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title: "Replacement for Import/Export Advanced in Shopware 6: import products as usual"
description: "Replacement for Import/Export Advanced in Shopware 6: import and export products, variants, prices, images and translations via CSV or Excel, with profiles, preview and undo."
url: https://pim-shopware.de/en/shopware-import-export-advanced-alternative.html
language: en
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# Replacement for Import/Export Advanced in Shopware 6: import products as usual
Anyone coming from Shopware 5 often misses the Import/Export Advanced plugin. Shopware 6 has a built-in import/export with profiles, but without Excel, without matching by EAN and without undo. The PIM fills this gap directly in the Shopware admin.
4 min read For Shopware 6.6 and 6.7
- Files as usual: CSV, TSV, XML, Excel (.xlsx,.xls) and DATANORM, by upload or from a URL.
- All languages in one file: translations as their own columns per sales channel and language.
- Matching without IDs: by product number, EAN, manufacturer number or product ID, variants via the parent product number.
- Safe: preview, strict mode, change log and"Undo last import".

## Shopware standard and PIM compared
| Criterion | Import/export in Shopware 6 | PIM for Shopware |
| File formats | CSV | CSV, TSV, XML, Excel, DATANORM |
| Profiles and mapping | Yes | Yes, per column by selection list, 7 export profiles out of the box |
| Preview before import | Dry run | Preview with new, changed, skipped and warnings |
| Undo | No | Undo last import, strict mode |
| Translations | Via profiles | All channels and languages in one file |
| Processing | Message queue in the background | Directly in the admin in batches with progress |

## Switching in three steps
- Export with a profile such as"Master data","Prices & stock" or"Full export" as a template.
- Adapt old files: map the columns once and save them as an import profile.
- A small test run, then the whole file. Every run appears in the change log.
On top, the PIM offers what Import/Export Advanced never could: bulk editing with snapshot, variant generator and AI texts.

## Example: a weekly supplier file
- Open the file as usual, also as an Excel file, without converting it first.
- Map the columns once, for example"Item no." to product number and"Price" to selling price gross, and save as import profile"Supplier A".
- Mode"Update only", so no unknown products are created.
- Every week: choose the file, load the profile, check the preview, import. Every run is in the change log.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is there Import/Export Advanced for Shopware 6?**
The plugin comes from Shopware 5. Shopware 6 has a built-in import/export, and the PIM adds Excel, preview, undo and matching by EAN or manufacturer number.

**Can I keep using my old CSV files?**
Usually yes. You map the columns once and save the mapping as an import profile.

**Can translations be imported too?**
Yes, as columns per sales channel and language in the same file.

**Does the import work without the message queue?**
Yes. The PIM import works directly in the admin in batches with a progress display.

**Can I import Excel files directly?**
Yes,.xlsx and.xls, without converting to CSV first.

**Do I need Shopware IDs in the file?**
No. Matching works by product number, EAN, manufacturer number or product ID, variants via the parent product number.

## Further reading
- Import Shopware products: CSV, Excel and mapping
- Import/export not working: causes and solutions
- Shopware CSV import with translations: all languages in one file
- DATANORM import for Shopware 6: reading supplier data
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