Why does my PrestaShop CSV look garbled in Excel?

Encoding issue (UTF-8 vs ISO) or separator mismatch. Excel defaults to the regional separator (comma in US, semicolon in FR). Open the CSV via Data → Text/CSV with the correct settings.

Can I export only certain categories?

Not natively. PrestaShop export is global. Seegea lets you filter by category, brand, status, etc. before exporting.

Does the CSV export include images?

Not directly. The CSV contains image URL columns — the files themselves stay on the server. To export images, you need FTP access or the /img/p/ folder.

Can the exported CSV be re-imported without modification?

In theory yes, in practice no. PrestaShop sometimes exports empty or poorly formatted columns (tax-inclusive prices instead of tax-exclusive, category ID instead of name). Seegea normalizes automatically before export.

PrestaShop CSV export: the expected format and the pitfalls

The native PrestaShop CSV export is a good starting point — but rarely an ending point. Wrong encodings, missing combinations, prices in tax-inclusive format when you expect tax-exclusive: all issues that prevent direct reuse of the file.

Seegea exports your PrestaShop catalog as an enriched CSV

The PrestaShop CSV format: what you get

The native PrestaShop export produces a CSV with the main columns:

ID, Active, Name, Categories
Price (tax excl.), Tax rate, Price (tax incl.)
Reference, EAN13, UPC
Quantity, Short description, Description
Meta title, Meta description, Rewritten URL
Image URL 1, Image URL 2, etc.

Combinations, features and attributes require separate exports.

Native back-office export

Catalog → Products → Export. Fast, free, sufficient for small catalogs. Limits: no combinations, inconsistent encoding, no filters.

Export via PrestaShop API

REST webservice → products resource. Cleaner, more complete data. Needs a dev or an API tool.

Seegea export

Filtered export (category, brand, status), normalized UTF-8, combinations included in the same file, tax-exclusive / tax-inclusive / impact prices in separate columns.

To open a PrestaShop CSV in Excel without encoding issues: do not double-click. Use Data → From Text/CSV → UTF-8 → semicolon separator.

Criterion	Native export	REST API	Seegea
Combinations included	No	Yes (separate)	Yes (same file)
Filters before export	None	Yes (params)	Yes (UI)
Guaranteed UTF-8	No	Yes	Yes
Re-importable as-is	Partially	After mapping	Yes
No dev required	Yes	No	Yes

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CSV export and migrations

The most critical use case for a PrestaShop CSV export: migrating to another CMS (Shopify, WooCommerce) or updating from an ERP. Seegea transforms the export into a normalized file compatible with target formats, eliminating back-and-forth mapping.

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FAQ

Catalog → Products → Export. PrestaShop generates a complete CSV. Note: combinations are not included in this main CSV. They need a separate export.