An export file that is produced with a multibyte character set (for example, Chinese or Japanese) must be imported on a system that has the same character set or where the ratio of the width of the widest character in the import character set to the width of the smallest character in the export character set is 1. If the ratio is not 1, Import cannot translate the character data to the Import character set.
Caution: When the character set width differs between the export client and the export server, truncation of data can occur if conversion causes expansion of data. If truncation occurs, Export displays a warning message.