How to Transfer Contacts From Constant Contact to Mailchimp

George Apostolov
Updated 05 Oct 2026
- ▣ Mailchimp

This guide is an interactive LiveDemo. Create interactive demos of your own product: Interactive demo software · Interactive customer onboarding guides · Start free

How to Transfer Contacts From Constant Contact to Mailchimp: step-by-step guide

Inside Constant Contact's main dashboard, go to the left-side panel and click 'Contacts'.
Select 'All Contacts' from the list of options.
After that, tick the checkbox beside the contact you want to transfer.
Tap the 'Actions' menu to proceed.
Subsequently, pick 'Export' from the available options.
Select the specific contact fields you want to include. Once done, click 'Export'.
Tap 'Download CSV' afterwards to save the file locally.
On Mailchimp's main dashboard, head over to the left-side panel and click 'Audience'.
Following that, tap 'Add Contacts' at the top-right corner.
Select 'Import Contacts' to proceed.
Choose 'Upload a File' from the available options, then tap 'Continue'.
Subsequently, click 'Select a File' and upload the exported CSV file from Constant Contact.
Tap 'Continue' afterwards.
Specify the specific Audience you wish to use and then click 'Continue'.
Next, add some contact tags and tap 'Continue' afterwards.
Match the datasets with their corresponding fields. After that, click 'Continue'.
Specify your preferred email marketing status, then tap 'Finalize Import'.
Review the contact details and make sure that everything is set accordingly. Once done, click 'Complete Import'.
After completing these steps, the selected contact from your Constant Contact directory will be transferred to Mailchimp.

Quick answer: To transfer contacts to Mailchimp, export a CSV file of selected contacts from Constant Contact. Then, in Mailchimp, go to Audience, import the CSV file, match the datasets, specify the audience, add tags, set the email marketing status, and complete the import.

About this Mailchimp tutorial

Easily migrate your contact directory into Mailchimp by uploading and mapping your exported CSV file from Constant Contact. This guide shows how to transfer Contacts From Constant Contact to Mailchimp in 19 steps, starting with "Inside Constant Contact's main dashboard, go to the left-side panel and click 'Contacts'" and finishing with "After completing these steps, the selected contact from your Constant Contact directory...". The interactive demo above is a click-through copy of the real Mailchimp interface, so you can rehearse each step before doing it in your own account.