diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d961c552f5..f8aa258f69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ jobs:
           - i18n
           - plugin-cloud-storage
           - plugin-form-builder
+          - plugin-import-export
           - plugin-nested-docs
           - plugin-seo
           - versions
diff --git a/.idea/payload.iml b/.idea/payload.iml
index 89c279912a..ea3e14c847 100644
--- a/.idea/payload.iml
+++ b/.idea/payload.iml
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/drizzle/dist" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/db-sqlite/.turbo" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/db-sqlite/dist" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/plugin-import-export/dist" />
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
-</module>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a593536f1a..1a25ae1ade 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "build:payload-cloud": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/payload-cloud\"",
     "build:plugin-cloud-storage": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage\"",
     "build:plugin-form-builder": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder\"",
+    "build:plugin-import-export": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/plugin-import-export\"",
     "build:plugin-multi-tenant": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant\"",
     "build:plugin-nested-docs": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs\"",
     "build:plugin-redirects": "turbo build --filter \"@payloadcms/plugin-redirects\"",
diff --git a/packages/payload/src/versions/payloadPackageList.ts b/packages/payload/src/versions/payloadPackageList.ts
index f223f9e4e6..7f824c5a86 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/versions/payloadPackageList.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/versions/payloadPackageList.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const PAYLOAD_PACKAGE_LIST = [
   '@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage',
   '@payloadcms/payload-cloud',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder',
+  '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export',
   // '@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-redirects',
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/.gitignore b/packages/plugin-import-export/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4baaac85f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+node_modules
+.env
+dist
+demo/uploads
+build
+.DS_Store
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/.prettierignore b/packages/plugin-import-export/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17883dc0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.tmp
+**/.git
+**/.hg
+**/.pnp.*
+**/.svn
+**/.yarn/**
+**/build
+**/dist/**
+**/node_modules
+**/temp
+**/docs/**
+tsconfig.json
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/.swcrc b/packages/plugin-import-export/.swcrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4fb882caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/.swcrc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/swcrc",
+  "sourceMaps": true,
+  "jsc": {
+    "target": "esnext",
+    "parser": {
+      "syntax": "typescript",
+      "tsx": true,
+      "dts": true
+    },
+    "transform": {
+      "react": {
+        "runtime": "automatic",
+        "pragmaFrag": "React.Fragment",
+        "throwIfNamespace": true,
+        "development": false,
+        "useBuiltins": true
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "module": {
+    "type": "es6"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/README.md b/packages/plugin-import-export/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a25c4e55f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Payload Import/Export Plugin
+
+A plugin for [Payload](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload) to easily import and export data.
+
+- [Source code](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/main/packages/plugin-import-export)
+- [Documentation](https://payloadcms.com/docs/plugins/import-export)
+- [Documentation source](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/tree/main/docs/plugins/import-export.mdx)
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/eslint.config.js b/packages/plugin-import-export/eslint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9d341be50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/eslint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { rootEslintConfig, rootParserOptions } from '../../eslint.config.js'
+
+/** @typedef {import('eslint').Linter.Config} Config */
+
+/** @type {Config[]} */
+export const index = [
+  ...rootEslintConfig,
+  {
+    languageOptions: {
+      parserOptions: {
+        ...rootParserOptions,
+        tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+]
+
+export default index
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/license.md b/packages/plugin-import-export/license.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b31a68cbd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/license.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Payload CMS, Inc. <info@payloadcms.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/package.json b/packages/plugin-import-export/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ec2a14d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+{
+  "name": "@payloadcms/plugin-import-export",
+  "version": "3.26.0",
+  "description": "Import-Export plugin for Payload",
+  "keywords": [
+    "payload",
+    "cms",
+    "plugin",
+    "typescript",
+    "react",
+    "nextjs",
+    "import",
+    "export"
+  ],
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/payloadcms/payload.git",
+    "directory": "packages/plugin-import-export"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "author": "Payload <dev@payloadcms.com> (https://payloadcms.com)",
+  "maintainers": [
+    {
+      "name": "Payload",
+      "email": "info@payloadcms.com",
+      "url": "https://payloadcms.com"
+    }
+  ],
+  "type": "module",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "import": "./src/index.ts",
+      "types": "./src/index.ts",
+      "default": "./src/index.ts"
+    },
+    "./types": {
+      "import": "./src/exports/types.ts",
+      "types": "./src/exports/types.ts",
+      "default": "./src/exports/types.ts"
+    },
+    "./rsc": {
+      "import": "./src/exports/rsc.ts",
+      "types": "./src/exports/rsc.ts",
+      "default": "./src/exports/rsc.ts"
+    }
+  },
+  "main": "./src/index.ts",
+  "types": "./src/index.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "pnpm copyfiles && pnpm build:types && pnpm build:swc",
+    "build:swc": "swc ./src -d ./dist --config-file .swcrc --strip-leading-paths",
+    "build:types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly --outDir dist",
+    "clean": "rimraf {dist,*.tsbuildinfo}",
+    "copyfiles": "copyfiles -u 1 \"src/**/*.{html,css,scss,ttf,woff,woff2,eot,svg,jpg,png,json}\" dist/",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
+    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm clean && pnpm turbo build"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@faceless-ui/modal": "3.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@payloadcms/translations": "workspace:*",
+    "@payloadcms/ui": "workspace:*",
+    "csv-parse": "^5.6.0",
+    "csv-stringify": "^6.5.2",
+    "qs-esm": "7.0.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@payloadcms/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
+    "@payloadcms/ui": "workspace:*",
+    "payload": "workspace:*"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@payloadcms/ui": "workspace:*",
+    "payload": "workspace:*"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "exports": {
+      ".": {
+        "import": "./dist/index.js",
+        "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/index.js"
+      },
+      "./types": {
+        "import": "./dist/exports/types.js",
+        "types": "./dist/exports/types.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/exports/types.js"
+      },
+      "./rsc": {
+        "import": "./dist/exports/rsc.js",
+        "types": "./dist/exports/rsc.d.ts",
+        "default": "./dist/exports/rsc.js"
+      }
+    },
+    "main": "./dist/index.js",
+    "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
+  },
+  "homepage:": "https://payloadcms.com"
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/CollectionField/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/CollectionField/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efda7073ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/CollectionField/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use client'
+import type React from 'react'
+
+import { useDocumentInfo, useField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import { useImportExport } from '../ImportExportProvider/index.js'
+
+export const CollectionField: React.FC = () => {
+  const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
+  const { setValue } = useField({ path: 'collectionSlug' })
+  const { collection } = useImportExport()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id) {
+      return
+    }
+    setValue(collection)
+  }, [id, collection, setValue])
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportListMenuItem/index.scss b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportListMenuItem/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb05087f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportListMenuItem/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+@import '~@payloadcms/ui/scss';
+
+@layer payload-default {
+  .export-list-menu-item {
+    .doc-drawer__toggler {
+      height: 100%;
+      width: 100%;
+      text-align: left;
+    }
+
+
+    // TODO: is any of this css needed?
