diff --git a/cfxdb/exporter.py b/cfxdb/exporter.py
index 5cc53db8..b1c6ea9d 100644
--- a/cfxdb/exporter.py
+++ b/cfxdb/exporter.py
@@ -216,13 +216,25 @@ def export_database(self, filename, include_indexes=False, include_schemata=None
                         click.style('{}.{}'.format(schema_name, table_name), fg='white', bold=True),
                         click.style(str(cnt) + ' records', fg='yellow')))
 
-    def import_database(self, filename, include_indexes=True):
+    def import_database(self, filename, include_indexes=False, include_schemata=None, exclude_tables=None):
         """
 
         :param filename:
         :param include_indexes:
         :return:
         """
+        if include_schemata is None:
+            schemata = sorted(self._schemata.keys())
+        else:
+            assert type(include_schemata) == list
+            schemata = sorted(list(set(include_schemata).intersection(self._schemata.keys())))
+
+        if exclude_tables is None:
+            exclude_tables = set()
+        else:
+            assert type(exclude_tables) == list
+            exclude_tables = set(exclude_tables)
+
         with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
             data = f.read()
             db_data = cbor2.loads(data)
@@ -232,21 +244,24 @@ def import_database(self, filename, include_indexes=True):
                 dbpath=self._dbpath, filename=filename, filesize=len(data)))
 
         with self._db.begin(write=True) as txn:
-            for schema_name in self._schemata:
+            for schema_name in schemata:
                 for table_name in self._schema_tables[schema_name]:
-                    table = self._schemata[schema_name].__dict__[table_name]
-                    if not table.is_index() or include_indexes:
-                        if schema_name in db_data and table_name in db_data[schema_name]:
-                            cnt = 0
-                            for key, val in db_data[schema_name][table_name]:
-                                key = table._deserialize_key(key)
-                                val = table.parse(val)
-                                table[txn, key] = val
-                                cnt += 1
-                            if cnt:
-                                print('{:.<52}: {}'.format(
-                                    click.style('{}.{}'.format(schema_name, table_name),
-                                                fg='white',
-                                                bold=True), click.style(str(cnt) + ' records', fg='yellow')))
-                        else:
-                            print('No data to import for {}.{}!'.format(schema_name, table_name))
+                    fq_table_name = '{}.{}'.format(schema_name, table_name)
+                    if fq_table_name not in exclude_tables:
+                        table = self._schemata[schema_name].__dict__[table_name]
+                        if not table.is_index() or include_indexes:
+                            if schema_name in db_data and table_name in db_data[schema_name]:
+                                cnt = 0
+                                for key, val in db_data[schema_name][table_name]:
+                                    key = table._deserialize_key(key)
+                                    val = table.parse(val)
+                                    table[txn, key] = val
+                                    cnt += 1
+                                if cnt:
+                                    print('{:.<52}: {}'.format(
+                                        click.style('{}.{}'.format(schema_name, table_name),
+                                                    fg='white',
+                                                    bold=True), click.style(str(cnt) + ' records',
+                                                                            fg='yellow')))
+                            else:
+                                print('No data to import for {}.{}!'.format(schema_name, table_name))