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Colorado Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 3 Best Registration Services

Taking a foreign LLC registration in Colorado as the destination, the services in 2026 line up as Colorado Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and CO Registered Agent.org ($199). Entry fee: $100. Each report checkpoint after it: $25. Over three years, mile 13th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Colorado, measured

13th

of 50 on foreign LLC tolls

The route starts at the smallest toll, same mile as other states. Compare the neighbors

Entry fee for outside LLCs
$100
Survey of coloradosos.gov, October 2026
Checkpoint report
$25
Periodic report
State toll, three years
$150
Only state tolls, miles one to three

The Colorado stops, ranked

The criteria and weights behind the order are in the method.

1. Colorado Registered Agent.co: best for a thrifty Colorado entry

Stop one$199 for lap one, $99 for each lap after

The route starts with Colorado Registered Agent.co, where $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

Its three-year provider cost is below Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest weight at 35%.

The fare covers

  • Colorado registration drafted and filed
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • The agent renews at $99
  • A lap of agent duty is included
  • $199 to cross in

On the minus side

  • The home state needs a separate agent
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2. Mainstay Filing: best for a company adding its second state

Every state$199 for lap one, $149 for each lap after

Mainstay Filing sits at stop 2 because registering costs $199 plus state tolls, and the registered agent costs nothing in year one.

Its three-year provider cost is $100 higher than Colorado Registered Agent.co's, and cost carries 35% of the score.

The free lap ends, and an agent fare of $149 a year begins wherever the company registers.

The fare covers

  • The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
  • No charge for registered agent duty while year one lasts
  • The same fare on every route

On the plus side

  • $199 above Colorado's own fee
  • One fare on any route
  • The first agent lap is covered

On the minus side

  • A renewal $50 higher than Colorado Registered Agent.co's
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3. CO Registered Agent.org: best for Colorado crossings

Built for Colorado$199 for lap one, $99 for each lap after

Stop 3, CO Registered Agent.org: $199 above the state's entry fee, then $99 a year.

Fare for fare, it equals Colorado Registered Agent.co.

The fare covers

  • Colorado registration drafted and filed
  • A year of agent service

On the plus side

  • The agent renews at $99
  • A lap of agent duty is included
  • $199 to cross in

On the minus side

  • The home state needs a separate agent
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Colorado route services in one table

StopProviderLeg oneLater legsProvider cost, three years
1Colorado Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Visit Colorado Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3CO Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit CO Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

All fares shown are as the providers listed them on November 12, 2026. Colorado charges $100 to register, apart from each provider.

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The entry fee is $100, followed by the $25 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

Colorado Registered Agent.co for 3 years totals $547: $150 in state tolls and $397 in provider fares.

Colorado and the stops on either side of it

MileStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
13thAlabama$150
13thArizona$150
13thColorado$150
16thMinnesota$185
17thVirginia$200

Every state is plotted in Foreign LLC fees by state.

The Colorado entry filing for LLCs formed elsewhere

The gate is the Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, delivered to the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program along with $100.

It then keeps clearing the periodic report ($25), once a year, by the end of the second month after your report month.

Before sending the filing

  • The LLC's legal name plus the day it was formed.
  • A registered agent with a street address here; every provider on this route can supply one.
  • Cash for the $100 state toll.

Working without registration: the risks

with a cap of $5,000.

How the Colorado stops were ordered

Colorado Registered Agent.co pulled ahead of Mainstay Filing on three-year charge on the route, weighted 35%.

Riding with Colorado Registered Agent.co means $397 in provider fares over three years, $100 below Mainstay Filing.

Colorado FAQ

What does Colorado toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$100 in state tolls. A provider adds $199 to the bill.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Colorado?

Entry is on the Statement of Foreign Entity Authority, which goes to the Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the periodic report, which costs $25.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

with a cap of $5,000.

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a registered agent for Colorado?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

The route begins at Colorado Registered Agent.co (registration for $199 plus state tolls, agent duty free for the first lap) and continues with Mainstay Filing and CO Registered Agent.org.

