diff --git a/lib/csv_importer/column.rb b/lib/csv_importer/column.rb
index 1a69773..7aa3aa6 100644
--- a/lib/csv_importer/column.rb
+++ b/lib/csv_importer/column.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ class Column
 
     attribute :name, String
     attribute :definition, ColumnDefinition
+    attribute :rank, Integer, default: 0
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/csv_importer/csv_reader.rb b/lib/csv_importer/csv_reader.rb
index c5ece38..95af8bd 100644
--- a/lib/csv_importer/csv_reader.rb
+++ b/lib/csv_importer/csv_reader.rb
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def detect_separator(csv_content)
       end
     end
 
-    # Remove trailing white spaces and ensure we always return a string
+    # Remove trailing white spaces, invisible characters and ensure we always return a string
     def sanitize_cells(rows)
       rows.map do |cells|
         cells.map do |cell|
-          cell ? cell.strip : ""
+          cell ? cell.strip.gsub(/\P{Print}|\p{Cf}/, '') : ""
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/csv_importer/header.rb b/lib/csv_importer/header.rb
index b4e550f..d3ce792 100644
--- a/lib/csv_importer/header.rb
+++ b/lib/csv_importer/header.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@ class Header
     attribute :column_names, Array[String]
 
     def columns
+      max_column = column_definitions.size
+
       column_names.map do |column_name|
         # ensure column name escapes invisible characters
-        column_name = column_name.gsub(/[^[:print:]]/, '')
+        column_name = column_name.gsub(/\P{Print}|\p{Cf}/, '')
+
+        # the column will be processed not in the order found in the csv
+        # but in the order of the importation code
+        # first column declared, first column processed
+        rank = column_definitions.index { |definition| definition.match?(column_name) }
 
         Column.new(
           name: column_name,
-          definition: find_column_definition(column_name)
+          definition: find_column_definition(column_name),
+          rank: rank || max_column
         )
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/csv_importer/row.rb b/lib/csv_importer/row.rb
index eb9021c..a9d3249 100644
--- a/lib/csv_importer/row.rb
+++ b/lib/csv_importer/row.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def csv_attributes
 
     # Set attributes
     def set_attributes(model)
-      header.columns.each do |column|
+      header.columns.sort_by(&:rank).each do |column|
         value = csv_attributes[column.name]
         begin
           value = value.dup if value
diff --git a/lib/csv_importer/runner.rb b/lib/csv_importer/runner.rb
index e4a473f..e2f976f 100644
--- a/lib/csv_importer/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/csv_importer/runner.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def persist_rows!
 
           if row.skip?
             tags << :skip
+          elsif row.errors.size > 0
+            tags << :failure
           else
             if row.model.save
               tags << :success
diff --git a/spec/csv_importer_spec.rb b/spec/csv_importer_spec.rb
index e2b610d..932eab6 100644
--- a/spec/csv_importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/csv_importer_spec.rb
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class ImportUserCSVByFirstName
 bob@example.com   ,  true,   bob   ,,"
 
     # insert invisible characters
-    csv_content.insert(-1, "\u{FEFF}")
+    csv_content.insert(0, "\u{FEFF}")
 
     csv_io = StringIO.new(csv_content)
     import = ImportUserCSV.new(file: csv_io)