diff --git a/cleansweep/plugins/committees/models.py b/cleansweep/plugins/committees/models.py
index 91586e0..44e43b9 100644
--- a/cleansweep/plugins/committees/models.py
+++ b/cleansweep/plugins/committees/models.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def dict(self):
             "slug": self.slug,
             "description": self.description,
             "place_key": self.place.key,
+            "place_type_key": self.place_type.short_name,
             "roles": [role.dict() for role in self.roles]
         }
 
@@ -188,6 +189,57 @@ def get_all_members(self, place):
         q = self._get_members_query(place)
         return db.engine.execute(q).fetchall()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def export():
+        """
+        Calls dict() on each committee type and stores it in a list.
+        :return: List of all committee types.
+        """
+        query = CommitteeType.query.all()
+        committee_types = [committee_type.dict() for committee_type in query]
+        return committee_types
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def import_committee_types(committee_types):
+        """
+        Imports committee types from export data.
+        Validates if all required fields are present and slug does not already exist.
+
+        :param committee_types: List of dictionary objects containing committee_type data. See dict() of CommitteeType.
+        :return: List of CommitteeType objects successfully created.
+        """
+        created = []
+        for c_type in committee_types:
+            place = Place.find(c_type.get('place_key'))
+            place_type = PlaceType.get(c_type.get('place_type_key'))
+            name = c_type.get('name', '').strip()
+            slug = c_type.get('slug', '').strip()
+            desc = c_type.get('description', '').strip()
+
+            slug_already_exists = CommitteeType.find(place, slug) is not None
+            if not place or not place_type or not name or slug_already_exists:
+                continue
+
+            committee_type = CommitteeType.new(place=place, place_type=place_type, name=name, slug=slug, desc=desc,
+                                               roles=c_type.get('roles', []))
+            created.append(committee_type)
+        return created
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def new(place, place_type, name, slug, desc="", roles=None):
+        """
+        Creates a new CommitteeType from data provided and returns the object.
+        """
+        committee_type = CommitteeType(place=place, place_type=place_type, name=name, slug=slug, description=desc)
+        db.session.add(committee_type)
+
+        for role in roles or []:
+            name = role.get('role', '').strip()
+            if not name:
+                continue
+            committee_type.add_role(role_name=name, multiple=role.get('multiple'), permission=role.get('permission'))
+        return committee_type
+
 
 class CommitteeRole(db.Model):
     """Role in a committee.
diff --git a/cleansweep/plugins/committees/templates/committee_structures.html b/cleansweep/plugins/committees/templates/committee_structures.html
index 9d7fd2e..6ecfa34 100644
--- a/cleansweep/plugins/committees/templates/committee_structures.html
+++ b/cleansweep/plugins/committees/templates/committee_structures.html
@@ -1,29 +1,43 @@
-
 {% extends "admin/base.html" %}
 
 {% block content_head %}
-<div class="page-content">
-  <ul class="breadcrumb breadcrumb-collapse">
-    <li><a href="{{url_for('admin')}}">Admin Center</a></li>
-    <li></li>
-  </ul>
-  <h2>Committee Structures</h2>
-</div>
+  <div class="page-content">
+    <ul class="breadcrumb breadcrumb-collapse">
+      <li><a href="{{ url_for('admin') }}">Admin Center</a></li>
+      <li></li>
+    </ul>
+    <h2>Committee Structures</h2>
+  </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content_body %}
   <div class="list-group">
     {% for p in place.type.all() %}
       {% set committees_count = place.committee_types.filter_by(place_type_id=p.id).count() %}
-        <a href="{{ url_for(".committee_structures_by_level", level=p.short_name)}}" class="list-group-item"
-           {% if committees_count == 0 %}
-             style="background: #eee;"
-             title="No committee structures are defined at this level."
-           {% endif %}
-        >
-          {{ p.name }}
-          <span class="badge">{{ committees_count }}</span>
-        </a>
+      <a href="{{ url_for(".committee_structures_by_level", level=p.short_name) }}" class="list-group-item"
+              {% if committees_count == 0 %}
+         style="background: #eee;"
+         title="No committee structures are defined at this level."
+              {% endif %}
+      >
+        {{ p.name }}
+        <span class="badge">{{ committees_count }}</span>
+      </a>
     {% endfor %}
   </div>
+  <div>
+    <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ url_for('.export_committee_structures') }}">Export</a>
+    <div class="pull-right">
+      {% if has_permission("committees.import") %}
+        <form action="{{ url_for('.import_committee_structures') }}" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
+          <div class="input-group" style="width: 300px">
+            <input type="file" name="file" class="form-control">
+                  <span class="input-group-btn">
+                    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit">Import</button>
+                  </span>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      {% endif %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/cleansweep/plugins/committees/views.py b/cleansweep/plugins/committees/views.py
index a5931a9..fc39b39 100644
--- a/cleansweep/plugins/committees/views.py
+++ b/cleansweep/plugins/committees/views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+import json
+
 from ...plugin import Plugin
 from ...core import rbac
 from ...models import db, Member, PlaceType, Place
 from .models import CommitteeRole, CommitteeType
-from flask import (flash, request, Response, make_response, render_template, redirect, url_for, abort)
+from flask import (flash, request, Response, make_response, render_template, redirect, url_for, abort, jsonify)
 from . import forms
 from . import signals, notifications, audits
 from ...view_helpers import require_permission
@@ -233,3 +235,29 @@ def download_members_of_committee_type(slug):
     response = Response(dataset.xls, content_type='application/vnd.ms-excel;charset=utf-8')
     response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = "attachment; filename='{0}'".format(filename)
     return response
+
+
+@plugin.route("/admin/committee-structures/export", methods=['GET'])
+@require_permission("admin.committee-structures.view")
+def export_committee_structures():
+    response = jsonify(committee_types=CommitteeType.export())
+    response.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+    response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = "attachment;filename=committee_structures.json"
+    return response
+
+
+@plugin.route("/admin/committee-structures/import", methods=['POST'])
+@require_permission("admin.committee-structures.import")
+def import_committee_structures():
+    json_file = request.files['file']
+    file_content = json_file.read()
+    try:
+        committee_types = json.loads(file_content).get('committee_types') or []
+        created = CommitteeType.import_committee_types(committee_types)
+        db.session.commit()
+        flash("Successfully created {0} of {1} committee structures.".format(len(created), len(committee_types)),
+              category="success")
+    except ValueError:
+        flash("An error occurred. Maybe it was an invalid file. Make sure JSON is correct.", category="error")
+
+    return redirect(url_for(".committee_structures"))
diff --git a/cleansweep/views/admin.py b/cleansweep/views/admin.py
index 1c84d7d..7c836d9 100644
--- a/cleansweep/views/admin.py
+++ b/cleansweep/views/admin.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 """Views of the admin panel.
 """
-
 from flask import (render_template, abort, url_for, redirect, request,
-                    make_response, session, flash, jsonify)
+                    make_response, session, flash)
 from ..models import Member, db, PendingMember, Place
 from .. import forms
 from ..app import app