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Foreign registration price tables - Minnesota

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Minnesota (2026): Price Table

In the 2026 table of foreign registration services for Minnesota, the top three are Minnesota Registered Agent.co ($199), MN Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order. The $185 registration fee in Minnesota is common to every entry; service cells read $397 to $497 by year three.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Entries are placed by five columns; cost carries 40% and coverage 30%

Minnesota at a glance

  • State registration charge$185sos.mn.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • What year one costs$199Provider charges alone
  • Year-3 range$397 to $497First year and both renewals
  • Government charges, 3 years$185Unaffected by provider choice
  • Break-even yearNo break-evenNo entry passes another

Ranked entries

Columns give year one, the price after that and the three-year total. Add Minnesota's $185 to whichever entry you pick.

  1. 1. Minnesota Registered Agent.co: best for adding exactly one state

    Entry one
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 on top of Minnesota's $185; renewal $99

    Minnesota Registered Agent.co is entry one. $199 past the state fee, then $99 per year.

    On the heaviest column, three-year cost, it beats Mainstay Filing.

    Price buys

    • Registration completed for you
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Agent included to start
    • Then $99 a year
    • $199 for the registration

    Against it

    • A second provider is needed at home
    See Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. MN Registered Agent.org: best for one extra state

    In-state provider
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 on top of Minnesota's $185; renewal $99

    MN Registered Agent.org holds place 2 because $199 past the state fee, then $99 per year.

    Its prices match Minnesota Registered Agent.co's exactly.

    Price buys

    • Registration completed for you
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Agent included to start
    • $199 for the registration
    • Then $99 a year

    Against it

    • A second provider is needed at home
    See MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

    Any state
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$149/yr
    • Three-year cell$497

    $199 on top of Minnesota's $185; renewal $149

    Entry 3 is Mainstay Filing. $199 beyond what Minnesota charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

    Minnesota Registered Agent.co is $100 cheaper over three years, enough to place higher.

    Agent renewal, any state: $149 yearly.

    Price buys

    • Registration paperwork, filed
    • Registered agent costs nothing in year one
    • Good in all fifty states

    In its favor

    • No agent charge in year one
    • One price in every state
    • Service charge of $199

    Against it

    • $50 more each year for the agent
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Cumulative cost by year

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Minnesota Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See Minnesota Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2MN Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See MN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. No entry passes another within ten years.

Cost calculator

Choose a number of years and each entry's cumulative cost appears.
3 years of fees come to Minnesota Registered Agent.co $397, MN Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Entry with the smallest total: Minnesota Registered Agent.co.

The government side, Minnesota

ChargeCellSource
Registration charge$185sos.mn.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State fees over three years$185Filing, reports and any tax
The state's share over three years is built from the filing fee, the reports owed in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Items with no fixed price, such as newspaper publication, are described in the text and left out of the sum.

Notes on the order

Weight 40%: three-year row total. That column separated the top two.

Minnesota Registered Agent.co totals $397 at year three, $100 under Mainstay Filing.

Minnesota foreign LLC registration fee and rules, quoted from the official source

An LLC formed elsewhere registers in Minnesota before doing business there. The paperwork is the Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota, handed to the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services with $185.

What skipping it may cost: Minnesota courts closed to its own claims (Minn. Stat. 322C.0808, subd. 1).

Quoted text: revisor.mn.gov [read October 2026, table note]

If you skip the service

Hire no one and three years cost $185 in state fees. A service puts $397 to $497 on top over the same stretch.

Minnesota price questions

What does registering a foreign LLC in Minnesota cost?

$185 for the filing, while hiring a service adds $199.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Service totals after three years: $397 to $497.

Which form carries out the registration?

Use Foreign Limited Liability Company Certificate of Authority to Transact Business in Minnesota, lodged with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services.

Which recurring filing follows registration?

It is the annual renewal, with no charge.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

No break-even inside ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Minnesota?

Minnesota Registered Agent.co ranks first, ahead of MN Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

See also

Where this came from

  1. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, read in October 2026.
  2. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota yearly filing: Recurring filing, read in October 2026.
  3. sos.state.mn.us is the reference behind Minnesota report due date, read in August 2026.
  4. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minn, read in August 2026.
  5. sos.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota formation fee: Filing fee, read in October 2026.
  6. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota registered agent statute, read in October 2026.
  7. sos.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign, read in October 2026.
  8. sos.mn.gov is the reference behind Foreign LLC certificate of authority, read in October 2026.
  9. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate, read in October 2026.
  10. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities, read in October 2026.
  11. revisor.mn.gov is the reference behind Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences, read in October 2026.
  12. Price cells copied from Minnesota Registered Agent.co pricing page, November 13, 2026
  13. Price cells copied from MN Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026
  14. Price cells copied from Mainstay Filing Minnesota service page, November 13, 2026