# What is preferred way of tag export on 8.0.10? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 24, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-preferred-way-of-tag-export-on-8-0-10/55301 "2022-01-24T10:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-preferred-way-of-tag-export-on-8-0-10/55301/1 "2022-01-24T10:54:40Z")
I would like to do full tag export from one gateway to the other. Are my steps correct?: 1 export all tag groups 2 export all tags for each provider- one by one During import 1 delete all tags from the gateway before import (there is no import tag policy) 2 delete all tag groups from import gateway 3 import all tag groups 4 import all tags for each tag provider Could you please confirm if i am using any unnecessary steps? Is there any import policy when tags are already there - what would happen then - override or skip? Is it safer to delete tags on import gateway before the import? @pturmel any chance you have look as well please? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-preferred-way-of-tag-export-on-8-0-10/55301/2 "2022-01-24T13:01:36Z")
I would import the UDTs in each provider before any tags for that provider. ---
**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/what-is-preferred-way-of-tag-export-on-8-0-10/55301/3 "2022-01-24T13:50:56Z")
oh yes very good point thank you