South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Oregon LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, an LLC formed in Oregon registers there on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State using your Oregon records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What Oregon and South Carolina each ask for

	Oregon formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Oregon Certificate of Existence	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$110 at order
How it is handled	Oregon: online within minutes; paper requests take about 5 to 10 business days	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.oregon.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $100, every year	No annual report
Due	Anniversary of the LLC's formation in Oregon, every year
Agent	Your Oregon registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Oregon companies register with South Carolina

Order the Oregon certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Oregon separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Oregon 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 Oregon name and formation date and the certificate attached. Oregon issues the certificate instantly, so the South Carolina filing can go in the same day. Once South Carolina approves it, the Oregon company can do business there.

South Carolina costs for Oregon companies

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

Your Oregon name and South Carolina's rules

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

Agents: South Carolina and Oregon

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

Staying in good standing in Oregon and South Carolina

Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($100); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Oregon to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Oregon files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Oregon's Annual Report ($100) 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 Oregon

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Oregon files Form 110 with $275 in state fees; no South Carolina certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Oregon owners ask about South Carolina

Does my Oregon company need to register in South Carolina?

Yes, once an Oregon 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 Oregon for the Certificate of Existence, $319 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Oregon's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants Oregon's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Oregon and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Oregon's report ($100) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

An Oregon company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Oregon 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 Oregon's filings stay in place.

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