What is .sandvik?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .sandvik names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .sandvik on May 27, 2015. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on November 13, 2014.
Sandvik AB also runs 2 other TLDs, including .sandvikcoromant and .walter.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 6 name servers for .sandvik, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .sandvik haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.sandvik).
Same registry, other endings
2 other TLDs share this operator.
.sandvik FAQ
What country is .sandvik?
None. .sandvik is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .sandvik domain extension?
Sandvik AB operates .sandvik as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .sandvik created?
.sandvik was delegated to the DNS root zone on May 27, 2015.
Is .sandvik a valid domain?
Yes. .sandvik is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .sandvik addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .sandvik domain?
No. .sandvik is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Sandvik AB.
Is .sandvik DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .sandvik.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed November 30, 2023. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
