diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/Customer.php b/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/Customer.php
index 6cf06f839c175efd29b42a98d63b1ecf8f959b82..ef92b5194c5d004e1fbbaa8bc4b86f0c14a78292 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/Customer.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/Customer.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 namespace Magento\CustomerImportExport\Model\Import;
 
+use Magento\Customer\Api\Data\CustomerInterface;
 use Magento\ImportExport\Model\Import\ErrorProcessing\ProcessingErrorAggregatorInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -135,25 +136,25 @@ class Customer extends AbstractCustomer
     /**
      * Customer fields in file
      */
-    public $customerFields = [
-        'group_id',
-        'store_id',
-        'updated_at',
-        'created_at',
-        'created_in',
-        'prefix',
-        'firstname',
-        'middlename',
-        'lastname',
-        'suffix',
-        'dob',
+    protected $customerFields = [
+        CustomerInterface::GROUP_ID,
+        CustomerInterface::STORE_ID,
+        CustomerInterface::UPDATED_AT,
+        CustomerInterface::CREATED_AT,
+        CustomerInterface::CREATED_IN,
+        CustomerInterface::PREFIX,
+        CustomerInterface::FIRSTNAME,
+        CustomerInterface::MIDDLENAME,
+        CustomerInterface::LASTNAME,
+        CustomerInterface::SUFFIX,
+        CustomerInterface::DOB,
         'password_hash',
-        'taxvat',
-        'confirmation',
-        'gender',
+        CustomerInterface::TAXVAT,
+        CustomerInterface::CONFIRMATION,
+        CustomerInterface::GENDER,
         'rp_token',
         'rp_token_created_at',
-        ];
+    ];
 
     /**
      * @param \Magento\Framework\Stdlib\StringUtils $string
@@ -237,11 +238,6 @@ class Customer extends AbstractCustomer
 
         $this->_initStores(true)->_initAttributes();
 
-        $this->validColumnNames = array_merge(
-            $this->validColumnNames,
-            $this->customerFields
-        );
-
         $this->_customerModel = $customerFactory->create();
         /** @var $customerResource \Magento\Customer\Model\ResourceModel\Customer */
         $customerResource = $this->_customerModel->getResource();
@@ -562,4 +558,17 @@ class Customer extends AbstractCustomer
     {
         return $this->_entityTable;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function getValidColumnNames()
+    {
+        $this->validColumnNames = array_merge(
+            $this->validColumnNames,
+            $this->customerFields
+        );
+
+        return $this->validColumnNames;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/CustomerComposite.php b/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/CustomerComposite.php
index ed7d2f8fe9e85b92ffaf8da22c75b85fb9ffa7b2..97d2407a7805cf8b671ed7588f9d5d27c7823319 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/CustomerComposite.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CustomerImportExport/Model/Import/CustomerComposite.php
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ class CustomerComposite extends \Magento\ImportExport\Model\Import\AbstractEntit
         }
         $this->_initAddressAttributes();
 
-        $this->validColumnNames = array_merge(
-            $this->validColumnNames,
-            $this->_customerAttributes,
-            $this->_addressAttributes,
-            $this->_customerEntity->customerFields
-        );
-
         // next customer id
         if (isset($data['next_customer_id'])) {
             $this->_nextCustomerId = $data['next_customer_id'];
@@ -489,4 +482,19 @@ class CustomerComposite extends \Magento\ImportExport\Model\Import\AbstractEntit
 
         return parent::_prepareRowForDb($rowData);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritDoc
+     */
+    public function getValidColumnNames()
+    {
+        $this->validColumnNames = array_merge(
+            $this->validColumnNames,
+            $this->_customerAttributes,
+            $this->_addressAttributes,
+            $this->_customerEntity->customerFields
+        );
+
+        return $this->validColumnNames;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/AbstractEntity.php b/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/AbstractEntity.php
index e9b684c2bd2a9aeb74dbbc6368c7ff6c0e6b71a5..085c9261e341229fb19bebc078874f87e9dff561 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/AbstractEntity.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/AbstractEntity.php
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntity
                         $emptyHeaderColumns[] = $columnNumber;
                     } elseif (!preg_match('/^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$/', $columnName)) {
                         $invalidColumns[] = $columnName;
-                    } elseif ($this->needColumnCheck && !in_array($columnName, $this->validColumnNames)) {
+                    } elseif ($this->needColumnCheck && !in_array($columnName, $this->getValidColumnNames())) {
                         $invalidAttributes[] = $columnName;
                     }
                 }
@@ -854,4 +854,14 @@ abstract class AbstractEntity
         $this->countItemsDeleted = count($deleted);
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve valid column names
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getValidColumnNames()
+    {
+        return $this->validColumnNames;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/Entity/AbstractEntity.php b/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/Entity/AbstractEntity.php
index 81422c45e13a871f8162a0535802db1cf96a2df5..9a0971d18e1042fea2339d50508d0816e2cbdac9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/Entity/AbstractEntity.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/ImportExport/Model/Import/Entity/AbstractEntity.php
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ abstract class AbstractEntity
                             $emptyHeaderColumns[] = $columnNumber;
                         } elseif (!preg_match('/^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$/', $columnName)) {
                             $invalidColumns[] = $columnName;
-                        } elseif ($this->needColumnCheck && !in_array($columnName, $this->validColumnNames)) {
+                        } elseif ($this->needColumnCheck && !in_array($columnName, $this->getValidColumnNames())) {
                             $invalidAttributes[] = $columnName;
                         }
                     }
@@ -818,4 +818,14 @@ abstract class AbstractEntity
     {
         return $this->countItemsDeleted;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieve valid column names
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getValidColumnNames()
+    {
+        return $this->validColumnNames;
+    }
 }