Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in North Dakota

North Dakota registers a corporation from Hawaii as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $145 in state fees. North Dakota may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Business Corporation Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$5	$145 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.nd.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	May 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$20 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with North Dakota

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date. If North Dakota wants the Hawaii certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with North Dakota.

Your Hawaii name and North Dakota's rules

North Dakota accepts your Hawaii name if it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them. We search North Dakota's records for Hawaii's name on file before anything is filed.

Your North Dakota agent and the Hawaii one

Hawaii and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. North Dakota papers come to us; Hawaii's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: North Dakota and Hawaii

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

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to North Dakota

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with North Dakota ($135 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about North Dakota

Does my Hawaii company need to register in North Dakota?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: North Dakota issues one to Hawaii corporations once the filing is approved.

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

$344 at checkout; North Dakota may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and North Dakota?

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

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

A Hawaii company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes company, corporation, incorporated, limited, or an abbreviation of one of them.

Can I form a new North Dakota corporation instead?

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

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