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What foreign registration costs by state / Maine

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

Your best-value options among Maine foreign registration services for 2026 are ME Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Maine Registered Agent.co ($199), ranked from first to third. The state's $250 is the same whoever you hire. Service fees add $397 to $497 by year three.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Best value for you comes first, using our five-part ranking

The short version

Government charge to register $250 maine.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 The state fee is extra
Three-year range $397 to $497 Year one plus two renewals
Government charges, 3 years $550 Same whoever you hire
Crossover year Never Ranking steady to year 10

Maine ranking

Service prices only. Every option comes with the same $250 state fee.

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Best value for you

1. ME Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest agent bill

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

ME Registered Agent.org comes first because you pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

Cost settles it: you pay less over three years here than with Mainstay Filing.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • $99 a year for the agent after that

What to watch

  • The home state needs a different agent
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All fifty states

2. Mainstay Filing: best for one fee wherever you register

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing takes spot 2 because $199 to file, nothing for the agent in year one, and the same price in every state.

A $100 difference from ME Registered Agent.org at year three sets its place.

The agent renews at $149 a year in every state.

Your price covers

  • Registration completed for you
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • A price that holds across states

What you get

  • Agent free for the first year
  • $199 for the registration
  • The fee does not change by state

What to watch

  • $50 above ME Registered Agent.org at renewal
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Maine only

3. Maine Registered Agent.co: best for a nearby provider

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Maine Registered Agent.co ranks third. You pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

You would pay the same at ME Registered Agent.org.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Agent service at no cost in year one
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • $99 a year for the agent after that

What to watch

  • The home state needs a different agent

Year-by-year totals

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

Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up for you year by year. Ranked by running total, the order is steady for ten years.

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You would pay ME Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497, Maine Registered Agent.co $397 over 3 years. Least you would pay: ME Registered Agent.org.

Maine fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration filing $250 maine.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report for a foreign LLC $150 legislature.maine.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Three-year state total $550 Lines added together

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

How the ranking came out

ME Registered Agent.org did better than Mainstay Filing on your three-year spend, a 38% factor.

ME Registered Agent.org takes the cost factor at $397 over three years, and Mainstay Filing would need $100 more.

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

Out-of-state LLCs, yours included, deliver the Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities (Form MLLC-12) to the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions with $250. The filing needs certificate of existence from within the last 90 days.

If you never register, expect being kept out of Maine courts as plaintiff until you register (31 MRSA 1629(1)).

As written: legislature.maine.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

Without a service you pay $550 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $497 to your bill.

Maine money questions

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

$250 at the state office, with another $199 if you hire help.

What will these services cost me over three years?

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

Which form do I file to register?

You file Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities (Form MLLC-12) with the Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions.

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

Yes, and it can be at most 90 days old: certificate of existence.

What do I file after I register?

You file the Annual report for a foreign LLC next, and it costs $150.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

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

Start with ME Registered Agent.org, then Mainstay Filing, then Maine Registered Agent.co.

See also

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. You can verify Maine Secretary of State at maine.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  2. You can verify Maine Secretary of State at maine.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  3. You can verify Maine report due date at maine.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  4. You can verify 31 M.R.S. sec. 1531 at legislature.maine.gov, which we looked at in August 2026.
  5. You can verify Maine formation fee: Filing fee at legislature.maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  6. You can verify Maine registered agent statute at legislature.maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  7. You can verify Maine Secretary of State, foreign at maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  8. You can verify Form MLLC-12 at maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  9. You can verify 31 MRSA § 1622, foreign at legislature.maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  10. You can verify 31 MRSA § 1623, activities at legislature.maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  11. You can verify 31 MRSA § 1629, consequences at legislature.maine.gov, which we looked at in October 2026.
  12. Price page checked November 13, 2026: ME Registered Agent.org pricing page
  13. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Mainstay Filing Maine service page
  14. Price page checked November 13, 2026: Maine Registered Agent.co pricing page