diff --git a/pkg/api/transactions.go b/pkg/api/transactions.go
index 10456ed9..7240641c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/transactions.go
+++ b/pkg/api/transactions.go
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ func (a *TransactionsApi) TransactionParseImportFileHandler(c *core.WebContext)
 		return nil, errs.Or(err, errs.ErrOperationFailed)
 	}
 
-	tagMap := a.transactionTags.GetTagNameMapByList(tags)
+	tagMap := a.transactionTags.GetVisibleTagNameMapByList(tags)
 
 	parsedTransactions, _, _, _, _, _, err := dataImporter.ParseImportedData(c, user, fileData, utcOffset, accountMap, expenseCategoryMap, incomeCategoryMap, transferCategoryMap, tagMap)
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/user_data.go b/pkg/cli/user_data.go
index 3de53d0f..2adaf3a1 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/user_data.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/user_data.go
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ func (l *UserDataCli) getUserEssentialDataForImport(c *core.CliContext, uid int6
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	tagMap = l.tags.GetTagNameMapByList(tags)
+	tagMap = l.tags.GetVisibleTagNameMapByList(tags)
 
 	return accountMap, expenseCategoryMap, incomeCategoryMap, transferCategoryMap, tagMap, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/mcp/add_transaction_tool_handler.go b/pkg/mcp/add_transaction_tool_handler.go
index 45111c0b..8024f37b 100644
--- a/pkg/mcp/add_transaction_tool_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/mcp/add_transaction_tool_handler.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (h *mcpAddTransactionToolHandler) Handle(c *core.WebContext, callToolReq *M
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 
-		tagMaps := services.GetTransactionTagService().GetTagNameMapByList(allTags)
+		tagMaps := services.GetTransactionTagService().GetVisibleTagNameMapByList(allTags)
 		tagIds = make([]int64, 0, len(addTransactionRequest.Tags))
 
 		for _, tagName := range addTransactionRequest.Tags {
diff --git a/pkg/services/transaction_tags.go b/pkg/services/transaction_tags.go
index 2405f1e3..fd8e5b31 100644
--- a/pkg/services/transaction_tags.go
+++ b/pkg/services/transaction_tags.go
@@ -508,14 +508,20 @@ func (s *TransactionTagService) GetTagMapByList(tags []*models.TransactionTag) m
 	return tagMap
 }
 
-// GetTagNameMapByList returns a transaction tag map by a list
-func (s *TransactionTagService) GetTagNameMapByList(tags []*models.TransactionTag) map[string]*models.TransactionTag {
+// GetVisibleTagNameMapByList returns a visible transaction tag map by a list
+func (s *TransactionTagService) GetVisibleTagNameMapByList(tags []*models.TransactionTag) map[string]*models.TransactionTag {
 	tagMap := make(map[string]*models.TransactionTag)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(tags); i++ {
 		tag := tags[i]
+
+		if tag.Hidden {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		tagMap[tag.Name] = tag
 	}
+
 	return tagMap
 }