diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0319bdb87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ImportController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
+
+use FireflyIII\Http\Requests;
+use View;
+
+/**
+ * Class ImportController
+ *
+ * @package FireflyIII\Http\Controllers
+ */
+class ImportController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+        View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-archive');
+        View::share('title', trans('firefly.import_data'));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\View\View
+     */
+    public function index()
+    {
+        $subTitle          = trans('firefly.import_data_index');
+        $subTitleIcon      = 'fa-home';
+        $importFileTypes   = [];
+        $defaultImportType = config('firefly.default_import_format');
+
+        foreach (array_keys(config('firefly.import_formats')) as $type) {
+            $importFileTypes[$type] = trans('firefly.import_file_type_' . $type);
+        }
+
+        return view('import.index', compact('subTitle', 'subTitleIcon', 'importFileTypes', 'defaultImportType'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/routes.php b/app/Http/routes.php
index f51ea854a8..e5e0fe4085 100644
--- a/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ Route::group(
     Route::get('/chart/report/in-out-sum/{reportType}/{start_date}/{end_date}/{accountList}', ['uses' => 'Chart\ReportController@yearInOutSummarized']);
     Route::get('/chart/report/net-worth/{reportType}/{start_date}/{end_date}/{accountList}', ['uses' => 'Chart\ReportController@netWorth']);
 
+    /**
+     * IMPORT CONTROLLER
+     */
+    Route::get('/import', ['uses' => 'ImportController@index','as' => 'import.index']);
+    Route::post('/import/upload', ['uses' => 'ImportController@upload','as' => 'import.upload']);
 
     /**
      * Help Controller
diff --git a/app/Support/Twig/General.php b/app/Support/Twig/General.php
index 80315ff5d1..d937f51863 100644
--- a/app/Support/Twig/General.php
+++ b/app/Support/Twig/General.php
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ class General extends Twig_Extension
             'activeRoutePartial', function () : string {
             $args  = func_get_args();
             $route = $args[0]; // name of the route.
-            if (!(strpos(Route::getCurrentRoute()->getName(), $route) === false)) {
+            $name  = Route::getCurrentRoute()->getName() ?? '';
+            if (!(strpos($name, $route) === false)) {
                 return 'active';
             }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/import/index.twig b/resources/views/import/index.twig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16ea17886e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/import/index.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{% extends "./layout/default.twig" %}
+
+{% block breadcrumbs %}
+    {{ Breadcrumbs.renderIfExists }}
+{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12">
+            <!-- ACCOUNTS -->
+            <div class="box box-default">
+                <div class="box-header with-border">
+                    <h3 class="box-title">{{ 'import'|_ }}</h3>
+                </div>
+                <div class="box-body">
+                    <p>
+                        {{ 'import_intro_text'|_ }}
+                    </p>
+                    <p>
+                        &nbsp;
+                    </p>
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('import.upload') }}" accept-charset="UTF-8" class="form-horizontal" id="update"
+                              enctype="multipart/form-data">
+
+                            <input name="_token" type="hidden" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
+
+                            <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-8 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
+                                {{ ExpandedForm.file('import_file',{helpText: 'import_file_help'|_}) }}
+
+                                {{ ExpandedForm.select('import_file_type', importFileTypes, defaultImportType, {'helpText' : 'import_file_type_help'|_}) }}
+
+                                <div class="form-group" id="import_file_holder">
+                                    <label for="ffInput_submit" class="col-sm-4 control-label">&nbsp;</label>
+
+                                    <div class="col-sm-8">
+                                        <button type="submit" class="btn pull-right btn-success">
+                                            {{ ('import_start')|_ }}
+                                        </button>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </form>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+{% endblock %}
+{% block scripts %}
+{% endblock %}
+{% block styles %}
+{% endblock %}