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Foreign registration · Form F0008

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Hawaii records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Hawaii and South Carolina each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$110 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Hawaii to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina accepts it within 30 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. Once South Carolina approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

First-year cost, Hawaii to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$314

Your Hawaii name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Hawaii

Hawaii wants the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) every year ($12.50); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

Registering a South Carolina company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to South Carolina

Does my Hawaii company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $314 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($12.50) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Hawaii 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 Hawaii's filings stay in place.

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