Does transferring a .ch domain extend its term by a year?

The move does not simply restart the annual period

Switch describes a transfer as a change of registrar administration. Section 6.2.3 of its registrar agreement accounts for the remaining part of a paid current period when the domain moves. It does not automatically append another year. That registry rule concerns the relationship between registry and registrar; it does not determine every retail invoice or promise a refund from your former provider. Do not apply advertising for another extension or a generic transfer guide to .ch without checking. Ask what the actual offer includes for your particular domain.

Record three dates separately

First record the expiry or period end confirmed by the current provider. Beside it, note the planned or confirmed transfer date. A third line records the payment deadline or agreed billing date for the next renewal. These do not have to be identical: a provider may request payment before the period ends. An earlier invoice therefore does not prove that remaining time has been lost. Equally, a successful transfer notification does not establish that the next renewal is already paid. If displays conflict, ask which date concerns registration and which concerns payment.

Date example: a February transfer and a March period end

Suppose the paid current period of an existing .ch domain ends on 31 March 2027, and a registrar-only transfer is confirmed on 20 February 2027. This is a fictional planning example, not a real domain lookup or transfer promise. Without a separate renewal, continue planning around the confirmed 31 March 2027 period end rather than 20 February 2028. Schedule the next payment under the new provider's agreed deadline. If a renewal was ordered too, obtain its separate confirmation. A different displayed date calls for clarification, rather than inventing a new term yourself.

Separate the transfer charge, renewal and prepaid credits

At chname.ch, review the current transfer offer under Transfer domain in My account. The current standard annual .ch renewal price is €12.99, which is separate from the displayed one-off transfer charge. The €27 offer covers a new .ch registration and two future annual renewals; it is not automatically attached to an incoming transfer. If you prepaid further years with the previous provider, clarify the remaining contractual services there. A registrar move does not automatically turn that provider's credit into chname.ch credit. An optional email subscription is also a separate service with its own billing.

After confirmation, record the next action

Compare the account's domain entry with your earlier note and keep transfer and any renewal confirmations separately. Assign responsibility for the next payment and checking that renewal was completed. If a date is missing or unexpectedly different, ask using the domain and order reference: was the domain only transferred, also renewed, or is the display showing a billing date? Do not submit an existing request again speculatively. Enter the authorisation code only in the secure form, rather than an ordinary support message. Check DNS, website and mailboxes independently of this term question: an unchanged date alone does not confirm that those services work.

A useful question

Does the .ch term restart on the transfer date?

Not through a registrar-only transfer. The paid current period is taken into account. Check any separately ordered renewal independently.

Why might an invoice be due before the displayed expiry?

A payment deadline and a period end serve different purposes. Check the billing arrangement; an earlier payment date alone does not prove lost remaining time.

Does the €27 offer automatically apply to my transfer?

No. It covers a new .ch registration plus two future annual renewals. For an existing name, check the separate transfer offer and next renewal.