+    &__subheader,
+    &__header {
+      padding: 0 var(--gutter-h);
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--theme-border-color);
+
+      & h2 {
+        margin: calc(var(--gutter-h) * 0.5) 0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    &__options,
+    &__preview {
+      padding: calc(var(--gutter-h) * 0.5) var(--gutter-h);
+    }
+
+    &__preview-title {
+      display: flex;
+      align-items: center;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      margin-bottom: calc(var(--gutter-h) * 0.5);
+    }
+
+    &__close {
+      @include btn-reset;
+    }
+
+    &__icon {
+      width: 3rem;
+      height: 3rem;
+      cursor: pointer;
+
+      &:hover {
+        opacity: 0.8;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportListMenuItem/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportListMenuItem/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e018917880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportListMenuItem/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { getTranslation } from '@payloadcms/translations'
+import { PopupList, useConfig, useDocumentDrawer, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import { useImportExport } from '../ImportExportProvider/index.js'
+import './index.scss'
+
+const baseClass = 'export-list-menu-item'
+
+export const ExportListMenuItem: React.FC<{
+  collectionSlug: string
+  exportCollectionSlug: string
+}> = ({ collectionSlug, exportCollectionSlug }) => {
+  const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
+  const { i18n } = useTranslation()
+  const currentCollectionConfig = getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug })
+
+  const [DocumentDrawer, DocumentDrawerToggler] = useDocumentDrawer({
+    collectionSlug: exportCollectionSlug,
+  })
+  const { setCollection } = useImportExport()
+
+  // Set collection and selected items on mount or when selection changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setCollection(currentCollectionConfig.slug ?? '')
+  }, [currentCollectionConfig, setCollection])
+
+  return (
+    <PopupList.Button className={baseClass}>
+      <DocumentDrawerToggler>
+        Export {getTranslation(currentCollectionConfig.labels.plural, i18n)}
+      </DocumentDrawerToggler>
+      <DocumentDrawer />
+    </PopupList.Button>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportSaveButton/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportSaveButton/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ebd46f478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ExportSaveButton/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { Button, SaveButton, useConfig, useForm, useTranslation } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import React from 'react'
+
+export const ExportSaveButton: React.FC = () => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation()
+  const {
+    config: {
+      routes: { api },
+      serverURL,
+    },
+  } = useConfig()
+
+  const { getData } = useForm()
+
+  const label = t('general:save')
+
+  const handleDownload = async () => {
+    try {
+      const data = getData()
+      const response = await fetch(`${serverURL}${api}/exports/download`, {
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          data,
+        }),
+        credentials: 'include',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      })
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to download file')
+      }
+
+      const fileStream = response.body
+      const reader = fileStream?.getReader()
+      const decoder = new TextDecoder()
+      let result = ''
+
+      while (reader) {
+        const { done, value } = await reader.read()
+        if (done) {
+          break
+        }
+        result += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true })
+      }
+
+      const blob = new Blob([result], { type: 'text/plain' })
+      const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
+      const a = document.createElement('a')
+      a.href = url
+      a.download = `${data.name}.${data.format}`
+      document.body.appendChild(a)
+      a.click()
+      document.body.removeChild(a)
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error downloading file:', error)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <React.Fragment>
+      <SaveButton label={label}></SaveButton>
+      <Button onClick={handleDownload} size="medium" type="button">
+        Download
+      </Button>
+    </React.Fragment>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/index.scss b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a33f1fe1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+'use client'
+
+import type { ListPreferences, SelectFieldClientComponent } from 'payload'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+
+import {
+  FieldLabel,
+  ReactSelect,
+  useConfig,
+  useDocumentInfo,
+  useField,
+  usePreferences,
+} from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import { useImportExport } from '../ImportExportProvider/index.js'
+import { reduceFields } from './reduceFields.js'
+
+const baseClass = 'fields-to-export'
+
+export const FieldsToExport: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
+  const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
+  const { path } = props
+  const { setValue, value } = useField<string[]>({ path })
+  const { value: collectionSlug } = useField<string>({ path: 'collectionSlug' })
+  const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
+  const { collection } = useImportExport()
+  const { getPreference } = usePreferences()
+  const [displayedValue, setDisplayedValue] = useState<
+    { id: string; label: ReactNode; value: string }[]
+  >([])
+
+  const collectionConfig = getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug: collectionSlug ?? collection })
+  const fieldOptions = reduceFields({ fields: collectionConfig?.fields })
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (value && value.length > 0) {
+      setDisplayedValue((prevDisplayedValue) => {
+        if (prevDisplayedValue.length > 0) {
+          return prevDisplayedValue
+        } // Prevent unnecessary updates
+
+        return value.map((field) => {
+          const match = fieldOptions.find((option) => option.value === field)
+          return match ? { ...match, id: field } : { id: field, label: field, value: field }
+        })
+      })
+    }
+  }, [value, fieldOptions])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id || !collectionSlug) {
+      return
+    }
+    const doAsync = async () => {
+      const currentPreferences = await getPreference<{
+        columns: ListPreferences['columns']
+      }>(`${collectionSlug}-list`)
+
+      const columns = currentPreferences?.columns?.filter((a) => a.active).map((b) => b.accessor)
+      setValue(columns ?? collectionConfig?.admin?.defaultColumns ?? [])
+    }
+
+    void doAsync()
+  }, [
+    getPreference,
+    collection,
+    setValue,
+    collectionSlug,
+    id,
+    collectionConfig?.admin?.defaultColumns,
+  ])
+  const onChange = (options: { id: string; label: ReactNode; value: string }[]) => {
+    if (!options) {
+      setValue([])
+      return
+    }
+    const updatedValue = options?.map((option) =>
+      typeof option === 'object' ? option.value : option,
+    )
+    setValue(updatedValue)
+    setDisplayedValue(options)
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={baseClass}>
+      <FieldLabel label="Columns to Export" />
+      <ReactSelect
+        className={baseClass}
+        disabled={props.readOnly}
+        getOptionValue={(option) => String(option.value)}
+        isClearable={true}
+        isMulti={true}
+        isSortable={true}
+        // @ts-expect-error react select option
+        onChange={onChange}
+        options={fieldOptions}
+        value={displayedValue}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/reduceFields.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/reduceFields.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d71530511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/FieldsToExport/reduceFields.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import type { ClientField } from 'payload'
+
+import { fieldAffectsData, fieldHasSubFields } from 'payload/shared'
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
+
+const createNestedClientFieldPath = (parentPath: string, field: ClientField): string => {
+  if (parentPath) {
+    if (fieldAffectsData(field)) {
+      return `${parentPath}.${field.name}`
+    }
+    return parentPath
+  }
+
+  if (fieldAffectsData(field)) {
+    return field.name
+  }
+
+  return ''
+}
+
+const combineLabel = ({
+  field,
+  prefix,
+}: {
+  field: ClientField
+  prefix?: React.ReactNode
+}): React.ReactNode => {
+  return (
+    <Fragment>
+      {prefix ? (
+        <Fragment>
+          <span style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>{prefix}</span>
+          {' > '}
+        </Fragment>
+      ) : null}
+      <span style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>
+        {'label' in field && typeof field.label === 'string'
+          ? field.label
+          : (('name' in field && field.name) ?? 'unnamed field')}
+      </span>
+    </Fragment>
+  )
+}
+
+export const reduceFields = ({
+  fields,
+  labelPrefix = null,
+  path = '',
+}: {
+  fields: ClientField[]
+  labelPrefix?: React.ReactNode
+  path?: string
+}): { id: string; label: React.ReactNode; value: string }[] => {
+  if (!fields) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  return fields.reduce<{ id: string; label: React.ReactNode; value: string }[]>(
+    (fieldsToUse, field) => {
+      // escape for a variety of reasons, include ui fields as they have `name`.
+      if (field.type === 'ui') {
+        return fieldsToUse
+      }
+
+      if (!(field.type === 'array' || field.type === 'blocks') && fieldHasSubFields(field)) {
+        return [
+          ...fieldsToUse,
+          ...reduceFields({
+            fields: field.fields,
+            labelPrefix: combineLabel({ field, prefix: labelPrefix }),
+            path: createNestedClientFieldPath(path, field),
+          }),
+        ]
+      }
+
+      if (field.type === 'tabs' && 'tabs' in field) {
+        return [
+          ...fieldsToUse,
+          ...field.tabs.reduce<{ id: string; label: React.ReactNode; value: string }[]>(
+            (tabFields, tab) => {
+              if ('fields' in tab) {
+                const isNamedTab = 'name' in tab && tab.name
+                return [
+                  ...tabFields,
+                  ...reduceFields({
+                    fields: tab.fields,
+                    labelPrefix,
+                    path: isNamedTab ? createNestedClientFieldPath(path, field) : path,
+                  }),
+                ]
+              }
+              return tabFields
+            },
+            [],
+          ),
+        ]
+      }
+
+      const val = createNestedClientFieldPath(path, field)
+
+      const formattedField = {
+        id: val,
+        label: combineLabel({ field, prefix: labelPrefix }),
+        value: val,
+      }
+
+      return [...fieldsToUse, formattedField]
+    },
+    [],
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ImportExportProvider/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ImportExportProvider/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc4c4d03f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/ImportExportProvider/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+'use client'
+import React, { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useState } from 'react'
+
+type ImportExportContext = {
+  collection: string
+  setCollection: (collection: string) => void
+}
+
+export const ImportExportContext = createContext({} as ImportExportContext)
+
+export const ImportExportProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => {
+  const [collection, setCollectionState] = useState<string>('')
+
+  const setCollection = useCallback((collection: string) => {
+    setCollectionState(collection)
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <ImportExportContext.Provider
+      value={{
+        collection,
+        setCollection,
+      }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </ImportExportContext.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export const useImportExport = (): ImportExportContext => useContext(ImportExportContext)
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/Preview/index.scss b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/Preview/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4571ee6231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/Preview/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.preview {
+  &__header {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: flex-end;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/Preview/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/Preview/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0862c94305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/Preview/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+'use client'
+import type { Column } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import type { ClientField, FieldAffectingDataClient } from 'payload'
+
+import { Table, useConfig, useField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { fieldAffectsData } from 'payload/shared'
+import * as qs from 'qs-esm'
