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Register your LLC in Missouri
To register an LLC formed in another state in Missouri, file Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division and pay $105.
Before: at home
Missouri wants proof from the home state: certificate of good standing/existence from the home state, no older than 60 days. Order it from the state where the LLC was formed before you file here.
During: in Missouri
- File
- Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $105
- Agent
- A registered agent with a Missouri street address
$105 for a foreign LLC, online or on paper (the $50 online rate is for Missouri LLCs only).
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Missouri (2026)
Rather not file it yourself? For an existing LLC in Missouri these three do it.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $105 state fee = $304
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
2. MO Registered Agent.org
$199 + $105 state fee = $304
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Missouri Registered Agent.co
$199 + $105 state fee = $304
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Missouri page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division.
After: staying registered
None (Missouri has no annual report for LLCs), no fee. The services above include the agent for year one.
Missouri questions
Can my existing LLC operate in Missouri?
Yes, once it is registered there. You file Form LLC 4, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company with the Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division and pay $105; you do not form a new LLC.
What do I need from my home state?
Certificate of good standing/existence from the home state, no older than 60 days.
What happens after I register in Missouri?
None (Missouri has no annual report for LLCs), no fee, and a registered agent must stay in place.
Sources
- Missouri Form LLC 4 (submit with filing fee of $105.00) (read via Firecrawl gov index): www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/llc4.pdf, checked October 28, 2026
- Missouri schedule of fees and charges, chapter 347 (domestic/foreign paper $105; domestic online $50) (read via Firecrawl gov index): www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Business/fees.pdf, checked October 28, 2026
- Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations: www.sos.mo.gov/business/corporations, checked October 8, 2026
- RSMo 347.153, registration of foreign LLCs: revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.153, checked October 8, 2026
- RSMo 347.163, transacting business and penalties: revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=347.163, checked October 8, 2026
- Missouri Department of Revenue, business registration: dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/registration/requirements.html, checked October 8, 2026