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Foreign registration price index · Washington

2 Best Foreign Registration Services in Washington (2026): Price Index

Washington, 2026: WA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199) hold the first lines of the foreign registration services index, best value first. Three-year service subtotals of $397 to $497 come on top of the $180 registration fee in Washington.
Entries by the LLC Price Index editorial team

Index basis: Five columns make the index; two of them hold 70% of the weight

Washington in figures

Charge to register$180sos.wa.gov (read October 2026) per the state
First-year range$199Before state charges
Subtotal at year three$397 to $497First year plus two later years
Three-year state line$320Same on every line
First crossingNo crossingThe ranking never flips

Washington lines, indexed

Ordered by our value index. No line includes the $180 state fee.
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1. WA Registered Agent.org: best for a lean way in on this ledger

Index leader
First year$199
Years 2 and on$99/yr
Three-year sum$397
First year $199; later years $99

WA Registered Agent.org indexes highest here. The entries: $397 in service fees across three years.

Cost settles it: three years here come in under Mainstay Filing.

Line includes

  • State registration handled
  • Agent service in year one

Credits

  • A service fee of $199
  • $99 a year for the agent afterward
  • Year-one agent covered in the price

Debits

  • The home state still needs a separate agent
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a second state or a fifth

The bundle
First year$199
Years 2 and on$149/yr
Three-year sum$497
First year $199; later years $149

Mainstay Filing indexes second. The entries: the Washington filing for $199 plus state fees, agent covered for year one.

Three years total $100 more than WA Registered Agent.org.

Agent charge from year two: $149, the same everywhere.

Line includes

  • The registration filing
  • Registered agent free for the first year
  • One fee in every state

Credits

  • Registered agent costs nothing in year one
  • All fifty states covered
  • $199 plus the state's fee

Debits

  • Renewal is $50 above WA Registered Agent.org

What each line costs, year by year

LineProviderTotal, year 1Total, year 2Total, year 3Total, year 5
1WA Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595Visit WA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$348$497$795Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company prices from November 13, 2026, accumulated year by year. Ranking by subtotal does not change for ten years.

Crossover check

Change the years to compare subtotals.
Over 3 years: WA Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $497. Line with the smallest sum: WA Registered Agent.org.

State fees, with citations

EntryAmountCited from
Registering the LLC$180sos.wa.gov (read October 2026) per the state
Annual report$70sos.wa.gov (read October 2026) per the state
3-year state cost$320Sum of the lines above
The three-year state line combines the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three and any yearly minimum tax. Publication and other variable costs are named but left out of the sum.

The Washington index, explained

Three-year cost index settled line one. That column is 38% of the index; coverage per dollar, renewal step, crossover year and price transparency make up the rest.

Three years with WA Registered Agent.org cost $397, while Mainstay Filing runs $100 higher.

Official Washington foreign LLC registration fee and rules

The Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division receives the Foreign Registration Statement and $180 from out-of-state LLCs that do business in Washington. Attach certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document no more than 60 days.

Official wording: sos.wa.gov (read October 2026) per the state

If you file it yourself

Skip the service and you pay Washington $320 over three years while handling every form yourself. The services bill $397 to $497 on top for that work.

Common questions

What does Washington charge an out-of-state LLC to register?

$180 in state fees, before $199 in service fees.

What is the three-year subtotal for these services?

Three years of service costs $397 to $497.

Which document does the registering?

The registering document is Foreign Registration Statement, and the Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division is the office that takes it.

Does Washington want a paper from the LLC's home state?

Yes, no more than 60 days old: certificate of existence (good standing) or similar document.

What recurring filing comes after registration?

Next comes the annual report, billed at $70.

When does one line pass another in total cost?

They never cross in ten years, so the year-one order holds.

Which foreign registration service indexes best in Washington?

Top to bottom, the Washington ledger reads WA Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

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Source lines

  1. Washington Secretary of State, Corporations is backed by ccfs.sos.wa.gov, read August 2026.
  2. Washington Secretary of State, Corporations is backed by sos.wa.gov, read August 2026.
  3. Washington yearly filing: Annual report is backed by sos.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  4. Washington report due date is backed by app.leg.wa.gov, read August 2026.
  5. Washington formation fee: Filing fee is backed by sos.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  6. Washington formation fee: Filing fee is backed by sos.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  7. Washington registered agent statute is backed by app.leg.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  8. Washington SOS, register a foreign is backed by sos.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  9. Washington SOS, fee schedules and is backed by sos.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  10. RCW 23.95.520, activities that are is backed by app.leg.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  11. RCW 23.95.505, consequences of not is backed by app.leg.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  12. RCW 23.95.510, foreign registration statement is backed by app.leg.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  13. Washington SOS, registered agents is backed by sos.wa.gov, read October 2026.
  14. Price input, WA Registered Agent.org pricing page, taken November 13, 2026
  15. Price input, Mainstay Filing Washington service page, taken November 13, 2026