+import React from 'react'
+
+import { useImportExport } from '../ImportExportProvider/index.js'
+import './index.scss'
+
+const baseClass = 'preview'
+
+export const Preview = () => {
+  const { collection } = useImportExport()
+  const { config } = useConfig()
+  const { value: where } = useField({ path: 'where' })
+  const { value: limit } = useField<number>({ path: 'limit' })
+  const { value: fields } = useField<string[]>({ path: 'fields' })
+  const { value: sort } = useField({ path: 'sort' })
+  const { value: draft } = useField({ path: 'draft' })
+  const [dataToRender, setDataToRender] = React.useState<any[]>([])
+  const [resultCount, setResultCount] = React.useState<any>('')
+  const [columns, setColumns] = React.useState<Column[]>([])
+
+  const collectionSlug = typeof collection === 'string' && collection
+  const collectionConfig = config.collections.find(
+    (collection) => collection.slug === collectionSlug,
+  )
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const fetchData = async () => {
+      if (!collectionSlug) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const whereQuery = qs.stringify(
+          {
+            depth: 0,
+            draft,
+            limit: limit > 10 ? 10 : limit,
+            sort,
+            where,
+          },
+          {
+            addQueryPrefix: true,
+          },
+        )
+        const response = await fetch(`/api/${collectionSlug}${whereQuery}`, {
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          },
+          method: 'GET',
+        })
+
+        if (response.ok) {
+          const data = await response.json()
+          setResultCount(limit && limit < data.totalDocs ? limit : data.totalDocs)
+          // TODO: check if this data is in the correct format for the table
+
+          const filteredFields = (collectionConfig?.fields?.filter((field) => {
+            if (!fieldAffectsData(field)) {
+              return false
+            }
+            if (fields?.length > 0) {
+              return fields.includes(field.name)
+            }
+            return true
+          }) ?? []) as FieldAffectingDataClient[]
+
+          setColumns(
+            filteredFields.map((field) => ({
+              accessor: field.name || '',
+              active: true,
+              field: field as ClientField,
+              Heading: field?.label || field.name,
+              renderedCells: data.docs.map((doc: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+                if (!field.name || !doc[field.name]) {
+                  return null
+                }
+                if (typeof doc[field.name] === 'object') {
+                  return JSON.stringify(doc[field.name])
+                }
+                return String(doc[field.name])
+              }),
+            })) as Column[],
+          )
+          setDataToRender(data.docs)
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error fetching data:', error)
+      }
+    }
+
+    void fetchData()
+  }, [collectionConfig?.fields, collectionSlug, draft, fields, limit, sort, where])
+
+  return (
+    <div className={baseClass}>
+      <div className={`${baseClass}__header`}>
+        <h3>Preview</h3>
+        {resultCount && <span>{resultCount} total documents</span>}
+      </div>
+      {dataToRender && <Table columns={columns} data={dataToRender} />}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.scss b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b142d9f3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.sort-by-fields {
+  display: block;
+  width: 33%;
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75d7cbb297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/SortBy/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+'use client'
+
+import type { SelectFieldClientComponent } from 'payload'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+
+import {
+  FieldLabel,
+  ReactSelect,
+  useConfig,
+  useDocumentInfo,
+  useField,
+  useListQuery,
+} from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import { reduceFields } from '../FieldsToExport/reduceFields.js'
+import { useImportExport } from '../ImportExportProvider/index.js'
+
+const baseClass = 'sort-by-fields'
+
+export const SortBy: SelectFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
+  const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
+  const { path } = props
+  const { setValue, value } = useField<string>({ path })
+  const { value: collectionSlug } = useField<string>({ path: 'collectionSlug' })
+  const { query } = useListQuery()
+  const { getEntityConfig } = useConfig()
+  const { collection } = useImportExport()
+  const [displayedValue, setDisplayedValue] = useState<{
+    id: string
+    label: ReactNode
+    value: string
+  } | null>(null)
+
+  const collectionConfig = getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug: collectionSlug ?? collection })
+  const fieldOptions = reduceFields({ fields: collectionConfig?.fields })
+
+  // Sync displayedValue with value from useField
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!value) {
+      setDisplayedValue(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    const option = fieldOptions.find((field) => field.value === value)
+    if (option && (!displayedValue || displayedValue.value !== value)) {
+      setDisplayedValue(option)
+    }
+  }, [value, fieldOptions])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id || !query?.sort || value) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const option = fieldOptions.find((field) => field.value === query.sort)
+    if (option) {
+      setValue(option.value)
+      setDisplayedValue(option)
+    }
+  }, [fieldOptions, id, query?.sort, value, setValue])
+
+  const onChange = (option: { id: string; label: ReactNode; value: string } | null) => {
+    if (!option) {
+      setValue('')
+      setDisplayedValue(null)
+    } else {
+      setValue(option.value)
+      setDisplayedValue(option)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={baseClass} style={{ '--field-width': '33%' } as React.CSSProperties}>
+      <FieldLabel label="Sort By" />
+      <ReactSelect
+        className={baseClass}
+        disabled={props.readOnly}
+        getOptionValue={(option) => String(option.value)}
+        isClearable={true}
+        isSortable={true}
+        // @ts-expect-error react select option
+        onChange={onChange}
+        options={fieldOptions}
+        // @ts-expect-error react select
+        value={displayedValue}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/WhereField/index.scss b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/WhereField/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/WhereField/index.tsx b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/WhereField/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02c1d3db38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/components/WhereField/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+'use client'
+
+import type React from 'react'
+
+import { useDocumentInfo, useField, useListQuery, useSelection } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+import './index.scss'
+
+export const WhereField: React.FC = () => {
+  const { setValue: setSelectionToUseValue, value: selectionToUseValue } = useField({
+    path: 'selectionToUse',
+  })
+  const { setValue } = useField({ path: 'where' })
+  const { selectAll, selected } = useSelection()
+  const { query } = useListQuery()
+  const { id } = useDocumentInfo()
+
+  // setValue based on selectionToUseValue
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (selectionToUseValue === 'currentFilters' && query && query?.where) {
+      setValue(query.where)
+    }
+
+    if (selectionToUseValue === 'currentSelection' && selected) {
+      const ids = []
+
+      for (const [key, value] of selected) {
+        if (value) {
+          ids.push(key)
+        }
+      }
+
+      setValue({
+        id: {
+          in: ids,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (selectionToUseValue === 'all' && selected) {
+      setValue({})
+    }
+
+    // Selected set a where query with IDs
+  }, [id, selectionToUseValue, query, selected, setValue])
+
+  // handles default value of selectionToUse
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id) {
+      return
+    }
+    let defaultSelection: 'all' | 'currentFilters' | 'currentSelection' = 'all'
+
+    if (['allInPage', 'some'].includes(selectAll)) {
+      defaultSelection = 'currentSelection'
+    }
+
+    if (defaultSelection === 'all' && query?.where) {
+      defaultSelection = 'currentFilters'
+    }
+
+    setSelectionToUseValue(defaultSelection)
+  }, [id, query, selectAll, setSelectionToUseValue])
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/createExport.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/createExport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff408eacb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/createExport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import type { PaginatedDocs, PayloadRequest, Sort, User, Where } from 'payload'
+
+import { stringify } from 'csv-stringify/sync'
+import { APIError } from 'payload'
+import { Readable } from 'stream'
+
+import { flattenObject } from './flattenObject.js'
+import { getFilename } from './getFilename.js'
+import { getSelect } from './getSelect.js'
+
+type Export = {
+  collectionSlug: string
+  exportsCollection: string
+  fields?: string[]
+  format: 'csv' | 'json'
+  globals?: string[]
+  id: number | string
+  locale?: string
+  name: string
+  slug: string
+  sort: Sort
+  user: string
+  userCollection: string
+  where?: Where
+}
+
+export type CreateExportArgs = {
+  /**
+   * If true, stream the file instead of saving it
+   */
+  download?: boolean
+  input: Export
+  req: PayloadRequest
+  user?: User
+}
+
+export const createExport = async (args: CreateExportArgs) => {
+  const {
+    download,
+    input: {
+      id,
+      name: nameArg,
+      collectionSlug,
+      exportsCollection,
+      fields,
+      format,
+      locale: localeInput,
+      sort,
+      user,
+      where,
+    },
+    req: { locale: localeArg, payload },
+    req,
+  } = args
+  const locale = localeInput ?? localeArg
+  const collectionConfig = payload.config.collections.find(({ slug }) => slug === collectionSlug)
+  if (!collectionConfig) {
+    throw new APIError(`Collection with slug ${collectionSlug} not found`)
+  }
+
+  const name = `${nameArg ?? `${getFilename()}-${collectionSlug}`}.${format}`
+  const isCSV = format === 'csv'
+
+  const findArgs = {
+    collection: collectionSlug,
+    depth: 0,
+    limit: 100,
+    locale,
+    overrideAccess: false,
+    page: 0,
+    select: fields ? getSelect(fields) : undefined,
+    sort,
+    user,
+    where,
+  }
+
+  let result: PaginatedDocs = { hasNextPage: true } as PaginatedDocs
+
+  if (download) {
+    const encoder = new TextEncoder()
+    const stream = new Readable({
+      async read() {
+        let result = await payload.find(findArgs)
+        let isFirstBatch = true
+
+        while (result.docs.length > 0) {
+          const csvInput = result.docs.map((doc) => flattenObject(doc))
+          const csvString = stringify(csvInput, { header: isFirstBatch })
+          this.push(encoder.encode(csvString))
+          isFirstBatch = false
+
+          if (!result.hasNextPage) {
+            this.push(null) // End the stream
+            break
+          }
+
+          findArgs.page += 1
+          result = await payload.find(findArgs)
+        }
+      },
+    })
+
+    return new Response(stream as any, {
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${name}"`,
+        'Content-Type': isCSV ? 'text/csv' : 'application/json',
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  const outputData: string[] = []
+  let isFirstBatch = true
+
+  while (result.hasNextPage) {
+    findArgs.page += 1
+    result = await payload.find(findArgs)
+
+    if (isCSV) {
+      const csvInput = result.docs.map((doc) => flattenObject(doc))
+      outputData.push(stringify(csvInput, { header: isFirstBatch }))
+      isFirstBatch = false
+    } else {
+      const jsonInput = result.docs.map((doc) => JSON.stringify(doc))
+      outputData.push(jsonInput.join(',\n'))
+    }
+  }
+
+  const buffer = Buffer.from(format === 'json' ? `[${outputData.join(',')}]` : outputData.join(''))
+
+  if (!id) {
+    req.file = {
+      name,
+      data: buffer,
+      mimetype: isCSV ? 'text/csv' : 'application/json',
+      size: buffer.length,
+    }
+  } else {
+    await req.payload.update({
+      id,
+      collection: exportsCollection,
+      data: {},
+      file: {
+        name,
+        data: buffer,
+        mimetype: isCSV ? 'text/csv' : 'application/json',
+        size: buffer.length,
+      },
+      user,
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/download.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/download.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86d02b0978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/download.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import type { PayloadHandler } from 'payload'
+
+import { APIError } from 'payload'
+
+import { createExport } from './createExport.js'
+
+export const download: PayloadHandler = async (req) => {
+  let body
+  if (typeof req?.json === 'function') {
+    body = await req.json()
+  }
+
+  if (!body || !body.data) {
+    throw new APIError('Request data is required.')
