---
title: Import Variants & Options
description: How to import product variants and configurable product options in Shopware 6 using the options column.
---

To import product variants and options in Shopware 6, use the `options` column in your import file. This column requires values in a specific format that combines the property name and option value.

The basic format for the options column is:

```
propertyName:optionName
```

For example, to specify a green color variant, use:

```
Color:Green
```

For products with multiple properties, combine them using the pipe symbol (|):

```
Color:Green|Size:M
```

When your Shopware installation has multiple properties with the same name (such as two different "Size" properties—one for clothing sizes S/M/L and another for shoe sizes 36/37/38), you can use the property's UUID to ensure correct referencing:

```
0195051215d37270967fafd07e1fd2d8:S
```

or

```
019508a9d8fe71f8a2dfe601f2452dab:36
```

Our app automatically recognizes and associates variants with their respective properties, whether you use property names or UUIDs.

## Examples

**Example 1 — UUID-based options**

| productName | parentSku | options |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CONF001.1 | CONF001 | 0195051215d37270967fafd07e1fd2d8:S |
| CONF001.2 | CONF001 | 0195051215d37270967fafd07e1fd2d8:M |

**Example 2 — Name-based options**

| productName | parentSku | options |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CONF001.1 | CONF001 | Size:S |
| CONF001.2 | CONF001 | Size:M |

**Example 3 — Multiple properties by name**

| productName | parentSku | options |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CONF001.1 | CONF001 | Size:S\|Color:Green |
| CONF001.2 | CONF001 | Size:M\|Color:Green |

**Example 4 — Multiple properties by UUID**

| productName | parentSku | options |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CONF001.1 | CONF001 | 0195051215d37270967fafd07e1fd2d8:S\|0194d1146ee27d56b079806d3bcc7997:Green |
| CONF001.2 | CONF001 | 0195051215d37270967fafd07e1fd2d8:M\|0194d1146ee27d56b079806d3bcc7997:Green |