diff --git a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
index a759898e32..e08360113e 100644
--- a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
+++ b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ module ProductImport
         entry.public_send("#{type}_category_id=", index[category])
       else
         mark_as_invalid(entry, attribute: "#{type}_category",
-                               error: I18n.t('admin.product_import.model.not_found'))
+                               error: I18n.t('admin.product_import.model.category_not_found'))
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index b618b535b6..23413e087a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ en:
         conditional_blank: can't be blank if unit_type is blank
         no_product: did not match any products in the database
         not_found: not found in database
+        category_not_found: doesn't match allowed categories. See the correct categories to choose from on the product import page, or check that there's no mispelling.
         not_updatable: cannot be updated on existing products via product import
         blank: can't be blank
         products_no_permission: you do not have permission to manage products for this enterprise