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Maine LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Maine and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Maine as a foreign LLC, which costs $250 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Maine costs $175.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeMaine foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Maine$175Not needed$175$170
Form in Wyoming$100$250$350$420
Form in Delaware$110$250$360$1,100
Form in Nevada$425$250$675$1,000

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Maine (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Maine registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Maine checkout showed $499 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite.

2. ME Registered Agent.org

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Maine Registered Agent.co

$199 + $250 state fee = $449

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

Maine questions

Do I still register in Maine if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Maine, Maine generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions, for $250. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Maine?

$175 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report for a foreign LLC (Maine Secretary of State), $150 (due: june 1).

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