What is a Shopify dummy product CSV?
A Shopify dummy product CSV — also called a sample or test product CSV — is a spreadsheet of placeholder products formatted to match Shopify's product import structure. Developers, theme designers, and store owners use it to populate a store with example products so they can test themes, collections, apps, and checkout without manually creating products by hand.
How to import the CSV into Shopify
- In your Shopify admin, open Products and click Import.
- Upload the dummy product CSV file.
- Review the preview, then click Import products.
- Your store is now filled with sample products, ready for testing.
What is inside the CSV
The sample file follows Shopify's official product CSV format, with columns including Handle, Title, Body (HTML), Vendor, Tags, Published, Option1 Name, Option1 Value, Variant SKU, Variant Price, Variant Inventory Qty, and Image Src — so it imports cleanly every time.
Need real product data, not dummy data?
Dummy data is perfect for testing — but when you need genuine products, the free ShopScraper Chrome extension exports any real Shopify store's full catalog to a Shopify-ready CSV in one click. It also detects the apps and theme any store runs. Learn more below.