[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Importing Main Products and Variants ## - **[mair](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile")** - [![mair's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar_2012-12-17.png)](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9742-mair) Less More - Posts: 46 - Thank you received: 2 - - [](http://www.workwearandsports.co.uk/) - 13 years 2 months ago [\#119027](#119027) by [mair](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile") *[Importing Main Products and Variants](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/861126-importing-main-products-and-variants#119027 "Hi, Can we now important the Main Product and the Variants at the same time? And add the Characteristics too? Before, we would have to create the characteristics one at a time, import the main product and then and then the variants. This would constantly fail with errors, Hopefully by now there is a seamless process for doing this? Kind regards")* was created by *[mair](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile")* Hi, Can we now important the Main Product and the Variants at the same time? And add the Characteristics too? Before, we would have to create the characteristics one at a time, import the main product and then and then the variants. This would constantly fail with errors, Hopefully by now there is a seamless process for doing this? Kind regards --- [ Workwear Suppliers in the UK](http://www.workwearandsports.co.uk) Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjExMjYtaW1wb3J0aW5nLW1haW4tcHJvZHVjdHMtYW5kLXZhcmlhbnRzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26394 - Thank you received: 4078 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 13 years 2 months ago [\#119050](#119050) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Importing Main Products and Variants](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/861126-importing-main-products-and-variants#119050 "Hi, Can we now important the Main Product and the Variants at the same time? And add the Characteristics too? Before, we would have to create the characteristics one at a time, import the main product and then and then the variants. This would constantly fail with errors, Hopefully by now there is a seamless process for doing this? Kind regards")* Hi, I don't understand your question. You can import the main product and the variants in the same file. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjExMjYtaW1wb3J0aW5nLW1haW4tcHJvZHVjdHMtYW5kLXZhcmlhbnRzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[mair](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile")** - [![mair's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar_2012-12-17.png)](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/9742-mair) Less More - Posts: 46 - Thank you received: 2 - - [](http://www.workwearandsports.co.uk/) - 13 years 2 months ago [\#119051](#119051) by [mair](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile") Replied by *[mair](/forum/user/9742-mair "View mair's Profile")* on topic *[Importing Main Products and Variants](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/861126-importing-main-products-and-variants#119051 "Hi, Can we now important the Main Product and the Variants at the same time? And add the Characteristics too? Before, we would have to create the characteristics one at a time, import the main product and then and then the variants. This would constantly fail with errors, Hopefully by now there is a seamless process for doing this? Kind regards")* But if the variants have characteristics such as a T shirt comes in six colors and six sizes. Can you do the import in one go without creating the characteristics in HIkashop? Instead putting them into the import file? --- [ Workwear Suppliers in the UK](http://www.workwearandsports.co.uk) Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjExMjYtaW1wb3J0aW5nLW1haW4tcHJvZHVjdHMtYW5kLXZhcmlhbnRzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86289 - Thank you received: 14265 - - 13 years 2 months ago [\#119095](#119095) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[Importing Main Products and Variants](/forum/37-import-export-csv-xls/861126-importing-main-products-and-variants#119095 "Hi, Can we now important the Main Product and the Variants at the same time? And add the Characteristics too? Before, we would have to create the characteristics one at a time, import the main product and then and then the variants. This would constantly fail with errors, Hopefully by now there is a seamless process for doing this? Kind regards")* You need to pre create the characteristics with the values you need. Once done, you can import the products and variants together in one CSV with the columns corresponding to your characteristics. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzM3LWltcG9ydC1leHBvcnQtY3N2LXhscy84NjExMjYtaW1wb3J0aW5nLW1haW4tcHJvZHVjdHMtYW5kLXZhcmlhbnRzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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