South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form 110

South Carolina LLC Foreign Registration in Oregon

An LLC formed in South Carolina that wants to do business in Oregon files Form 110, with $275 in state fees. Oregon waives the South Carolina Certificate of Existence when it can search those records online for free. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporation Division using your South Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Carolina vs Oregon: the paperwork

	South Carolina formed here	Oregon registering here
Document	South Carolina Certificate of Existence	Form 110, Application for Authority to Transact Business - Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$275 at order
How it is handled	South Carolina: online	Filed online with Oregon
Office	South Carolina Secretary of State	Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division
Official page	businessfilings.sc.gov	sos.oregon.gov
Yearly filing	No annual report	Annual Report, $275, every year
Due		Anniversary of the foreign LLC's Oregon registration, every year
Agent	Your South Carolina agent for service of process	Our Oregon registered agent

From South Carolina to Oregon, step by step

Have the South Carolina registry number ready
The state checks South Carolina's online records instead of a paper certificate when that search is free; otherwise a Certificate of Existence goes in with the filing.
We prepare and file Form 110
It lists us as your Oregon registered agent, next to your South Carolina name and formation date. Nothing has to come from South Carolina first, so the Oregon filing can go in right away. Once Oregon approves it, the South Carolina company can do business there.

Will your South Carolina name work for Oregon?

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

Your Oregon agent and the South Carolina one

Oregon 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 Oregon's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Oregon and South Carolina

South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs; Oregon wants the Annual Report every year ($275). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, South Carolina to Oregon

A corporation formed in South Carolina files Form 50 with Oregon ($275 in state fees, the same). After that come South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) and Oregon's Annual Report ($275). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Oregon into South Carolina

An LLC formed in Oregon that registers with South Carolina files Form F0008 with $110 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 30 days. See that filing.

Common questions: South Carolina to Oregon

Does my South Carolina company need to register in Oregon?

Yes, once a South Carolina business operates there; Oregon law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$474 at checkout, with nothing to pay South Carolina.

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

Not when Oregon can search those records online for free; the application then uses your registry number.

What are the yearly costs for South Carolina and Oregon?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no South Carolina yearly report and Oregon's report ($275).

What if I don't register with Oregon?

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

Does Oregon require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Oregon LLC instead?

Yes, but South Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Oregon's Annual Report ($100), and South Carolina has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Oregon later?

South Carolina companies leave by filing a Foreign LLC Amendment/Withdrawal ($275); until then, Oregon's report stays due alongside South Carolina's filings.

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