Shopify to OpenCart Migration - Products Transfer

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Convert your Shopify product catalog to OpenCart CSV format with automatic weight conversion and field mapping for seamless migration.

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Download Sample Shopify Export

Example Shopify product export to test the converter

Sample Products

Tool Rating

4.3 / 5 (58 votes)

How Shopify → OpenCart Migration Works

1

Export from Shopify

Products → All Products → Export → Export CSV

2

Upload and Configure

Upload Products Export CSV and choose Products Import format

3

Preview and Download

Review converted data, download Opencart-ready file

4

Import to OpenCart

Extensions → Import/Export → Products → Import CSV

Every row and field is preserved in OpenCart Products CSV format — ready to load into the target platform immediately.

How People Use Shopify → OpenCart

I left Shopify for OpenCart to eliminate monthly platform fees. My biggest worry was losing 480 products with accurate weights — Shopify stores grams, OpenCart uses kilograms. A 500g item importing as 500kg would destroy my shipping rates. The converter divided everything by 1,000 and mapped Variant SKU to OpenCart's model field. Imported on the first try.

Tanya B.
Small Business Owner · switching 480 products to OpenCart

Clients coming from Shopify always underestimate the field mapping gap. Shopify calls it Title, OpenCart calls it name. Shopify says Variant Price, OpenCart says price. I used to remap these columns by hand in a spreadsheet. Now I run the export through the converter and hand clients an OpenCart-ready CSV with correct column headers and weight units.

Derek L.
OpenCart Developer · handles 4-5 migrations quarterly

My client needed self-hosted control that Shopify couldn't offer and chose OpenCart. Their catalog had 1,200 products with Shopify's tag-based organization that needed to become OpenCart categories. The converter mapped the Type field to categories and preserved all image URLs. We set up the category tree in OpenCart first, then the import slotted products into the right places.

Mira K.
E-commerce Consultant · 1,200-product catalog, 3 store languages

Shopify → OpenCart Migration Questions

Does OpenCart support native CSV import?

OpenCart core doesn't have native CSV product import. You'll need an extension like "Import/Export Pro" or "Advanced Order Export" to import the CSV.

Does migration affect my Shopify store?

No. The migration process exports data without affecting your current store. You can continue selling normally while migration happens.

Can I test the migration before going live?

Yes. Most migration services offer demo migrations where you can transfer up to 10 products and customers to test the process first.

Why Shopify Products Don't Import Directly to OpenCart

Field Name Differences

Shopify uses "Title", "Variant Price", "Variant Grams", "Variant SKU". OpenCart uses "name", "price", "weight", "model". Without field mapping, OpenCart import fails or creates incomplete products.

Weight Unit Conversion

Shopify exports weight in grams (integer). OpenCart uses kilograms (decimal) by default. Direct import creates shipping calculation errors (1000x weight factor).

Variant Structure Differences

Shopify exports multiple rows per product (one per variant). OpenCart imports each row as a separate product. Without proper handling, variants become duplicate products instead of options.

What This Tool Does

We transform your Shopify export: - Fields: Shopify columns → OpenCart field names - Weights: Grams → kilograms (÷ 1000) - SKUs: Variant SKU → model field - Categories: Type field → categories - Status: Published TRUE/FALSE → status true/false - Images: Full URLs preserved OpenCart import succeeds with properly formatted data.

Secure Shopify → OpenCart Migration

Nothing Left Behind

Every row and every field preserved. No data dropped during migration.

Runs in Your Browser

All migration logic runs locally. Your data stays on your machine.

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Zero data retention. Full EU privacy compliance.

