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Importing Product Fitments

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Written by Alex
Updated over 3 weeks ago

In this article, we'll show you how to assign specific vehicles to your products using CSV import.

How Product Fitments are Imported?

Product fitments are linked to a product using the SKU. This helps associate the product with the correct vehicle fitment.

Fitments are imported using the MMY (Make/Model/Year) structure, which by default includes four levels: Make, Model, Year, and Submodel.

You can customize the structure to include additional details like trim or engine type, or adjust the number of fields (from 2 to 4) in the Make/Model/Year add-on settings.

🚗 However, changing the structure may cause incorrect product imports with Data Catalog providers and Warehouse Distributors, as they use all four exact levels.

Step 1: Preparations

Start by creating or using existing CSV file via any spreadsheet software like MS Excel, Google Sheets, or Apple Numbers.

To Create a CSV File

  1. Open your spreadsheet software to create new file.

  2. Click on File › Save As (or Export/Download).

  3. Select Comma Separated Values (.csv) as a file type.

  4. Click Save.

To Use Existing CSV File from X-Cart

  1. Go to Catalog › Import & Export › CSV Export.

  2. Under What to export select Vehicles.

  3. Adjust Export settings if needed.

  4. Click Start Export to download the file.

Step 2: Entering Data

  1. Open your CSV file in a spreadsheet editor.

  2. Ensure you have the following column headers:

  3. Fill in each row with product details.

CSV Field (Column)

Description, Data Type and Example

sku

This is a unique identifier of a product.

📋 100000000001

make

Name of the vehicle manufacturer as a text (string).

📋 Ford

model

Vehicle's specific model as a text (string).

📋 F-150

year

Year the vehicle was manufactured as a text (string).

📋 2025

submodel

Trim level of the vehicle model as a text (string).

📋 Raptor

notes

For Fitment Notes.

📋 Does not fit models with adaptive cruise control

If an SKU is assigned to a vehicle not yet available in your store, the import will automatically add it under Catalog → Manage Vehicles in X-Cart Admin, along with the product fitment data.

For products that fit multiple vehicles, list each SKU + Make/Model/Year/Submodel combination on a separate row, treating each as a unique entry.

3. Naming a CSV File for Import

Save your file and rename it using the following format to help X-Cart recognized the file correctly upon import:

📋 fitmentvalues-xxxxxx.csv

The '-xxxxxx' part can be customized or left out, for example:

  • fitmentvalues.csv

  • fitmentvalues-01-02-03.csv

  • fitmentvalues-from-my-provider.csv

For X-Cart 5.4 and older, use products-mmy.csv

  • products-mmy.csv

  • products-mmy-01-02-03.csv

  • products-mmy-from-my-provider.csv

Step 4: Importing a CSV File

Finally, import the CSV file into your X-Cart Store:

  1. Go to Catalog › Import & Export › CSV Import.

  2. Click Import.

  3. In the Upload files section, click Choose files.

  4. Select the file to upload.

  5. Click Start Import.

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