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What foreign registration costs by state / Delaware

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Delaware (2026): What You Pay

When you shop for foreign registration services in Delaware for 2026, the order to follow is Mainstay Filing ($199), DE Registered Agent.org ($199) and Delaware Registered Agent.ai ($199). You will pay Delaware $200 to register, then $397 to $497 to a service over three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

Your Delaware budget

Government charge to register $200 delcode.delaware.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 The state fee is extra
Total after 3 years $397 to $497 Year one plus two renewals
State fees by year three $1,000 Official amounts only
When one overtakes another Bills stay apart Order never flips

The Delaware picks

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Add Delaware's $200 to whichever option you pick.

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Our top pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for LLCs still growing

$199 for registration, $149 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing is the best value for you in Delaware: $199 beyond what Delaware charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

Three years cost you $100 more than DE Registered Agent.org, but the extra work it covers counts for more in the ranking.

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

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Same fee wherever you register
  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 added to Delaware's fee

What to watch

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above DE Registered Agent.org
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One-state service

2. DE Registered Agent.org: best for a low registration bill

$199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Spot 2 goes to DE Registered Agent.org: three years of service fees come to $397.

Your price covers

  • Registration delivered to the state office
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • Then $99 a year
  • Year-one agent covered

What to watch

  • The home state needs a different agent
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One-state service

3. Delaware Registered Agent.ai: best for adding a single state

$199 for registration, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Spot 3 goes to Delaware Registered Agent.ai: three years of service fees come to $397.

DE Registered Agent.org lists identical prices.

Your price covers

  • Registration delivered to the state office
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Then $99 a year
  • Starts at $199
  • Year-one agent covered

What to watch

  • The home state needs a different agent

Costs over time

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 DE Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out DE Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Delaware Registered Agent.ai $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Delaware Registered Agent.ai Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Looked at November 13, 2026. Every column adds another renewal. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Cost calculator

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service.

Over 3 years: Mainstay Filing $497, DE Registered Agent.org $397, Delaware Registered Agent.ai $397. Least you would pay: DE Registered Agent.org.

Delaware fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to register $200 delcode.delaware.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual LLC tax $400 corp.delaware.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State side, 3 years $1,000 Lines added together

Each line links to the state's own page. Together they give you the three-year state total: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one.

What settled it

Weight 31%: upkeep the price covers. That factor separated the top two.

A foreign LLC already lives in two states, so a provider covering both came first.

What Delaware charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

Working in Delaware with an LLC from another state means registering with the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations, using the Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company and $200. Add certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation issued inside 180 days.

Skipping registration can bring a closed door at Delaware courts for your own lawsuits (6 Del. C. 18-907(a)).

The state's wording: corp.delaware.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Filing it yourself

If you file everything yourself, all you pay is the state: $1,000 over three years. A service piles $397 to $497 on top for the paperwork.

Common questions

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Delaware?

$200 for the filing itself, while our picks add $199.

What will these services cost me over three years?

$397 to $497 in service fees, with state fees on top.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company with the Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Delaware?

Yes, and it can be at most 180 days old: certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation.

What do I file after I register?

You file the Annual LLC tax next, and it costs $400.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

No break-even inside ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Delaware?

Your options, best value first: Mainstay Filing, DE Registered Agent.org and Delaware Registered Agent.ai.

Where to go next

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. For Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation, open corp.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  2. For Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation, open corp.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  3. For Delaware yearly filing: HB 400, open legis.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  4. For Delaware report due date, open delcode.delaware.gov (read August 2026).
  5. For 6 Del, open delcode.delaware.gov (read August 2026).
  6. For Delaware registered agent statute, open delcode.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  7. For Foreign LLC registration form, open corpfiles.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  8. For Delaware Code Title 6, chapter, open delcode.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  9. For Division of Corporations fee schedule, open corpfiles.delaware.gov (read October 2026).
  10. Delaware service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026
  11. pricing page at DE Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026
  12. pricing page at Delaware Registered Agent.ai, from November 13, 2026