Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in North Carolina files Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and North Carolina each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Hawaii certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Your Hawaii name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Agents: North Carolina and Hawaii

Hawaii and North Carolina both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes North Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus North Carolina comes to $189 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to North Carolina

Does my Hawaii company need to register in North Carolina?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; North Carolina registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Carolina issues one to Hawaii corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Hawaii corporation in North Carolina?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Hawaii's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and North Carolina?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers North Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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