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Texas foreign qualification fee

Texas charges $750 to qualify a foreign LLC, paid to the Texas Secretary of State with Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

The fee, broken down

State fee
$750
Route
One fee, whichever way you file
Rank
49th cheapest of 50
Against the median
$607.50 above the median
With a $199 service
$949
Yearly filing after
Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15)

Nearest on the ranking: South Dakota $750.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Texas checkout showed $1,016.13 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite and $17.13 in state processing charges.
  2. 2. TX Registered Agent.org $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Texas Registered Agent.ai $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

What the fee buys

The fee pays for the Texas Secretary of State to review and file Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company. No home-state certificate is needed for an LLC, so there is no second state fee to plan for. File through the state office.

Texas fee questions

What is the Texas foreign qualification fee?

$750 for an LLC.

Is Texas expensive to qualify in?

It ranks 49th of 50 from the cheapest, $607.50 above the median of $142.50.

What will I pay each year after qualifying in Texas?

Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15), plus your registered agent.

Where the figures come from