diff --git a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationCell.tsx b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationCell.tsx
index 85106ee..8f32742 100644
--- a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationCell.tsx
+++ b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationCell.tsx
@@ -37,38 +37,6 @@ const ValidationIcon = React.memo(({ error }: { error: ErrorObject }) => (
 
 ValidationIcon.displayName = 'ValidationIcon';
 
-// Separate component for item number cells to ensure they update independently
-const ItemNumberCell = React.memo(({ 
-  value, 
-  itemNumber, 
-  isValidating, 
-  width 
-}: { 
-  value: any, 
-  itemNumber?: string, 
-  isValidating?: boolean,
-  width: number 
-}) => (
-  <TableCell className="p-1" style={{ width: `${width}px`, minWidth: `${width}px` }}>
-    <div className="px-2 py-1 text-sm">
-      {isValidating ? (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin text-blue-500" />
-          <span>{itemNumber || value || ''}</span>
-        </div>
-      ) : (
-        <span>{itemNumber || value || ''}</span>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  </TableCell>
-), (prev, next) => (
-  prev.value === next.value &&
-  prev.itemNumber === next.itemNumber &&
-  prev.isValidating === next.isValidating
-));
-
-ItemNumberCell.displayName = 'ItemNumberCell';
-
 // Memoized base cell content component
 const BaseCellContent = React.memo(({
   field,
@@ -143,6 +111,66 @@ export interface ValidationCellProps {
   rowIndex: number
 }
 
+const ItemNumberCell = React.memo(({ 
+  value, 
+  itemNumber, 
+  isValidating, 
+  width,
+  errors = [],
+  field,
+  onChange
+}: { 
+  value: any, 
+  itemNumber?: string, 
+  isValidating?: boolean,
+  width: number,
+  errors?: ErrorObject[],
+  field: Field<string>,
+  onChange: (value: any) => void
+}) => {
+  const hasError = errors.some(error => error.level === 'error' || error.level === 'warning');
+  const isRequiredButEmpty = errors.some(error => error.level === 'required' && (!value || value.trim() === ''));
+  const nonRequiredErrors = errors.filter(error => error.level !== 'required');
+
+  return (
+    <TableCell className="p-1" style={{ width: `${width}px`, minWidth: `${width}px` }}>
+      <div className={`relative ${hasError || isRequiredButEmpty ? 'border-red-500' : ''}`}>
+        {isValidating ? (
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2">
+            <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin text-blue-500" />
+            <span>{itemNumber || value || ''}</span>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="truncate overflow-hidden">
+            <BaseCellContent
+              field={field}
+              value={itemNumber || value}
+              onChange={onChange}
+              hasErrors={hasError || isRequiredButEmpty}
+              options={[]}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+        {nonRequiredErrors.length > 0 && !isRequiredButEmpty && (
+          <div className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-20">
+            <ValidationIcon error={{ 
+              message: nonRequiredErrors.map(e => e.message).join('\n'), 
+              level: 'error' 
+            }} />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </TableCell>
+  );
+}, (prev, next) => (
+  prev.value === next.value &&
+  prev.itemNumber === next.itemNumber &&
+  prev.isValidating === next.isValidating &&
+  JSON.stringify(prev.errors) === JSON.stringify(next.errors)
+));
+
+ItemNumberCell.displayName = 'ItemNumberCell';
+
 const ValidationCell = ({
   field,
   value,
@@ -161,14 +189,13 @@ const ValidationCell = ({
         itemNumber={itemNumber}
         isValidating={isValidating}
         width={width}
+        errors={errors}
+        field={field}
+        onChange={onChange}
       />
     );
   }
 
