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South Carolina LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?
Living in South Carolina and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in South Carolina as a foreign LLC, which costs $110 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in South Carolina costs $110.
The routes side by side
| Route | Formation fee | South Carolina foreign fee | Fees to start | Yearly filings, 2 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form in South Carolina | $110 | Not needed | $110 | $0 |
| Form in Wyoming | $100 | $110 | $210 | $120 |
| Form in Delaware | $110 | $110 | $220 | $800 |
| Form in Nevada | $425 | $110 | $535 | $700 |
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
- South Carolina vs Wyoming: $110 against $330 in state fees over two years.
- South Carolina vs Delaware: $110 against $1,020 in state fees over two years.
- South Carolina vs Nevada: $110 against $1,235 in state fees over two years.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in South Carolina (2026)
If you go the foreign route, here is who files the South Carolina registration, in order.
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 questions
Do I still register in South Carolina if I form in another state?
If the LLC does business in South Carolina, South Carolina generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the South Carolina Secretary of State, for $110. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.
What does it cost to form an LLC in South Carolina?
$110 in state fees.
Does the foreign registration repeat every year?
None with the Secretary of State (corporate license fee report to the SC Department of Revenue only if taxed as a corporation), no fee.
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