{"id":2724,"date":"2024-12-31T20:26:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T20:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-sku-to-shopify-product-variants-3-easy-steps\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:27:13","slug":"add-sku-to-shopify-product-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/add-sku-to-shopify-product-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add SKU to Shopify Product Variants? [3 Easy Steps]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) is a number used for the internal management of inventory. It can be alphanumeric to identify the product\u2019s colour, size, and other attributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In eCommerce, the SKU numbers can help you track and analyze the sales data, and manage product stock. In your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shopify store<\/a>, you may have many versions of the same products, for e.g. in different colour options. Thus, you must add different SKUs to each of the variants for effective stock management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this micro post, I am going to show the step-wise method to&nbsp;add SKU to Shopify product variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s go\u2026.!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/tutorials.meetanshi.com\/guide_scripts\/how-to-add-sku-in-shopify-1757662500.js?etob=1757931918360\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Add SKU Codes to Shopify Product Variants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply follow these easy steps to add SKU to Shopify product variants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Edit the Product<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Log into the Shopify admin panel, and go to the products list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the respective product to edit and add SKU to its variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-edit-product-to-add-sku-to-product-variants.png\" alt=\"step 1 to add sku to product variants in Shopify\" class=\"wp-image-30286\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Enter SKU Numbers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the product edit page, scroll down to the Variants section. Add the SKU numbers for each of the product variants in their respective fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Save the Product<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, click on the&nbsp;<strong>Save&nbsp;<\/strong>button at the top-right corner of the page to save changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-add-sku-to-product-variants-and-save.png\" alt=\"Add SKU to product variants in Shopify and save\" class=\"wp-image-30287\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voila!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SKU numbers successfully added to product variants in Shopify.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully, this post has added value to your Shopify knowledge! Simply follow the above steps to add SKU to Shopify product variants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Other useful resources for Shopify beginners:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/compare-at-price-in-shopify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Set Compare at Price in Shopify<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-create-customer-groups-in-shopify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create Customer Groups in Shopify<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/what-is-shopify-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is Shopify Payments? [Setup, Cost, Benefits &amp; More]<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meetanshi.com\/blog\/how-to-add-or-change-favicon-in-shopify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Add or Change Favicon in Shopify<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for reading..! Happy Selling  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) is a number used for the internal management of inventory. 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