diff --git a/src/services/companyImport/categoryImporter.js b/src/services/companyImport/categoryImporter.js
index cc6e1ae..8f88d68 100644
--- a/src/services/companyImport/categoryImporter.js
+++ b/src/services/companyImport/categoryImporter.js
@@ -55,15 +55,48 @@ export async function importCategories({
         catImagesByJtlId.get(task.catJtlId).push(task);
     }
 
-    const pendingCats = [...includedCategories];
+    function parseSortValue(val) {
+        if (val == null || val === '') return 0;
+        const n = Number(val);
+        return Number.isFinite(n) ? n : 0;
+    }
+
+    const pendingCats = includedCategories.map((c, idx) => ({ ...c, _csvIndex: idx }));
     let createdCatCount = 0;
     let catPicCount = 0;
     let safety = 0;
 
+    const importedMetaByCatId = new Map();
+    const touchedParentIds = new Set();
+
     while (pendingCats.length > 0 && safety < 10) {
         safety++;
+        const readyCats = [];
         const remaining = [];
+
         for (const c of pendingCats) {
+            const jtlParent = String(c.parentid ?? c.kOberKategorie ?? '0');
+            if (jtlParent === '0' || !jtlParent || jtlCatIdToDashCatId.has(jtlParent)) {
+                readyCats.push(c);
+            } else {
+                remaining.push(c);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Group by parent and order siblings numerically by CSV sort column, maintaining CSV order on ties
+        readyCats.sort((a, b) => {
+            const parentA = String(a.parentid ?? a.kOberKategorie ?? '0');
+            const parentB = String(b.parentid ?? b.kOberKategorie ?? '0');
+            if (parentA !== parentB) {
+                return parentA.localeCompare(parentB);
+            }
+            const sortA = parseSortValue(a.sort ?? a.nSort);
+            const sortB = parseSortValue(b.sort ?? b.nSort);
+            if (sortA !== sortB) return sortA - sortB;
+            return a._csvIndex - b._csvIndex;
+        });
+
+        for (const c of readyCats) {
             const jtlId = String(c.id ?? c.kKategorie);
             const jtlParent = String(c.parentid ?? c.kOberKategorie ?? '0');
 
@@ -106,6 +139,11 @@ export async function importCategories({
 
             if (dashCatId) {
                 jtlCatIdToDashCatId.set(jtlId, dashCatId);
+                importedMetaByCatId.set(dashCatId, {
+                    sort: parseSortValue(c.sort ?? c.nSort),
+                    csvIndex: c._csvIndex,
+                });
+                touchedParentIds.add(dashParentId);
 
                 // Add category images
                 const imgs = catImagesByJtlId.get(jtlId) || [];
@@ -131,6 +169,43 @@ export async function importCategories({
         pendingCats.push(...remaining);
     }
 
+    // Explicit sibling reordering pass using store.category.order
+    if (touchedParentIds.size > 0 && typeof store.category?.order === 'function') {
+        try {
+            const treeAfter = await store.category.getTreeForCompany(googleAuthId);
+            const allNodes = treeAfter.tree || [];
+
+            for (const parentId of touchedParentIds) {
+                const siblings = allNodes.filter((node) => node.parentId === parentId);
+                if (siblings.length <= 1) continue;
+
+                siblings.sort((a, b) => {
+                    const metaA = importedMetaByCatId.get(a.id);
+                    const metaB = importedMetaByCatId.get(b.id);
+                    const sortA = metaA ? metaA.sort : Infinity;
+                    const sortB = metaB ? metaB.sort : Infinity;
+                    if (sortA !== sortB) return sortA - sortB;
+                    const idxA = metaA ? metaA.csvIndex : (a.sort ?? 0);
+                    const idxB = metaB ? metaB.csvIndex : (b.sort ?? 0);
+                    return idxA - idxB;
+                });
+
+                const categoryIds = siblings.map((s) => s.id);
+                try {
+                    await store.category.order({
+                        googleAuthId,
+                        parentId,
+                        categoryIds,
+                    });
+                } catch (orderErr) {
+                    log.warn(`Failed to apply category order for parent ${parentId}:`, orderErr.message);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (err) {
+            log.warn('Failed to fetch tree for category reordering:', err.message);
+        }
+    }
+
     progressTracker.flushSkeleHashes();
     progressTracker.emitProgress(true);
     log.info(`Categories resolved: ${jtlCatIdToDashCatId.size}/${includedCategories.length}, created: ${createdCatCount}, images: ${catPicCount}`);