+  }
+
+  req.payload.logger.info(`Download request received ${body.data.collectionSlug}`)
+
+  body.data.user = req.user
+
+  return createExport({
+    download: true,
+    input: body.data,
+    req,
+  }) as Promise<Response>
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/flattenObject.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/flattenObject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fe2c83f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/flattenObject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export const flattenObject = (obj: any, prefix: string = ''): Record<string, unknown> => {
+  const result: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+
+  Object.entries(obj).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+    const newKey = prefix ? `${prefix}_${key}` : key
+
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      value.forEach((item, index) => {
+        if (typeof item === 'object' && item !== null) {
+          Object.assign(result, flattenObject(item, `${newKey}_${index}`))
+        } else {
+          result[`${newKey}_${index}`] = item
+        }
+      })
+    } else if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null) {
+      Object.assign(result, flattenObject(value, newKey))
+    } else {
+      result[newKey] = value
+    }
+  })
+
+  return result
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getCreateExportCollectionTask.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getCreateExportCollectionTask.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6302f1c7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getCreateExportCollectionTask.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { Config, TaskHandler, User } from 'payload'
+
+import type { CreateExportArgs } from './createExport.js'
+
+import { createExport } from './createExport.js'
+import { getFields } from './getFields.js'
+
+export const getCreateCollectionExportTask = (config: Config): TaskHandler<any, string> => {
+  const inputSchema = getFields(config).concat(
+    {
+      name: 'user',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'userCollection',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'exportsCollection',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+  )
+
+  return {
+    // @ts-expect-error plugin tasks cannot have predefined type slug
+    slug: 'createCollectionExport',
+    handler: async ({ input, req }: CreateExportArgs) => {
+      let user: undefined | User
+
+      if (input.userCollection && input.user) {
+        user = (await req.payload.findByID({
+          id: input.user,
+          collection: input.userCollection,
+        })) as User
+      }
+
+      if (!user) {
+        throw new Error('User not found')
+      }
+
+      await createExport({ input, req, user })
+
+      return {
+        success: true,
+      }
+    },
+    inputSchema,
+    outputSchema: [
+      {
+        name: 'success',
+        type: 'checkbox',
+      },
+    ],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e088957d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFields.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import type { Config, Field, SelectField } from 'payload'
+
+import { getFilename } from './getFilename.js'
+
+export const getFields = (config: Config): Field[] => {
+  let localeField: SelectField | undefined
+  if (config.localization) {
+    localeField = {
+      name: 'locale',
+      type: 'select',
+      admin: {
+        width: '33%',
+      },
+      defaultValue: 'all',
+      label: 'Locale',
+      options: [
+        {
+          label: 'All Locales',
+          value: 'all',
+        },
+        ...config.localization.locales.map((locale) => ({
+          label: typeof locale === 'string' ? locale : locale.label,
+          value: typeof locale === 'string' ? locale : locale.code,
+        })),
+      ],
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [
+    {
+      type: 'collapsible',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'name',
+          type: 'text',
+          defaultValue: () => getFilename(),
+          label: 'File Name',
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'row',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'format',
+              type: 'select',
+              admin: {
+                width: '33%',
+              },
+              defaultValue: 'csv',
+              label: 'Export Format',
+              options: [
+                {
+                  label: 'CSV',
+                  value: 'csv',
+                },
+                {
+                  label: 'JSON',
+                  value: 'json',
+                },
+              ],
+              required: true,
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'limit',
+              type: 'number',
+              admin: {
+                placeholder: 'No limit',
+                width: '33%',
+              },
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'sort',
+              type: 'text',
+              admin: {
+                components: {
+                  Field: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#SortBy',
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'row',
+          fields: [
+            ...(localeField ? [localeField] : []),
+            {
+              name: 'drafts',
+              type: 'select',
+              admin: {
+                condition: (data) => {
+                  const collectionConfig = (config.collections ?? []).find(
+                    (collection) => collection.slug === data.collectionSlug,
+                  )
+                  return Boolean(
+                    typeof collectionConfig?.versions === 'object' &&
+                      collectionConfig?.versions?.drafts,
+                  )
+                },
+                width: '33%',
+              },
+              defaultValue: 'true',
+              label: 'Drafts',
+              options: [
+                {
+                  label: 'True',
+                  value: 'true',
+                },
+                {
+                  label: 'False',
+                  value: 'false',
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            // {
+            //   name: 'depth',
+            //   type: 'number',
+            //   admin: {
+            //     width: '33%',
+            //   },
+            //   defaultValue: 1,
+            //   required: true,
+            // },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          // virtual field for the UI component to modify the hidden `where` field
+          name: 'selectionToUse',
+          type: 'radio',
+          defaultValue: 'all',
+          options: [
+            {
+              label: 'Use current selection',
+              value: 'currentSelection',
+            },
+            {
+              label: 'Use current filters',
+              value: 'currentFilters',
+            },
+            {
+              label: 'Use all documents',
+              value: 'all',
+            },
+          ],
+          virtual: true,
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'fields',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            components: {
+              Field: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#FieldsToExport',
+            },
+          },
+          hasMany: true,
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'collectionSlug',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            components: {
+              Field: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#CollectionField',
+            },
+            hidden: true,
+          },
+          required: true,
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'where',
+          type: 'json',
+          admin: {
+            components: {
+              Field: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#WhereField',
+            },
+          },
+          defaultValue: {},
+        },
+      ],
+      label: 'Export Options',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'preview',
+      type: 'ui',
+      admin: {
+        components: {
+          Field: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#Preview',
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFilename.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFilename.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d931c23d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getFilename.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const getFilename = () => {
+  const now = new Date()
+  const yyymmdd = now.toISOString().split('T')[0] // "YYYY-MM-DD"
+  const hhmmss = now.toTimeString().split(' ')[0] // "HH:MM:SS"
+
+  return `${yyymmdd} ${hhmmss}`
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getSelect.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getSelect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e156816a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/export/getSelect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import type { SelectType } from 'payload'
+
+/**
+ * Takes an input of array of string paths in dot notation and returns a select object
+ * example args: ['id', 'title', 'group.value', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt']
+ */
+export const getSelect = (fields: string[]): SelectType => {
+  const select: SelectType = {}
+
+  fields.forEach((field) => {
+    // TODO: this can likely be removed, the form was not saving, leaving in for now
+    if (!field) {
+      return
+    }
+    const segments = field.split('.')
+    let selectRef = select
+
+    segments.forEach((segment, i) => {
+      if (i === segments.length - 1) {
+        selectRef[segment] = true
+      } else {
+        if (!selectRef[segment]) {
+          selectRef[segment] = {}
+        }
+        selectRef = selectRef[segment] as SelectType
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  return select
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5072288925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export { CollectionField } from '../components/CollectionField/index.js'
+export { ExportListMenuItem } from '../components/ExportListMenuItem/index.js'
+export { ExportSaveButton } from '../components/ExportSaveButton/index.js'
+export { FieldsToExport } from '../components/FieldsToExport/index.js'
+export { ImportExportProvider } from '../components/ImportExportProvider/index.js'
+export { Preview } from '../components/Preview/index.js'
+export { SortBy } from '../components/SortBy/index.js'
+export { WhereField } from '../components/WhereField/index.js'
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/types.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af681756fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type { ImportExportPluginConfig } from '../types.js'
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/getExportCollection.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/getExportCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c863059ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/getExportCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import type {
+  CollectionAfterChangeHook,
+  CollectionBeforeChangeHook,
+  CollectionBeforeOperationHook,
+  CollectionConfig,
+  Config,
+} from 'payload'
+
+import type { CollectionOverride, ImportExportPluginConfig } from './types.js'
+
+import { createExport } from './export/createExport.js'
+import { download } from './export/download.js'
+import { getFields } from './export/getFields.js'
+
+export const getExportCollection = ({
+  config,
+  pluginConfig,
+}: {
+  config: Config
+  pluginConfig: ImportExportPluginConfig
+}): CollectionConfig => {
+  const { overrideExportCollection } = pluginConfig
+
+  const beforeOperation: CollectionBeforeOperationHook[] = []
+  const afterChange: CollectionAfterChangeHook[] = []
+
+  let collection: CollectionOverride = {
+    slug: 'exports',
+    access: {
+      update: () => false,
+    },
+    admin: {
+      group: false,
+      useAsTitle: 'name',
+    },
+    disableDuplicate: true,
+    endpoints: [
+      {
+        handler: download,
+        method: 'post',
+        path: '/download',
+      },
+    ],
+    fields: getFields(config),
+    hooks: {
+      afterChange,
+      beforeOperation,
+    },
+    upload: {
+      filesRequiredOnCreate: false,
+      hideFileInputOnCreate: true,
+      hideRemoveFile: true,
+    },
+  }
+
+  if (typeof overrideExportCollection === 'function') {
+    collection = overrideExportCollection(collection)
+  }
+
+  if (pluginConfig.disableJobsQueue) {
+    beforeOperation.push(async ({ args, operation, req }) => {
+      if (operation !== 'create') {
+        return
+      }
+      const { user } = req
+      await createExport({ input: { ...args.data, user }, req })
+    })
+  } else {
+    afterChange.push(async ({ doc, operation, req }) => {
+      if (operation !== 'create') {
+        return
+      }
+
+      const input = {
+        ...doc,
+        exportsCollection: collection.slug,
+        user: req?.user?.id || req?.user?.user?.id,
+        userCollection: 'users',
+      }
+      await req.payload.jobs.queue({
+        input,
+        task: 'createCollectionExport',
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  return collection
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74326a2c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import type { Config, JobsConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import { deepMergeSimple } from 'payload'
+
+import type { ImportExportPluginConfig } from './types.js'