-  // For UPC fields, show loading indicator during validation
-  const isUpcField = fieldKey === 'upc' || fieldKey === 'barcode';
-  const showLoadingIndicator = isUpcField && isValidating;
-
   // Error states
   const hasError = errors.some(error => error.level === 'error' || error.level === 'warning');
   const isRequiredButEmpty = errors.some(error => error.level === 'required' && (!value || value.trim() === ''));
@@ -176,13 +203,9 @@ const ValidationCell = ({
   
   return (
     <TableCell className="p-1" style={{ width: `${width}px`, minWidth: `${width}px` }}>
-      <div className={`relative ${hasError || isRequiredButEmpty ? 'border-red-500' : ''} ${showLoadingIndicator ? 'border-blue-500' : ''}`}>
-        {showLoadingIndicator && (
-          <div className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 z-10">
-            <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin text-blue-500" />
-          </div>
-        )}
-        
+      <div className={`relative ${hasError || isRequiredButEmpty ? 'border-red-500' : ''}`}>
+     
+           
         <div className="truncate overflow-hidden">
           <BaseCellContent
             field={field}
@@ -220,15 +243,6 @@ export default React.memo(ValidationCell, (prev, next) => {
     );
   }
 
-  // For UPC fields, include validation state in comparison
-  if (prev.fieldKey === 'upc' || prev.fieldKey === 'barcode') {
-    return (
-      prev.value === next.value &&
-      prevErrorsStr === nextErrorsStr &&
-      prev.isValidating === next.isValidating
-    );
-  }
-
   // For all other fields, compare core props
   return (
     prev.value === next.value &&
diff --git a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationContainer.tsx b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationContainer.tsx
index 7d53443..333fbfb 100644
--- a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationContainer.tsx
+++ b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/components/ValidationContainer.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ProductSearchDialog } from '@/components/products/ProductSearchDialog'
 import SearchableTemplateSelect from './SearchableTemplateSelect'
 import { useAiValidation } from '../hooks/useAiValidation'
 import { AiValidationDialogs } from './AiValidationDialogs'
+import config from '@/config'
 
 /**
  * ValidationContainer component - the main wrapper for the validation step
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ const ValidationContainer = <T extends string>({
       }
       
       // Make API call to validate UPC
-      const response = await fetch(`/api/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?upc=${encodeURIComponent(upcValue)}&supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplierId)}`);
+      const response = await fetch(`${config.apiUrl}/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?upc=${encodeURIComponent(upcValue)}&supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplierId)}`);
       
       // Process the response
       if (response.status === 409) {
diff --git a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useUpcValidation.tsx b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useUpcValidation.tsx
index d2f7270..9385d76 100644
--- a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useUpcValidation.tsx
+++ b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useUpcValidation.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from 'react'
+import config from '@/config'
 
 interface UpcValidationResult {
   error?: boolean
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export const useUpcValidation = () => {
     
     try {
       // Call the UPC validation API
-      const response = await fetch(`/api/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?upc=${encodeURIComponent(upcValue)}&supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplier)}`);
+      const response = await fetch(`${config.apiUrl}/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?upc=${encodeURIComponent(upcValue)}&supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplier)}`);
       
       if (response.status === 409) {
         const errorData = await response.json();
diff --git a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useValidationState.tsx b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useValidationState.tsx
index fec32da..dc5866b 100644
--- a/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useValidationState.tsx
+++ b/inventory/src/lib/react-spreadsheet-import/src/steps/ValidationStepNew/hooks/useValidationState.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 // Use a helper to get API URL consistently
-export const getApiUrl = () => window.config?.apiUrl || '/api';
+export const getApiUrl = () => config.apiUrl;
 
 // Main validation state hook
 export const useValidationState = <T extends string>({
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const useValidationState = <T extends string>({
   const fetchProductByUpc = useCallback(async (supplier: string, upc: string): Promise<ValidationResult> => {
     try {
       // Use the correct endpoint and parameter names
-      const response = await fetch(`${getApiUrl()}/check-upc-and-generate-sku?supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplier)}&upc=${encodeURIComponent(upc)}`, {
+      const response = await fetch(`${getApiUrl()}/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplier)}&upc=${encodeURIComponent(upc)}`, {
         method: 'GET',
         headers: {
           'Content-Type': 'application/json',
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ export const useValidationState = <T extends string>({
       }
       
       // Make API call to validate UPC
-      const response = await fetch(`/api/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?upc=${encodeURIComponent(upcValue)}&supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplierId)}`);
+      const response = await fetch(`${config.apiUrl}/import/check-upc-and-generate-sku?upc=${encodeURIComponent(upcValue)}&supplierId=${encodeURIComponent(supplierId)}`);
       
       if (response.status === 409) {
         // UPC already exists - show validation error