# Import items in bulk

> Load your catalog from a CSV or Excel file with the items template — map columns, validate, then import in one go.

Canonical: https://docs.getonebooks.com/items/import/
Language: en
Documentation index: https://docs.getonebooks.com/llms.txt

Import items when you are starting out or adding a new product range. The importer previews and validates everything before it writes, and an import that fails is rolled back completely.

1. Open **Data → Import / Export** and choose **Items**.
2. Download the **Excel Template** or **CSV Template**, fill one row per item — name, description, unit, sale price, cost price, tax rate, HSN/SAC code — and upload it (up to 10 MB or 10,000 rows).
3. On **Map Columns**, confirm each target field is matched to a column of your file, then **Validate**.
4. On **Preview & Validate**, review rows marked **OK**, **Error** or **Duplicate**. Tick **Skip rows with errors** or **Skip duplicate rows** if you want to import the rest.
5. Select **Import … rows**.

![The import wizard on the Items entity with the template download and upload area](https://docs.getonebooks.com/screenshots/en/data-import-items.webp)

Duplicates are detected by item name. Re-importing a file updates nothing; fix the rows and import only the new ones.

## Related

  - [Import and export](https://docs.getonebooks.com/data/import-export/) — All entities, columns and the export side.
  - [Items catalog](https://docs.getonebooks.com/items/catalog/)