--- title: How to import vendors description: How to import a list of vendors into emdecs one using a spreadsheet template upload --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/how-to-import-customers-0#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.brightorder.com/tickets?hsLang=en) [![BO Logo](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BO%20Logo.png?width=384&height=89&name=BO%20Logo.png)](https://knowledge.brightorder.com?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.brightorder.com/tickets) - Go to www.brightorder.com Go to www.brightorder.com How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [BrightOrder Knowledge Base](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [emdecs one](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one?hsLang=en) 3. [Maintenance](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one?hsLang=en#maintenance) # How to import vendors ## Instead of entering vendors by hand, you have the option of importing them from a file. This is especially useful if you're transitioning to emdecs one from another software. This article is for **emdecs one** admins looking to add vendors in bulk. ### Importing using the **emdecs one** vendor template If you are using the pre-existing template for vendors ([learn how to download one if you'd like to use it](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/how-to-download-a-template-for-?hsLang=en)), then you'll need to open it in a spreadsheet program. Once you've done that you'll see something like this: ![07 - Vendors template](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/07%20-%20Vendors%20template.png?width=670&height=26&name=07%20-%20Vendors%20template.png) The first row of this template is the column headings and should not be changed. The second row is an example vendor, so overwrite it with the details of the first vendor you'd like to import into the system then continue adding vendors one per line until you've entered them all. There are a few of these fields which are mandatory, and this is how to fill them in: - **Vendor Name**: Any letters, numbers, special characters or spaces - **Street**: Any letters, numbers, special characters or spaces. The vendor's street address. - **Vendor Contact Name**: Any letters, special characters, or spaces There are several other fields which are not mandatory, so you can choose to fill them in or not. - Payment Terms - Currency - Website - Tax Code - Tax Rate - Discount - Contact Email - Contact Phone - City - State - State Code - Postal Code - Country - Country Code - [EMDECS](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Getting Started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [Account & User Management](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#account-user-management) - [Integrations](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#integrations) - [Release Notes](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs?hsLang=en#release-notes) - [emdecs one](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Maintenance](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one?hsLang=en#maintenance) - [emdecs one ELD](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [Getting Started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [Account & User Management](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/emdecs-one-eld?hsLang=en#account-user-management) - [Tracking](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Getting Started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [Account & User Management](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#account-user-management) - [Integrations](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/tracking?hsLang=en#integrations) - [ELD](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Release Notes](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#release-notes) - [Legacy Device Troubleshooting](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#legacy-device-troubleshooting) - [How-To Guides (Legacy Devices)](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/eld?hsLang=en#how-to-guides-legacy-devices) - [Dashcam](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/dashcam?hsLang=en#main-content) - [How-To Guides](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/dashcam?hsLang=en#how-to-guides) - [General](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/general?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Contact Us](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/general?hsLang=en#contact-us) - [Getting started](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/getting-started?hsLang=en) [![No Margin White BO Logo](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/hs-fs/hubfs/No%20Margin%20White%20BO%20Logo.png?width=384&height=112&name=No%20Margin%20White%20BO%20Logo.png "No Margin White BO Logo")](https://knowledge.brightorder.com/?hsLang=en) www.brightorder.com   Help Center [mailto:email@email.com](mailto:email@email.com) Copyright © 2026, BrightOrder Inc.