Import with CSV Files

Use CSV Import to quickly create or update products (and inventory) in your Shopify store using a spreadsheet file.

✅ Before you start (requirements)

📌 Prepare your CSV file

Make sure your CSV has:

• Column headers in the first row (ex: Handle, Title, Vendor)

• A unique key you can use to match records (recommended: Handle)

• Correct format (CSV file)

🔑 Recommended primary key

• Product Handle (best for most imports)

• You may also see other keys depending on your data (ex: Product ID, Variant SKU)

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🛠️ Steps to upload file

Open CSV Uploads in Tipo app

1. In Shopify Admin, open Apps → Tipo Sync

2. Click CSV uploads

3. Click Add csv file

You’ll be taken to the import wizard (1/3 progress).

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📤 Step 1/3 — Upload CSV

Choose your upload source

You can upload CSV from:

• CSV Import (upload file from your computer)

• Import from Web Link (URL)

• FTP Server Upload

• SFTP Server Upload

Choose CSV options

Separator

• Comma (most common)

• Semicolon

• Other

CSV Data

• Product (for product fields like title, description, vendor…)

• Inventory (for inventory quantities)

Then click Next Step.

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🧩 Step 2/3 — Map Fields

A) Primary Key mapping

This tells the app how to match rows in your CSV to products in Shopify.

• Primary Key: choose what your Shopify store will match by Example: Product Handle

• Column heading: choose the column in your CSV Example: Handle

If your Primary Key doesn’t match, the app may create duplicates or fail to update the correct product.

B) Map your CSV columns to Shopify fields

You’ll see tabs like:

• Product

• Variant

• Image

• Metafield

• Inventory

For each row:

• Import to Shopify = Shopify field (ex: Title)

• Column heading = CSV column (ex: Title)

You can click ➕ Add mapping to import more fields.

Then click Next Step.

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⚙️ Step 3/3 — Import Settings

Step 3.1. Matching & Imports (how to update Shopify)

Choose one:

✅ Create new items

• Only creates new products (no updating existing ones)

✅ Only update current items that have the same primary key

• Updates existing products only

• Does NOT create new ones

✅ Create new items if not exist and update current items that have the same primary key (common choice)

• Creates missing products

• Updates existing products that match (by Handle/SKU/etc.)

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Step 3.2. Upload specification (how much to import)

• Import All: import everything in the file

• Specify import: import only a selected range of rows (useful for testing)

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Step 3.3. Filter data (optional)

• Only import data containing … (include rule)

• Exclude data containing … (exclude rule)

Use this if you want to import only certain rows (ex: only rows that include SYNC).

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Step 3.4. Image data (if your CSV includes images)

Choose one:

• Add new images (adds images without removing old ones)

• Upon creation product only (only add images for new products)

• Overwrite current images (replaces existing images)

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Step 3.5. Email notifications (optional)

Choose when you want emails:

• On upload start

• On upload completion

• On upload error

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Step 3.6. Schedule upload

• Run now (import immediately) (Other schedule options may appear depending on your plan/settings.)

Finally click Save (top-right).

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🧪 Example: Update existing products + create new ones

CSV sample

Handle	Title	Vendor
ceramic-table-lamp	Ceramic Table Lamp	ModernHome
wooden-floor-mirror	Wooden Floor Mirror	ModernHome

Settings to choose

• Primary Key: Product Handle

• Column heading: Handle

• Matching & Imports: Create new items if not exist and update current items that have the same primary key

Result

• If ceramic-table-lamp already exists → it will be updated

• If wooden-floor-mirror does not exist → it will be created

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🙋 Still need support?

If you still need help, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. We’ll be happy to assist you further.