diff --git a/lib/AbstractException.php b/lib/AbstractException.php
index e4f22a9a..1e3a2dd3 100644
--- a/lib/AbstractException.php
+++ b/lib/AbstractException.php
@@ -86,8 +86,14 @@ abstract class AbstractException extends \Exception {
         "Feed/Exception.xmlEntity"                    => 10512,
         "Feed/Exception.subscriptionNotFound"         => 10521,
         "Feed/Exception.unsupportedFeedFormat"        => 10522,
+        "ImportExport/Exception.fileMissing"          => 10601,
+        "ImportExport/Exception.fileUnreadable"       => 10603,
         "ImportExport/Exception.fileUnwritable"       => 10604,
         "ImportExport/Exception.fileUncreatable"      => 10605,
+        "ImportExport/Exception.invalidSyntax"        => 10611,
+        "ImportExport/Exception.invalidSemantics"     => 10612,
+        "ImportExport/Exception.invalidFolderName"    => 10613,
+        "ImportExport/Exception.invalidFolderCopy"    => 10614,
     ];
 
     public function __construct(string $msgID = "", $vars = null, \Throwable $e = null) {
diff --git a/lib/CLI.php b/lib/CLI.php
index 218e3d30..e8998962 100644
--- a/lib/CLI.php
+++ b/lib/CLI.php
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ Usage:
     arsse.php user unset-pass <username>
         [--oldpass=<pass>] [--fever]
     arsse.php user auth <username> <password> [--fever]
-    arsse.php export <username> [<file>] [-f | --flat]
+    arsse.php export <username> [<file>] 
+        [-f | --flat]
+    arsse.php import <username> [<file>] 
+        [-f | --flat] [-r | --replace]
     arsse.php --version
     arsse.php --help | -h
 
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ USAGE_TEXT;
             'help' => false,
         ]);
         try {
-            $cmd = $this->command(["--help", "--version", "daemon", "feed refresh", "feed refresh-all", "conf save-defaults", "user", "export"], $args);
+            $cmd = $this->command(["--help", "--version", "daemon", "feed refresh", "feed refresh-all", "conf save-defaults", "user", "export", "import"], $args);
             if ($cmd && !in_array($cmd, ["--help", "--version", "conf save-defaults"])) {
                 // only certain commands don't require configuration to be loaded
                 $this->loadConf();
@@ -99,6 +102,10 @@ USAGE_TEXT;
                     $u = $args['<username>'];
                     $file = $this->resolveFile($args['<file>'], "w");
                     return (int) !$this->getInstance(OPML::class)->exportFile($file, $u, $args['--flat']);
+                case "import":
+                    $u = $args['<username>'];
+                    $file = $this->resolveFile($args['<file>'], "w");
+                    return (int) !$this->getInstance(OPML::class)->importFile($file, $u, $args['--flat'], $args['--replace']);
             }
         } catch (AbstractException $e) {
             $this->logError($e->getMessage());
diff --git a/lib/ImportExport/OPML.php b/lib/ImportExport/OPML.php
index 616fa82d..be7365a7 100644
--- a/lib/ImportExport/OPML.php
+++ b/lib/ImportExport/OPML.php
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ class OPML {
         foreach ($folders as $f) {
             // check to make sure folder names are all valid
             if (!strlen(trim($f['name']))) {
-                throw new \Exception;
+                throw new Exception("invalidFolderName");
             }
             // check for duplicates
             if (!isset($folderMap[$f['parent']])) {
                 $folderMap[$f['parent']] = [];
             }
             if (isset($folderMap[$f['parent']][$f['name']])) {
-                throw new \Exception;
+                throw new Exception("invalidFolderCopy");
             } else {
                 $folderMap[$f['parent']][$f['name']] = true;
             }
@@ -142,12 +142,13 @@ class OPML {
         $d = new \DOMDocument;
         if (!@$d->loadXML($opml)) {
             // not a valid XML document
-            throw new \Exception;
+            $err = libxml_get_last_error();
+            throw new Exception("invalidSyntax", ['line' => $err->line, 'column' => $err->column]);
         }
         $body = $d->getElementsByTagName("body");
         if ($d->documentElement->nodeName !== "opml" || !$body->length || $body->item(0)->parentNode != $d->documentElement) {
             // not a valid OPML document
-            throw new \Exception;
+            throw new Exception("invalidSemantics", ['type' => "OPML"]);
         }
         $body = $body->item(0);
         $folders = [];
@@ -268,4 +269,14 @@ class OPML {
         }
         return true;
     }
+
+    public function imortFile(string $file, string $user, bool $flat = false, bool $replace): bool {
+        $data = @file_get_contents($file);
+        if ($data === false) {
+            // if it fails throw an exception
+            $err = file_exists($file) ? "fileUnreadable" : "fileMissing";
+            throw new Exception($err, ['file' => $file, 'format' => str_replace(__NAMESPACE__."\\", "", __CLASS__)]);
+        }
+        return $this->import($user, $data, $flat, $replace);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/locale/en.php b/locale/en.php
index a9fa045f..19fc7241 100644
--- a/locale/en.php
+++ b/locale/en.php
@@ -155,14 +155,12 @@ return [
     'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/Feed/Exception.xmlEntity'                    => 'Refused to parse feed "{url}" because it contains an XXE attack',
     'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/Feed/Exception.subscriptionNotFound'         => 'Unable to find a feed at location "{url}"',
     'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/Feed/Exception.unsupportedFeedFormat'        => 'Feed "{url}" is of an unsupported format',
-    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.fileUncreatable'      => 
-        'Insufficient permissions to write {type, select,
-            OPML {OPML}
-            other {"{type}"}
-        } export to file "{file}"',
-    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.fileUnwritable'       => 
-        'Insufficient permissions to write {type, select,
-            OPML {OPML}
-            other {"{type}"}
-        } export to existing file "{file}"',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.fileMissing'          => 'Import {type} file "{file}" does not exist',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.fileUnreadable'       => 'Insufficient permissions to read {type} file "{file}" for import',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.fileUncreatable'      => 'Insufficient permissions to write {type} export to file "{file}"',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.fileUnwritable'       => 'Insufficient permissions to write {type} export to existing file "{file}"',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.invalidSyntax'        => 'Input data syntax error at line {line}, column {column}',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.invalidSemantics'     => 'Input data is not valid {type} data',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.invalidFolderName'    => 'Input data contains an invalid folder name',
+    'Exception.JKingWeb/Arsse/ImportExport/Exception.invalidFolderCopy'    => 'Input data contains multiple folders of the same name under the same parent',
 ];