South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, an LLC formed in Georgia registers there on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Georgia records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Georgia and South Carolina each ask for

	Georgia formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$110 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	No annual report
Due	April 1
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Georgia to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Georgia 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 Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$319

Your Georgia name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and Georgia

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and South Carolina

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Georgia files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) 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 Georgia

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to South Carolina

Does my Georgia company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Georgia 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 Georgia's filings stay in place.

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