South Carolina

Indiana

Foreign registration · State Form 56369

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Indiana

Indiana registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on State Form 56369, with $105 in state fees. Indiana also asks for South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and Indiana side by side

	South Carolina formed here	Indiana registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	State Form 56369, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$10	$105 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed with Indiana
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Indiana Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	in.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Business Entity Report, $32, every two years
Due		Last day of the entity's anniversary month, every 2 years
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Indiana registered agent

From South Carolina to Indiana, 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 Indiana order. Indiana accepts it within 60 days of South Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file State Form 56369
It lists us as your Indiana registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once South Carolina's certificate is in hand, Indiana's filing goes in. After approval, your South Carolina LLC is registered with Indiana.

Indiana costs for South Carolina companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$105
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Indiana registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$314

Will your South Carolina name work for Indiana?

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

Agents: Indiana and South Carolina

Indiana calls it a registered agent; South Carolina says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for South Carolina; ours takes Indiana's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Indiana and South Carolina

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Indiana wants the Business Entity Report every two years ($32). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Indiana into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Indiana that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($15) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about Indiana

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Indiana?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Indiana law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does it cost to register a South Carolina LLC in Indiana?

$304 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $314 in all (checkout is $105 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Indiana 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 Indiana?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Indiana's report ($32, every two years).

What if I don't register with Indiana?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Indiana can add a civil penalty of up to $10,000.

Does Indiana require a registered agent?

Yes: the South Carolina agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Indiana for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Indiana LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Indiana's Business Entity Report ($32), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Indiana later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Indiana's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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