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What replaced the Shopify Store Importer app?

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Short answer
Shopify's Help Center now points to its free Store Migration app; Store Importer isn't available on the App Store as of October 2026.
Store Migration listing
Square, WooCommerce, Etsy, Wix, Amazon, eBay, Clover, Lightspeed R/X (Vend); BigCommerce, Squarespace, Magento not listed
Early access
Clover and Lightspeed guides: certain stores, desktop only; Lightspeed Retail X-Series or R-Series
From Amazon
Products only: no customers or reviews
CSV file limit
15 MB per product or customer file

Is the Store Importer app still available?

No. As of October 2026, the Store Importer listing says “This app is not currently available on the Shopify App Store” and gives no date or reason.

In 2021, Shopify's changelog announced the Store Importer app for imports from Square POS and Lightspeed.

What does Shopify point you to instead?

Shopify's Migrating to Shopify page now says “Install Store Migration from the Shopify App Store.” That free Shopify app imports from a CSV file or, on supported platforms, a connected account.

Its listing, read October 28, 2026, names eight platforms: Square, WooCommerce, Etsy, Wix, Amazon, eBay, Clover and Lightspeed R/X (Vend). BigCommerce, Squarespace and Magento aren't among them; for those, use CSV or a third-party migration app.

Check before you install:

  • Clover: early access, certain stores, desktop only.
  • Lightspeed: early access, Retail X-Series or R-Series, certain stores, desktop only.
  • Amazon: products only, no customers or reviews.

Small edits may be needed after an import; your platform's Help Center guide says what moves.

Which route moves which data?

Shopify lists five methods. Import products first, then customers, then historical orders, so products and customers connect to the orders.

Data, in import orderStore Migration appCSV import
1. ProductsYes, from the listed platformsProduct CSV, 15 MB max
2. CustomersSquare, WooCommerce guides: yes; Amazon guide: noCustomer CSV, 15 MB max; no orders or spend from other platforms
3. Historical ordersNo; Shopify's blog says orders need separate toolsNo; Shopify's WooCommerce guide says orders can't be imported by CSV

Shopify App Store, Help Center and Blog, read October 28, 2026.

For historical orders, Shopify's platform guides point to third-party migration apps, and Shopify's own list of methods also includes hiring a Shopify Partner or building a custom solution with the API. Our migration guide compares the methods.

Before you import past orders
Each imported historical order emails every staff member set to receive new order notifications. To avoid this, turn those notifications off before the import and back on when it's complete.
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