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An out-of-state LLC in Delaware

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Delaware, it registers with the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations for a fee of $200.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Delaware, and Delaware’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Delaware Code Title 6, chapter 18, subchapter XI (fees and annual tax). If the answer is not clear, a Delaware attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
  • Fee: $200
  • Paper from your formation state: Certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 180 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Delaware

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Delaware (2026)

Handing the Delaware registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $200 state fee = $399; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. DE Registered Agent.org $199 + the $200 state fee = $399; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Delaware Registered Agent.ai $199 + the $200 state fee = $399; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Delaware page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations.

Where Delaware sits

36th cheapest of 50 at $200, in the band $150 to $249. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Delaware questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Delaware?

Delaware registers foreign LLCs through the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations. Whether your activity requires it is set by Delaware’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $200.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Delaware?

Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, with Certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 180 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual LLC tax (Delaware Division of Corporations; no annual report), $400 (due: june 1), and a registered agent in the state.

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