South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Vermont LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

To do business in South Carolina, an LLC formed in Vermont registers there on Form F0008, with $110 in state fees. South Carolina also asks for Vermont's Certificate of Good Standing ($35), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State from your Vermont records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Vermont and South Carolina each ask for

	Vermont formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Vermont Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$35	$110 at order
How it is handled	Vermont: online as an instant download from the business dashboard	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	sos.vermont.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $45, every year	No annual report
Due	By March 31 for calendar-year LLCs (within 3 months after end of fiscal year on record
Agent	Your Vermont registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Vermont companies register with South Carolina

Order the Vermont certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($35) is ordered from Vermont separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Vermont certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It lists us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, next to your Vermont name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Vermont delays the South Carolina filing. After approval, your Vermont LLC is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, Vermont to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Vermont	$35
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Vermont certificate included	$344

Your Vermont name and South Carolina's rules

South Carolina can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Carolina agent and the Vermont one

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

Yearly filings: South Carolina and Vermont

Vermont wants the Annual Report every year ($45); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Vermont to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Vermont files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Vermont's Annual Report ($60) and South Carolina's Annual Report (Schedule D of Form SC1120 / SC1120S) filed with DOR. See the corporation filing.

The other way: South Carolina into Vermont

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Vermont files Vermont's registration (no form number) with $155 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Vermont to South Carolina

Does my Vermont company need to register in South Carolina?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $35 to Vermont for the Certificate of Good Standing, $344 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Vermont's certificate of good standing?

Yes: South Carolina wants it ($35), no more than 30 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Vermont and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Vermont's report ($45) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

A Vermont company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

Yes: the Vermont registered agent stays, and ours covers South Carolina for year one.

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

Yes, but Vermont keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one has no South Carolina yearly report, and the original keeps Vermont's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Vermont companies leave by filing a Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Cancellation of Authority to Transact Business; until then, both the South Carolina registration and Vermont's filings stay in place.

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