North Carolina

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

North Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in North Carolina that wants to do business in New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire needs nothing from North Carolina: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What North Carolina and New Hampshire each ask for

	North Carolina formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form FLLC-1, Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$102 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $203, every year	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due	April 15	April 1
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our New Hampshire registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with New Hampshire

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your New Hampshire registered agent, next to your North Carolina name and formation date. Nothing has to come from North Carolina first, so the New Hampshire filing can go in right away. Once New Hampshire approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

Will your North Carolina name work for New Hampshire?

We search New Hampshire's records for North Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your New Hampshire agent and the North Carolina one

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and North Carolina

Each year your LLC files North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus New Hampshire comes to $452 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in North Carolina files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Hampshire company in North Carolina

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

Questions North Carolina owners ask about New Hampshire

Does my North Carolina company need to register in New Hampshire?

Yes, once a North Carolina business operates there; New Hampshire does not count a one-off deal finished within 30 days.

How much does it cost to register a North Carolina LLC in New Hampshire?

$301 at checkout, with nothing to pay North Carolina.

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

No, New Hampshire takes Form FLLC-1 without it.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and New Hampshire?

$452 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $203 to North Carolina and $100 to New Hampshire for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, New Hampshire's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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