South Carolina certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for South Carolina. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗South Carolina certificate fees and delivery
South Carolina calls the document a Certificate of Existence and makes it available through Business Entities Online for $10. Online ordering is designed for quick delivery; the certificate confirms registry existence and is not a tax clearance.
Certified copies of filed documents
South Carolina document requests charge $3.00 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page. A Certificate of Existence or Authority is $10, and a Certificate of No Record/Certificate Under Seal is $20; order certified records through the online document request page.
South Carolina apostilles and authentication
South Carolina apostille/authentication services begin at https://sos.sc.gov/services/apostilles-authentications. Submit the eligible certified public document, destination-country details, payment, and any cover materials; current fee and turnaround depend on the service route and should be verified on the live page.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.