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Minnesota foreign qualification fee

Minnesota charges $185 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services with Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$185
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
34th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$42.50 above the median
With a $199 service
$384
Yearly filing after
Annual renewal (Minnesota Secretary of State), no fee (due: december 31)

Nearest on the ranking: Louisiana $185 · Delaware $200.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $185 state fee = $384; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Minnesota checkout showed $404 in total on October 28, 2026, including $20 in state processing charges.
  2. 2. MN Registered Agent.org $199 + the $185 state fee = $384; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Minnesota Registered Agent.co $199 + the $185 state fee = $384; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Minnesota page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services to review and file Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota. No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.

Minnesota fee questions

What is the Minnesota foreign qualification fee?

$185 for an LLC.

Is Minnesota expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 34th of 50 from the cheapest, $42.50 above the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Minnesota?

Annual renewal (Minnesota Secretary of State), no fee (due: december 31), plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from