diff --git a/api/src/services/import-services/measurement/utils/measurement-dynamic-headers-config.ts b/api/src/services/import-services/measurement/utils/measurement-dynamic-headers-config.ts
index 8f393c0f68..8cfdbae782 100644
--- a/api/src/services/import-services/measurement/utils/measurement-dynamic-headers-config.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/import-services/measurement/utils/measurement-dynamic-headers-config.ts
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ export const validateQualitativeMeasurementCell = (
   params: CSVParams,
   measurement: CBQualitativeMeasurementTypeDefinition
 ): CSVError[] => {
+  const options = measurement.options.map((option) => ({
+    option_id: option.qualitative_option_id,
+    option_name: option.option_label
+  }));
+
   // Normalize the measurement type definition and validate
-  const result = validateQualitativeValue(params.cell, {
-    options: measurement.options.map((option) => ({
-      option_id: option.qualitative_option_id,
-      option_name: option.option_label
-    }))
-  });
+  const result = validateQualitativeValue(params.cell, { options: options }, 'measurement');
 
   // If the result is list of CSV errors
   if (typeof result !== 'string') {
@@ -124,10 +124,14 @@ export const validateQuantitativeMeasurementCell = (
   measurement: CBQuantitativeMeasurementTypeDefinition
 ): CSVError[] => {
   // Normalize the measurement type definition and validate
-  const result = validateQuantitativeValue(params.cell, {
-    min: measurement.min_value,
-    max: measurement.max_value
-  });
+  const result = validateQuantitativeValue(
+    params.cell,
+    {
+      min: measurement.min_value,
+      max: measurement.max_value
+    },
+    'measurement'
+  );
 
   // If the result is list of CSV errors
   if (typeof result !== 'number') {
diff --git a/api/src/services/import-services/observation/utils/environment-dynamic-headers-config.ts b/api/src/services/import-services/observation/utils/environment-dynamic-headers-config.ts
index b0035d49d9..e9dc222465 100644
--- a/api/src/services/import-services/observation/utils/environment-dynamic-headers-config.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/import-services/observation/utils/environment-dynamic-headers-config.ts
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ export const validateQualitativeEnvironmentCell = (
   params: CSVParams,
   environment: QualitativeEnvironmentTypeDefinition
 ): CSVError[] => {
+  const options = environment.options.map((option) => ({
+    option_id: option.environment_qualitative_option_id,
+    option_name: option.name
+  }));
+
   // Normalize the environment type definition and validate the cell
-  const result = validateQualitativeValue(params.cell, {
-    options: environment.options.map((option) => ({
-      option_id: option.environment_qualitative_option_id,
-      option_name: option.name
-    }))
-  });
+  const result = validateQualitativeValue(params.cell, { options: options }, 'environment');
 
   // If the result is not a qualitative value it is a list of CSV errors
   if (typeof result !== 'string') {
@@ -113,10 +113,14 @@ export const validateQuantitativeEnvironmentCell = (
   environment: QuantitativeEnvironmentTypeDefinition
 ): CSVError[] => {
   // Normalize the environment type definition and validate the cell
-  const result = validateQuantitativeValue(params.cell, {
-    min: environment.min,
-    max: environment.max
-  });
+  const result = validateQuantitativeValue(
+    params.cell,
+    {
+      min: environment.min,
+      max: environment.max
+    },
+    'environment'
+  );
 
   // If the result is not a quantitative value it is a list of CSV errors
   if (typeof result !== 'number') {
diff --git a/api/src/services/import-services/utils/qualitative.ts b/api/src/services/import-services/utils/qualitative.ts
index 2b94fcf4d6..bf616cae88 100644
--- a/api/src/services/import-services/utils/qualitative.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/import-services/utils/qualitative.ts
@@ -32,16 +32,20 @@ interface IQualitativeTypeDefinitionStub {
  *
  * @param {unknown} value - The value to validate
  * @param {IQualitativeTypeDefinitionStub} qualitativeTypeDefinition - The qualitative type definition
+ * @param {string} [qualitativeTag] - The tag to inject into the error message ie: 'measurement' or 'environment'
  * @returns {CSVError[] | string} - The list of errors or the qualitative value
  */
 export const validateQualitativeValue = (
   value: unknown,
-  qualitativeTypeDefinition: IQualitativeTypeDefinitionStub
+  qualitativeTypeDefinition: IQualitativeTypeDefinitionStub,
+  qualitativeTag?: string
 ): CSVError[] | string => {
+  const qualitativeTagString = qualitativeTag ? ` ${qualitativeTag}` : '';
+
   if (typeof value !== 'string') {
     return [
       {
-        error: 'Qualitative value must be a string',
+        error: `Qualitative${qualitativeTagString} value must be a string`,
         solution: 'Update the value to match the expected type'
       }
     ];
@@ -51,11 +55,11 @@ export const validateQualitativeValue = (
     (option) => option.option_name.toLowerCase() === value.toLowerCase()
   );
 
-  // Validate value is an alowed qualitative environment option
+  // Validate value is an alowed qualitative option
   if (!matchingQualitativeOption) {
     return [
       {
-        error: `Invalid qualitative option`,
+        error: `Invalid qualitative${qualitativeTagString} option`,
         solution: `Use a valid qualitative option`,
         values: qualitativeTypeDefinition.options.map((option) => option.option_name)
       }
diff --git a/api/src/services/import-services/utils/quantitative.ts b/api/src/services/import-services/utils/quantitative.ts
index 311895a6c9..7cfe4359e5 100644
--- a/api/src/services/import-services/utils/quantitative.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/import-services/utils/quantitative.ts
@@ -24,36 +24,39 @@ interface IQuantitativeTypeDefinitionStub {
  *
  * @param {unknown} value - The value to validate
  * @param {IQuantitativeTypeDefinitionStub} quantitativeTypeDefinition - The quantitative type definition
+ * @param {string} [quantitativeTag] - The tag to inject into the error message ie: 'measurement' or 'environment'
  * @returns {CSVError[] | number} - The list of errors or the quantitative value
  */
 export const validateQuantitativeValue = (
   value: unknown,
-  quantitativeTypeDefinition: IQuantitativeTypeDefinitionStub
+  quantitativeTypeDefinition: IQuantitativeTypeDefinitionStub,
+  quantitativeTag?: string
 ): CSVError[] | number => {
   const errors: CSVError[] = [];
+  const quantitativeTagString = quantitativeTag ? ` ${quantitativeTag}` : '';
 
-  // Quantitative environments are numbers ie: antler count: 2
+  // Quantitative are numbers ie: antler count: 2
   if (typeof value !== 'number') {
     return [
       {
-        error: 'Quantitative value must be a number',
+        error: `Quantitative${quantitativeTagString} value must be a number`,
         solution: 'Update the value to match the expected type'
       }
     ];
   }
 
-  // Validate value is withing the environment min max bounds
+  // Validate value is within min max bounds
   if (quantitativeTypeDefinition.max != null && value > quantitativeTypeDefinition.max) {
     errors.push({
-      error: 'Quantitative value too large',
+      error: `Quantitative${quantitativeTagString} value too large`,
       solution: `Value must be less than or equal to ${quantitativeTypeDefinition.max}`
     });
   }
 
-  // Validate value is withing the environment min max bounds
+  // Validate value is within the min max bounds
   if (quantitativeTypeDefinition.min != null && value < quantitativeTypeDefinition.min) {
     errors.push({
-      error: 'Quantitative value too small',
+      error: `Quantitative${quantitativeTagString} value too small`,
       solution: `Value must be greater than or equal to ${quantitativeTypeDefinition.min}`
     });
   }