+
+import { getCreateCollectionExportTask } from './export/getCreateExportCollectionTask.js'
+import { getExportCollection } from './getExportCollection.js'
+import { translations } from './translations/index.js'
+
+export const importExportPlugin =
+  (pluginConfig: ImportExportPluginConfig) =>
+  (config: Config): Config => {
+    const exportCollection = getExportCollection({ config, pluginConfig })
+    if (config.collections) {
+      config.collections.push(exportCollection)
+    } else {
+      config.collections = [exportCollection]
+    }
+
+    // inject custom import export provider
+    config.admin = config.admin || {}
+    config.admin.components = config.admin.components || {}
+    config.admin.components.providers = config.admin.components.providers || []
+    config.admin.components.providers.push(
+      '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#ImportExportProvider',
+    )
+
+    // inject the createExport job into the config
+    config.jobs =
+      config.jobs ||
+      ({
+        tasks: [getCreateCollectionExportTask(config)],
+      } as unknown as JobsConfig) // cannot type jobs config inside of plugins
+
+    let collectionsToUpdate = config.collections
+
+    const usePluginCollections = pluginConfig.collections && pluginConfig.collections?.length > 0
+
+    if (usePluginCollections) {
+      collectionsToUpdate = config.collections?.filter((collection) => {
+        return pluginConfig.collections?.includes(collection.slug)
+      })
+    }
+
+    collectionsToUpdate.forEach((collection) => {
+      if (!collection.admin) {
+        collection.admin = { components: { listMenuItems: [] } }
+      }
+      const components = collection.admin.components || {}
+      if (!components.listMenuItems) {
+        components.listMenuItems = []
+      }
+      if (!components.edit) {
+        components.edit = {}
+      }
+      if (!components.edit.SaveButton) {
+        components.edit.SaveButton = '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#ExportSaveButton'
+      }
+      components.listMenuItems.push({
+        clientProps: {
+          exportCollectionSlug: exportCollection.slug,
+        },
+        path: '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc#ExportListMenuItem',
+      })
+      collection.admin.components = components
+    })
+
+    config.i18n = deepMergeSimple(translations, config.i18n?.translations ?? {})
+
+    return config
+  }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/en.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/en.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ae206461b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/en.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type { GenericTranslationsObject } from '@payloadcms/translations'
+
+export const en: GenericTranslationsObject = {
+  $schema: './translation-schema.json',
+  'plugin-seo': {
+    export: 'Export',
+    import: 'Import',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/index.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82fb59f80d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { GenericTranslationsObject, NestedKeysStripped } from '@payloadcms/translations'
+
+import { en } from './en.js'
+
+export const translations = {
+  en,
+}
+
+export type PluginImportExportTranslations = GenericTranslationsObject
+
+export type PluginImportExportTranslationKeys = NestedKeysStripped<PluginImportExportTranslations>
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/translation-schema.json b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/translation-schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a42e09dc5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/translations/translation-schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "$schema": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "plugin-import-export": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "export": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "import": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["export", "import"]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["plugin-import-export"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/src/types.ts b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a53cade0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type { CollectionAdminOptions, CollectionConfig, UploadConfig } from 'payload'
+
+export type CollectionOverride = {
+  admin: CollectionAdminOptions
+  upload: UploadConfig
+} & CollectionConfig
+
+export type ImportExportPluginConfig = {
+  /**
+   * Collections to include the Import/Export controls in
+   * Defaults to all collections
+   */
+  collections?: string[]
+  /**
+   * Enable to force the export to run synchronously
+   */
+  disableJobsQueue?: boolean
+  /**
+   * This function takes the default export collection configured in the plugin and allows you to override it by modifying and returning it
+   * @param collection
+   * @returns collection
+   */
+  overrideExportCollection?: (collection: CollectionOverride) => CollectionOverride
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..261a42c3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "composite": true, // Make sure typescript knows that this module depends on their references
+    "noEmit": false /* Do not emit outputs. */,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist" /* Specify an output folder for all emitted files. */,
+    "rootDir": "./src" /* Specify the root folder within your source files. */
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "dist",
+    "build",
+    "tests",
+    "test",
+    "node_modules",
+    "eslint.config.js",
+    "src/**/*.spec.js",
+    "src/**/*.spec.jsx",
+    "src/**/*.spec.ts",
+    "src/**/*.spec.tsx"
+  ],
+
+  "include": ["src/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.tsx", "src/**/**/*.ts", "src/**/**/*.tsx", "src/**/*.d.ts", "src/**/*.json", ],
+  "references": [{ "path": "../payload" },  { "path": "../ui"}]
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b4e8469a75..a54df297e2 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1025,6 +1025,34 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../payload
 
+  packages/plugin-import-export:
+    dependencies:
+      '@faceless-ui/modal':
+        specifier: 3.0.0-beta.2
+        version: 3.0.0-beta.2(react-dom@19.0.0(react@19.0.0))(react@19.0.0)
+      '@payloadcms/translations':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../translations
+      '@payloadcms/ui':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../ui
+      csv-parse:
+        specifier: ^5.6.0
+        version: 5.6.0
+      csv-stringify:
+        specifier: ^6.5.2
+        version: 6.5.2
+      qs-esm:
+        specifier: 7.0.2
+        version: 7.0.2
+    devDependencies:
+      '@payloadcms/eslint-config':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../eslint-config
+      payload:
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../payload
+
   packages/plugin-multi-tenant:
     dependencies:
       next:
@@ -1677,6 +1705,9 @@ importers:
       '@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../packages/plugin-form-builder
+      '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../packages/plugin-import-export
       '@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../packages/plugin-multi-tenant
@@ -1749,6 +1780,9 @@ importers:
       create-payload-app:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../packages/create-payload-app
+      csv-parse:
+        specifier: ^5.6.0
+        version: 5.6.0
       dequal:
         specifier: 2.0.3
         version: 2.0.3
@@ -6302,6 +6336,12 @@ packages:
   csstype@3.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-M1uQkMl8rQK/szD0LNhtqxIPLpimGm8sOBwU7lLnCpSbTyY3yeU1Vc7l4KT5zT4s/yOxHH5O7tIuuLOCnLADRw==}
 
+  csv-parse@5.6.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-l3nz3euub2QMg5ouu5U09Ew9Wf6/wQ8I++ch1loQ0ljmzhmfZYrH9fflS22i/PQEvsPvxCwxgz5q7UB8K1JO4Q==}
+
+  csv-stringify@6.5.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RFPahj0sXcmUyjrObAK+DOWtMvMIFV328n4qZJhgX3x2RqkQgOTU2mCUmiFR0CzM6AzChlRSUErjiJeEt8BaQA==}
+
   damerau-levenshtein@1.0.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sdQSFB7+llfUcQHUQO3+B8ERRj0Oa4w9POWMI/puGtuf7gFywGmkaLCElnudfTiKZV+NvHqL0ifzdrI8Ro7ESA==}
 
@@ -15963,6 +16003,10 @@ snapshots:
 
   csstype@3.1.3: {}
 
+  csv-parse@5.6.0: {}
+
+  csv-stringify@6.5.2: {}
+
   damerau-levenshtein@1.0.8: {}
 
   data-uri-to-buffer@4.0.1: {}
diff --git a/test/joins/payload-types.ts b/test/joins/payload-types.ts
index 50c6cac398..ad414e394c 100644
--- a/test/joins/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/joins/payload-types.ts
@@ -1232,6 +1232,7 @@ export interface Auth {
 
 
 declare module 'payload' {
-  // @ts-ignore 
+  // @ts-ignore
   export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 01442ac8f4..456357d771 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "@payloadcms/payload-cloud": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder": "workspace:*",
+    "@payloadcms/plugin-import-export": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs": "workspace:*",
     "@payloadcms/plugin-redirects": "workspace:*",
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "19.0.0-beta-714736e-20250131",
     "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
     "create-payload-app": "workspace:*",
+    "csv-parse": "^5.6.0",
     "dequal": "2.0.3",
     "dotenv": "16.4.7",
     "drizzle-kit": "0.28.0",
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/.gitignore b/test/plugin-import-export/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f549faf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uploads
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/collections/Pages.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/collections/Pages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04a777cb2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/collections/Pages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import { pagesSlug } from '../shared.js'
+
+export const Pages: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: pagesSlug,
+  labels: {
+    singular: 'Page',
+    plural: 'Pages',
+  },
+  admin: {
+    useAsTitle: 'title',
+  },
+  versions: {
+    drafts: true,
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'title',
+      label: 'Title',
+      type: 'text',
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'localized',
+      type: 'text',
+      localized: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'group',
+      type: 'group',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'value',
+          type: 'text',
+          defaultValue: 'group value',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'ignore',
+          type: 'text',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'array',
+          type: 'array',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'field1',
+              type: 'text',
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'field2',
+              type: 'text',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'array',
+      type: 'array',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'field1',
+          type: 'text',
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'field2',
+          type: 'text',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'blocks',
+      type: 'blocks',
+      blocks: [
+        {
+          slug: 'hero',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'title',
+              type: 'text',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          slug: 'content',
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'richText',
+              type: 'richText',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'author',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'users',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'hasManyNumber',
+      type: 'number',
+      hasMany: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'relationship',
+      type: 'relationship',
+      relationTo: 'users',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'excerpt',
+      label: 'Excerpt',
+      type: 'text',
+    },
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/collections/Users.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/collections/Users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b29c9debff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/collections/Users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
+
+export const Users: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: 'users',
+  auth: true,
+  admin: {
+    useAsTitle: 'email',
+  },
+  access: {
+    read: () => true,
+  },
+  fields: [
+    // Email added by default
+    // Add more fields as needed
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/config.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab44964e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import path from 'path'
+const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
+import { importExportPlugin } from '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export'
+
+import { buildConfigWithDefaults } from '../buildConfigWithDefaults.js'
+import { Pages } from './collections/Pages.js'
+import { Users } from './collections/Users.js'
+import { seed } from './seed/index.js'
+
+export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
+  admin: {
+    importMap: {
+      baseDir: path.resolve(dirname),
+    },
+  },
+  collections: [Users, Pages],
+  localization: {
+    defaultLocale: 'en',
