Foreign Qualification Fees

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South Carolina foreign qualification fee

South Carolina charges $110 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the South Carolina Secretary of State with Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$110
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
21st cheapest of 50
Against the median
$32.50 below the median
With a $199 service
$309
Yearly filing after
None with the Secretary of State (corporate license fee report to the SC Department of Revenue only if taxed as a corporation), no fee

Nearest on the ranking: Missouri $105 · Kansas $115.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Carolina (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $110 state fee = $309; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. SC Registered Agent.org $199 + the $110 state fee = $309; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. South Carolina Registered Agent.co $199 + the $110 state fee = $309; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the South Carolina Secretary of State to review and file Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company. The application needs a certificate from your home state (certificate of existence from the home-state Secretary of State, no older than 30 days), which your home state charges for separately. File through the state office.

South Carolina fee questions

What is the South Carolina foreign qualification fee?

$110 for an LLC.

Is South Carolina expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 21st of 50 from the cheapest, $32.50 below the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in South Carolina?

None with the Secretary of State (corporate license fee report to the SC Department of Revenue only if taxed as a corporation), no fee, plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from