# CSV import does not work

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/csv-import-does-not-work/38169>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/csv-import-does-not-work/38169 "2022-12-27T16:32:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/csv-import-does-not-work/38169/13 "2023-01-13T23:33:59Z")

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> [@toutterrain](#):
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> However, Excel unfortunately did not what could be expected when exporting the file as CSV (in none of all the CSV-versions provided with the export settings) - it always separates with semikolons.

i believe this is based on what you use as your default decimal separator. if you use the comma as the default decimal separator, then your export CSV delimiter will default to semicolon. if your decimal separator is a period (and even if your thousands separator is a comma), your export CSV delimiter will be a comma.

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