Once you’ve imported and set up your brands, you can bring in product data from your Auto Integration. This catalog data import is the final step to get your automotive products displayed and ready for sale in your store.

In this section, we’ll walk you through how product import works — including how to run it manually or schedule it, what the different import statuses mean, how to cancel or troubleshoot an import, and best practices for your initial product import and any that follow.

When you import products for the first time, X-Cart pulls all the product data from your Auto Integration into your store, regardless of your import options.

Before you start, you’ll need to select the product categories you want to sell for each brand. Once you begin importing, X-Cart will create these categories in your store based on your category mapping.

Keep in mind that imports process one brand at a time in the order they’re queued – imports don’t run simultaneously, so each starts only after the previous finishes.

You can run imports manually or schedule them to happen automatically.

If you're using multiple Auto Integrations, it’s best to make the first import from the integration you used to set up your categories, typically your Catalog Provider (e.g., SEMA Data), as their product data is usually the most complete.

Avoid importing from multiple integrations at once. Wait for the first import to finish to prevent duplication or conflicts.

After that, use the Update Existing Products mode to pull updated stock, pricing, or other details from your other integrations without creating duplicates or adding new products.

We recommend starting with no more than 100,000 products to avoid overloading your store. You can always import more later, but it’s best to do so gradually.

This limit is a general guideline. Some products include large images or files that can slow down or even crash your store, even if you're under the 100K threshold.

Unfortunately, there's no way to see the exact number of products in a brand or category in advance – some may contain hundreds of thousands.

Before import, you'll need to select the product categories you want to import from each brand. You can’t choose individual products – only entire categories.

For the first import, ensure your category selection doesn’t exceed the 100,000 product threshold. Some brands can take time to load, if categories you choose contain a lot of porducts. Unfortunatelly, there is no way to know this upfront.

To import products brand by brand:

If you need to stop it, click the [X] button in the Import Status column on your Product Import page. It may take a moment to cancel completely.

To set up automatic import schedule:

You can also adjust the schedule for each brand individually by clicking the Settings button next to the brand name.

Product import page is your hub for importing catalog data. When you select an integration you’ll see a list of brands it provides, each with detailed info like:

You can also sort brands by clicking the column headings for Brand Name, AAIA ID, or Import Status to toggle between ascending and descending order.

Catalog import takes too long. Large catalogs can take significant time to import. Keep refreshing the page to monitor progress. If the process seems stuck for an extended period, try reloading again later or check for possible errors.

"Stock and price failed" / "Catalog failed" errors. If you see these errors, try re-running the import. If the issue persists, please contact our support team for assistance.

Missing category mapping. This means that one or more product categories from the catalog haven’t been matched with your store’s category structure. Go back to the Category Mapping of the integration and make sure categories are mapped properly before trying again.

Catalog completed with warnings. A warning icon and number next to Catalog completed means some products have issues (e.g., missing titles). Click the number to see affected products. Contact the catalog provider or our support team to fix them.