South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

South Carolina registers an LLC from New Jersey as a foreign LLC on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your New Jersey records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

New Jersey vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	New Jersey formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$110 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with South Carolina
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	nj.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	No annual report
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How New Jersey companies register with South Carolina

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). South Carolina counts 30 days from the day New Jersey 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 New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The New Jersey certificate comes first; then the South Carolina filing goes in. After approval, your New Jersey LLC is registered with South Carolina.

South Carolina costs for New Jersey companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Standing Certificate, paid to New Jersey	$50
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, New Jersey certificate included	$359

Will your New Jersey name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and South Carolina

New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New Jersey to South Carolina

A corporation formed in New Jersey files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Standing Certificate ($25)). After that come New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) 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 New Jersey

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about South Carolina

Does my New Jersey company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once a New Jersey 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 $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $359 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New Jersey's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New Jersey's report ($75) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A New Jersey company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

New Jersey 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 New Jersey's filings stay in place.

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