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ShopifyPricingImport blocker

Invalid Cost per item

Cost per item is not a valid number.

What is this issue?

Cost per item is not a valid number.

Affected field:Invalid Cost per item
Import blocker: your file will fail to import until this is resolved.

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Why Shopify rejects this

Shopify needs a plain number (no currency symbol) for cost.

Fix in StriveFormats

Upload your CSV to StriveFormats to detect this issue across all rows, with clear line-by-line reporting.

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Fix in Excel

  1. 1Review the Invalid Cost per item column for incorrect values.
  2. 2Fix any cells that do not match the expected format.
  3. 3Save as CSV (Comma delimited).

Fix in Google Sheets

  1. 1Review the Invalid Cost per item column for incorrect values.
  2. 2Correct any cells that do not match the expected format.
  3. 3Go to File > Download > Comma Separated Values (.csv).

Prevent it next time

  1. ✓Start from the official platform template to avoid structural issues.
  2. ✓Run your file through StriveFormats before every import.
  3. ✓Test with a small sample file first to catch errors before they affect your full catalog.

How StriveFormats detects this

StriveFormats parses every row of your CSV and applies Shopify-specific validation rules to the Invalid Cost per item field. Any row that violates the rule is flagged with the row number and the specific value that caused the issue.

►Technical detail
Shopify's importer validates the Invalid Cost per item field against its official import specification. Values that do not meet the expected format are flagged to prevent silent data corruption -- an invalid value that slips through import might appear as a blank field, a zero, or incorrect text in your storefront without any error message after the fact.