diff --git a/packages/xrpl/src/models/transactions/import.ts b/packages/xrpl/src/models/transactions/import.ts
index bd78155c..fdab0460 100644
--- a/packages/xrpl/src/models/transactions/import.ts
+++ b/packages/xrpl/src/models/transactions/import.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ValidationError } from '../../errors'
+
 import { BaseTransaction, validateBaseTransaction } from './common'
 
 /**
@@ -7,6 +9,10 @@ import { BaseTransaction, validateBaseTransaction } from './common'
  */
 export interface Import extends BaseTransaction {
   TransactionType: 'Import'
+  /**
+   *
+   */
+  Issuer?: string
   /**
    * Hex value representing a VL Blob.
    */
@@ -21,4 +27,12 @@ export interface Import extends BaseTransaction {
  */
 export function validateImport(tx: Record<string, unknown>): void {
   validateBaseTransaction(tx)
+
+  if (tx.Issuer !== undefined && typeof tx.Issuer !== 'string') {
+    throw new ValidationError('Import: Issuer must be a string')
+  }
+
+  if (tx.Account === tx.Issuer) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Import: Issuer and Account must not be equal')
+  }
 }