diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php b/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php
index c632c89fb2a..8230fbcf188 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/class-wc-product-csv-importer-controller.php
@@ -445,13 +445,14 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer_Controller {
 			array( $this, 'sanitize_special_column_name_regex' ),
 			apply_filters( 'woocommerce_csv_product_import_mapping_special_columns',
 				array(
-					'attributes:name'    => __( 'Attribute %d name', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'attributes:value'   => __( 'Attribute %d value(s)', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'attributes:visible' => __( 'Attribute %d visible', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'attributes:default' => __( 'Attribute %d default', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'downloads:name'     => __( 'Download %d name', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'downloads:url'      => __( 'Download %d URL', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'meta:'              => __( 'Meta: %s', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:name'     => __( 'Attribute %d name', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:value'    => __( 'Attribute %d value(s)', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:visible'  => __( 'Attribute %d visible', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:taxonomy' => __( 'Attribute %d global', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:default'  => __( 'Attribute %d default', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'downloads:name'      => __( 'Download %d name', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'downloads:url'       => __( 'Download %d URL', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'meta:'               => __( 'Meta: %s', 'woocommerce' ),
 				)
 			)
 		);
@@ -568,10 +569,11 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer_Controller {
 			'attributes'         => array(
 				'name'    => __( 'Attributes', 'woocommerce' ),
 				'options' => array(
-					'attributes:name' . $index    => __( 'Attribute name', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'attributes:value' . $index   => __( 'Attribute value(s)', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'attributes:visible' . $index => __( 'Attribute visibility', 'woocommerce' ),
-					'attributes:default' . $index => __( 'Default attribute', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:name' . $index     => __( 'Attribute name', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:value' . $index    => __( 'Attribute value(s)', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:taxonomy' . $index => __( 'Is a global attribute?', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:visible' . $index  => __( 'Attribute visibility', 'woocommerce' ),
+					'attributes:default' . $index  => __( 'Default attribute', 'woocommerce' ),
 				),
 			),
 			'meta:' . $meta      => __( 'Import as meta', 'woocommerce' ),
diff --git a/includes/export/class-wc-product-csv-exporter.php b/includes/export/class-wc-product-csv-exporter.php
index 1584fee4eda..b5aa0ad3636 100644
--- a/includes/export/class-wc-product-csv-exporter.php
+++ b/includes/export/class-wc-product-csv-exporter.php
@@ -462,9 +462,10 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Exporter extends WC_CSV_Batch_Exporter {
 			if ( count( $attributes ) ) {
 				$i = 1;
 				foreach ( $attributes as $attribute_name => $attribute ) {
-					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:name' . $i ]    = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d name', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
-					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:value' . $i ]   = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d value(s)', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
-					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:visible' . $i ] = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d visible', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
+					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:name' . $i ]     = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d name', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
+					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:value' . $i ]    = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d value(s)', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
+					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:visible' . $i ]  = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d visible', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
+					$this->column_names[ 'attributes:taxonomy' . $i ] = sprintf( __( 'Attribute %d global', 'woocommerce' ), $i );
 
 					if ( is_a( $attribute, 'WC_Product_Attribute' ) ) {
 						$row[ 'attributes:name' . $i ] = wc_attribute_label( $attribute->get_name(), $product );
@@ -477,9 +478,11 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Exporter extends WC_CSV_Batch_Exporter {
 								$values[] = $term->name;
 							}
 
-							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ] = implode( ', ', $values );
+							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ]    = implode( ', ', $values );
+							$row[ 'attributes:taxonomy' . $i ] = 1;
 						} else {
-							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ] = implode( ', ', $attribute->get_options() );
+							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ]    = implode( ', ', $attribute->get_options() );
+							$row[ 'attributes:taxonomy' . $i ] = 0;
 						}
 
 						$row[ 'attributes:visible' . $i ] = $attribute->get_visible();
@@ -488,9 +491,11 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Exporter extends WC_CSV_Batch_Exporter {
 
 						if ( 0 === strpos( $attribute_name, 'pa_' ) ) {
 							$option_term = get_term_by( 'slug', $attribute, $attribute_name );
-							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ] = $option_term && ! is_wp_error( $option_term ) ? $option_term->name : $attribute;
+							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ]    = $option_term && ! is_wp_error( $option_term ) ? $option_term->name : $attribute;
+							$row[ 'attributes:taxonomy' . $i ] = 1;
 						} else {
-							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ] = $attribute;
+							$row[ 'attributes:value' . $i ]    = $attribute;
+							$row[ 'attributes:taxonomy' . $i ] = 0;
 						}
 
 						$row[ 'attributes:visible' . $i ] = '';
diff --git a/includes/import/abstract-wc-product-importer.php b/includes/import/abstract-wc-product-importer.php
index 4fb425c9b8f..5539ec1c4d7 100644
--- a/includes/import/abstract-wc-product-importer.php
+++ b/includes/import/abstract-wc-product-importer.php
@@ -275,8 +275,12 @@ abstract class WC_Product_Importer implements WC_Importer_Interface {
 			$default_attributes = array();
 
 			foreach ( $data['raw_attributes'] as $position => $attribute ) {
+				$attribute_id = 0;
+
 				// Get ID if is a global attribute.
-				$attribute_id = wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $attribute['name'] );
+				if ( ! empty( $attribute['taxonomy'] ) ) {
+					$attribute_id = $this->get_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $attribute['name'] );
+				}
 
