Mississippi

South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Mississippi LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, an LLC formed in Mississippi registers there on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Mississippi's Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Mississippi records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Mississippi vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Mississippi formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Mississippi Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$110 at order
How it is handled	Mississippi: online, available as soon as it is paid for	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.ms.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, no fee, every year	No annual report
Due	April 15
Agent	Your Mississippi registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Mississippi to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Mississippi certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25) is ordered from Mississippi separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Mississippi certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Mississippi name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Mississippi delays the South Carolina filing. Once South Carolina approves it, the Mississippi company can do business there.

First-year cost, Mississippi to South Carolina

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

Will your Mississippi name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Mississippi one

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

Staying in good standing in Mississippi and South Carolina

Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year (no fee); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Mississippi to South Carolina

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

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Mississippi files Form F0200 with $250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Questions Mississippi owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Mississippi company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Mississippi 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 $25 to Mississippi for the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Mississippi'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 Mississippi and South Carolina?

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

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Mississippi 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 Mississippi's filings stay in place.

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