Registering an out-of-state LLC in South Carolina
An LLC formed in another state pays $110 to register in South Carolina, then files the same recurring reports as a South Carolina LLC.
Foreign LLC in South Carolina
Source-linkedState fees only · retrieved 2026-10-20
Application for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (Foreign LLC, Form F0008)source$110
Year one$110
Every year after (average)$0
5-year total$110
When you need to register
If your LLC was formed in another state but "transacts business" in South Carolina — an office, employees, or regular in-state operations — South Carolina generally requires you to register before you do business here. You file Application for a Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (Foreign LLC, Form F0008) with the South Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings Division; see the official fee.
Your home state keeps charging its own fees too, so the true cost is both states added together.
Corporations
Foreign corporation registration in South Carolina: $135.
South Carolina corporation costs