diff --git a/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_actions.go b/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_actions.go
index b9c51725..643abf29 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_actions.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/handlers/v1/v1_ctrl_actions.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (ctrl *V1Controller) HandleWipeInventory() errchain.HandlerFunc {
 		// Publish mutation events for wiped resources
 		if ctrl.bus != nil {
 			if options.WipeTags {
-				ctrl.bus.Publish(eventbus.EventLabelMutation, eventbus.GroupMutationEvent{GID: ctx.GID})
+				ctrl.bus.Publish(eventbus.EventTagMutation, eventbus.GroupMutationEvent{GID: ctx.GID})
 			}
 			if options.WipeLocations {
 				ctrl.bus.Publish(eventbus.EventLocationMutation, eventbus.GroupMutationEvent{GID: ctx.GID})
diff --git a/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_row.go b/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_row.go
index 3ebb2aa5..51897a04 100644
--- a/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_row.go
+++ b/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_row.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type ExportItemFields struct {
 type ExportCSVRow struct {
 	ImportRef string         `csv:"HB.import_ref"`
 	Location  LocationString `csv:"HB.location"`
-	TagStr    TagString      `csv:"HB.tags"`
+	TagStr    TagString      `csv:"HB.tags|HB.labels"`
 	AssetID   repo.AssetID   `csv:"HB.asset_id"`
 	Archived  bool           `csv:"HB.archived"`
 	URL       string         `csv:"HB.url"`
diff --git a/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_sheet.go b/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_sheet.go
index 8549a175..0f364278 100644
--- a/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_sheet.go
+++ b/backend/internal/core/services/reporting/io_sheet.go
@@ -41,6 +41,54 @@ func (s *IOSheet) indexHeaders() {
 	}
 }
 
+// primaryCSVTag returns the primary header name from a csv struct tag which
+// may contain alternatives separated by '|'. For example: "HB.tags|HB.labels"
+// will return "HB.tags".
+func primaryCSVTag(tag string) string {
+	if tag == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if i := strings.Index(tag, "|"); i >= 0 {
+		return strings.TrimSpace(tag[:i])
+	}
+	return tag
+}
+
+// csvTagAlternatives splits a tag with alternatives separated by '|'.
+func csvTagAlternatives(tag string) []string {
+	if tag == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	parts := strings.Split(tag, "|")
+	for i := range parts {
+		parts[i] = strings.TrimSpace(parts[i])
+	}
+	return parts
+}
+
+// findColumnForTag tries to find a column index for a csv tag. The tag may
+// contain multiple alternatives separated by '|'. It will return the first
+// matching column index it finds.
+func (s *IOSheet) findColumnForTag(tag string) (int, bool) {
+	if s.index == nil {
+		s.indexHeaders()
+	}
+
+	// Try primary tag first and then alternatives.
+	alts := csvTagAlternatives(tag)
+	if len(alts) == 0 {
+		return s.GetColumn(tag)
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range alts {
+		if col, ok := s.GetColumn(t); ok {
+			return col, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0, false
+}
+
 func (s *IOSheet) GetColumn(str string) (col int, ok bool) {
 	if s.index == nil {
 		s.indexHeaders()
@@ -88,7 +136,7 @@ func (s *IOSheet) Read(data io.Reader) error {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			col, ok := s.GetColumn(tag)
+			col, ok := s.findColumnForTag(tag)
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -238,7 +286,7 @@ func (s *IOSheet) ReadItems(ctx context.Context, items []repo.ItemOut, gid uuid.
 
 	st := reflect.TypeOf(ExportCSVRow{})
 
-	// Write headers
+	// Write headers (use the primary tag when alternatives are provided)
 	for i := 0; i < st.NumField(); i++ {
 		field := st.Field(i)
 		tag := field.Tag.Get("csv")
@@ -246,7 +294,7 @@ func (s *IOSheet) ReadItems(ctx context.Context, items []repo.ItemOut, gid uuid.
 			continue
 		}
 
-		s.headers = append(s.headers, tag)
+		s.headers = append(s.headers, primaryCSVTag(tag))
 	}
 
 	for _, h := range customHeaders {
@@ -285,7 +333,7 @@ func (s *IOSheet) CSV() ([][]string, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			col, ok := s.GetColumn(tag)
+			col, ok := s.findColumnForTag(tag)
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/frontend/composables/use-server-events.ts b/frontend/composables/use-server-events.ts
index 3a197195..8ac11eec 100644
--- a/frontend/composables/use-server-events.ts
+++ b/frontend/composables/use-server-events.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export enum ServerEvent {
   LocationMutation = "location.mutation",
   ItemMutation = "item.mutation",
-  TagMutation = "tags.mutation",
+  TagMutation = "tag.mutation",
 }
 
 export type EventMessage = {
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/labels.test.ts b/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/tags.test.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/labels.test.ts
rename to frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/tags.test.ts
index ac22c011..8c2fa3bf 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/labels.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/tags.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { UserClient } from "../../user";
 import { factories } from "../factories";
 import { sharedUserClient } from "../test-utils";
 
-describe("locations lifecycle (create, update, delete)", () => {
+describe("tags lifecycle (create, update, delete)", () => {
   /**
    * useTag sets up a tag resource for testing, and returns a function
    * that can be used to delete the tag from the backend server.