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Foreign registration price tables - Tennessee

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

Our 2026 table for Tennessee puts Mainstay Filing ($199), Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($199) and TN Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, ahead of the other foreign registration services. The $300 registration fee in Tennessee is common to every entry; service cells read $397 to $497 by year three.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Sort key: 40% cost, 30% coverage and three lesser columns. Method

Tennessee at a glance

  • Fee to register the foreign LLC$300sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com [read October 2026, table note]
  • Year-1 range$199Without state charges
  • Price band, three years$397 to $497Year one plus two renewals
  • State fees by year three$900Not part of the sort
  • Entries swap inNo break-evenPlaces hold through year 10

The Tennessee entries

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. The $300 state fee has to be added separately.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again

    Leads the table
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$149/yr
    • Three-year cell$497

    $199 on top of Tennessee's $300; renewal $149

    For Tennessee, Mainstay Filing is the best value because $199 for the filing, nothing for the agent at first, and no change in price from state to state.

    Its three-year cell is $100 higher than Tennessee Registered Agent.co's, but the extra filings it covers count for more in the sort.

    After the free year, the agent bills $149 annually.

    Price buys

    • Registration handled for you
    • Registered agent costs nothing in year one
    • Good in all fifty states

    In its favor

    • One price in every state
    • $199 added to Tennessee's fee
    • No agent charge in year one

    Against it

    • Tennessee Registered Agent.co bills $50 less for the agent
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. Tennessee Registered Agent.co: best for adding exactly one state

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

    $199 on top of Tennessee's $300; renewal $99

    Below that, Tennessee Registered Agent.co: $199 on top of the state fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year.

    Price buys

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

    In its favor

    • A modest $99 renewal
    • Agent included to start
    • Starts at $199

    Against it

    • Tennessee only, so the home state needs its own agent
    See Tennessee Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. TN Registered Agent.org: best for adding a single state

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

    $199 on top of Tennessee's $300; renewal $99

    Below that, TN Registered Agent.org: $199 on top of the state fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year.

    Cell for cell, it ties Tennessee Registered Agent.co.

    Price buys

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

    In its favor

    • Agent included to start
    • Starts at $199
    • A modest $99 renewal

    Against it

    • Tennessee only, so the home state needs its own agent
    See TN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Totals over time

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Tennessee Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See Tennessee Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3TN Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See TN Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up by year. The order of totals stays fixed for ten years.

Choose your own span

Once you set the years, the calculator adds year one and the renewals for each entry.
Over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, Tennessee Registered Agent.co $397, TN Registered Agent.org $397. Entry with the smallest total: Tennessee Registered Agent.co.

Official state charges

ChargeCellSource
Registration charge$300sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com [read October 2026, table note]
Annual report$300publications.tnsosfiles.com [read October 2026, table note]
What the state collects by year 3$900Sum of the lines above
Each line cites the state's own page. Together they give a three-year state figure: filing, reports for years two and three, and a minimum tax where one applies.

Notes on the order

Filing work per row put Mainstay Filing first. That column is 30% of the sort, and three-year row total, renewal gap, row crossover and cell clarity make up the remainder.

A foreign LLC already spans two states, so a provider that covers both ranked first.

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

The Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations receives $300 and the Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (SS-4233) from out-of-state LLCs operating in Tennessee. It also requires certificate of existence or good standing from the last 60 days.

An unregistered LLC can face no standing to sue in Tennessee (Tenn. Code Ann. 48-249-913(a)).

Official wording: publications.tnsosfiles.com [read October 2026, table note]

Without a service

$900 in state fees is the least three years can cost. The table shows what each service piles on ($397 to $497).

Quick answers

What does registering a foreign LLC in Tennessee cost?

$300 as the official fee, with our entries adding $199.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $497.

Which form carries out the registration?

Use Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (SS-4233), lodged with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations.

Must a document from the home state accompany the Tennessee filing?

Yes, one issued within 60 days: certificate of existence or good standing.

Which recurring filing follows registration?

It is the annual report, charged at $300.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

No break-even inside ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for Tennessee?

Top to bottom: Mainstay Filing, Tennessee Registered Agent.co and TN Registered Agent.org.

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Where this came from

  1. Figure for Tennessee Secretary of State, Division confirmed at tnbear.tn.gov during August 2026.
  2. Figure for Tennessee Secretary of State, Division confirmed at sos.tn.gov during August 2026.
  3. Figure for Tennessee yearly filing: Annual report confirmed at sos.tn.gov during October 2026.
  4. Figure for Tennessee report due date confirmed at law.justia.com during August 2026.
  5. Figure for Tennessee formation fee: Filing fee confirmed at sos.tn.gov during October 2026.
  6. Figure for Tennessee registered agent statute confirmed at sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com during October 2026.
  7. Figure for Form SS-4233, Certificate of Authority confirmed at sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com during October 2026.
  8. Figure for Form SS-4241, withdrawal or cancellation confirmed at sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com during October 2026.
  9. Figure for Tennessee Revised LLC Act, Public confirmed at publications.tnsosfiles.com during October 2026.
  10. Figure for Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company confirmed at capitol.tn.gov during November 2026.
  11. Price cells copied from Mainstay Filing Tennessee service page, November 13, 2026
  12. Price cells copied from Tennessee Registered Agent.co pricing page, November 13, 2026
  13. Price cells copied from TN Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026