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An out-of-state LLC in Maine

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Maine, it registers with the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions for a fee of $250.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Maine, and Maine’s statute is the authority. Start with the Maine filing page. If the answer is not clear, a Maine attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Maine (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $250 state fee = $449; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Maine checkout showed $499 in total, including the state’s required $50 expedite (checked October 29, 2026).
  2. 2. ME Registered Agent.org $199 + the $250 state fee = $449; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Maine Registered Agent.co $199 + the $250 state fee = $449; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

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

Where Maine sits

38th cheapest of 50 at $250, in the band $250 to $499. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Maine questions

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

Maine registers foreign LLCs through the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions. Whether your activity requires it is set by Maine’s statute; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $250.

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

Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities, with Certificate of existence, no older than 90 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report for a foreign LLC (Maine Secretary of State), $150 (due: june 1), and a registered agent in the state.

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