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# Importing from Shopify

Move your Shopify catalogue to Freewebstore. Export your products from Shopify and upload the file — no editing required.

Shopify's product export works with Smart Import exactly as it comes. You don't need to reorder columns, delete anything, or convert it to a template.

### Step 1: Export your products from Shopify

1. Log into your Shopify account.
2. Go to your **Products** overview (not **Products > Inventory**).
3. In the top right, click **Export**.
4. Choose either **Current Page** or **All Products**.
5. Select **CSV for Excel, Numbers, or other spreadsheet programs**.
6. Click **Export Products**.

Shopify will either download the file or email it to you, depending on the size of your catalogue.

### Step 2: Upload it to Freewebstore

1. Log into your Freewebstore Control Panel.
2. Go to **Manage** > **Products** > **Import**.
3. Drop the Shopify export into the upload box.
4. Check the preview, then click **Confirm Import**.

Smart Import recognises Shopify's export format, so your handles, variants, option names, tags and image URLs are all mapped for you — including your images, which Shopify exports as full web addresses.

{% hint style="info" %}
**A note on variants.** Shopify exports variants as separate rows sharing a handle. Smart Import groups these back into a single product with options, so you'll usually see fewer products in the preview than there are rows in your file. That's expected.
{% endhint %}

### What about my Shopify collections?

Collections aren't included in Shopify's standard product export. Smart Import uses your **Product Category** and **Type** columns to build your store categories instead. If you'd rather organise things differently, change it in the preview step or afterwards under **Manage** > **Products** > **Categories**.

### Plans and limits

Smart Import works on every plan. The Community and Startup plans allow up to 1,000 products — if your Shopify catalogue is larger, the preview will tell you before anything is created.