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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in North Dakota files an online registration (no form number), with $135 in state fees. North Dakota also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii vs North Dakota: the paperwork

	Hawaii formed here	North Dakota registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Business Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority Application (no form number)
State fee	$5	$135 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with North Dakota
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	North Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.nd.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $50, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	November 15
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our North Dakota registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with North Dakota

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our North Dakota order. North Dakota wants the Hawaii certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your North Dakota registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, North Dakota's filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with North Dakota.

First-year cost, Hawaii to North Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$135
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of North Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$339

Will your Hawaii name work for North Dakota?

North Dakota accepts your Hawaii name if it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C.. If the Hawaii name already ends in LLC, it meets the rule. We check your exact Hawaii name against North Dakota's records before filing.

Your North Dakota agent and the Hawaii one

Hawaii and North Dakota both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes North Dakota's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($50). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus North Dakota comes to $211.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to North Dakota

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with North Dakota ($145 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and North Dakota's Annual Report ($25). See the corporation filing.

Registering a North Dakota company in Hawaii

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

Common questions: Hawaii to North Dakota

Does my Hawaii company need to register in North Dakota?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; North Dakota does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register a Hawaii LLC in North Dakota?

$334 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $339 in all (checkout is $135 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: North Dakota wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and North Dakota?

$211.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $50 to North Dakota for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with North Dakota?

North Dakota can charge a Hawaii company a civil penalty of up to $5,000.

Does North Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will North Dakota accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the words limited liability company, or LLC or L.L.C..

Can I form a new North Dakota LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from North Dakota later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing an Application for withdrawal of a foreign limited liability company; until then, North Dakota's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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