diff --git a/.changeset/rare-eggs-draw.md b/.changeset/rare-eggs-draw.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2ca392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-eggs-draw.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@crystallize/import-utilities': minor
+---
+
+fix the move of an existing item in children
diff --git a/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/createOrUpdateItem.ts b/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/createOrUpdateItem.ts
index f4290c0..0ccb7a6 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/createOrUpdateItem.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/createOrUpdateItem.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   EVENT_NAMES,
   ItemEventPayloadCreatedOrUpdated,
   getItemVersionsForLanguages,
+  getTenantRootItemId,
   getTranslation,
   validShapeIdentifier,
 } from '../utils'
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ export async function createOrUpdateItem(
         context,
       })
     }
-
+    const realRootItemId = await getTenantRootItemId(context)
     if (item._options?.moveToRoot) {
       if (item._parentId !== rootItemId) {
         await context.callPIM({
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ export async function createOrUpdateItem(
       item._exists &&
       item._parentId !== parentId &&
       itemId !== parentId &&
-      parentId !== rootItemId // Do not move items to root unless _moveToRoot is set
+      parentId !== realRootItemId // Do not move items to root unless _moveToRoot is set
     ) {
       /**
        * Move the item if it is a part of a children array,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/handleItem.ts b/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/handleItem.ts
index 7ee6461..7a02a93 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/handleItem.ts
+++ b/src/bootstrap-tenant/bootstrapper/items/handleItem.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ export async function handleItem(
   if (!item) {
     return finishedItems
   }
-
   let parentId = rootItemId
 
+  // updating the id and parentId of the item from the DB
   const itemAndParentId = await getItemId({
     context,
     externalReference: item.externalReference,
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export async function handleItem(
   item.id = itemAndParentId.itemId
   item._parentId = itemAndParentId.parentId
 
+  // if that's mention in the spec, we take the parent id
   if (item.parentExternalReference || item.parentCataloguePath) {
     const parentItemAndParentId = await getItemId({
       context,