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An out-of-state LLC in New Jersey

If your out-of-state LLC does business in New Jersey, it registers with the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury for a fee of $100.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in New Jersey, and New Jersey’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: New Jersey Revised Uniform LLC Act (P.L.2012, c.50). If the answer is not clear, a New Jersey attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in New Jersey (2026)

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

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. Registered Agent NJ.org $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. New Jersey Registered Agent.co $199 + the $100 state fee = $299; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s New Jersey page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury.

Where New Jersey sits

9th cheapest of 50 at $100, in the band $100 to $149. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

New Jersey questions

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

New Jersey registers foreign LLCs through the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury. Whether your activity requires it is set by New Jersey’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $100.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in New Jersey?

Application for certificate of authority (Public Records Filing, entity type FLC), with Good standing certificate.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (NJ Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services), $75 (due: your anniversary month), and a registered agent in the state.

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