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South Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings Division
South Carolina business entity search
Look up a South Carolina corporation, LLC, or nonprofit. Federal filings are searched on this page. The South Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings Division keeps the state registry, and the steps below show how to search it.
Federal filings searched here. The South Carolina registry record is on the official site.
South Carolina registry at a glance
| Registry agency | South Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings Division |
|---|---|
| Office | Secretary of State: Mark Hammond, since 2003 |
| Phone | 803-734-2158 |
| Address | 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 525, Columbia, SC 29201 |
| Official search | Business Entities Online, Business Name Search |
How to search the South Carolina registry
The Business Entities Online, Business Name Search searches by business name (begins with, contains, or exact match) and registered agent (separate agent search).
- Open Business Entities Online at businessfilings.sc.gov and choose Search Existing Entities.
- Type the business name and pick Begins With, Contains or Exact Match.
- Complete the captcha check if the page asks for it, then search again.
- Select the business in the results to open its official profile with status and registered agent.
- Use the Agent Search instead to list every entity a given registered agent serves.
Three numbers, three agencies
Asking for the wrong number is a common reason a search comes back empty.
| Number | Issued by | What it identifies |
|---|---|---|
| Federal EIN | Internal Revenue Service | Identifies the business for federal tax. It is the same number in every state. |
| Registry number | South Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings Division | Identifies the entity's record in the state registry. |
| SCDOR account (MyDORWAY) | South Carolina Department of Revenue | Filing a corporate return registers the corporation with the Department of Revenue; that account is separate from the Secretary of State record and from the federal EIN. Officer and director names are held by the Department of Revenue, not the Secretary of State. |
What a South Carolina status means
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Good Standing | The entity has not been dissolved on the Secretary of State's records; it does not mean the business is operating. |
| Administratively dissolved | The state dissolved the entity, often for failing to file a Department of Revenue tax return; corporations can reinstate at any time, nonprofits and LLCs within two years. |
Fees and annual filings
| LLC formation | $110 (Articles of Organization) |
|---|---|
| Corporation formation | $10 statutory filing fee for Articles of Incorporation, plus the $25 initial license fee with Form CL-1 (see note) |
| Annual filing | Corporate annual report (Department of Revenue) |
| Annual fee, LLC | None (South Carolina LLCs file no annual report) |
| Annual fee, corporation | Filed with the Department of Revenue with the corporate income tax return; the annual license fee is 0.1% of capital stock and paid-in surplus plus $15, minimum $25 |
| When it is due | Corporations report directors to the Department of Revenue on the annual report filed with the SC1120 income tax return; LLCs have no annual report. |
| Filed with | South Carolina Department of Revenue |
| Corporate license fee | South Carolina Department of Revenue. A one-time $25 initial license fee with Form CL-1 within 60 days of doing business; afterward the fee is paid each year with the corporate return. Annual license fee is 0.1% of capital stock and paid-in surplus plus $15, with a $25 minimum. |
Foreign LLC certificates of authority cost $110. Articles of incorporation must be signed by a South Carolina attorney and filed with the CL-1. A certificate of existence costs $10.
As published by the South Carolina Secretary of State, Business Filings Division, checked 2026-10-06. Fees change, and the official schedule decides.
Forming or running a business in South Carolina
Every filing must name a registered agent located in South Carolina, and the public search shows the agent and registered office.
South Carolina businesses on file
The largest organizations with a South Carolina address in the federal filings searched here, biggest first.
- SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANYEIN 57-0248420
- COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC.EIN 38-2363156
- KENNAMETAL INC.EIN 25-0900168
- BLACKBAUD, INC.EIN 11-2617163
- 3D SYSTEMS CORPORATIONEIN 95-4431352
- KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATIONEIN 33-0379007
- DIVERSEY, INC.EIN 39-1877511
- CENTERPLATE, INC.EIN 13-3870167
- WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATIONEIN 57-0425114
- ADVANCE AMERICA, CASH ADVANCE CENTERS INC.EIN 58-2332639
- DOMTAR CORPORATIONEIN 20-5901152
- SCANSOURCE, INC.EIN 57-0965380
- REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP.EIN 57-0847115
- INGEVITY CORPORATIONEIN 47-4027764
- NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION INCEIN 57-0564993
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYINGEIN 57-0341195
- FUYAO NORTH AMERICA INC.EIN 57-1128188
- TECHNICA LLCEIN 43-2036786
- UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.EIN 85-3460766
- GRANDSOUTH BANKEIN 57-1064274
- SPAN-AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.EIN 57-0525804
- FAIRWAY OUTDOOR LLCEIN 84-2427771
- CLEMSON AREA RETIREMENT CENTEREIN 57-0641693
- RA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INCEIN 38-3661826
Sources
Facts on this page come from the official pages below, checked 2026-10-06. A fact that could not be confirmed on an official page is left out.
- businessfilings.sc.gov/BusinessFiling/Entity/Search
- businessfilings.sc.gov/BusinessFiling
- sos.sc.gov/faqs-about-business-entities
- sos.sc.gov/office-directory
- sos.sc.gov/about-us/secretarys-biography
- www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c044.php
- www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t33c001.php
- dor.sc.gov/business-income-taxes/corporate/c-corporation
- sos.sc.gov/online-filings/business-entities