# Blog: XML feed imports and product sync for Shopify

Practical guides on importing supplier XML feeds into Shopify, keeping prices and stock in sync, pricing rules and running dropshipping or wholesale catalogues.

- [How to import an XML feed into Shopify (step by step, 2026)](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/how-to-import-xml-feed-into-shopify): A practical guide to importing a supplier's XML product feed into Shopify: what the feed needs, how to connect it, how variants and images come across and how to keep prices and stock in sync.
- [Compare-at pricing from supplier feeds: markup and strikethrough](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/compare-at-pricing-from-supplier-feeds): Turn a supplier's wholesale and list prices into a Shopify selling price and an honest compare-at price with multipliers, and know when to use the feed's own old price.
- [How often should Shopify stock sync run? Choosing 1x, 3x or 8x daily](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/how-often-should-shopify-stock-sync-run): One, three or eight sync runs a day: how to pick a sync frequency for a supplier feed based on how fast the supplier's stock moves, your order volume and the cost of an oversold order.
- [Dropshipping with supplier XML feeds: a practical setup guide](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/dropshipping-with-supplier-xml-feeds): A field guide for Shopify dropshippers with a supplier XML feed: what to import, how to set margins, sync stock, handle several suppliers and avoid the classic mistakes.
- [XML vs CSV product import on Shopify: which keeps your catalog fresh?](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/xml-vs-csv-product-import-shopify): Shopify imports CSV natively and XML through apps. This comparison looks at setup effort, variants, images, updates and automation to help you pick the right format for a supplier catalogue.
- [Google Merchant XML feed: reuse it as a Shopify import source](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/google-merchant-xml-feed-to-shopify): Your supplier or another store already publishes a Google Shopping feed? Here is how a Google Merchant Center XML feed maps to Shopify products, variants, prices and stock, and how to import it.
- [Supplier XML feed to Shopify: automatic stock and price sync explained](https://productxmlimport.com/blog/supplier-xml-feed-stock-price-sync-explained): What happens when a Shopify store syncs stock and prices from a supplier XML feed: SKU matching, bulk updates, zero-stock handling and the safeguards against a bad feed.