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Field Mapping

How Shopify Products fields map to Opencart Products

Shopify Products Source Value Opencart Products Target Value Note
Handle example-t-shirt model example-t-shirt Shopify Handle becomes OpenCart SKU/model
Title Example T-Shirt name Example T-Shirt Product name
Body (HTML) <p>This is a great t-shirt.</p> description <p>This is a great t-shirt.</p> Full product description (HTML supported)
Vendor Acme Clothing manufacturer Acme Clothing Brand/manufacturer name
Type T-Shirts categories T-Shirts Product type becomes category
Tags cotton, summer, sale tag cotton, summer, sale Product tags
Variant SKU EXTS-BLK-M model EXTS-BLK-M Variant SKU becomes model field
Variant Price 25.00 price 25.00 Product price
Variant Inventory Qty 25 quantity 25 Stock quantity
Variant Grams 200 weight 1.5 Converted from grams to kg
Image Src https://cdn.shopify.com/... image https://cdn.shopify.com/... Product image URL
Variant Barcode 012345678901 upc 012345678901 Product barcode/UPC
SEO Title Example T-Shirt | Acme Store meta_title Example T-Shirt | Acme Store SEO meta title
SEO Description Shop the best t-shirts... meta_description Shop the best t-shirts... SEO meta description
Published TRUE status TRUE Product visibility status

Why Use Shopify → OpenCart Migration?

Field Mapping

Automatically maps Shopify fields to OpenCart import column names.

Weight Conversion

Converts Shopify grams to OpenCart kilograms (÷ 1000).

SKU Preservation

Maps Variant SKU to OpenCart model field maintaining product codes.

Category Mapping

Transforms Shopify Type field into OpenCart categories format.

Image URL Handling

Preserves image URLs from Shopify for OpenCart import.

Status Conversion

Converts Shopify Published boolean to OpenCart status format.

Data Transformation

Each Shopify variant row becomes one OpenCart product

Input Shopify Product Variants

One row per variant

Key columns: Handle, Title, Variant SKU, Variant Price
1:1 — One input row creates one output row
Output OpenCart Products 1 rows per input

One row per product (variants become separate products)

Product Record Each variant becomes independent product
model field must be unique

Common Products Import Errors

Issues you might encounter when importing Products Export data to Products Import - and how we solve them

Weight Unit Mismatch

Shopify uses grams, OpenCart typically uses kilograms

Weights automatically converted from grams to kg

All weights divided by 1000 during conversion

Multiple Variants Per Product

Shopify exports multiple rows for product variants. OpenCart imports as separate products

Each variant becomes a separate OpenCart product with unique model

Variants are preserved with distinct SKUs

Image URL Format

OpenCart may require relative paths, not full URLs

Tool preserves full URLs - adjust image paths in OpenCart after import

Upload images to OpenCart media library and update paths

Frequently Asked Questions

You can, but free scripts and AI often miss edge cases that break real-world data: missing SKUs, currency formatting quirks, tax calculation errors, or date format mismatches. We have battle-tested validators specifically designed for accounting software imports that catch these issues before they corrupt your books. Plus, you get instant browser-based conversion without installing Python or managing dependencies.
OpenCart core doesn't have native CSV product import. You'll need an extension like "Import/Export Pro" or "Advanced Order Export" to import the CSV.
Shopify exports one row per variant. Each variant becomes a separate OpenCart product. OpenCart variants/options require different setup using options system.
Tool preserves full image URLs from Shopify. You may need to adjust paths in OpenCart after import to match your media library structure.
Shopify grams are divided by 1000 to convert to kilograms (OpenCart default). Weight class ID is set to 1 (kg).
Shopify Type field maps to OpenCart categories. You'll need to ensure matching categories exist in OpenCart before import.
No. OpenCart generates its own URL structure. Plan to set up 301 redirects from old Shopify URLs to new OpenCart URLs.
No. The migration process exports data without affecting your current store. You can continue selling normally while migration happens.
Migration typically takes a few hours. The system can migrate around 2,000 simple products per hour under normal conditions.
Yes. Most migration services offer demo migrations where you can transfer up to 10 products and customers to test the process first.
You can migrate customer records, order history, order dates, order status, products, prices, discounts, taxes, shipping details, and order comments.