diff --git a/rattail_corepos/corepos/importing/db/exporters/catapult_inventory.py b/rattail_corepos/corepos/importing/db/exporters/catapult_inventory.py
index ccabcc2..2b363dc 100644
--- a/rattail_corepos/corepos/importing/db/exporters/catapult_inventory.py
+++ b/rattail_corepos/corepos/importing/db/exporters/catapult_inventory.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CORE-POS -> Catapult Inventory Workbook
 
 import logging
 
+from sqlalchemy.exc import ProgrammingError
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 from corepos import enum as corepos_enum
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ class InventoryItemImporter(FromCore, catapult_importing.model.InventoryItemImpo
         'spec_tend_1',
         'spec_tend_2',
         'age_required',
-        # 'location',
+        'location',
         # 'family_line',
         'alt_id',
         'alt_receipt_alias',
@@ -138,6 +139,16 @@ class InventoryItemImporter(FromCore, catapult_importing.model.InventoryItemImpo
             'corepos', 'exporting.catapult_inventory.warn_truncated_memo',
             default=True)
 
+        try:
+            self.host_session.query(corepos.FloorSection).count()
+        except ProgrammingError as error:
+            if "doesn't exist" in str(error):
+                self.floor_sections_exist = False
+            else:
+                raise
+        else:
+            self.floor_sections_exist = True
+
     def query(self):
         query = self.host_session.query(corepos.Product)\
                                  .order_by(corepos.Product.upc)\
@@ -148,6 +159,9 @@ class InventoryItemImporter(FromCore, catapult_importing.model.InventoryItemImpo
                                  .options(orm.joinedload(corepos.Product.default_vendor))\
                                  .options(orm.joinedload(corepos.Product.scale_item))\
                                  .options(orm.joinedload(corepos.Product.user_info))
+        if self.floor_sections_exist:
+            query = query.options(orm.joinedload(corepos.Product.physical_location)\
+                                  .joinedload(corepos.ProductPhysicalLocation.floor_section))
         return query
 
     def normalize_host_object(self, product):
@@ -230,6 +244,14 @@ class InventoryItemImporter(FromCore, catapult_importing.model.InventoryItemImpo
         #         if tax_rate_ids_2 and rate.id in tax_rate_ids_2:
         #             tax_2 += rate.rate
 
+        location = None
+        if self.floor_sections_exist and product.physical_location and product.physical_location.floor_section:
+            location = product.physical_location.floor_section.name
+            if len(location) > 30:
+                log.warning("product %s has location length %s; will truncate: %s",
+                            product.upc, len(location), location)
+                location = location[:30]
+
         # no alt item (or auto discount) by default
         alt_id = None
         alt_receipt_alias = None
@@ -361,9 +383,9 @@ class InventoryItemImporter(FromCore, catapult_importing.model.InventoryItemImpo
             'spec_tend_1': 'EBT' if product.foodstamp else None,
             'spec_tend_2': 'WIC' if product.wicable else None,
             'age_required': product.id_enforced or None,
+            'location': location,
 
             # TODO: does CORE have these?
-            # 'location': None,
             # 'family_line': None,
 
             'alt_id': alt_id,