Hi All,
We've released an updated CSV Import with the default charset set to UTF-8:
https://www.interactivetools.com/plugins/csv-import/
Thanks for the suggestion, I agree it's much more common now. Be aware some CSV files from old systems or Windows software might still be in CP1252, so if you get unexpected chars you can try that mode still by changing it in the plugin.
As for CSV Export, I can't recreate any UTF-8 export issues unless we set CSVEXPORT_FOR_EXCEL to true, which converts to CP1252. If you have any examples or use cases where that's still an issue let me know and we'll release an update or help you resolve it.
Thanks for the feedback!
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com