How to fix the Oracle error IMP-00043: export file character set inconsistent?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorIMP-00043: export file character set inconsistent with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

IMP-00043: export file character set inconsistent

Reason for the Error IMP-00043: export file character set inconsistent

The character set of the export file and the environment character set (or the character set specified with the CHARSET keyword) are inconsistent. One character set is ASCII-based while the other is EBCDIC based.

How to fix the Error IMP-00043: export file character set inconsistent ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Specify the correct character set with the CHARSET keyword.