diff --git a/application/Espo/Controllers/Import.php b/application/Espo/Controllers/Import.php
index 1c2fe76c26..6a3067381a 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Controllers/Import.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Controllers/Import.php
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class Import extends \Espo\Core\Controllers\Record
             'currency' => $data['currency'],
             'defaultValues' => $data['defaultValues'],
             'action' => $data['action'],
+            'skipDuplicateChecking' => $data['skipDuplicateChecking']
         );
 
         if (array_key_exists('updateBy', $data)) {
diff --git a/application/Espo/Resources/i18n/en_US/Import.json b/application/Espo/Resources/i18n/en_US/Import.json
index 729c4bd117..9663d38d27 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Resources/i18n/en_US/Import.json
+++ b/application/Espo/Resources/i18n/en_US/Import.json
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
         "Single Quote": "Single Quote",
         "Imported": "Imported",
         "Duplicates": "Duplicates",
-        "Updated": "Updated"
+        "Updated": "Updated",
+        "Skip searching for duplicates": "Skip searching for duplicates"
     },
     "messages": {
         "utf8": "Should be UTF-8 encoded",
diff --git a/application/Espo/Services/Import.php b/application/Espo/Services/Import.php
index 0e3ba3968d..0000ca7f1e 100644
--- a/application/Espo/Services/Import.php
+++ b/application/Espo/Services/Import.php
@@ -527,7 +527,10 @@ class Import extends \Espo\Services\Record
 
         try {
             if ($isNew) {
-                $isDuplicate = $recordService->checkEntityForDuplicate($entity);
+                $isDuplicate = false;
+                if (empty($params['skipDuplicateChecking'])) {
+                    $isDuplicate = $recordService->checkEntityForDuplicate($entity);
+                }
             }
             if ($entity->id) {
                 $sql = $this->getEntityManager()->getRepository($entity->getEntityType())->deleteFromDb($entity->id, true);
diff --git a/client/res/templates/import/step-1.tpl b/client/res/templates/import/step-1.tpl
index 4a1bbb01dc..8383c30c77 100644
--- a/client/res/templates/import/step-1.tpl
+++ b/client/res/templates/import/step-1.tpl
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@
                         </select>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col-sm-4 form-group">
+                        <label class="control-label">{{translate 'Skip searching for duplicates' scope='Import'}}</label>
+                        <div>
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="skip-duplicate-checking">
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/client/src/views/import/step1.js b/client/src/views/import/step1.js
index c7c3cc50b0..5481c142df 100644
--- a/client/src/views/import/step1.js
+++ b/client/src/views/import/step1.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Espo.define('views/import/step1', 'view', function (Dep) {
             this.formData.decimalMark = $('#import-decimal-mark').val();
             this.formData.currency = $('#import-currency').val();
             this.formData.personNameFormat = $('#import-person-name-format').val();
+            this.formData.skipDuplicateChecking = $('#skip-duplicate-checking').get(0).checked;
 
             this.getParentView().formData = this.formData;
             this.getParentView().changeStep(2);
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ Espo.define('views/import/step1', 'view', function (Dep) {
         setupFormData: function () {
             $('#import-header-row').get(0).checked = this.formData.headerRow || false;
 
+            $('#skip-duplicate-checking').get(0).checked = this.formData.skipDuplicateChecking || false;
+
             if (this.formData.entityType) {
                 $('#import-entity-type').val(this.formData.entityType);
             }