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question: What does re-importing a product do?
also:
  - will importing again create duplicates
  - re-import from the global catalogue
  - import the same sheet twice
area: catalogue
source: src/api/catalogue.ts, services/catalogueService.go
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Re-importing updates the products you already have rather than adding second
copies of them. The match is made on the catalogue's own stable key, not on the
product name, so a renamed product is still recognised as the same one.

What it does not do is change your prices. The global catalogue carries a
typical price range rather than a price; the price a customer pays is yours and
is set in your own catalogue, so an import never overwrites it.