The five-point cleanup checklist
Run these five checks on every row before importing:
Common Scenarios:
- Titles: strip keywords, brand names and 'free shipping' claims down to a readable product title.
- Descriptions: remove inline styles and supplier links; rewrite promotional copy in your own words.
- Images: drop watermark-bearing supplier images or replace them with your own product photos.
- SKUs: generate clean, readable SKUs instead of reusing AliExpress item IDs.
- Prices: verify the margin after AliExpress fees and shipping before setting your retail price.
Validate before you import
ShopTools' validator catches the structural errors in AliExpress exports - broken image links, missing prices, duplicate SKUs - so you only rework the copy that actually needs it.
Features:
- Broken image detection: Flags dead URLs before they reach your store
- SKU deduplication: Collision-free SKUs for every imported row
- UTF-8 output: Clean re-export that Shopify accepts first time