South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Louisiana records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Louisiana vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Louisiana formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$110 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.la.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	No annual report
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Louisiana companies register with South Carolina

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina counts 30 days from the day Louisiana issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Louisiana's certificate is in hand, South Carolina's filing goes in. After approval, your Louisiana LLC is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Louisiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$334

Your Louisiana name and South Carolina's rules

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Louisiana one

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Louisiana

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($40); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Louisiana files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($30) 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 Louisiana

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to South Carolina

Does my Louisiana company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($25), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($40) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Louisiana 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 Louisiana's filings stay in place.

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