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Foreign LLC guide · Maine

Maine Foreign LLC Fees (2026): Data on File and the 3 Best Services

Maine 2026, a foreign LLC registration: the desk ranks ME Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Maine Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Fee to get in: $250. Fee per report afterward: $150. Rank 35th of 50.

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Maine data on file

35thof 50 on registration plus reportsSorted smallest first (joint). All fifty on one sheet
Fee to register
$250Data: maine.gov, pulled October 2026
Report
$150Annual report for a foreign LLC
Home-state certificate
90 daysIssued no earlier than
Total owed to the state, 3 yrs
$550Three-year view, foreign LLC

Maine ranking

Order of criteria: three-year fees, coverage, renewal, Maine fit, fee transparency (method).

1. ME Registered Agent.org: best for adding just Maine

Our #1Yr 1 $199; each later year $99

We rank ME Registered Agent.org first. Reason: Maine registration for $199 with a year of agent service; $99 a year afterward.

Cost decides it: three years here cost less than three years with Mainstay Filing.

What the fee covers

  • Registration paperwork handled
  • A year of agent service

Pros

  • $99 renewal
  • Free first agent year
  • $199 and the state fee

Cons

  • One state only
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for expanding across state lines

Works anywhereYr 1 $199; each later year $149

Spot 2, Mainstay Filing. It files the Maine registration for $199 on top of the state fee, first agent year included.

ME Registered Agent.org beats it by $100 on three-year service fees.

Year two on, the agent costs $149 a year in every state.

What the fee covers

  • Registration filed on your behalf
  • Registered agent: no fee in year one
  • Serves all fifty states

Pros

  • Registered agent free in year one
  • $199 to register
  • Same fee in every state

Cons

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above ME Registered Agent.org
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3. Maine Registered Agent.co: best for a local filer

One stateYr 1 $199; each later year $99

#3 is Maine Registered Agent.co: Maine registration for $199 with a year of agent service; $99 a year afterward.

Same prices as ME Registered Agent.org.

What the fee covers

  • Registration paperwork handled
  • A year of agent service

Pros

  • $199 and the state fee
  • Free first agent year
  • $99 renewal

Cons

  • One state only
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3 services, side by side

#ServiceYr 1Yr 2+Service fees, 3 yrs
1ME Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit ME Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Maine Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Maine Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company price pages, pulled November 12, 2026. Each row needs Maine's $250 registration fee on top.

Maine foreign LLC cost calculator

Registration fee $250, report $150 from year two; service fees are added.
With ME Registered Agent.org, 3 years cost $947 in all, split $550 and $397.

Maine next to nearby ranks

RkStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
34thVermont$495
35thAlaska$550
35thMaine$550
37thArkansas$570
38thKentucky$645
All fifty rows: Foreign LLC fees by state.

Maine foreign registration: fee, form, office

Registration runs on the Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities (Form MLLC-12), sent to the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions with $250. Attach certificate of existence, issued in the last 90 days.

Ongoing, it files the Annual report for a foreign LLC ($150), June 1.

Filing checklist

  • Certificate of existence, issued within 90 days.
  • Exact legal name and formation date, home state.
  • A registered agent in the state, supplied by every pick.
  • A budget for the $250 state fee.

Cost of not registering

State courts will not hear a suit from an unregistered LLC (31 MRSA 1629(1)).

How the Maine order was set

ME Registered Agent.org pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on service bill over three years, weighted 31%.

ME Registered Agent.org: $397 in service fees over three years, $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Questions

Fee for a foreign LLC to register in Maine?

$250 for the filing. A service adds $199.

Foreign registration form for Maine?

Use the Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities (Form MLLC-12); it goes to the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions.

Home-state certificate required?

Yes: certificate of existence, dated within 90 days of filing.

Anything due yearly from a foreign LLC?

Yes, the Annual report for a foreign LLC, fee $150.

What if the LLC works there unregistered?

State courts will not hear a suit from an unregistered LLC (31 MRSA 1629(1)).

Maine: a registered agent for a foreign LLC?

