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What foreign registration costs by state / Tennessee

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

If you are budgeting for foreign registration services in Tennessee this 2026, start with Mainstay Filing ($199), Tennessee Registered Agent.co ($199) and TN Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Your budget has two parts: $300 to the state, and $397 to $497 for a service across three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Your spend is 38% of the ranking and the work covered is 31% (more on this)

What to expect

Government charge to register $300 sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 What the service charges
What three years cost you $397 to $497 Renewals included
State side through year 3 $900 Registration, reports and any minimum tax
Crossover year No crossover Order holds for ten years

Your Tennessee options

Service prices only. Every option comes with the same $300 state fee.

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Ranks first

1. 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

Start with Mainstay Filing. A $199 service fee that does not change by state, with first-year agent service included.

Pay $100 more than Tennessee Registered Agent.co across three years and the repeating filings stop being your problem.

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

  • No agent charge in year one
  • Helpful if another state follows
  • $199 added to Tennessee's fee

What to watch

  • $50 above Tennessee Registered Agent.co at renewal
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One-state service

2. Tennessee Registered Agent.co: best for a basic registration

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

Spot 2 goes to Tennessee Registered Agent.co: you pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • Tennessee only, so the home state needs its own agent
3
One-state service

3. TN Registered Agent.org: best for one more state

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

Spot 3 goes to TN Registered Agent.org: you pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

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

Your price covers

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

What you get

  • Year-one agent covered
  • $199 on top of the state fee
  • Agent renews at $99

What to watch

  • Tennessee only, so the home state needs its own 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 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Tennessee Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Tennessee Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 TN Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out TN Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Prices as published November 13, 2026; you pay year one first, then each renewal is added. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Try your own timeline

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates.

At 3 years, your totals are Mainstay Filing $497, Tennessee Registered Agent.co $397, TN Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest at that point: Tennessee Registered Agent.co.

What Tennessee charges you (official)

What you pay for Amount Source
Registration filing $300 sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $300 publications.tnsosfiles.com (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Three-year state total $900 Our sum

Your three-year bill from the state is made of the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax in states that levy one. Anything the state does not put a fixed price on, a newspaper notice for example, is described but never added.

Notes on the order

Mainstay Filing wins upkeep the price covers, worth 31%, with Tennessee Registered Agent.co close behind.

Several states at one price beat Tennessee Registered Agent.co's lower renewal.

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

Working in Tennessee with an LLC from another state means registering with the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations, using the Application for Certificate of Authority, Foreign Limited Liability Company (SS-4233) and $300. It also asks for certificate of existence or good standing issued inside 60 days.

If you never register, expect Tennessee courts refusing to hear your own lawsuits (Tenn. Code Ann. 48-249-913(a)).

Official text: publications.tnsosfiles.com (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Without a service you pay $900 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $497 to your bill.

Questions

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

$300 for the filing itself, before any service fee of $199.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $497 in service fees.

Which form do I file to register?

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

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

Yes, and it can be at most 60 days old: certificate of existence or good standing.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs $300.

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 Tennessee?

Your options, best value first: Mainstay Filing, Tennessee Registered Agent.co and TN Registered Agent.org.

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Where we looked

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