Decide whether you need all products, selected product types, particular categories or specific columns. Include stable identifiers when the file will be used to update the same store. For a transfer to another store, plan how SKUs and parent relationships will be matched without assuming database IDs remain the same.

1. Open Products > All Products and choose Export.
2. Select the required columns, product types and category filters shown by the exporter.
3. Include custom metadata only when needed and understood; extensions may require their own supported export method.
4. Generate the CSV and save it with the store name, purpose and date.
5. Keep an unchanged original, then work on a separate copy if editing is required.

Product image fields identify images, but the CSV itself is not an archive of the binary image files. A destination import may need access to the referenced URLs. Preserve the media separately when the source will become unavailable or when access restrictions prevent retrieval.

No. A product export does not replace a coordinated files-and-database backup and does not capture the complete order, customer, payment and configuration history. Use the appropriate backup or data-export method for those separate purposes.

Open the CSV in a tool that preserves UTF-8 text and identifiers. Compare row counts and a sample of simple products, variable parents and variations with the store. Check whether filtering omitted products that the recipient expects. Remove unnecessary private metadata before sharing, and use a secure transfer method.

Tell the recipient which WooCommerce export workflow produced the file and whether any extension-specific fields need special handling. Record the timezone used for scheduled values and the store currency. If the file will drive a later update, remember that stock and prices can change after export, so reconcile live business changes before re-importing it.

• Updating existing products through a CSV import
• Exporting store data for an operations handoff
• Creating product attributes for a WooCommerce catalogue
• Creating a simple physical product in WooCommerce

• WooCommerce: Product CSV Importer Exporter
• WooCommerce: Migrating Products Between Sites
• WooCommerce: Managing Products