South Carolina

Foreign registration · Form F0008

Wyoming LLC Foreign Registration in South Carolina

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

Wyoming vs South Carolina: the paperwork

	Wyoming formed here	South Carolina registering here
Document	Wyoming Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$110 at order
How it is handled	Wyoming: online as an instant PDF with a certificate ID anyone can validate	Filed with South Carolina
Office	Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division	South Carolina Secretary of State
Official page	wyobiz.wyo.gov	businessfilings.sc.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $61.44, every year	No annual report
Due	First day of the LLC's anniversary month
Agent	Your Wyoming registered agent	Our South Carolina agent for service of process

How Wyoming companies register with South Carolina

Order the Wyoming certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Wyoming separately; it is not part of our South Carolina order. An instant Wyoming certificate reaches South Carolina only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file Form F0008
It names us as your South Carolina agent for service of process, with your Wyoming name and formation date and the certificate attached. Wyoming issues the certificate instantly, so the South Carolina filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Wyoming LLC is registered with South Carolina.

First-year cost, Wyoming to South Carolina

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Wyoming	No fee
Our service, with a year of South Carolina agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Wyoming certificate included	$309

Will your Wyoming name work for South Carolina?

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

Your South Carolina agent and the Wyoming one

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

Staying in good standing in Wyoming and South Carolina

Wyoming wants the Annual Report every year ($61.44); South Carolina has no annual report for LLCs. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Wyoming to South Carolina

A corporation formed in Wyoming files Form F0002 with South Carolina ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing (free)). After that come Wyoming'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 Wyoming

An LLC formed in South Carolina that registers with Wyoming files Wyoming's registration (no form number) with $150 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Wyoming to South Carolina

Does my Wyoming company need to register in South Carolina?

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

How much does the South Carolina registration cost?

$309 at checkout, plus Wyoming's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Wyoming's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Wyoming and South Carolina?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Wyoming's report ($61.44) and no South Carolina yearly report.

What if I don't register with South Carolina?

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

Does South Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new South Carolina LLC instead?

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

How do I withdraw from South Carolina later?

Wyoming 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 Wyoming's filings stay in place.

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