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New Jersey foreign LLC registration cost, filing by filing

Registering a foreign LLC in New Jersey costs $100, the annual report is $75 a year, and cancelling later costs $125. Our own price for preparing and filing is $199, and checkout keeps it on a different line from the state's.

Foreign LLC filings and their state fees

Filing	State fee
Certificate of registration for a foreign LLC	$100
Annual report	$75
Any amendment	$100
Certificate of correction	$100
Change of registered office or agent, or both	$25
Certificate of cancellation, foreign LLC	$125
Reinstatement of charter	$75
Service of process on the filing office	$75
LLC name reservation	$50
LLC alternate name registration	$50

These are the amounts on the fee schedule for limited liability companies. Reinstatement also requires the annual reports that were missed, in variable amounts.

Other entity types

Entity	Registration	Annual report
Business corporation	$100	$75
Limited partnership	$100	$75
Nonprofit corporation	$100	$30
Limited liability partnership	$100	$75

A corporation amends, withdraws or cancels for $75, and a nonprofit for $75. A for-profit corporation with unpaid tax also pays $25 to apply for tax clearance when it withdraws.

Faster service on the fee schedule

Service	Extra state fee	Registration plus service
Expedited, over the counter	$25	$125
Same day, fax filing only	$50	$150
Two-hour service	$500	$600
One-hour service	$1,000	$1,100

The schedule states that the expedited fee applies to over-the-counter transactions only. The filing instructions give the expedited turnaround as 8.5 business hours, but they were last priced in 2011, so treat that figure as a guide.

One fee, whatever the entity

The registry schedule lists $100 for a foreign LLC, $100 for a foreign corporation or limited partnership, $100 for a foreign nonprofit and $100 for a foreign LLP. Because the entry figure does not vary, the entity type matters later instead, in the yearly report and in the price of an exit.

Worked totals

Situation	State fees	How it adds up
Register an LLC	$100	The registration alone
Register, then file one annual report	$175	$100 + $75
Register, then change the agent	$125	$100 + $25
Reserve the name, then register	$150	$50 + $100
Register, then cancel	$225	$100 + $125
Reinstate a revoked LLC with the current report	$150	$75 + $75
Delaware LLC, registration and its tax	$500	$100 + $400
Wyoming LLC, registration and its minimum	$160	$100 + $60

A fee-law announcement

The Division's home page lists an announcement titled "New law reduces business formation fees for certain businesses in the State." The fee schedule was last updated on July 1, 2026 and still shows $100 for a foreign LLC, so that is the figure we use. If the amount changes, the state's schedule governs, and checkout shows the figure in force.

Costs outside the schedule

The schedule covers what the Treasury collects. It leaves out the formation state's price for its certificate, whatever an agent bills, and any New Jersey tax. The tax registration form, NJ-REG, is a separate filing. The Treasury also sells its own status reports at $5 each and standing certificates for LLCs at $50 for the short form or $100 for the long form, which a bank or a landlord sometimes asks for after you register.

What our fee covers

For $199 we handle drafting the filing from your answers, confirming the home certificate is ready, checking the agent and office, getting the signature and submitting by the route you choose. Our agent service, if you want it, is part of your fee through the first year, then billed as checkout states. None of our charge reduces a state fee. For the work involved in going alone, see the self-filing steps.

Why leaving costs more than arriving

Cancelling a foreign LLC costs $125, which is $225 in state fees once the registration is counted. An LLC unsure about its New Jersey future may find the $75 yearly report the cheaper way to keep the option open. The cancellation page compares the two.

Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year

$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.

Questions about the fees

Does a corporation pay a different amount?

No. A foreign corporation also pays $100, matching the LLC figure of $100.

Is there a yearly charge?

Yes, the annual report at $75 for an LLC.

Can I pay for faster service?

Yes, over the counter. The schedule lists expedited, two-hour and one-hour tiers.

Does the tax registration cost extra?

It is a separate filing, made after approval.

Our fee and the New Jersey fee

Register in New Jersey

New Jersey

$199

+ $100 New Jersey fee

The New Jersey Public Records Filing, completed from your answers
A check that the home-state good standing certificate is ready to attach
Our New Jersey agent and office, or an agent of your own choosing
The filed record is returned to you
Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year

The Treasury's fee for a foreign LLC is $100, and checkout lists it on its own line, separate from our charge. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.

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