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

Which service do you pick for foreign registration?

Pick ME Registered Agent.org: $199 service fee, $99 agent renewal. Next: Mainstay Filing and Maine Registered Agent.co.

More from this state

Basis for this page

  1. Desk file maine.gov backs Maine Secretary of State; pulled August 2026.
  2. Desk file maine.gov backs Maine Secretary of State; pulled August 2026.
  3. Desk file maine.gov backs Maine report due date; pulled August 2026.
  4. Desk file legislature.maine.gov backs 31 M.R.S. sec. 1531; pulled August 2026.
  5. Desk file legislature.maine.gov backs Maine formation fee: Filing fee, official source; pulled October 2026.
  6. Desk file legislature.maine.gov backs Maine registered agent statute; pulled October 2026.
  7. Desk file maine.gov backs Maine Secretary of State, foreign entities; pulled October 2026.
  8. Desk file maine.gov backs Form MLLC-12; pulled October 2026.
  9. Desk file legislature.maine.gov backs 31 MRSA § 1622, foreign qualification; pulled October 2026.
  10. Desk file legislature.maine.gov backs 31 MRSA § 1623, activities that do not; pulled October 2026.
  11. Desk file legislature.maine.gov backs 31 MRSA § 1629, consequences of not qualifying; pulled October 2026.
  12. Desk file sos.vermont.gov backs Vermont Secretary of State, foreign registration; pulled October 2026.
  13. Desk file sos.vermont.gov backs Vermont Secretary of State, fees and statutes; pulled October 2026.
  14. Desk file legislature.vermont.gov backs 11 V.S.A. § 4112, application for certificate of; pulled October 2026.
  15. Desk file legislature.vermont.gov backs 11 V.S.A. § 4113, activities that are not; pulled October 2026.
  16. Desk file legislature.vermont.gov backs 11 V.S.A. § 4033, annual report; pulled October 2026.
  17. Desk file commerce.alaska.gov backs Form 08-0497, Certificate of Registration; pulled October 2026.
  18. Desk file akleg.gov backs Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.600 to 10.50.670; pulled October 2026.
  19. Desk file akleg.gov backs Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.675 to 10.50.720; pulled October 2026.
  20. Desk file akleg.gov backs Alaska Statutes, AS 10.50.750 to 10.50.765; pulled October 2026.
  21. Desk file akleg.gov backs Alaska Statutes, AS 43.70.020 to 43.70.030; pulled October 2026.
  22. Desk file sos.arkansas.gov backs Arkansas Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms and; pulled October 2026.
  23. Desk file sos.arkansas.gov backs Form FL-01; pulled October 2026.
  24. Desk file arkleg.state.ar.us backs Act 1041 of 2021, Uniform LLC Act; pulled October 2026.
  25. Desk file sos.arkansas.gov backs 2026 LLC franchise tax report and instructions; pulled October 2026.
  26. Desk file sos.arkansas.gov backs Form FL-04, application for cancellation; pulled October 2026.
  27. Desk file sos.ky.gov backs Kentucky Secretary of State, business filings; pulled October 2026.
  28. Desk file web.sos.ky.gov backs Form FBE, Certificate of Authority; pulled October 2026.
  29. Desk file apps.legislature.ky.gov backs KRS 14A.9-020, consequences of transacting business without authority; pulled October 2026.
  30. Desk file apps.legislature.ky.gov backs KRS 14A.9-010, authority to transact business required; pulled October 2026.
  31. Desk file apps.legislature.ky.gov backs KRS 14A.6-010, annual report; pulled October 2026.
  32. Desk file sos.ky.gov backs Kentucky Secretary of State, fee schedule; pulled October 2026.
  33. Desk file revenue.ky.gov backs Kentucky other cost: Limited Liability Entity Tax, official; pulled October 2026.
  34. ME Registered Agent.org pricing page; company site pulled November 12, 2026
  35. Mainstay Filing Maine service page; company site pulled November 12, 2026
  36. Maine Registered Agent.co pricing page; company site pulled November 12, 2026