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Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

Washington registers a corporation from Hawaii as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Washington side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Washington
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Washington

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Washington order. Washington counts 60 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Washington registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$404

Will your Hawaii name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Washington

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Washington comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Washington

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Washington ($200 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Washington

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Hawaii corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Washington?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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