---
id: "transfer-lock"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "transfer lock"
language: "en"
category: "Transfers and EPP"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/transfer-lock/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/bloqueo-transferencia/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/transfersperre/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/verrouillage-transfert/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/blocco-trasferimento/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/bloqueio-transferencia/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/blokirovka-perenosa/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/zhuanyi-suoding/"
---

# transfer lock

A restriction that stops a domain from moving to another registrar. Owners can usually remove a registrar lock. ICANN policy allows or requires 60-day waiting periods after registration, a transfer or a change of registrant. Changes adopted in 2026, not yet in force, make a 30-day limit mandatory and remove the lock after a change of registrant.

## related terms

- [auth code](https://tldlog.com/glossary/auth-code/)
- [domain transfer](https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-transfer/)
- [change of registrant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/change-of-registrant/)
- [registry lock](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registry-lock/)
- [clientTransferProhibited](https://tldlog.com/glossary/clienttransferprohibited/)