+    fallback: true,
+    locales: ['en', 'es', 'de'],
+  },
+  onInit: async (payload) => {
+    await seed(payload)
+  },
+  plugins: [
+    importExportPlugin({
+      overrideExportCollection: (collection) => {
+        collection.admin.group = 'System'
+        collection.upload.staticDir = path.resolve(dirname, 'uploads')
+        return collection
+      },
+      disableJobsQueue: true,
+    }),
+    importExportPlugin({
+      collections: ['pages'],
+      overrideExportCollection: (collection) => {
+        collection.slug = 'exports-tasks'
+        if (collection.admin) {
+          collection.admin.group = 'System'
+        }
+        collection.upload.staticDir = path.resolve(dirname, 'uploads')
+        return collection
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+  typescript: {
+    outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'payload-types.ts'),
+  },
+})
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/e2e.spec.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/e2e.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbf771f96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
+
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test'
+import * as path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+import type { PayloadTestSDK } from '../helpers/sdk/index.js'
+import type { Config } from './payload-types.js'
+
+import { ensureCompilationIsDone, initPageConsoleErrorCatch } from '../helpers.js'
+import { AdminUrlUtil } from '../helpers/adminUrlUtil.js'
+import { initPayloadE2ENoConfig } from '../helpers/initPayloadE2ENoConfig.js'
+import { POLL_TOPASS_TIMEOUT, TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG } from '../playwright.config.js'
+
+const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
+
+test.describe('Import Export', () => {
+  let page: Page
+  let pagesURL: AdminUrlUtil
+  let payload: PayloadTestSDK<Config>
+
+  test.beforeAll(async ({ browser }, testInfo) => {
+    testInfo.setTimeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_LONG)
+    const { payload: payloadFromInit, serverURL } = await initPayloadE2ENoConfig<Config>({
+      dirname,
+    })
+    pagesURL = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, 'pages')
+
+    payload = payloadFromInit
+
+    const context = await browser.newContext()
+    page = await context.newPage()
+    initPageConsoleErrorCatch(page)
+
+    await ensureCompilationIsDone({ page, serverURL })
+  })
+
+  test.describe('Import', () => {
+    test('works', async () => {
+      // TODO: write e2e tests
+    })
+  })
+
+  test.describe('Export', () => {
+    test('works', async () => {
+      // TODO: write e2e tests
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/eslint.config.js b/test/plugin-import-export/eslint.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6b5fea55e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/eslint.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { rootParserOptions } from '../../eslint.config.js'
+import testEslintConfig from '../eslint.config.js'
+
+/** @typedef {import('eslint').Linter.Config} Config */
+
+/** @type {Config[]} */
+export const index = [
+  ...testEslintConfig,
+  {
+    languageOptions: {
+      parserOptions: {
+        tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname,
+        ...rootParserOptions,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+]
+
+export default index
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/helpers.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ef507c3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { parse } from 'csv-parse'
+import fs from 'fs'
+
+export const readCSV = async (path: string): Promise<any[]> => {
+  const buffer = fs.readFileSync(path)
+  const data: any[] = []
+  const promise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    const parser = parse({ bom: true, columns: true })
+
+    // Collect data from the CSV
+    parser.on('readable', () => {
+      let record
+      while ((record = parser.read())) {
+        data.push(record)
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Resolve the promise on 'end'
+    parser.on('end', () => {
+      resolve()
+    })
+
+    // Handle errors (optional, but good practice)
+    parser.on('error', (error) => {
+      console.error('Error parsing CSV:', error)
+      resolve() // Ensures promise doesn't hang on error
+    })
+
+    // Pipe the buffer into the parser
+    parser.write(buffer)
+    parser.end()
+  })
+
+  // Await the promise
+  await promise
+
+  return data
+}
+
+export const readJSON = async (path: string): Promise<any[]> => {
+  const buffer = fs.readFileSync(path)
+  const str = buffer.toString()
+
+  try {
+    const json = await JSON.parse(str)
+    return json
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error reading JSON file:', error)
+    throw error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96de3363ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/int.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+import type { CollectionSlug, Payload } from 'payload'
+
+import path from 'path'
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
+
+import { devUser } from '../credentials.js'
+import { initPayloadInt } from '../helpers/initPayloadInt.js'
+import { readCSV, readJSON } from './helpers.js'
+import { richTextData } from './seed/richTextData.js'
+
+let payload: Payload
+let user: any
+
+const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const dirname = path.dirname(filename)
+
+describe('@payloadcms/plugin-import-export', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ;({ payload } = (await initPayloadInt(dirname)) as { payload: Payload })
+    user = await payload.login({
+      collection: 'users',
+      data: {
+        email: devUser.email,
+        password: devUser.password,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    if (typeof payload.db.destroy === 'function') {
+      await payload.db.destroy()
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('exports', () => {
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from defined fields', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          sort: 'createdAt',
+          fields: ['id', 'title', 'group.value', 'group.array.field1', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt'],
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Title ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toContain('pages.csv')
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].title).toStrictEqual('Title 0')
+      expect(data[0].group_value).toStrictEqual('group value')
+      expect(data[0].group_ignore).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(data[0].group_array_0_field1).toStrictEqual('test')
+      expect(data[0].createdAt).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].updatedAt).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from one locale', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'localized'],
+          locale: 'en',
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Localized ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].localized).toStrictEqual('en test')
+    })
+
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from multiple locales', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'localized'],
+          locale: 'all',
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Localized ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].localized_en).toStrictEqual('en test')
+      expect(data[0].localized_es).toStrictEqual('es test')
+    })
+
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from array', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'array'],
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Array ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].array_0_field1).toStrictEqual('foo')
+      expect(data[0].array_0_field2).toStrictEqual('bar')
+      expect(data[0].array_1_field1).toStrictEqual('foo')
+      expect(data[0].array_1_field2).toStrictEqual('baz')
+    })
+
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from array.subfield', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'array.field1'],
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Array Subfield ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].array_0_field1).toStrictEqual('foo')
+      expect(data[0].array_0_field2).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(data[0].array_1_field1).toStrictEqual('foo')
+      expect(data[0].array_1_field2).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from hasMany field', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'hasManyNumber'],
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'hasMany Number ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].hasManyNumber_0).toStrictEqual('0')
+      expect(data[0].hasManyNumber_1).toStrictEqual('1')
+      expect(data[0].hasManyNumber_2).toStrictEqual('1')
+      expect(data[0].hasManyNumber_3).toStrictEqual('2')
+      expect(data[0].hasManyNumber_4).toStrictEqual('3')
+    })
+
+    it('should create a file for collection csv from blocks field', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'blocks'],
+          format: 'csv',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Blocks ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].blocks_0_blockType).toStrictEqual('hero')
+      expect(data[0].blocks_1_blockType).toStrictEqual('content')
+    })
+
+    it('should create a JSON file for collection', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'title'],
+          format: 'json',
+          sort: 'title',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'JSON ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readJSON(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].title).toStrictEqual('JSON 0')
+    })
+
+    it('should create an export with every field when no fields are defined', async () => {
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          format: 'json',
+          sort: 'title',
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readJSON(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].title).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].createdAt).toBeDefined()
+      expect(data[0].updatedAt).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should create jobs task for exports', async () => {
+      const doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports-tasks' as CollectionSlug,
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'title'],
+          format: 'csv',
+          sort: 'title',
+          where: {
+            title: { contains: 'Jobs ' },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      const { docs } = await payload.find({
+        collection: 'payload-jobs' as CollectionSlug,
+      })
+      const job = docs[0]
+
+      expect(job).toBeDefined()
+
+      const { input } = job
+
+      expect(input.id).toBeDefined()
+      expect(input.name).toBeDefined()
+      expect(input.format).toStrictEqual('csv')
+      expect(input.locale).toStrictEqual('all')
+      expect(input.fields).toStrictEqual(['id', 'title'])
+      expect(input.collectionSlug).toStrictEqual('pages')
+      expect(input.exportsCollection).toStrictEqual('exports-tasks')
+      expect(input.user).toBeDefined()
+      expect(input.userCollection).toBeDefined()
+
+      await payload.jobs.run()
+
+      const exportDoc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports-tasks' as CollectionSlug,
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(exportDoc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', exportDoc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].title).toStrictEqual('Jobs 0')
+    })
+
+    // disabled so we don't always run a massive test
+    it.skip('should create a file from a large set of collection documents', async () => {
+      const allPromises = []
+      let promises = []
+      for (let i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
+        promises.push(
+          payload.create({
+            collectionSlug: 'pages',
+            data: {
+              title: `Array ${i}`,
+              blocks: [
+                {
+                  blockType: 'hero',
+                  title: 'test',
+                },
+                {
+                  blockType: 'content',
+                  richText: richTextData,
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          }),
+        )
+        if (promises.length >= 500) {
+          await Promise.all(promises)
+          promises = []
+        }
+        if (i % 1000 === 0) {
+          console.log('created', i)
+        }
+      }
+      await Promise.all(promises)
+
+      console.log('seeded')
+
+      let doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        user,
+        data: {
+          collectionSlug: 'pages',
+          fields: ['id', 'blocks'],
+          format: 'csv',
+        },
+      })
+
+      doc = await payload.findByID({
+        collection: 'exports',
+        id: doc.id,
+      })
+
+      expect(doc.filename).toBeDefined()
+      const expectedPath = path.join(dirname, './uploads', doc.filename as string)
+      const data = await readCSV(expectedPath)
+
+      expect(data[0].blocks_0_blockType).toStrictEqual('hero')
+      expect(data[0].blocks_1_blockType).toStrictEqual('content')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64164ec970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/payload-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,670 @@
+/* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
+/**
+ * This file was automatically generated by Payload.
