Foreign registration fees, ranked
The same out-of-state LLC pays $50 in the cheapest state and $750 in the dearest. We ranked all 50 and priced the first year and the first three years, with Mainstay Filing as our pick in each.
Ten cheapest states
Ten most expensive states
- Texas $750
- South Dakota $750
- Massachusetts $500
- Alaska $350
- Tennessee $300
- Oklahoma $300
- Oregon $275
- Arkansas $270
- Pennsylvania $250
- North Carolina $250
The full ranking
| State | Fee | Rank | Year 1 with a $199 service | 3 years with Mainstay Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | $50 | 1 | $249 | $547 |
| Hawaii | $51 | 2 | $250 | $548 |
| Utah | $59 | 3 | $258 | $556 |
| California | $70 | 4 | $269 | $567 |
| Montana | $70 | 4 | $269 | $567 |
| Nevada | $75 | 6 | $274 | $572 |
| Kentucky | $90 | 7 | $289 | $587 |
| Ohio | $99 | 8 | $298 | $596 |
| Colorado | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Idaho | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Iowa | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Maryland | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Nebraska | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| New Hampshire | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| New Jersey | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| New Mexico | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Virginia | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Wisconsin | $100 | 9 | $299 | $597 |
| Indiana | $105 | 19 | $304 | $602 |
| Missouri | $105 | 19 | $304 | $602 |
| South Carolina | $110 | 21 | $309 | $607 |
| Kansas | $115 | 22 | $314 | $612 |
| Connecticut | $120 | 23 | $319 | $617 |
| Florida | $125 | 24 | $324 | $622 |
| North Dakota | $135 | 25 | $334 | $632 |
| Alabama | $150 | 26 | $349 | $647 |
| Arizona | $150 | 26 | $349 | $647 |
| Illinois | $150 | 26 | $349 | $647 |
| Rhode Island | $150 | 26 | $349 | $647 |
| West Virginia | $150 | 26 | $349 | $647 |
| Wyoming | $150 | 26 | $349 | $647 |
| Vermont | $155 | 32 | $354 | $652 |
| Washington | $180 | 33 | $379 | $677 |
| Louisiana | $185 | 34 | $384 | $682 |
| Minnesota | $185 | 34 | $384 | $682 |
| Delaware | $200 | 36 | $399 | $697 |
| Georgia | $235 | 37 | $434 | $732 |
| Maine | $250 | 38 | $449 | $747 |
| Mississippi | $250 | 38 | $449 | $747 |
| New York | $250 | 38 | $449 | $747 |
| North Carolina | $250 | 38 | $449 | $747 |
| Pennsylvania | $250 | 38 | $449 | $747 |
| Arkansas | $270 | 43 | $469 | $767 |
| Oregon | $275 | 44 | $474 | $772 |
| Oklahoma | $300 | 45 | $499 | $797 |
| Tennessee | $300 | 45 | $499 | $797 |
| Alaska | $350 | 47 | $549 | $847 |
| Massachusetts | $500 | 48 | $699 | $997 |
| South Dakota | $750 | 49 | $949 | $1,247 |
| Texas | $750 | 49 | $949 | $1,247 |
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Questions
Which state has the lowest foreign registration fee?
Michigan, at $50.
Which has the highest?
South Dakota and Texas, at $750.
How are the 3-year totals worked out?
The $199 service fee, plus the state fee, plus Mainstay Filing’s $149 a year for the agent in years two and three. Yearly state filings are shown on each state page but not added.