How to fix it
- Write taxable, shipping or none on each listed row.
- Put tax class names such as "Reduced rate" in the "Tax class" column instead.
Example
A file with this problem
Type,SKU,Name,Published,Visibility in catalog,Tax status,In stock?,Stock,Regular price,Images,Parent,Attribute 1 name,Attribute 1 value(s... simple,MUG-1,Mug,1,visible,standard,1,5,12.00,,,,,
What the checker says about it
- Line 2: "Mug": Tax status "standard" is not allowed, so the row fails with "Invalid product tax status." Use taxable, shipping or none.
Once the listed rows are fixed, check the file again; the checker also looks for the other problems in WooCommerce's import code, so you do not trade one error for the next.
Other WooCommerce import errors
- Sorry, you are not allowed to upload this file type.
- Invalid file type. The importer supports CSV and TXT file formats.
- The file is empty or using a different encoding than UTF-8, please try again with a new file.
- The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive in php.ini.
- A product with this SKU already exists.
- A product with this ID already exists.
- All checks
Sources
- WooCommerce 11.2.2 source: abstract-wc-product.php: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/blob/11.2.2/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-product.php
- WooCommerce 11.2.2 source: class-wc-product-csv-importer.php: https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/blob/11.2.2/plugins/woocommerce/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
Based on WooCommerce 11.2.2's import code and documentation. Not tested on a live store.