+ * DO NOT MODIFY IT BY HAND. Instead, modify your source Payload config,
+ * and re-run `payload generate:types` to regenerate this file.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Supported timezones in IANA format.
+ *
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "supportedTimezones".
+ */
+export type SupportedTimezones =
+  | 'Pacific/Midway'
+  | 'Pacific/Niue'
+  | 'Pacific/Honolulu'
+  | 'Pacific/Rarotonga'
+  | 'America/Anchorage'
+  | 'Pacific/Gambier'
+  | 'America/Los_Angeles'
+  | 'America/Tijuana'
+  | 'America/Denver'
+  | 'America/Phoenix'
+  | 'America/Chicago'
+  | 'America/Guatemala'
+  | 'America/New_York'
+  | 'America/Bogota'
+  | 'America/Caracas'
+  | 'America/Santiago'
+  | 'America/Buenos_Aires'
+  | 'America/Sao_Paulo'
+  | 'Atlantic/South_Georgia'
+  | 'Atlantic/Azores'
+  | 'Atlantic/Cape_Verde'
+  | 'Europe/London'
+  | 'Europe/Berlin'
+  | 'Africa/Lagos'
+  | 'Europe/Athens'
+  | 'Africa/Cairo'
+  | 'Europe/Moscow'
+  | 'Asia/Riyadh'
+  | 'Asia/Dubai'
+  | 'Asia/Baku'
+  | 'Asia/Karachi'
+  | 'Asia/Tashkent'
+  | 'Asia/Calcutta'
+  | 'Asia/Dhaka'
+  | 'Asia/Almaty'
+  | 'Asia/Jakarta'
+  | 'Asia/Bangkok'
+  | 'Asia/Shanghai'
+  | 'Asia/Singapore'
+  | 'Asia/Tokyo'
+  | 'Asia/Seoul'
+  | 'Australia/Sydney'
+  | 'Pacific/Guam'
+  | 'Pacific/Noumea'
+  | 'Pacific/Auckland'
+  | 'Pacific/Fiji';
+
+export interface Config {
+  auth: {
+    users: UserAuthOperations;
+  };
+  blocks: {};
+  collections: {
+    users: User;
+    pages: Page;
+    exports: Export;
+    'exports-tasks': ExportsTask;
+    'payload-jobs': PayloadJob;
+    'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocument;
+    'payload-preferences': PayloadPreference;
+    'payload-migrations': PayloadMigration;
+  };
+  collectionsJoins: {};
+  collectionsSelect: {
+    users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
+    pages: PagesSelect<false> | PagesSelect<true>;
+    exports: ExportsSelect<false> | ExportsSelect<true>;
+    'exports-tasks': ExportsTasksSelect<false> | ExportsTasksSelect<true>;
+    'payload-jobs': PayloadJobsSelect<false> | PayloadJobsSelect<true>;
+    'payload-locked-documents': PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<false> | PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<true>;
+    'payload-preferences': PayloadPreferencesSelect<false> | PayloadPreferencesSelect<true>;
+    'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
+  };
+  db: {
+    defaultIDType: string;
+  };
+  globals: {};
+  globalsSelect: {};
+  locale: 'en' | 'es' | 'de';
+  user: User & {
+    collection: 'users';
+  };
+  jobs: {
+    tasks: {
+      createCollectionExport: TaskCreateCollectionExport;
+      inline: {
+        input: unknown;
+        output: unknown;
+      };
+    };
+    workflows: unknown;
+  };
+}
+export interface UserAuthOperations {
+  forgotPassword: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+  login: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+  registerFirstUser: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+  unlock: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+  };
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users".
+ */
+export interface User {
+  id: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  email: string;
+  resetPasswordToken?: string | null;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: string | null;
+  salt?: string | null;
+  hash?: string | null;
+  loginAttempts?: number | null;
+  lockUntil?: string | null;
+  password?: string | null;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "pages".
+ */
+export interface Page {
+  id: string;
+  title: string;
+  localized?: string | null;
+  group?: {
+    value?: string | null;
+    ignore?: string | null;
+    array?:
+      | {
+          field1?: string | null;
+          field2?: string | null;
+          id?: string | null;
+        }[]
+      | null;
+  };
+  array?:
+    | {
+        field1?: string | null;
+        field2?: string | null;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  blocks?:
+    | (
+        | {
+            title?: string | null;
+            id?: string | null;
+            blockName?: string | null;
+            blockType: 'hero';
+          }
+        | {
+            richText?: {
+              root: {
+                type: string;
+                children: {
+                  type: string;
+                  version: number;
+                  [k: string]: unknown;
+                }[];
+                direction: ('ltr' | 'rtl') | null;
+                format: 'left' | 'start' | 'center' | 'right' | 'end' | 'justify' | '';
+                indent: number;
+                version: number;
+              };
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            } | null;
+            id?: string | null;
+            blockName?: string | null;
+            blockType: 'content';
+          }
+      )[]
+    | null;
+  author?: (string | null) | User;
+  hasManyNumber?: number[] | null;
+  relationship?: (string | null) | User;
+  excerpt?: string | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "exports".
+ */
+export interface Export {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string | null;
+  format: 'csv' | 'json';
+  limit?: number | null;
+  sort?: string | null;
+  locale?: ('all' | 'en' | 'es' | 'de') | null;
+  drafts?: ('true' | 'false') | null;
+  selectionToUse?: ('currentSelection' | 'currentFilters' | 'all') | null;
+  fields?: string[] | null;
+  collectionSlug: string;
+  where?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  url?: string | null;
+  thumbnailURL?: string | null;
+  filename?: string | null;
+  mimeType?: string | null;
+  filesize?: number | null;
+  width?: number | null;
+  height?: number | null;
+  focalX?: number | null;
+  focalY?: number | null;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "exports-tasks".
+ */
+export interface ExportsTask {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string | null;
+  format: 'csv' | 'json';
+  limit?: number | null;
+  sort?: string | null;
+  locale?: ('all' | 'en' | 'es' | 'de') | null;
+  drafts?: ('true' | 'false') | null;
+  selectionToUse?: ('currentSelection' | 'currentFilters' | 'all') | null;
+  fields?: string[] | null;
+  collectionSlug: string;
+  where?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  url?: string | null;
+  thumbnailURL?: string | null;
+  filename?: string | null;
+  mimeType?: string | null;
+  filesize?: number | null;
+  width?: number | null;
+  height?: number | null;
+  focalX?: number | null;
+  focalY?: number | null;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-jobs".
+ */
+export interface PayloadJob {
+  id: string;
+  /**
+   * Input data provided to the job
+   */
+  input?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  taskStatus?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  completedAt?: string | null;
+  totalTried?: number | null;
+  /**
+   * If hasError is true this job will not be retried
+   */
+  hasError?: boolean | null;
+  /**
+   * If hasError is true, this is the error that caused it
+   */
+  error?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  /**
+   * Task execution log
+   */
+  log?:
+    | {
+        executedAt: string;
+        completedAt: string;
+        taskSlug: 'inline' | 'createCollectionExport';
+        taskID: string;
+        input?:
+          | {
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            }
+          | unknown[]
+          | string
+          | number
+          | boolean
+          | null;
+        output?:
+          | {
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            }
+          | unknown[]
+          | string
+          | number
+          | boolean
+          | null;
+        state: 'failed' | 'succeeded';
+        error?:
+          | {
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            }
+          | unknown[]
+          | string
+          | number
+          | boolean
+          | null;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  taskSlug?: ('inline' | 'createCollectionExport') | null;
+  queue?: string | null;
+  waitUntil?: string | null;
+  processing?: boolean | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
+ */
+export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
+  id: string;
+  document?:
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'users';
+        value: string | User;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'pages';
+        value: string | Page;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'exports';
+        value: string | Export;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'exports-tasks';
+        value: string | ExportsTask;
+      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'payload-jobs';
+        value: string | PayloadJob;
+      } | null);
+  globalSlug?: string | null;
+  user: {
+    relationTo: 'users';
+    value: string | User;
+  };
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-preferences".
+ */
+export interface PayloadPreference {
+  id: string;
+  user: {
+    relationTo: 'users';
+    value: string | User;
+  };
+  key?: string | null;
+  value?:
+    | {
+        [k: string]: unknown;
+      }
+    | unknown[]
+    | string
+    | number
+    | boolean
+    | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-migrations".
+ */
+export interface PayloadMigration {
+  id: string;
+  name?: string | null;
+  batch?: number | null;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "users_select".
+ */
+export interface UsersSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  email?: T;
+  resetPasswordToken?: T;
+  resetPasswordExpiration?: T;
+  salt?: T;
+  hash?: T;
+  loginAttempts?: T;
+  lockUntil?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "pages_select".
+ */
+export interface PagesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  title?: T;
+  localized?: T;
+  group?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        value?: T;
+        ignore?: T;
+        array?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              field1?: T;
+              field2?: T;
+              id?: T;
+            };
+      };
+  array?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        field1?: T;
+        field2?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  blocks?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        hero?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              title?: T;
+              id?: T;
+              blockName?: T;
+            };
+        content?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              richText?: T;
+              id?: T;
+              blockName?: T;
+            };
+      };
+  author?: T;
+  hasManyNumber?: T;
+  relationship?: T;
+  excerpt?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  _status?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "exports_select".
