 years | | Domain protection | Offered as a yearly option | ## Does a .shop owner need a business licence or ID? No licence, no company and no ID. GMO Registry, based in Japan, runs .shop without a sponsor or eligibility test. A craft seller, a reseller or a large brand can each register one. We confirm one email address because ICANN rules require it, and it is the only contact detail we ask for. Payment comes from your crypto balance. Note the difference between registration and trade: your payment processor, your marketplace or your tax office may still ask for documents. We do not. Your shop software is separate; we sell the domain only. The email we hold stays private. ## Seller privacy on .shop Customers sometimes look up a shop domain before they buy. On a .shop registered here, the public record shows our privacy service, not your email; we collect no home address or phone. Registrar, nameservers, dates and status stay visible. Depending on where you sell, the law may require contact details on the shop itself; domain privacy does not change that. GMO Registry keeps its own copy of the registration data it receives. Privacy is included, with no extra charge. ## Domain protection for a store A store domain gains value each month it trades. The optional [Domain protection](https://isthmusdomains.com/domain-protection/) registers it in our company name and turns on a transfer lock by default. Every transfer or DNS change needs confirmation from your account, which guards checkout and email records. We hold only your email. We release the data we hold only when Panamanian law requires it (a Panamanian court or prosecutor's order), or in a UDRP case. A person reviews any complaint first, and you can ask for the name in your own name at any time. ## GMO Registry and the $41.5 million auction Nine companies applied for .shop in ICANN's 2012 round, including Google and Amazon. GMO Registry, a Japanese firm, won an ICANN auction in January 2016 with a reported bid of $41.5 million. Wikipedia flags that figure as needing a citation. The TLD entered the root zone on 5 May 2016 and became available in September 2016. About 1,553,180 .shop names existed on 1 January 2023. The registry has no sponsor and no registration restriction. The idea of a .shop extension dates back to at least 1999. ## Stores that use .shop | Use | Why .shop fits | | --- | --- | | Independent online stores | The extension says buy here before the page loads. | | Brand shop next to a main site | brand.shop for products, brand.com for the company. | | Marketplace sellers | A storefront address you own, outside the marketplace. | | Pop-up and seasonal shops | A short name for a limited collection. | ## Fraud rules and renewal costs on .shop Fake shops are fraud against victims, one of our strict exceptions. A .shop that takes payment and ships nothing is suspended on a documented report, without waiting for a court. Honest shops get due process for other complaints, such as a competitor's claim. On cost, Porkbun sold the first year for $2.06 on 19 October 2026 but renewed at $31.41. Plan for the renewal, and keep renewal from your balance switched on. ## What .shop costs at Porkbun Porkbun's .shop page was checked on 19 October 2026. It showed a first-year sale at $2.06, a regular registration price of $25.23 and renewal or transfer at $31.41. Our 8 October 2026 research did not cover .shop at other registrars. Porkbun's renewal is above even its own regular registration price. ## .shop questions ### What is the difference between .shop and .store? Both are open extensions for selling online, with no restriction. GMO Registry in Japan runs .shop; Radix runs .store. On 19 October 2026, Porkbun renewed .shop at $31.41 and .store at $43.77. Pick the one that reads better with your brand, and see the [.store page](https://isthmusdomains.com/tld/store/) for its rules. ### Can I connect a .shop to Shopify or WooCommerce? Yes. Add the A and CNAME records your platform gives you in our DNS editor, or set its nameservers. Add MX and TXT records for order emails. We sell the domain only; the shop software, hosting and payment gateway come from your platform. ### Will you suspend my .shop if a customer complains? Not on a single unproven complaint. A dispute about quality or delivery is a matter for the courts. We act at once only on documented fraud against victims, such as a fake shop that never ships, or on phishing, malware, botnets or CSAM. Read our [acceptable use](https://isthmusdomains.com/acceptable-use/) rules. ### Can I take card payments on a .shop registered with crypto? Yes. We take crypto for the domain itself, but what your shop accepts is your choice. Your payment provider may run its own checks on your business. That is separate from domain registration, which needs only your verified email here. ## Sources 1. [Root Zone Database: .shop](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/shop.html) — IANA (2026-10-08) 2. [.shop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.shop) — Wikipedia (checked 2026-10-19) 3. [.shop domain pricing](https://porkbun.com/tld/shop) — Porkbun (checked 2026-10-19) 4. [Registering .shop domains](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/shop.md) — Amazon Web Services (2026-10-08) --- Isthmus Domains: Isthmus Domains is an offshore domain registrar in Panama: register any domain with no KYC and pay in crypto. A .com costs $11.99/year; Domain protection adds $29 a year.