diff --git a/CRM/Export/BAO/Export.php b/CRM/Export/BAO/Export.php
index f2f1793ce7fc..ba60f71a793b 100644
--- a/CRM/Export/BAO/Export.php
+++ b/CRM/Export/BAO/Export.php
@@ -41,24 +41,6 @@ class CRM_Export_BAO_Export {
   // CRM-7675
   const EXPORT_ROW_COUNT = 100000;
 
-  /**
-   * Key representing the head of household in the relationship array.
-   *
-   * e.g. 8_a_b.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  protected static $headOfHouseholdRelationshipKey;
-
-  /**
-   * Key representing the head of household in the relationship array.
-   *
-   * e.g. 8_a_b.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  protected static $memberOfHouseholdRelationshipKey;
-
   /**
    * Key representing the head of household in the relationship array.
    *
@@ -244,7 +226,7 @@ public static function exportComponents(
     $queryOperator = 'AND'
   ) {
 
-    $processor = new CRM_Export_BAO_ExportProcessor($exportMode, $fields, $queryOperator);
+    $processor = new CRM_Export_BAO_ExportProcessor($exportMode, $fields, $queryOperator, $mergeSameHousehold);
     $returnProperties = array();
     $selectedPaymentFields = FALSE;
     // @todo - this variable is overwritten later - it should be wholly definable in the processor fn.
@@ -255,9 +237,6 @@ public static function exportComponents(
     // without manually testing the export of IM provider still works.
     $imProviders = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::get('CRM_Core_DAO_IM', 'provider_id');
     self::$relationshipTypes = $processor->getRelationshipTypes();
-    //also merge Head of Household
-    self::$memberOfHouseholdRelationshipKey = CRM_Utils_Array::key('Household Member of', self::$relationshipTypes);
-    self::$headOfHouseholdRelationshipKey = CRM_Utils_Array::key('Head of Household for', self::$relationshipTypes);
 
     $queryMode = $processor->getQueryMode();
 
@@ -384,15 +363,13 @@ public static function exportComponents(
 
       foreach ($returnProperties as $key => $value) {
         if (!$processor->isRelationshipTypeKey($key)) {
-          $returnProperties[self::$memberOfHouseholdRelationshipKey][$key] = $value;
-          $returnProperties[self::$headOfHouseholdRelationshipKey][$key] = $value;
+          foreach ($processor->getHouseholdRelationshipTypes() as $householdRelationshipType) {
+            if (!in_array($key, ['location_type', 'im_provider'])) {
+              $returnProperties[$householdRelationshipType][$key] = $value;
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
-
-      unset($returnProperties[self::$memberOfHouseholdRelationshipKey]['location_type']);
-      unset($returnProperties[self::$memberOfHouseholdRelationshipKey]['im_provider']);
-      unset($returnProperties[self::$headOfHouseholdRelationshipKey]['location_type']);
-      unset($returnProperties[self::$headOfHouseholdRelationshipKey]['im_provider']);
     }
 
     list($relationQuery, $allRelContactArray) = self::buildRelatedContactArray($selectAll, $ids, $exportMode, $componentTable, $returnProperties, $queryMode);
@@ -628,8 +605,9 @@ public static function exportComponents(
 
       // merge the records if they have corresponding households
       if ($mergeSameHousehold) {
-        self::mergeSameHousehold($exportTempTable, $headerRows, $sqlColumns, self::$memberOfHouseholdRelationshipKey);
-        self::mergeSameHousehold($exportTempTable, $headerRows, $sqlColumns, self::$headOfHouseholdRelationshipKey);
+        foreach ($processor->getHouseholdRelationshipTypes() as $householdRelationshipType) {
+          self::mergeSameHousehold($exportTempTable, $headerRows, $sqlColumns, $householdRelationshipType);
+        }
       }
 
       // call export hook
diff --git a/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php b/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
index 49f24e636c2f..2e4b071b2dd9 100644
--- a/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
+++ b/CRM/Export/BAO/ExportProcessor.php
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ class CRM_Export_BAO_ExportProcessor {
    */
   protected $requestedFields;
 
+  /**
+   * Is the contact being merged into a single household.
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  protected $isMergeSameHousehold;
+
   /**
    * Key representing the head of household in the relationship array.
    *
@@ -94,8 +101,9 @@ class CRM_Export_BAO_ExportProcessor {
    * @param int $exportMode
    * @param array|NULL $requestedFields
    * @param string $queryOperator
+   * @param bool $isMergeSameHousehold
    */
-  public function __construct($exportMode, $requestedFields, $queryOperator) {
+  public function __construct($exportMode, $requestedFields, $queryOperator, $isMergeSameHousehold) {
     $this->setExportMode($exportMode);
     $this->setQueryMode();
     $this->setQueryOperator($queryOperator);
@@ -138,6 +146,34 @@ public function setRelationshipTypes() {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return bool
+   */
+  public function isMergeSameHousehold() {
+    return $this->isMergeSameHousehold;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param bool $isMergeSameHousehold
+   */
+  public function setIsMergeSameHousehold($isMergeSameHousehold) {
+    $this->isMergeSameHousehold = $isMergeSameHousehold;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return relationship types for household merge.
+   *
+   * @return mixed
+   */
+  public function getHouseholdRelationshipTypes() {
+    if (!$this->isMergeSameHousehold()) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    return [
+      CRM_Utils_Array::key('Household Member of', $this->getRelationshipTypes()),
+      CRM_Utils_Array::key('Head of Household for', $this->getRelationshipTypes()),
+    ];
+  }
 
   /**
    * @param $fieldName
@@ -147,6 +183,15 @@ public function isRelationshipTypeKey($fieldName) {
     return array_key_exists($fieldName, $this->relationshipTypes);
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * @param $fieldName
+   * @return bool
+   */
+  public function isHouseholdMergeRelationshipTypeKey($fieldName) {
+    return array_key_exists($fieldName, $this->getHouseholdRelationshipTypes());
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return string
    */