Foreign LLC Filing › South Carolina
Filing a foreign LLC in South Carolina
To file a foreign LLC in South Carolina, send Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $110 fee to the South Carolina Secretary of State, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | South Carolina requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $110 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of existence from the home-state Secretary of State, no older than 30 days | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A agent for service of process with a South Carolina street address | Named on the application |
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- South Carolina Secretary of State
- Application
- Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $110
Paying for it
The $110 is the whole state charge for the filing.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Carolina (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For South Carolina these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $110 state fee = $309
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. SC Registered Agent.org
$199 + $110 state fee = $309
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. South Carolina Registered Agent.co
$199 + $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.
South Carolina filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in South Carolina?
With the South Carolina Secretary of State. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the South Carolina filing?
Certificate of existence from the home-state Secretary of State, no older than 30 days, with Form F0008, Application for a Certificate of Authority by a Foreign Limited Liability Company.
What does the South Carolina filing cost?
$110 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- South Carolina Business Entities Online: businessfilings.sc.gov/BusinessFiling/, checked October 8, 2026
- SC Secretary of State, business entity FAQs: sos.sc.gov/faqs-about-business-entities, checked October 8, 2026
- South Carolina Code, Title 33, Chapter 44: www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c044.php, checked October 8, 2026
- SC Department of Revenue, corporate FAQs: dor.sc.gov/business-income-taxes/corporate/corporate-faqs, checked October 8, 2026