South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in South Carolina files Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Missouri records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Missouri and South Carolina side by side

	Missouri formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$110 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.mo.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	No annual report
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

From Missouri to South Carolina, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. South Carolina counts 30 days from the day Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Missouri's certificate is in hand, South Carolina's filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$319

Your Missouri name and South Carolina's rules

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Missouri one

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

Staying in good standing in Missouri and South Carolina

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Missouri to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Missouri files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($10)). After that come Missouri's Corporate Registration Report ($15) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Missouri

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Missouri owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Missouri company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a Missouri 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 $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Missouri 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 Missouri's filings stay in place.

What does a South Carolina company file to register in Missouri?

It files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus South Carolina's good standing certificate.

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