Registering an out-of-state LLC in Minnesota
An LLC formed in another state pays $185 to register in Minnesota, then files the same recurring reports as a Minnesota LLC.
Foreign LLC in Minnesota
Source-linkedState fees only · retrieved 2026-10-20
Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC); $205 online or in personsource$185
Annual Renewalsource$0
Minimum fee (corporation franchise tax / pass-through entity minimum fee)source$0
Year one$185
Every year after (average)$0
5-year total$185
When you need to register
If your LLC was formed in another state but "transacts business" in Minnesota — an office, employees, or regular in-state operations — Minnesota generally requires you to register before you do business here. You file Certificate of Authority (Foreign LLC); $205 online or in person with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services; see the official fee.
Your home state keeps charging its own fees too, so the true cost is both states added together.