Bumpa is a solid tool for selling on social media — and for many Nigerian businesses, it's the first place their products ever lived online. But there usually comes a point where the business outgrows it: you open a second branch and need both stores on one dashboard, or you need to keep selling when the network disappears, or you need proper inventory control with variations, low-stock alerts and expiry tracking.
If that's where you are, this guide walks you through moving your entire product catalogue from Bumpa to InkeepX — step by step, including the parts other guides skip: what transfers, what doesn't, and the small file issues that can block your import if you don't know about them. We've migrated real Bumpa stores with hundreds of product variations, so everything below comes from actual migrations, not theory.
Quick answer: You move from Bumpa to InkeepX by exporting your products as a CSV from Bumpa, mapping the columns to InkeepX's 12-column import template (using the Colour column to preserve variations), cleaning line breaks and duplicate variations out of the file, then uploading it in InkeepX. Products, variations, prices, cost prices, stock, categories and images all transfer; sales history and chats stay behind. A typical catalogue migrates in under a day — and the InkeepX team will do the conversion for you free.
What Transfers from Bumpa — and What Doesn't
Let's be honest upfront, because trust matters more than a smooth sales pitch. Here's exactly what moves over:
| Bumpa Data | Transfers to InkeepX? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Products (names, prices, cost prices) | ✅ Yes | Full transfer via CSV |
| Variations (colours, sizes, designs) | ✅ Yes | InkeepX keeps them as variations, not separate products |
| Stock quantities | ✅ Yes | Per variation |
| Product images | ✅ Yes | Imported from image URLs in your export |
| Categories / collections | ✅ Yes | Bumpa collections map to InkeepX categories |
| Descriptions | ✅ Yes | Carried over where they exist |
| Sales history | ❌ No | Keep your Bumpa reports as records; InkeepX starts fresh |
| Customer chat history | ❌ No | Chats live inside Bumpa's messaging |
| Storefront SEO / links | ❌ No | Your InkeepX-connected store builds its own |
In short: everything you need to keep selling moves over. Historical records stay behind — so download your Bumpa sales reports before you close the account, and keep them for your own bookkeeping.
Step 1: Export Your Products from Bumpa
From your Bumpa dashboard, export your product list as a CSV file. [EDITOR: insert exact verified menu path + screenshot here.] The export contains your products, variations, prices, cost prices, stock levels, collections and image links — everything we need.
One thing to know about the Bumpa export: products with variations appear as multiple rows — one "product" row and one row per variation underneath it. Don't try to clean this up yourself; the InkeepX import handles it (Step 3).
Step 2: Understand the InkeepX Import Template
InkeepX imports products from a simple 12-column CSV:
Product Name, Colour, SKU, Barcode, Category, Description,
Cost Price, Selling Price, Quantity, Minimum Quantity, Expiry Date, ImageThe Colour column is how variations stay as variations. Rows that share the same Product Name and SKU but have different values in Colour are imported as one product with multiple variations — each with its own price, stock level and image. For example:
Product Name,Colour,SKU,...,Selling Price,Quantity
Matrix Clutch,Gold,CLU-001,...,38000,2
Matrix Clutch,Silver,CLU-001,...,38000,2
Matrix Clutch,Black,CLU-001,...,38000,2That imports as one product — Matrix Clutch — with three colour variations. Products without variations simply leave the Colour column blank.
Step 3: Convert Your Bumpa Export to the InkeepX Format
This is the step where most DIY migrations go wrong, so here are the three things to check — or skip the stress entirely and use our free migration service at the end of this guide.
1. Map the columns. Bumpa's "Title" becomes Product Name, "Variant Name" goes into Colour, "Collections" becomes Category, "Stock" becomes Quantity, and the image link goes into Image. If a product sits in multiple Bumpa collections, pick the main one — InkeepX assigns one category per product.
