diff --git a/tryton/gui/window/win_import.py b/tryton/gui/window/win_import.py
index e9280b706c..32c2f26b0a 100644
--- a/tryton/gui/window/win_import.py
+++ b/tryton/gui/window/win_import.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class WinImport(object):
         try:
             for line in data:
                 for word in line:
-                    word = word.decode(csvcode).encode('utf-8')
+                    word = word.decode(csvcode)
                     num = self.model2.append()
                     self.model2.set(num, 0, word, 1, self.fields_invert[word])
                 break