---
title: Support for inventory transfers import and export
date: 2026-04-13
description: Move stock between locations in bulk with full inventory transfer and shipment support, including tracking and receiving.
tags: ["Imports","Exports"]
categories: ["Changelog"]
url: https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-04-13-inventory-transfers/
---


Altera now supports Shopify's inventory transfers as a first-class object. You can export every transfer on your store to a spreadsheet, edit it in Excel or Google Sheets, and import the changes back - including shipments, tracking, and receiving.

### What's new

- **Export inventory transfers** - pull every transfer, line item, and shipment into a single spreadsheet, with columns for status, reference name, tags, origin and destination, and aggregated received/rejected quantities.
- **Create transfers from a spreadsheet** - new draft transfers can be created in bulk by listing line items with a SKU or barcode. Origin and destination can be looked up by location name.
- **Update existing transfers** - MERGE by transfer ID to edit the note, tags, reference name, and line items on a transfer. Line-item deletions are supported via `Line Item: Command = DELETE`.
- **Shipments with tracking** - create and update shipments inline using `Shipment 1:` columns (tracking company, tracking number, tracking URL, ETA, barcode). Walk a shipment from Draft through In Transit to Received in a single import.
- **Receive and cancel** - move a transfer all the way to Received, or cancel a stale one, without leaving your spreadsheet.
- **External suppliers** - leave the Origin or Destination Location column blank to represent stock coming from (or going to) an external party.
- **Export filters** - filter exports by status, origin, destination, product, variant, tag, or creation date.

See the [inventory transfers field reference](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/14596854-inventory-transfer-fields) for the full column list and a sample file.