South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Connecticut as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Connecticut records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Connecticut and South Carolina side by side

	Connecticut formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$110 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	business.ct.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Connecticut to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). South Carolina counts 30 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, South Carolina's filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$359

Your Connecticut name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and Connecticut

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Connecticut says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Connecticut

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($80); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Connecticut files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Connecticut

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Connecticut to South Carolina

Does my Connecticut company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $359 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($80) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Connecticut 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 Connecticut's filings stay in place.

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