South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $102 in state fees. New Hampshire asks nothing of South Carolina here, not even the Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division from your South Carolina records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

South Carolina and New Hampshire side by side

	South Carolina formed here	New Hampshire registering here
Document	South 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	South Carolina: online	Filed with New Hampshire
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.nh.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $100, every year
Due		April 1
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our New Hampshire registered agent

From South Carolina to New Hampshire, step by step

We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your New Hampshire registered agent, with your South Carolina name and formation date. Nothing has to come from South Carolina first, so the New Hampshire filing can go in right away. After approval, your South Carolina LLC is registered with New Hampshire.

Will your South Carolina name work for New Hampshire?

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

Agents: New Hampshire and South Carolina

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

Yearly filings: New Hampshire and South Carolina

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; New Hampshire wants the Annual Report every year ($100). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to New Hampshire

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form 40 with New Hampshire ($102 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and New Hampshire's Annual Report ($100). See the corporation filing.

The other way: New Hampshire into South Carolina

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

Questions South Carolina owners ask about New Hampshire

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

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

How much does the New Hampshire registration cost?

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

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

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

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

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and New Hampshire's report ($100).

What if I don't register with New Hampshire?

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

Does New Hampshire require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New Hampshire LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from New Hampshire later?

South 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 South Carolina's filings.

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