South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

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

What Delaware and South Carolina each ask for

	Delaware formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$110 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before June 1
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Delaware to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Delaware mails it, and South Carolina counts the 30 days from issue, so it is ordered with transit in mind.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Delaware takes to send the certificate before the South Carolina filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

First-year cost, Delaware to South Carolina

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

Will your Delaware name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Delaware

Delaware wants the Annual LLC Tax every year ($400); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Delaware to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Delaware files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($50)). After that come Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50) 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 Delaware

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Delaware owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Delaware company need to register in South Carolina?

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

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

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

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Delaware's report ($400) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Delaware 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 Delaware's filings stay in place.

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