Foreign Qualification Fees

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Hawaii foreign qualification fee

Hawaii charges $51 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division with Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$51
Route
$50 application fee plus the $1 State Archives preservation fee.
Rank
2nd cheapest of 50
Against the median
$91.50 below the median
With a $199 service
$250
Yearly filing after
Annual report (Hawaii Business Registration Division), $12.50 (due: end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered)

Nearest on the ranking: Michigan $50 · Utah $59.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. HI Registered Agent.org $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Hawaii page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division to review and file Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company. The application needs a certificate from your home state (original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 60 days), which your home state charges for separately. File through the state office.

Hawaii fee questions

What is the Hawaii foreign qualification fee?

$51 for an LLC. $50 application fee plus the $1 State Archives preservation fee.

Is Hawaii expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 2nd of 50 from the cheapest, $91.50 below the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Hawaii?

Annual report (Hawaii Business Registration Division), $12.50 (due: end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered), plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from