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title: Import and Export Product EANs with the WooCommerce CSV Tools
description: "Import and export WooCommerce product EANs in bulk with the built-in product CSV tools, including migrating from another plugin."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/import-export-product-eans/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
---

# Import and Export Product EANs with the WooCommerce CSV Tools

Importing and exporting product EANs lets you move GTINs in and out of your store in bulk using the built-in WooCommerce product CSV importer and exporter. [EAN for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/) adds an **EAN** column to both tools automatically, and this is a free feature.

### How EANs are stored

Each product's EAN is saved in product meta under the `_alg_ean` key. The plugin registers an **EAN** column on the WooCommerce exporter and an **EAN** mapping option on the importer, so you do not have to touch the meta key by hand.

### Export product EANs

1. Go to **WooCommerce > Products > Export**.
2. In **Which columns should be exported?**, leave it on all columns or add the **EAN** column.
3. Click **Generate CSV**. The EAN of every product appears in the **EAN** column.

### Import product EANs

1. Prepare a CSV with a column holding each product's EAN. Naming the column **EAN** lets WooCommerce map it automatically.
2. Go to **WooCommerce > Products > Import** and choose your file.
3. On the **Column mapping** screen, make sure your EAN column is mapped to **EAN**. If it is not matched automatically, pick **EAN** from the dropdown.
4. Run the importer. The value is saved to the `_alg_ean` meta key on each product.

**Note:** if you changed the meta key at **Advanced > Meta key** (`alg_wc_ean_meta_key`), the EAN column still maps through the plugin, so import and export keep working with your custom key.

### Migrating from another plugin's key

If your EANs are currently stored under a different meta key (for example from another GTIN plugin), you do not need a spreadsheet round trip. Use **WPFactory > EAN > Tools > Copy from product meta** (`alg_wc_ean_tool_product[copy_meta]`) to copy values from any meta key into the EAN field for all products at once.

### Related

- [Bulk EAN management with the product tools](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/) for generating and copying EANs across the whole catalog.

### Get more from EAN for WooCommerce

CSV import and export of EANs is free. [EAN for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/) Pro adds 1D and 2D barcode images, PDF label printing, and extra identifier fields per product. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/ean-barcodes-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [EAN Field Not Visible to Import/Export Tools](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-field-not-visible-to-import-export-tools/)
- [Bulk EAN Management with the Product Tools](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-ean-toolkit/)
- [Add EAN to Product Structured Data (GTIN for Google)](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-structured-data-gtin/)
- [Streamline Inventory with Print Products Tool](https://wpfactory.com/docs/inventory-streamlining-tool/)
- [How to Generate EANs for All Products](https://wpfactory.com/docs/ean-generate-tool/)