Colorado

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Colorado records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Colorado vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Colorado formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$110 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.state.co.us	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Colorado to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Colorado certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$309

Will your Colorado name work for South Carolina?

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the Colorado one

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Colorado says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Colorado; ours takes South Carolina's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Colorado

Colorado wants the Periodic Report every year ($25); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Colorado to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Colorado files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Colorado

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Colorado to South Carolina

Does my Colorado company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; South Carolina law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in South Carolina?

$309 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it (free), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Colorado's report ($25) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no South Carolina yearly report, and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Colorado companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Colorado's filings stay in place.

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