2. Watch out for line breaks inside product descriptions. This is the number-one silent import killer. If anyone ever pressed Enter inside a product note on Bumpa (for example, EARRINGS ARE GOLD ⏎ NECKLACE IS SILVER), that hidden line break can split the product across two rows and trigger errors like "Valid cost price is required" — even though the price is right there. The fix is simple: remove line breaks from descriptions before uploading, replacing them with a dash or comma.
3. Check for duplicate variations. Occasionally a Bumpa store contains the same variation twice (two identical "Silver" entries under one product). Merge them before import so each variation is unique under its product.
Step 4: Upload and Verify
In InkeepX, go to Products → Import, upload your converted CSV, and review the validation summary.
Before uploading all 500 or 1,000 rows, test with a small slice first — pick one product with variations and one without, upload just those rows, and confirm they appear correctly: the variation product should show as a single product with its colours listed inside it.
Once the test looks right, upload the full file. After import, spot-check three things:
- Total product count matches your Bumpa catalogue
- A few stock quantities are correct
- Images have loaded
What You Gain After Moving
Your branches finally share one brain. InkeepX supports multi-store out of the box. If you run shops in two locations, each has its own stock and staff, and you see everything — sales, inventory, transfers — from one dashboard. No more calling the other branch to ask what's left on the shelf.
NEPA can't stop your sales. The InkeepX offline app keeps working when your internet doesn't. Your cashier records sales and even adds new products with zero connection; the moment data returns, everything syncs automatically. For Nigerian retail, this isn't a nice-to-have — it's the difference between closing early and closing your books properly.
You can still sell online. Leaving Bumpa doesn't mean leaving online selling. InkeepX has API support for connecting online stores, so your website and your physical shop pull from the same inventory — you never sell online what you've already sold across the counter.
Real inventory control. Low-stock alerts per variation, minimum quantity thresholds, expiry date tracking for consumables, and cost-price tracking so you always know your actual margin — not just your turnover.
We'll Migrate You for Free
If reading Step 3 made you tired, here's the honest shortcut: send us your Bumpa export and we'll convert, clean and import it for you — free. We've handled migrations of hundreds of variations in under a day, including fixing the hidden line breaks and duplicates described above.
Email your export to [support email] or message us on WhatsApp, and you'll be selling on InkeepX before your next restock.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will I lose my products when moving from Bumpa to InkeepX? No. Your products, variations, prices, cost prices, stock quantities, categories and product images all transfer through the CSV import. Only historical data like past sales records and customer chats stay behind in Bumpa — download those reports for your records before closing the account.
Do my product variations stay as variations in InkeepX? Yes. InkeepX's import template has a dedicated variation column, so a bag that comes in gold, silver and black imports as one product with three variations — each with its own stock level and price — not as three separate products.
Does InkeepX work without internet? Yes. The offline app lets you record sales and add products with no connection at all. When internet returns, everything syncs to your dashboard automatically — so power or network outages never stop you from selling.
Can I run more than one store on InkeepX? Yes. InkeepX supports multiple stores under one account. Each branch manages its own inventory and staff, and you monitor all branches from a single dashboard.
Can I still sell online after leaving Bumpa? Yes. InkeepX provides API support for online store integrations, so your website and physical shop can share one inventory — when an item sells in-store, your online stock updates too.
How long does the migration take? A typical catalogue migrates in under a day. Small catalogues (under 200 products) usually import in minutes once the file is formatted. If you use our free migration service, we handle the formatting and cleanup for you.
Why do I get a "Valid cost price is required" error when the price is filled in? This is almost always caused by a hidden line break inside a product description, which splits one product across two CSV rows. Remove line breaks from your descriptions — replacing them with a dash or comma — and re-upload.
Final Word
Outgrowing a tool is a good problem. Bumpa got your products online; InkeepX takes over when you need multiple branches, offline selling, and real inventory control on one dashboard.
Export, map, clean, upload — or send us the file and we'll do it for you.