Connecting routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker, Colorado Secretary of State: documented by sos.state.co.us and logged August 2026.
  2. Marker, Colorado Secretary of State: documented by sos.state.co.us and logged August 2026.
  3. Marker, Colorado yearly filing: Periodic report, official source: documented by coloradosos.gov and logged October 2026.
  4. Marker, Colorado report due date: documented by colorado.public.law and logged August 2026.
  5. Marker, Colo: documented by sos.state.co.us and logged August 2026.
  6. Marker, Colorado formation fee: Filing fee, official source: documented by coloradosos.gov and logged October 2026.
  7. Marker, Colorado Secretary of State, foreign entity FAQ: documented by coloradosos.gov and logged October 2026.
  8. Marker, Sample Statement of Foreign Entity Authority: documented by coloradosos.gov and logged October 2026.
  9. Marker, Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 7: documented by content.leg.colorado.gov and logged October 2026.
  10. Marker, Registered agent requirements effective July 1, 2025: documented by coloradosos.gov and logged October 2026.
  11. Marker, Alabama Secretary of State, LLC filings: documented by sos.alabama.gov and logged October 2026.
  12. Marker, Foreign LLC Application for Registration: documented by sos.alabama.gov and logged October 2026.
  13. Marker, Secretary of State fee schedule: documented by sos.alabama.gov and logged October 2026.
  14. Marker, Secretary of State Online Services: documented by alabamainteractive.org and logged October 2026.
  15. Marker, Code of Alabama, section 10A-1-7.01: documented by alison.legislature.state.al.us and logged October 2026.
  16. Marker, Department of Revenue, business privilege tax notice: documented by revenue.alabama.gov and logged October 2026.
  17. Marker, Arizona Corporation Commission, LLC forms: documented by azcc.gov and logged October 2026.
  18. Marker, Form L025 instructions: documented by azcc.gov and logged October 2026.
  19. Marker, Commission LLC fee schedule: documented by azcc.gov and logged October 2026.
  20. Marker, A.R.S. 29-3903, registration of foreign LLC: documented by azleg.gov and logged October 2026.
  21. Marker, A.R.S. 29-3905, activities that are not doing business: documented by azleg.gov and logged October 2026.
  22. Marker, Arizona Corporation Commission FAQs: documented by azcc.gov and logged October 2026.
  23. Marker, Minnesota Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms: documented by sos.mn.gov and logged October 2026.
  24. Marker, Foreign LLC certificate of authority form: documented by sos.mn.gov and logged October 2026.
  25. Marker, Business filing and certification fee schedule: documented by sos.mn.gov and logged October 2026.
  26. Marker, Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0802, certificate of authority: documented by revisor.mn.gov and logged October 2026.
  27. Marker, Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0803, activities that are not: documented by revisor.mn.gov and logged October 2026.
  28. Marker, Minnesota Statutes § 322C.0808, consequences: documented by revisor.mn.gov and logged October 2026.
  29. Marker, SCC, foreign limited liability company forms and fees: documented by scc.virginia.gov and logged October 2026.
  30. Marker, SCC, foreign business entities FAQ: documented by scc.virginia.gov and logged October 2026.
  31. Marker, SCC, foreign registration checklist: documented by scc.virginia.gov and logged October 2026.
  32. Marker, Code of Virginia § 13.1-1052, application for registration: documented by law.lis.virginia.gov and logged October 2026.
  33. Marker, Code of Virginia § 13.1-1059, activities that are: documented by law.lis.virginia.gov and logged October 2026.
  34. Marker, Code of Virginia § 13.1-1057, consequences of transacting: documented by law.lis.virginia.gov and logged October 2026.
  35. Colorado Registered Agent.co: pricing page, surveyed on the company site November 12, 2026
  36. Mainstay Filing: Colorado service page, surveyed on the company site November 12, 2026
  37. CO Registered Agent.org: pricing page, surveyed on the company site November 12, 2026