+ */
+export interface ExportsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  format?: T;
+  limit?: T;
+  sort?: T;
+  locale?: T;
+  drafts?: T;
+  selectionToUse?: T;
+  fields?: T;
+  collectionSlug?: T;
+  where?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  url?: T;
+  thumbnailURL?: T;
+  filename?: T;
+  mimeType?: T;
+  filesize?: T;
+  width?: T;
+  height?: T;
+  focalX?: T;
+  focalY?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "exports-tasks_select".
+ */
+export interface ExportsTasksSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  format?: T;
+  limit?: T;
+  sort?: T;
+  locale?: T;
+  drafts?: T;
+  selectionToUse?: T;
+  fields?: T;
+  collectionSlug?: T;
+  where?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  url?: T;
+  thumbnailURL?: T;
+  filename?: T;
+  mimeType?: T;
+  filesize?: T;
+  width?: T;
+  height?: T;
+  focalX?: T;
+  focalY?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-jobs_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadJobsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  input?: T;
+  taskStatus?: T;
+  completedAt?: T;
+  totalTried?: T;
+  hasError?: T;
+  error?: T;
+  log?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        executedAt?: T;
+        completedAt?: T;
+        taskSlug?: T;
+        taskID?: T;
+        input?: T;
+        output?: T;
+        state?: T;
+        error?: T;
+        id?: T;
+      };
+  taskSlug?: T;
+  queue?: T;
+  waitUntil?: T;
+  processing?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadLockedDocumentsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  document?: T;
+  globalSlug?: T;
+  user?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-preferences_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadPreferencesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  user?: T;
+  key?: T;
+  value?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "payload-migrations_select".
+ */
+export interface PayloadMigrationsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  name?: T;
+  batch?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "TaskCreateCollectionExport".
+ */
+export interface TaskCreateCollectionExport {
+  input: {
+    name?: string | null;
+    format: 'csv' | 'json';
+    limit?: number | null;
+    sort?: string | null;
+    locale?: ('all' | 'en' | 'es' | 'de') | null;
+    drafts?: ('true' | 'false') | null;
+    selectionToUse?: ('currentSelection' | 'currentFilters' | 'all') | null;
+    fields?: string[] | null;
+    collectionSlug: string;
+    where?:
+      | {
+          [k: string]: unknown;
+        }
+      | unknown[]
+      | string
+      | number
+      | boolean
+      | null;
+    user?: string | null;
+    userCollection?: string | null;
+    exportsCollection?: string | null;
+  };
+  output: {
+    success?: boolean | null;
+  };
+}
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "auth".
+ */
+export interface Auth {
+  [k: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+
+declare module 'payload' {
+  // @ts-ignore 
+  export interface GeneratedTypes extends Config {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/seed/index.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/seed/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbc8dd3222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/seed/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+
+import { devUser } from '../../credentials.js'
+import { richTextData } from './richTextData.js'
+
+export const seed = async (payload: Payload): Promise<boolean> => {
+  payload.logger.info('Seeding data...')
+  try {
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: 'users',
+      data: {
+        email: devUser.email,
+        password: devUser.password,
+      },
+    })
+    // create pages
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `Title ${i}`,
+          group: {
+            array: [{ field1: 'test' }],
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      const doc = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `Localized ${i}`,
+          localized: 'en test',
+        },
+        locale: 'en',
+      })
+      await payload.update({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        id: doc.id,
+        data: {
+          localized: 'es test',
+        },
+        locale: 'es',
+      })
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `Array ${i}`,
+          array: [
+            {
+              field1: 'foo',
+              field2: 'bar',
+            },
+            {
+              field1: 'foo',
+              field2: 'baz',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })
+    }
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `Array Subfield ${i}`,
+          array: [
+            {
+              field1: 'foo',
+              field2: 'bar',
+            },
+            {
+              field1: 'foo',
+              field2: 'baz',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `hasMany Number ${i}`,
+          hasManyNumber: [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21],
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `Blocks ${i}`,
+          blocks: [
+            {
+              blockType: 'hero',
+              title: 'test',
+            },
+            {
+              blockType: 'content',
+              richText: richTextData,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `JSON ${i}`,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      await payload.create({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: {
+          title: `Jobs ${i}`,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    return true
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err)
+    return false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/seed/richTextData.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/seed/richTextData.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dbacf25e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/seed/richTextData.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+export const richTextData = {
+  root: {
+    children: [
+      {
+        children: [
+          {
+            detail: 0,
+            format: 0,
+            mode: 'normal',
+            style: '',
+            text: 'This is some content in a block',
+            type: 'text',
+            version: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+        direction: 'ltr',
+        format: '',
+        indent: 0,
+        type: 'heading',
+        version: 1,
+        tag: 'h2',
+      },
+      {
+        children: [
+          {
+            detail: 0,
+            format: 0,
+            mode: 'normal',
+            style: '',
+            text: 'Paragraph of text',
+            type: 'text',
+            version: 1,
+          },
+        ],
+        direction: 'ltr',
+        format: '',
+        indent: 0,
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        version: 1,
+        textFormat: 0,
+        textStyle: '',
+      },
+      {
+        children: [
+          {
+            children: [
+              {
+                detail: 0,
+                format: 0,
+                mode: 'normal',
+                style: '',
+                text: 'Testing ',
+                type: 'text',
+                version: 1,
+              },
+            ],
+            direction: 'ltr',
+            format: '',
+            indent: 0,
+            type: 'listitem',
+            version: 1,
+            value: 1,
+          },
+          {
+            children: [
+              {
+                detail: 0,
+                format: 0,
+                mode: 'normal',
+                style: '',
+                text: 'Richtext',
+                type: 'text',
+                version: 1,
+              },
+            ],
+            direction: 'ltr',
+            format: '',
+            indent: 0,
+            type: 'listitem',
+            version: 1,
+            value: 2,
+          },
+        ],
+        direction: 'ltr',
+        format: '',
+        indent: 0,
+        type: 'list',
+        version: 1,
+        listType: 'number',
+        start: 1,
+        tag: 'ol',
+      },
+      {
+        children: [],
+        direction: 'ltr',
+        format: '',
+        indent: 0,
+        type: 'paragraph',
+        version: 1,
+        textFormat: 0,
+        textStyle: '',
+      },
+    ],
+    direction: 'ltr',
+    format: '',
+    indent: 0,
+    type: 'root',
+    version: 1,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/shared.ts b/test/plugin-import-export/shared.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..748a8a0172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/shared.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const pagesSlug = 'pages'
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.eslint.json b/test/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.eslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b34cc7afbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.eslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  // extend your base config to share compilerOptions, etc
+  //"extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    // ensure that nobody can accidentally use this config for a build
+    "noEmit": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+    // whatever paths you intend to lint
+    "./**/*.ts",
+    "./**/*.tsx"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.json b/test/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c43903cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugin-import-export/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.json"
+}
diff --git a/test/setupProd.ts b/test/setupProd.ts
index 1f2a524f31..b906715670 100644
--- a/test/setupProd.ts
+++ b/test/setupProd.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const tgzToPkgNameMap = {
   '@payloadcms/payload-cloud': 'payloadcms-payload-cloud-*',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage': 'payloadcms-plugin-cloud-storage-*',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder': 'payloadcms-plugin-form-builder-*',
+  '@payloadcms/plugin-import-export': 'payloadcms-plugin-import-export-*',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant': 'payloadcms-plugin-multi-tenant-*',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-nested-docs': 'payloadcms-plugin-nested-docs-*',
   '@payloadcms/plugin-redirects': 'payloadcms-plugin-redirects-*',
diff --git a/tsconfig.base.json b/tsconfig.base.json
index 26c3c9821e..4b37de3910 100644
--- a/tsconfig.base.json
+++ b/tsconfig.base.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       }
     ],
     "paths": {
-      "@payload-config": ["./test/_community/config.ts"],
+      "@payload-config": ["./test/plugin-import-export/config.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview": ["./packages/live-preview/src"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": ["./packages/live-preview-react/src/index.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview-vue": ["./packages/live-preview-vue/src/index.ts"],
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
       "@payloadcms/plugin-form-builder/client": [
         "./packages/plugin-form-builder/src/exports/client.ts"
       ],
+      "@payloadcms/plugin-import-export/rsc": [
+        "./packages/plugin-import-export/src/exports/rsc.ts"
+      ],
       "@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant/rsc": ["./packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/exports/rsc.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant/utilities": [
         "./packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/exports/utilities.ts"
@@ -68,13 +71,11 @@
       "@payloadcms/plugin-multi-tenant": ["./packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/index.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/next": ["./packages/next/src/exports/*"],
       "@payloadcms/storage-s3/client": ["./packages/storage-s3/src/exports/client.ts"],
-      "@payloadcms/storage-vercel-blob/client": [
-        "./packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/exports/client.ts"
+      "@payloadcms/storage-vercel-blob/client": ["./packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/exports/client.ts"
       ],
       "@payloadcms/storage-gcs/client": ["./packages/storage-gcs/src/exports/client.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/storage-uploadthing/client": [
-        "./packages/storage-uploadthing/src/exports/client.ts"
-      ]
+        "./packages/storage-uploadthing/src/exports/client.ts"]
     }
   },
   "include": ["${configDir}/src"],
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 33c6a6c045..bcb2746e44 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
     {
       "path": "./packages/plugin-seo"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "./packages/plugin-import-export"
+    },
     {
       "path": "./packages/plugin-stripe"
     },