diff --git a/boranga/components/main/api.py b/boranga/components/main/api.py
index 4590b281..68d54de2 100755
--- a/boranga/components/main/api.py
+++ b/boranga/components/main/api.py
@@ -54,13 +54,29 @@ class ContentTypeViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
     )
     def ocr_bulk_import_content_types(self, request):
         """Returns a list of content types that are allowed to be imported in the ocr bulk importer"""
-        content_types = ContentType.objects.filter(
-            app_label="boranga",
-        ).filter(
-            Q(model__startswith="occurrencereport")
-            | Q(model__startswith="ocr")
-            | Q(model__iexact="occurrence")
-            | Q(model__iexact="submitterinformation")
+        content_types = (
+            ContentType.objects.filter(
+                app_label="boranga",
+            )
+            .filter(
+                Q(model__startswith="occurrencereport")
+                | Q(model__startswith="ocr")
+                | Q(model__iexact="occurrence")
+                | Q(model__iexact="submitterinformation")
+            )
+            .exclude(
+                model__in=[
+                    "occurrencereportproposalrequest",
+                    "occurrencereportdeclineddetails",
+                    "occurrencereportshapefiledocument",
+                ]
+            )
+            .exclude(model__icontains="amendment")
+            .exclude(model__icontains="bulkimport")
+            .exclude(model__icontains="referral")
+            .exclude(model__icontains="referee")
+            .exclude(model__icontains="occurrencereportlog")
+            .exclude(model__icontains="useraction")
         )
         serializer = self.get_serializer(content_types, many=True)
         return Response(serializer.data)
diff --git a/boranga/components/main/serializers.py b/boranga/components/main/serializers.py
index 7ff141af..90841054 100755
--- a/boranga/components/main/serializers.py
+++ b/boranga/components/main/serializers.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def get_user_can_administer(self, obj):
 class ContentTypeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     model_fields = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     model_verbose_name = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+    model_abbreviation = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     class Meta:
         model = ContentType
@@ -127,6 +128,11 @@ def get_model_verbose_name(self, obj):
             return None
         return obj.model_class()._meta.verbose_name.title()
 
+    def get_model_abbreviation(self, obj):
+        if not obj.model_class():
+            return None
+        return obj.model_class().BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION
+
     def get_model_fields(self, obj):
         if not obj.model_class():
             return []
diff --git a/boranga/components/occurrence/models.py b/boranga/components/occurrence/models.py
index f6f5c919..cfb87dca 100644
--- a/boranga/components/occurrence/models.py
+++ b/boranga/components/occurrence/models.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class OccurrenceReport(SubmitterInformationModelMixin, RevisionedMixin):
 
     objects = OccurrenceReportManager()
 
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocr"
     BULK_IMPORT_EXCLUDE_FIELDS = ["occurrence_report_number", "import_hash"]
 
     CUSTOMER_STATUS_DRAFT = "draft"
@@ -1340,6 +1341,8 @@ class Meta:
 
 
 class OccurrenceReportApprovalDetails(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrapp"
+
     occurrence_report = models.OneToOneField(
         OccurrenceReport, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="approval_details"
     )
@@ -1913,6 +1916,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 # NOTE: this and OCCLocation have a number of unused fields that should be removed
 class OCRLocation(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrloc"
+
     """
     Location data  for occurrence report
 
@@ -2134,6 +2139,8 @@ class Meta:
 
 
 class OccurrenceReportGeometry(GeometryBase, DrawnByGeometry):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrgeo"
+
     occurrence_report = models.ForeignKey(
         OccurrenceReport,
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
@@ -2163,6 +2170,8 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class OCRObserverDetail(RevisionedMixin):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrcon"
+
     """
     Observer data  for occurrence report
 
@@ -2356,6 +2365,7 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRHabitatComposition(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrhab"
     """
     Habitat data  for occurrence report
 
@@ -2409,6 +2419,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class OCRHabitatCondition(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrhq"
     """
     Habitat Condition data for occurrence report
 
@@ -2470,6 +2481,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRVegetationStructure(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrveg"
+
     """
     Vegetation Structure data for occurrence report
 
@@ -2526,6 +2539,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRFireHistory(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrfh"
+
     """
     Fire History data for occurrence report
 
@@ -2555,6 +2570,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRAssociatedSpecies(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrspe"
+
     """
     Associated Species data for occurrence report
 
@@ -2609,6 +2626,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRObservationDetail(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrobs"
+
     """
     Observation Details data for occurrence report
 
@@ -2746,6 +2765,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRPlantCount(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrnum"
+
     """
     Plant Count data for occurrence report
 
@@ -2952,6 +2973,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRAnimalObservation(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrnum"
+
     """
     Animal Observation data for occurrence report
 
@@ -3139,6 +3162,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OCRIdentification(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrid"
+
     """
     Identification data for occurrence report
 
@@ -3180,6 +3205,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
 
 class OccurrenceReportDocument(Document):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrdoc"
+
     document_number = models.CharField(max_length=9, blank=True, default="")
     occurrence_report = models.ForeignKey(
         "OccurrenceReport", related_name="documents", on_delete=models.CASCADE
@@ -3293,6 +3320,7 @@ class Meta:
 
 
 class OCRConservationThreat(RevisionedMixin):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrthr"
     """
     Threat for a occurrence_report in a particular location.
 
@@ -3390,6 +3418,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
 
 
 class Occurrence(RevisionedMixin):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "occ"
 
     REVIEW_STATUS_CHOICES = (
         ("not_reviewed", "Not Reviewed"),
diff --git a/boranga/components/users/models.py b/boranga/components/users/models.py
index abc7e05d..e3203908 100755
--- a/boranga/components/users/models.py
+++ b/boranga/components/users/models.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def get_filter_list(cls):
 
 
 class SubmitterInformation(models.Model):
+    BULK_IMPORT_ABBREVIATION = "ocrsub"
+
     email_user = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)
     contact_details = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
diff --git a/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue b/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue
index 3402e261..13bd4fdb 100644
--- a/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue
+++ b/boranga/frontend/boranga/src/components/internal/occurrence/bulk_import_schema.vue
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ export default {
             )[0]
             this.$nextTick(() => {
                 this.enablePopovers();
-                this.selectedColumn.xlsx_column_header_name = this.selectedField.display_name
+                this.selectedColumn.xlsx_column_header_name = `${this.selectedContentType.model_abbreviation.toUpperCase()} ${this.selectedField.display_name}`
                 if (!this.selectedColumn.id) {
                     this.selectedColumn.xlsx_data_validation_allow_blank = this.selectedField.allow_null
                 }