diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/massimport/MassImportForm.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/massimport/MassImportForm.java
index d7dbed06d75..87087b4d011 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/massimport/MassImportForm.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/massimport/MassImportForm.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public void startMassImport() {
         importSuccessMap = new HashMap<>();
         PrimeFaces.current().ajax().update("massImportResultDialog");
         try {
-            Map<String, Map<String, String>> presetMetadata = massImportService.prepareMetadata(metadataKeys, records);
+            Map<String, Map<String, List<String>>> presetMetadata = massImportService.prepareMetadata(metadataKeys, records);
             importRecords(presetMetadata);
             PrimeFaces.current().executeScript("PF('massImportResultDialog').show();");
             PrimeFaces.current().ajax().update("massImportResultDialog");
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ public void prepare() {
      *
      * @param processMetadata Map containing record IDs as keys and preset metadata lists as values
      */
-    private void importRecords(Map<String, Map<String, String>> processMetadata) {
+    private void importRecords(Map<String, Map<String, List<String>>> processMetadata) {
         ImportService importService = ServiceManager.getImportService();
         PrimeFaces.current().ajax().update("massImportProgressDialog");
-        for (Map.Entry<String, Map<String, String>> entry : processMetadata.entrySet()) {
+        for (Map.Entry<String, Map<String, List<String>>> entry : processMetadata.entrySet()) {
             try {
                 importService.importProcess(entry.getKey(), projectId, templateId, importConfiguration,
                         entry.getValue());
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java
index 48fe88c3470..0bb9a2b95c1 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ public static void processTempProcess(TempProcess tempProcess, RulesetManagement
      * @return the importedProcess
      */
     public Process importProcess(String ppn, int projectId, int templateId, ImportConfiguration importConfiguration,
-                                 Map<String, String> presetMetadata) throws ImportException {
+                                 Map<String, List<String>> presetMetadata) throws ImportException {
         LinkedList<TempProcess> processList = new LinkedList<>();
         TempProcess tempProcess;
         Template template;
@@ -1257,14 +1257,16 @@ private static Collection<String> getFunctionalMetadata(Ruleset ruleset, Functio
         return rulesetManagement.getFunctionalKeys(metadata);
     }
 
-    private List<MetadataEntry> createMetadata(Map<String, String> presetMetadata) {
+    private List<MetadataEntry> createMetadata(Map<String, List<String>> presetMetadata) {
         List<MetadataEntry> metadata = new LinkedList<>();
-        for (Map.Entry<String, String> presetMetadataEntry : presetMetadata.entrySet()) {
-            MetadataEntry metadataEntry = new MetadataEntry();
-            metadataEntry.setKey(presetMetadataEntry.getKey());
-            metadataEntry.setValue(presetMetadataEntry.getValue());
-            metadataEntry.setDomain(MdSec.DMD_SEC);
-            metadata.add(metadataEntry);
+        for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> presetMetadataEntry : presetMetadata.entrySet()) {
+            for (String presetMetadataEntryValue : presetMetadataEntry.getValue()) {
+                MetadataEntry metadataEntry = new MetadataEntry();
+                metadataEntry.setKey(presetMetadataEntry.getKey());
+                metadataEntry.setValue(presetMetadataEntryValue);
+                metadataEntry.setDomain(MdSec.DMD_SEC);
+                metadata.add(metadataEntry);
+            }
         }
         return metadata;
     }
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/MassImportService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/MassImportService.java
index 522fed00b9c..fc0c3fd6d0f 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/MassImportService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/MassImportService.java
@@ -114,16 +114,17 @@ public List<CsvRecord> parseLines(List<String> lines, String separator) {
      * @param metadataKeys metadata keys for additional metadata added to individual records during import
      * @param records list of CSV records
      */
-    public Map<String, Map<String, String>> prepareMetadata(List<String> metadataKeys, List<CsvRecord> records)
+    public Map<String, Map<String, List<String>>> prepareMetadata(List<String> metadataKeys, List<CsvRecord> records)
             throws ImportException {
-        Map<String, Map<String, String>> presetMetadata = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        Map<String, Map<String, List<String>>> presetMetadata = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         for (CsvRecord record : records) {
-            Map<String, String> processMetadata = new HashMap<>();
+            Map<String, List<String>> processMetadata = new HashMap<>();
             // skip first metadata key as it always contains the record ID to be used for search
             for (int index = 1; index < metadataKeys.size(); index++) {
                 String metadataKey = metadataKeys.get(index);
                 if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(metadataKey)) {
-                    processMetadata.put(metadataKey, record.getCsvCells().get(index).getValue());
+                    List<String> values = processMetadata.computeIfAbsent(metadataKey, k -> new ArrayList<>());
+                    values.add(record.getCsvCells().get(index).getValue());
                 }
             }
             presetMetadata.put(record.getCsvCells().get(0).getValue(), processMetadata);