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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in North Carolina registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your North Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Carolina and Hawaii side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$51 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with Hawaii
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From North Carolina to Hawaii, step by step

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Carolina certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$260

Will your North Carolina name work for Hawaii?

We check your exact North Carolina name against Hawaii's records before filing.

Your Hawaii agent and the North Carolina one

North Carolina and Hawaii both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for North Carolina; ours takes Hawaii's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Hawaii comes to $367 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into North Carolina

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with North Carolina files Form L-09 with $253 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: North Carolina to Hawaii

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Hawaii?

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; Hawaii registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $260 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Hawaii?

$367 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A North Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the North Carolina registered agent stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing Form FLLC-2; until then, Hawaii's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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