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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Maryland

An LLC formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Maryland files a paper registration (no form number), with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maryland also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Maryland side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Maryland registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Limited Liability Company Registration (no form number)
State fee	$5	$104.50 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed on Maryland's paper form
Required expedite		$50 at order (7 business days)
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	egov.maryland.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	April 15
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Maryland resident agent

How Hawaii companies register with Maryland

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

First-year cost, Hawaii to Maryland

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$104.50
Required expedite (7 business days), paid at order	$50
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Maryland resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$358.50

Will your Hawaii name work for Maryland?

Maryland can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Maryland agent and the Hawaii one

Maryland calls it a resident agent; Hawaii says registered agent. Maryland papers come to us; Hawaii's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Hawaii plus Maryland comes to $461.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Maryland

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Maryland ($104.50 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Maryland's Form 1 — Business Entity Annual Report and Business Personal Property Return ($300). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Maryland into Hawaii

An LLC formed in Maryland that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($20) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Maryland

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Maryland?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Maryland law lists 8 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Maryland registration cost?

$353.50 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $358.50 in all (checkout is $104.50 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Maryland registration take?

7 business days with Maryland's required expedite, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Maryland?

$461.50 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $300 to Maryland for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maryland?

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

Does Maryland require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maryland LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maryland later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of a Foreign LLC (no state fee); until then, Maryland's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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