CSV import cannot set custom task types (only supports Task/Milestone)

Hi all,

I’m having an issue with the CSV importer and custom task types, and I’m hoping someone can clarify whether this is expected behaviour.

When importing via CSV, I can successfully map Task type to the built‑in types like Task and Milestone.
However, when I try to set a custom task type (for example RCT, Risk, etc.), the importer doesn’t recognise it. It either ignores the value or tries to create a new field instead of applying the existing custom task type I already added to the project.

My question is:

Is CSV mapping to custom task types currently supported in Asana?
If not, is there a roadmap, or is the recommended approach to continue using rules/default task types as a workaround?

At the moment I’m using a project rule to set the task type to RCT after the import, but I wanted to check whether direct mapping is possible or planned.

Thanks in advance!

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