---
title: Import and export multiple barcodes per variant
date: 2026-09-10
description: A new Variant Barcodes column holds every barcode on a variant, with optional UPC, EAN, ISBN, GTIN, and ASIN types, on import and export.
tags: ["Products","Imports","Exports"]
categories: ["Changelog"]
url: https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-09-10-multiple-barcodes-per-variant/
---
Shopify variants can now carry up to 20 barcodes, each with an optional type. A new `Variant Barcodes` column lets you manage a manufacturer UPC, a private-label EAN, and an ASIN for the same variant from one spreadsheet, while `Variant Barcode` keeps working exactly as before.

---

### 🚀 What's new

- **Variant Barcodes column** - lists every barcode of a variant in one cell, separated by commas; the first one is the primary barcode (see [Variant Barcodes](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/11490229-product-fields#variants-variant-barcodes)).
- **Barcode types** - add the type in square brackets, like `4006381333931 [EAN]` or `B08N5WRWNW [ASIN]`, and Shopify checks the value against that standard.
- **Exports** - product exports include the column, so an export imports back without losing a barcode or a type.
- **Sample file** - the [multiple barcodes sample](https://static.getaltera.com/sample_files/Products_Sample_Multiple_Barcodes.csv) shows the format next to the existing column.

### 🔧 Improvements

- **Variant Barcode stays the same** - it still holds one barcode, the primary one, and files from Matrixify or supplier feeds import as before.
- **Barcode types stay put** - a barcode written without a type keeps the type it already has in Shopify.

### ⚠️ Heads-up

- **Blank Variant Barcode** - leaving the cell blank now removes every barcode from the variant, not only the first one. Remove the column from your file to leave barcodes unchanged.