Minnesota

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Minnesota records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Minnesota and South Carolina side by side

	Minnesota formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$110 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mn.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	December 31
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Minnesota to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Minnesota certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Minnesota issues the certificate instantly, so the South Carolina filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Minnesota LLC is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Minnesota companies

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

Your Minnesota name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and Minnesota

South Carolina calls it an agent for service of process; Minnesota says registered agent. South Carolina papers come to us; Minnesota's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Minnesota and South Carolina

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

LLC or corporation, Minnesota to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Minnesota files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($5)). After that come Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) 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 Minnesota

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to South Carolina

Does my Minnesota company need to register in South Carolina?

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

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

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

Do I need Minnesota'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 Minnesota and South Carolina?

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

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Minnesota 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 Minnesota's filings stay in place.

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