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Import WooCommerce Products with Categories

Last updated on November 1, 2023

Since categories are a useful way to sort and organize your products, our Product Import Export Plugin For WooCommerce enables you to import hierarchical category structures as well as multiple categories that are associated with a specific product. Hence, you can easily import your categories and subcategories from CSV/ XML/Excel files. To import WooCommerce products with categories:

  • Select the post type as Product.
  • Select an import method.
  • Map the import columns.
  • Use advanced options/ batch import and scheduling options.
  • Click on Import to finish.
View of Products with respective categories in sample CSV
Products with respective categories

Import product with categories

  • Once the plugin is installed and activated, follow the steps in How to import products.
  • In step 3, expand Taxonomies(cat/tags/shipping-class) to view the mapped category.
    category-mapped
  • Click on step 4 to proceed further.
  • On successful import, we will get the products with their respective categories.
    imported-product-1

The simple product – Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos gets imported under the product categories Mobile Phone and Android Phone. The variable product – Men’s Cotton T-Shirt gets imported under the hierarchical product category, T-Shirts.

Simple Product
Variable-Product
Variable Product

You can view the imported categories under Products > Categories section as shown below:

Product categories
Product categories

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