How to solve CSV import issue on an ecommerce platform?

Topic summary

CSV product import fails with the error “En-tête CSV non valide : en-têtes manquants : Title,” indicating Shopify cannot find the required Title header.

Key guidance from Shopify support:

  • Use the official sample CSV template to ensure correct headers and structure.
  • Avoid Excel, which can adjust CSV formatting; try Google Sheets, Numbers, or OpenOffice.
  • Export as .csv with UTF-8 encoding so Shopify can read all characters.

Outcome to date:

  • The original poster resolved the issue by switching from Excel to Google Sheets; import then worked.
  • A later participant reports the same Title header error despite following the above steps, sharing a screenshot, so their case remains unresolved.

Notes and terms:

  • CSV (comma-separated values) is a text format where columns are separated by commas; exact header names and order matter for Shopify.
  • UTF-8 is a character encoding required by Shopify imports.
  • Screenshots provided show the error message and CSV layout; they support the diagnosis of header/formatting issues.

Status: Partially resolved; ongoing for the second user without a confirmed fix yet.

Summarized with AI on February 4. AI used: gpt-5.

Hi Lizzy
i have respected all these points and still have this message. What can be another bug ?

  • En-tête CSV non valide : en-têtes manquants : Title.