diff --git a/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/BaseProductControllerTests.cs b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/BaseProductControllerTests.cs
index ae616adbb..83f486777 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/BaseProductControllerTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/Grand.Web.Admin.Tests/Controllers/BaseProductControllerTests.cs
@@ -2963,6 +2963,40 @@ public async Task ImportExcel_EmptyFile_DoesNotImport_RedirectsToListWithError()
         _translationServiceMock.Verify(t => t.GetResource("Admin.Common.UploadFile"), Times.Once);
     }
 
+    // --- ImportExcel: global scope only ---
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ImportExcel_StoreScope_DeniesAndNeverCallsImportManager()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultStoreId).Returns("store-1");
+        var fileMock = new Mock<IFormFile>();
+        fileMock.Setup(f => f.Length).Returns(100);
+        var importManagerMock = new Mock<IImportManager<ProductDto>>();
+
+        var result = await _controller.ImportExcel(fileMock.Object, importManagerMock.Object);
+
+        var redirect = Assert.IsInstanceOfType<RedirectToActionResult>(result);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+        importManagerMock.Verify(i => i.Import(It.IsAny<Stream>()), Times.Never);
+        _translationServiceMock.Verify(t => t.GetResource("Admin.AccessDenied.Title"), Times.Once);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public async Task ImportExcel_VendorScope_DeniesAndNeverCallsImportManager()
+    {
+        _scopeMock.Setup(s => s.DefaultVendorId).Returns("vendor-1");
+        var fileMock = new Mock<IFormFile>();
+        fileMock.Setup(f => f.Length).Returns(100);
+        var importManagerMock = new Mock<IImportManager<ProductDto>>();
+
+        var result = await _controller.ImportExcel(fileMock.Object, importManagerMock.Object);
+
+        var redirect = Assert.IsInstanceOfType<RedirectToActionResult>(result);
+        Assert.AreEqual("List", redirect.ActionName);
+        importManagerMock.Verify(i => i.Import(It.IsAny<Stream>()), Times.Never);
+        _translationServiceMock.Verify(t => t.GetResource("Admin.AccessDenied.Title"), Times.Once);
+    }
+
     [TestMethod]
     public async Task ImportExcel_NullFile_DoesNotImport_RedirectsToListWithError()
     {
diff --git a/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseProductController.cs b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseProductController.cs
index 457b334a8..28c5c8b70 100644
--- a/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseProductController.cs
+++ b/src/Web/Grand.Web.AdminShared/Controllers/BaseProductController.cs
@@ -1853,13 +1853,8 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> ExportExcelSelected(string selectedIds,
         return File(bytes, "text/xls", "products.xlsx");
     }
 
-    // Not virtual: Vendor's original ProductController has no ImportExcel action at all, and Vendor is
-    // never granted the "Products" permission's Import action (grep across src/Web/Grand.Web.Vendor found
-    // no PermissionActionName.Import usage anywhere) - vendors are deliberately not allowed to bulk-import
-    // products. [PermissionAuthorizeAction(PermissionActionName.Import)] below already 403s for any host
-    // whose role has no Import grant for Products, so this is safe to expose unconditionally on the base
-    // class; Vendor's (future) subclass simply never routes a view to it, same as any other
-    // permission-gated action already in this file.
+    // Global scope only, as for brands, categories and collections: the importer is not store- or
+    // vendor-aware.
     //
     // Concern (flagged, not fixed - out of scope for this row): ImportExcel only checks
     // `importexcelfile.Length > 0` before handing the raw stream to IImportManager<ProductDto>.Import.
@@ -1875,6 +1870,12 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> ImportExcel(IFormFile importexcelfile,
     {
         try
         {
+            if (Scope.DefaultStoreId is not null || Scope.DefaultVendorId is not null)
+            {
+                Error(translationService.GetResource("Admin.AccessDenied.Title"));
+                return RedirectToAction("List");
+            }
+
             if (importexcelfile is { Length: > 0 })
             {
                 await importManager.Import(importexcelfile.OpenReadStream());