diff --git a/app/Imports/Settings/Categories.php b/app/Imports/Settings/Categories.php
index 7443c09d3..b9ae957c9 100644
--- a/app/Imports/Settings/Categories.php
+++ b/app/Imports/Settings/Categories.php
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ class Categories extends Import
         return new Model($row);
     }
 
+    public function map($row): array
+    {
+        $row = parent::map($row);
+
+        $row['type'] = $this->getCategoryType($row['type']);
+
+        return $row;
+    }
+
     public function rules(): array
     {
         return (new Request())->rules();
diff --git a/app/Traits/Import.php b/app/Traits/Import.php
index 0a5c06167..42a0d9725 100644
--- a/app/Traits/Import.php
+++ b/app/Traits/Import.php
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ trait Import
         return is_null($id) ? $id : (int) $id;
     }
 
+    public function getCategoryType($type)
+    {
+        return array_key_exists($type, config('type.category')) ? $type : 'other';
+    }
+
     public function getContactId($row, $type = null)
     {
         $id = isset($row['contact_id']) ? $row['contact_id'] : null;