diff --git a/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp b/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
index e11574991..5a2a3d983 100644
--- a/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/app/Export_test.cpp
@@ -1248,9 +1248,11 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
 
         Account const alice{"alice"};
         Account const carol{"carol"};
+        std::uint32_t const xahauNetworkID = 21337;
+        std::uint32_t const targetNetworkID = 31337;
 
         // ── Xahau env: export the inner tx ─────────────────────────────
-        Env xahau{*this, xpopCtx.makeEnvConfig(21337), features};
+        Env xahau{*this, xpopCtx.makeEnvConfig(xahauNetworkID), features};
 
         xahau.fund(XRP(10000), alice, carol);
         xahau.close();
@@ -1264,9 +1266,9 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         // TicketSequence (required for exports — avoids sequence jams
         // if the tx bounces on XRPL).
         //
-        // OperationLimit tells Import::preflight which network this
-        // tx targets (must match Xahau's NETWORK_ID).
-        //
+        // sfNetworkID targets the destination network. Ticket-path imports
+        // must accept it back because the shadow ticket hash binds this exact
+        // inner transaction; OperationLimit is only for B2M imports.
         // We'll create the matching ticket on the XRPL side later.
         std::uint32_t const ticketSeq = 2;  // alice's first ticket on XRPL
 
@@ -1279,6 +1281,7 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         innerObj.setFieldU32(sfFlags, tfFullyCanonicalSig);
         innerObj.setFieldU32(sfSequence, 0);
         innerObj.setFieldU32(sfTicketSequence, ticketSeq);
+        innerObj.setFieldU32(sfNetworkID, targetNetworkID);
         innerObj.setFieldU32(sfLastLedgerSequence, 100);
         innerObj.setFieldAmount(sfAmount, XRPAmount{1000000});
         innerObj.setFieldAmount(sfFee, XRPAmount{20});
@@ -1336,7 +1339,7 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
         BEAST_EXPECT(xahau.current()->exists(stKey));
 
         // ── XRPL env: submit the multisigned blob ──────────────────────
-        Env xrpl{*this};
+        Env xrpl{*this, xpopCtx.makeEnvConfig(targetNetworkID)};
 
         xrpl.fund(XRP(10000), alice, carol);
         xrpl.close();
@@ -1397,6 +1400,7 @@ struct Export_test : public beast::unit_test::suite
             noop.setFieldU16(sfTransactionType, ttACCOUNT_SET);
             noop.setFieldU32(sfFlags, tfFullyCanonicalSig);
             noop.setFieldU32(sfSequence, xrpl.seq(alice));
+            noop.setFieldU32(sfNetworkID, targetNetworkID);
             noop.setFieldAmount(sfFee, XRPAmount{20});  // (1+1)*base
             noop.setFieldVL(sfSigningPubKey, Blob{});
             noop.setAccountID(sfAccount, alice.id());
diff --git a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Import.cpp b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Import.cpp
index 31bb7c52d..6d877c3b6 100644
--- a/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Import.cpp
+++ b/src/xrpld/app/tx/detail/Import.cpp
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ Import::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
                         << " hasResult="
                         << meta->isFieldPresent(sfTransactionResult);
 
-    if (stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfTicketSequence) &&
-        !ctx.rules.enabled(featureExport))
+    bool const hasTicket = stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfTicketSequence);
+
+    if (hasTicket && !ctx.rules.enabled(featureExport))
     {
         JLOG(ctx.j.warn()) << "Import: cannot use TicketSequence XPOP.";
         return temMALFORMED;
@@ -269,9 +270,10 @@ Import::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
         return temMALFORMED;
     }
 
-    // ensure inner txn is for networkid = 0 (network id must therefore be
-    // missing)
-    if (stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfNetworkID))
+    // B2M imports use OperationLimit to target this network and therefore
+    // reject inner NetworkID.  Export callbacks may carry a target NetworkID;
+    // the shadow ticket binds that exact inner transaction hash.
+    if (!hasTicket && stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfNetworkID))
     {
         JLOG(ctx.j.warn()) << "Import: attempted to import xpop containing a "
                               "txn with a sfNetworkID field. "
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ Import::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
     // tx was destined for this network.  For the export callback path
     // (sfTicketSequence present), the shadow ticket already establishes
     // the relationship, so OperationLimit is not required.
-    if (!stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfTicketSequence))
+    if (!hasTicket)
     {
         if (!stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfOperationLimit))
         {
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ Import::preflight(PreflightContext const& ctx)
     // export callback path and is validator-multisigned (not alice-signed).
     // The shadow ticket already proves the relationship, so skip the
     // signing key match check.
-    if (!stpTrans->isFieldPresent(sfTicketSequence))
+    if (!hasTicket)
     {
         auto outer = tx.getSigningPubKey();
         auto inner = stpTrans->getSigningPubKey();