South Carolina

Foreign registration · no form number

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in New Jersey

New Jersey registers an LLC from South Carolina as a foreign LLC on an online registration (no form number), with $100 in state fees. New Jersey also wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina and New Jersey side by side

	South Carolina formed here	New Jersey registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Public Records Filing for New Business Entity (foreign authorization) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with New Jersey
Paid expedite		$25
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	njportal.com
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $75, every year
Due		Last day of the anniversary month of NJ registration each year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our New Jersey registered agent

From South Carolina to New Jersey, 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 New Jersey order. New Jersey wants the South Carolina certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your New Jersey registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Carolina certificate comes first; then the New Jersey filing goes in. After approval, your South Carolina LLC is registered with New Jersey.

First-year cost, South Carolina to New Jersey

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$100
Certificate of Existence, paid to South Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of New Jersey registered agent service	$199
First-year total, South Carolina certificate included	$309

New Jersey's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your South Carolina name work for New Jersey?

New Jersey accepts your South Carolina name if it includes LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C.. If New Jersey's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the South Carolina company. We check your exact South Carolina name against New Jersey's records before filing.

Agents: New Jersey and South Carolina

New Jersey 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 New Jersey's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: New Jersey and South Carolina

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; New Jersey wants the Annual Report every year ($75). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to New Jersey

A corporation formed in South Carolina files its own registration with New Jersey ($100 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and New Jersey's Annual Report ($75). See the corporation filing.

Registering a New Jersey company in South Carolina

An LLC formed in New Jersey that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Standing Certificate ($50) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Questions South Carolina owners ask about New Jersey

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

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

How much does the New Jersey registration cost?

$299 at checkout plus $10 to South Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $309 in all (checkout is $100 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: New Jersey wants South Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

How long does the New Jersey registration take?

8.5 business hours with New Jersey's paid expedite, once South Carolina's certificate is in hand. Paid expedite: $25.

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

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and New Jersey's report ($75).

What if I don't register with New Jersey?

A South Carolina company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and New Jersey can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does New Jersey require a registered agent?

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

Will New Jersey accept my South Carolina name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its South Carolina name at home. New Jersey names must include LTD Liability Co., LTD Liability Company, Limited Liability Co., Limited Liability Company or L.L.C..

Can I form a new New Jersey LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from New Jersey later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation for a foreign LLC; until then, New Jersey's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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