diff --git a/app/code/Magento/GroupedImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/Grouped.php b/app/code/Magento/GroupedImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/Grouped.php
index 83ffc3dfb253e..b76f026872b81 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/GroupedImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/Grouped.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/GroupedImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/Grouped.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public function saveData()
                 foreach ($associatedSkusAndQtyPairs as $associatedSkuAndQty) {
                     ++$position;
                     $associatedSkuAndQty = explode(self::SKU_QTY_DELIMITER, $associatedSkuAndQty);
-                    $associatedSku = isset($associatedSkuAndQty[0]) ? trim($associatedSkuAndQty[0]) : null;
+                    $associatedSku = isset($associatedSkuAndQty[0]) ? strtolower(trim($associatedSkuAndQty[0])) : null;
                     if (isset($newSku[$associatedSku])) {
                         $linkedProductId = $newSku[$associatedSku][$this->getProductEntityIdentifierField()];
                     } elseif (isset($oldSku[$associatedSku])) {