 				// Set attribute visibility.
 				if ( isset( $attribute['visible'] ) ) {
@@ -425,8 +429,12 @@ abstract class WC_Product_Importer implements WC_Importer_Interface {
 		$require_save      = false;
 
 		foreach ( $attributes as $attribute ) {
+			$attribute_id = 0;
+
 			// Get ID if is a global attribute.
-			$attribute_id = wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $attribute['name'] );
+			if ( ! empty( $attribute['taxonomy'] ) ) {
+				$attribute_id = $this->get_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $attribute['name'] );
+			}
 
 			if ( $attribute_id ) {
 				$attribute_name = wc_attribute_taxonomy_name_by_id( $attribute_id );
@@ -527,4 +535,72 @@ abstract class WC_Product_Importer implements WC_Importer_Interface {
 
 		return $id;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get attribute taxonomy ID by name.
+	 * If does not exists register a new attribute.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $name Attribute name.
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	protected function get_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $name ) {
+		global $wpdb;
+
+		// Check if exists.
+		if ( $attribute_id = wc_attribute_taxonomy_id_by_name( $name ) ) {
+			return $attribute_id;
+		}
+
+		// Register new attribute.
+		$slug = wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( $name );
+		$args = array(
+			'attribute_label'   => $name,
+			'attribute_name'    => wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( $name ),
+			'attribute_type'    => 'select',
+			'attribute_orderby' => 'menu_order',
+			'attribute_public'  => 0,
+		);
+
+		// Validate attribute.
+		if ( strlen( $slug ) >= 28 ) {
+			throw new Exception( sprintf( __( 'Slug "%s" is too long (28 characters max). Shorten it, please.', 'woocommerce' ), $slug ), 400 );
+		} elseif ( wc_check_if_attribute_name_is_reserved( $slug ) ) {
+			throw new Exception( sprintf( __( 'Slug "%s" is not allowed because it is a reserved term. Change it, please.', 'woocommerce' ), $slug ), 400 );
+		} elseif ( $new_data && taxonomy_exists( wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( $slug ) ) ) {
+			throw new Exception( sprintf( __( 'Slug "%s" is already in use. Change it, please.', 'woocommerce' ), $slug ), 400 );
+		}
+
+		$result = $wpdb->insert(
+			$wpdb->prefix . 'woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies',
+			$args,
+			array( '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%d' )
+		);
+
+		// Pass errors.
+		if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
+			throw new Exception( $result->get_error_message(), 400 );
+		}
+
+		// Delete transient.
+		delete_transient( 'wc_attribute_taxonomies' );
+
+		// Register as taxonomy while importing.
+		$taxonomy_data = array(
+			'labels' => array(
+				'name' => $name,
+			),
+		);
+		register_taxonomy( wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( $slug ), array( 'product' ), $taxonomy_data );
+
+		// Set product attributes global.
+		global $wc_product_attributes;
+		$wc_product_attributes = array();
+		foreach ( wc_get_attribute_taxonomies() as $tax ) {
+			if ( $name = wc_attribute_taxonomy_name( $tax->attribute_name ) ) {
+				$wc_product_attributes[ $name ] = $tax;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $wpdb->insert_id;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php b/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
index 086d9677ae9..901675efaa9 100644
--- a/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
+++ b/includes/import/class-wc-product-csv-importer.php
@@ -355,10 +355,11 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer extends WC_Product_Importer {
 		 * Match special column names.
 		 */
 		$regex_match_data_formatting = array(
-			'/attributes:value*/'   => array( $this, 'parse_comma_field' ),
-			'/attributes:visible*/' => array( $this, 'parse_bool_field' ),
-			'/downloads:url*/'      => 'esc_url',
-			'/meta:*/'              => 'wp_kses_post', // Allow some HTML in meta fields.
+			'/attributes:value*/'    => array( $this, 'parse_comma_field' ),
+			'/attributes:visible*/'  => array( $this, 'parse_bool_field' ),
+			'/attributes:taxonomy*/' => array( $this, 'parse_bool_field' ),
+			'/downloads:url*/'       => 'esc_url',
+			'/meta:*/'               => 'wp_kses_post', // Allow some HTML in meta fields.
 		);
 
 		$callbacks = array();
@@ -473,6 +474,10 @@ class WC_Product_CSV_Importer extends WC_Product_Importer {
 				$attributes[ str_replace( 'attributes:value', '', $key ) ]['value'] = $value;
 				unset( $data[ $key ] );
 
+			} elseif ( $this->starts_with( $key, 'attributes:taxonomy' ) ) {
+				$attributes[ str_replace( 'attributes:taxonomy', '', $key ) ]['taxonomy'] = wc_string_to_bool( $value );
+				unset( $data[ $key ] );
+
 			} elseif ( $this->starts_with( $key, 'attributes:visible' ) ) {
 				$attributes[ str_replace( 'attributes:visible', '', $key ) ]['visible'] = wc_string_to_bool( $value );
 				unset( $data[ $key ] );