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New Hampshire Foreign LLCs (2026): Registration Fees and the 3 Best Services

Almanac pick for foreign LLC registration in New Hampshire, 2026: New Hampshire Registered Agent.co ($199), NH Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), ranked first to last. At the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division the registration fee is $100 and each report is $100: 28th of 50 on three-year state fees.

Entry by the Statewise Business almanac desk ·

The New Hampshire schedule

28thacross 50 states, foreign LLC feesSmaller number, smaller state bill (tie). Open the full table
Foreign registration fee
$100sos.nh.gov, read October 2026
Report each cycle
$100Annual report
State fees over three years
$300Registering, then two report years

Who files for you in New Hampshire

The methodology sets this order with five criteria, led by what the service charges over three years and what the price covers.

1. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: best for a New Hampshire registration on a budget

Rank one$199 plus the $100 state fee, then $99 a year

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co is where the almanac starts: $199 beyond the state fee to register, then $99 a year.

On three-year cost it is below Mainstay Filing, and that is the single biggest weight we use.

In the price

  • A filing with the state office
  • A year of agent service

Strengths

  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • Agent covered in year one
  • $199 plus the state fee

Weak points

  • No help outside this state
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2. NH Registered Agent.org: best for registering only in New Hampshire

New Hampshire specialist$199 plus the $100 state fee, then $99 a year

Listed second: NH Registered Agent.org, because $199 beyond the state fee to register, then $99 a year.

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co and this service publish the same prices.

In the price

  • A filing with the state office
  • A year of agent service

Strengths

  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent covered in year one

Weak points

  • No help outside this state
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3. Mainstay Filing: best for the same price in any state

Bundled filings$199 plus the $100 state fee, then $149 a year

Entry 3 is Mainstay Filing: the registration costs $199 plus state fees, and the first year as your registered agent is free.

It runs $100 more than New Hampshire Registered Agent.co across three years, and cost is the heaviest criterion.

From the second year, the agent costs $149 annually.

In the price

  • The registration filing, handled for you
  • The registered agent role costs nothing in year one
  • One price, any state

Strengths

  • Covers your next state too
  • $199 over the state fee
  • Year-one agent at no cost

Weak points

  • New Hampshire Registered Agent.co's agent renews $50 lower
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The shortlist as numbers

#EntryYear-one priceYears two onService fees over three years
1New Hampshire Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit New Hampshire Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2NH Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit NH Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Every price here was read on November 12, 2026. The state's $100 fee is not counted above.

The registration cost calculator

Registration fee $100, then the $100 report from year two, added to the service's prices.
New Hampshire Registered Agent.co for 3 years: $300 to the state, $397 to the service, $697 in all.

New Hampshire among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
27thConnecticut$280
28thIllinois$300
28thNew Hampshire$300
30thWashington$320
31stOklahoma$350
The full ranking uses the same method for all fifty states.

New Hampshire registers foreign LLCs this way (2026)

$100 goes to the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division together with the Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1).

Later on it files the annual report ($100), April 1.

Before you file

  • The LLC's legal name and the date it was formed.
  • A registered agent based in the state, supplied by every service on this page.
  • Budget for the $100 registration fee.

Risks of working unregistered

Its agreements remain enforceable (RSA 304-C:180, II(a)). Expect back fees for the period before registering.

How the New Hampshire order was set

New Hampshire Registered Agent.co won on added cost over three years, which is worth 32%; NH Registered Agent.org came next.

Over three years New Hampshire Registered Agent.co charges $397 in service fees, $100 under Mainstay Filing.

Common questions

What does a foreign LLC pay to register in New Hampshire?

$100 for the filing. Service fees: $199.

What is the foreign registration form in New Hampshire?

Application for Registration as a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1), filed with the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division.

What does a foreign LLC owe each year?

It files the annual report for $100.

What happens if the LLC operates there unregistered?

Its agreements remain enforceable (RSA 304-C:180, II(a)). Expect back fees for the period before registering.

Does a foreign LLC need a registered agent in New Hampshire?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who should handle the registration?

We would file with New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: registration at $199 plus state fees, agent covered for year one. Next come NH Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

Keep reading

Citations for this entry

  1. New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, from sos.nh.gov, last read August 2026
  2. New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporations Division, from sos.nh.gov, last read August 2026
  3. New Hampshire report due date, from gencourt.state.nh.us, last read August 2026
  4. N.H, from gc.nh.gov, last read August 2026
  5. New Hampshire formation fee: Filing fee, official source, from gc.nh.gov, last read October 2026
  6. New Hampshire registered agent statute, from gc.nh.gov, last read October 2026
  7. Form FLLC-1, from sos.nh.gov, last read October 2026
  8. RSA 304-C:174, activities that do not count, from gc.nh.gov, last read October 2026
  9. RSA 304-C:175, registration, from gc.nh.gov, last read October 2026
  10. RSA 304-C:180, effect of not registering, from gc.nh.gov, last read November 2026
  11. Foreign LLC forms and fees, Business.CT.gov, from business.ct.gov, last read October 2026
  12. Foreign Registration Statement form, from business.ct.gov, last read October 2026
  13. Connecticut General Statutes, chapter 613a, from cga.ct.gov, last read October 2026
  14. Foreign investigations penalties, from business.ct.gov, last read October 2026
  15. Who can be an agent, from business.ct.gov, last read October 2026
  16. Foreign annual report forms and fees, from business.ct.gov, last read October 2026
  17. Illinois Secretary of State, LLC forms, from ilsos.gov, last read October 2026
  18. Form LLC-45.5, Application for Admission, from ilsos.gov, last read October 2026
  19. Form LLC-45.40, Application for Withdrawal, from ilsos.gov, last read October 2026
  20. 805 ILCS 180/45-45, consequences of transacting business without, from ilga.gov, last read October 2026
  21. 805 ILCS 180/45-47, activities that are not transacting, from ilga.gov, last read October 2026
  22. Washington SOS, register a foreign LLC online, from sos.wa.gov, last read October 2026
  23. Washington SOS, fee schedules and priority services, from sos.wa.gov, last read October 2026
  24. RCW 23.95.520, activities that are not doing business, from app.leg.wa.gov, last read October 2026
  25. RCW 23.95.505, consequences of not registering, from app.leg.wa.gov, last read October 2026
  26. RCW 23.95.510, foreign registration statement, from app.leg.wa.gov, last read October 2026
  27. Washington SOS, registered agents, from sos.wa.gov, last read October 2026
  28. Oklahoma Secretary of State, entity filing, from sos.ok.gov, last read October 2026
  29. Procedures for registering a foreign LLC, from sos.ok.gov, last read October 2026
  30. Oklahoma Secretary of State, fee schedule, from sos.ok.gov, last read October 2026
  31. Annual certificate form for LLCs, from sos.ok.gov, last read October 2026
  32. 18 O.S. § 2049, transacting business, from oscn.net, last read October 2026
  33. New Hampshire Registered Agent.co: pricing page, recorded November 12, 2026
  34. NH Registered Agent.org: pricing page, recorded November 12, 2026
  35. Mainstay Filing: New Hampshire service page, recorded November 12, 2026