South Carolina

Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in South Carolina registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for South 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 using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and Hawaii side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	South 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	South Carolina: online	Filed with Hawaii
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due		Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Hawaii registered agent

From South Carolina to Hawaii, step by step

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

First-year cost, South Carolina to Hawaii

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

Your South Carolina name and Hawaii's rules

We search Hawaii's records for South Carolina's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Hawaii agent and the South Carolina one

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

Staying in good standing in South Carolina and Hawaii

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Hawaii

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

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

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

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

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but South 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 South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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