diff --git a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-api/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/CommerceOrderThreadLocal.java b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-api/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/CommerceOrderThreadLocal.java
index ac387a847e9e4c..fe8239fd65323e 100644
--- a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-api/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/CommerceOrderThreadLocal.java
+++ b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-api/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/CommerceOrderThreadLocal.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @author Brian I. Kim
+ * @author Crescenzo Rega
  */
 public class CommerceOrderThreadLocal {
 
@@ -16,13 +17,28 @@ public static boolean isDeleteInProcess() {
 		return _deleteInProcess.get();
 	}
 
+	public static boolean isSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit() {
+		return _skipValidateAccountOrdersLimit.get();
+	}
+
 	public static void setDeleteInProcess(boolean deleteInProcess) {
 		_deleteInProcess.set(deleteInProcess);
 	}
 
+	public static void setSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit(
+		boolean skipValidateAccountOrdersLimit) {
+
+		_skipValidateAccountOrdersLimit.set(skipValidateAccountOrdersLimit);
+	}
+
 	private static final ThreadLocal<Boolean> _deleteInProcess =
 		new CentralizedThreadLocal<>(
 			CommerceOrderThreadLocal.class + "._deleteInProcess",
 			() -> Boolean.FALSE);
+	private static final ThreadLocal<Boolean> _skipValidateAccountOrdersLimit =
+		new CentralizedThreadLocal<>(
+			CommerceReturnThreadLocal.class +
+				"._skipValidateAccountOrdersLimit",
+			() -> Boolean.FALSE);
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-order-content-web/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/content/web/internal/importer/type/util/CommerceOrderImporterTypeUtil.java b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-order-content-web/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/content/web/internal/importer/type/util/CommerceOrderImporterTypeUtil.java
index 23aae10be534d4..1b87809a830d02 100644
--- a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-order-content-web/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/content/web/internal/importer/type/util/CommerceOrderImporterTypeUtil.java
+++ b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-order-content-web/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/order/content/web/internal/importer/type/util/CommerceOrderImporterTypeUtil.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import com.liferay.commerce.exception.CommerceOrderValidatorException;
 import com.liferay.commerce.model.CommerceOrder;
 import com.liferay.commerce.model.CommerceOrderItem;
+import com.liferay.commerce.order.CommerceOrderThreadLocal;
 import com.liferay.commerce.order.importer.item.CommerceOrderImporterItem;
 import com.liferay.commerce.order.importer.item.CommerceOrderImporterItemImpl;
 import com.liferay.commerce.price.CommerceOrderPriceCalculation;
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ public static List<CommerceOrderImporterItem> getCommerceOrderImporterItems(
 			UserLocalService userLocalService)
 		throws Exception {
 
+		CommerceOrderThreadLocal.setSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit(true);
+
 		CommerceOrder tempCommerceOrder = commerceOrderService.addCommerceOrder(
 			commerceOrder.getGroupId(), commerceOrder.getCommerceAccountId(),
 			commerceOrder.getCommerceCurrencyCode(),
diff --git a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/service/impl/CommerceOrderLocalServiceImpl.java b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/service/impl/CommerceOrderLocalServiceImpl.java
index 4e73210bcdfd3d..5cf24b47193357 100644
--- a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/service/impl/CommerceOrderLocalServiceImpl.java
+++ b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/commerce/service/impl/CommerceOrderLocalServiceImpl.java
@@ -2785,6 +2785,12 @@ private void _validateAccountOrdersLimit(
 			long commerceChannelGroupId, long commerceAccountId)
 		throws PortalException {
 
+		if (CommerceOrderThreadLocal.isSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit()) {
+			CommerceOrderThreadLocal.setSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit(false);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
 		Group group = _groupLocalService.getGroup(commerceChannelGroupId);
 
 		int pendingCommerceOrdersCount =
diff --git a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-test/src/testIntegration/java/com/liferay/commerce/internal/order/test/CommerceOrderTest.java b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-test/src/testIntegration/java/com/liferay/commerce/internal/order/test/CommerceOrderTest.java
index f36cc9d0a5e7ee..f5f9e413b710ac 100644
--- a/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-test/src/testIntegration/java/com/liferay/commerce/internal/order/test/CommerceOrderTest.java
+++ b/modules/apps/commerce/commerce-test/src/testIntegration/java/com/liferay/commerce/internal/order/test/CommerceOrderTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import com.liferay.commerce.exception.CommerceOrderAccountLimitException;
 import com.liferay.commerce.model.CommerceAddress;
 import com.liferay.commerce.model.CommerceOrder;
+import com.liferay.commerce.order.CommerceOrderThreadLocal;
 import com.liferay.commerce.order.engine.CommerceOrderEngine;
 import com.liferay.commerce.product.constants.CommerceChannelConstants;
 import com.liferay.commerce.product.model.CommerceChannel;
@@ -987,6 +988,64 @@ public void testGetPlacedCommerceOrder() throws Exception {
 		_accountEntryLocalService.deleteAccountEntry(accountEntry);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit() throws Exception {
+		Settings settings = FallbackKeysSettingsUtil.getSettings(
+			new GroupServiceSettingsLocator(
+				_commerceChannel.getGroupId(),
+				CommerceConstants.SERVICE_NAME_COMMERCE_ORDER_FIELDS));
+
+		ModifiableSettings modifiableSettings =
+			settings.getModifiableSettings();
+
+		modifiableSettings.setValue("accountCartMaxAllowed", "1");
+
+		modifiableSettings.store();
+
+		AccountEntry accountEntry =
+			CommerceAccountTestUtil.addBusinessAccountEntry(
+				_user.getUserId(), "Test Business Account", null, null,
+				new long[] {_user.getUserId()}, null, _serviceContext);
+
+		long commerceChannelGroupId = _commerceChannel.getGroupId();
+
+		_commerceOrderLocalService.addCommerceOrder(
+			_user.getUserId(), commerceChannelGroupId,
+			accountEntry.getAccountEntryId(), _commerceCurrency.getCode(), 0);
+
+		try {
+			_commerceOrderLocalService.addCommerceOrder(
+				_user.getUserId(), commerceChannelGroupId,
+				accountEntry.getAccountEntryId(), _commerceCurrency.getCode(),
+				0);
+		}
+		catch (CommerceOrderAccountLimitException
+					commerceOrderAccountLimitException) {
+
+			Assert.assertNotNull(commerceOrderAccountLimitException);
+		}
+
+		Assert.assertEquals(
+			1,
+			_commerceOrderService.getPendingCommerceOrdersCount(
+				commerceChannelGroupId, accountEntry.getAccountEntryId(),
+				StringPool.BLANK));
+
+		CommerceOrderThreadLocal.setSkipValidateAccountOrdersLimit(true);
+
+		_commerceOrderLocalService.addCommerceOrder(
+			_user.getUserId(), commerceChannelGroupId,
+			accountEntry.getAccountEntryId(), _commerceCurrency.getCode(), 0);
+
+		Assert.assertEquals(
+			2,
+			_commerceOrderService.getPendingCommerceOrdersCount(
+				commerceChannelGroupId, accountEntry.getAccountEntryId(),
+				StringPool.BLANK));
+
+		_accountEntries.add(accountEntry);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testValidateAccountOrdersLimit() throws Exception {
 		frutillaRule.scenario(