diff --git a/src/components/DataExportSection.vue b/src/components/DataExportSection.vue
index 737f8f2e..1a7383e0 100644
--- a/src/components/DataExportSection.vue
+++ b/src/components/DataExportSection.vue
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ messages * - Conditional UI based on platform capabilities * * @component *
       :class="exportButtonClasses"
       @click="exportDatabase()"
     >
-      {{ isExporting ? "Exporting..." : "Download Contacts" }}
+      {{ isExporting ? "Exporting..." : "Export Contacts" }}
     </button>
 
     <div
@@ -55,11 +55,54 @@ messages * - Conditional UI based on platform capabilities * * @component *
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
+
+    <!-- Import Contacts -->
+    <div id="sectionImportContactsSettings" class="mt-4">
+      <h2 class="text-slate-500 text-sm font-bold">Import Contacts</h2>
+
+      <div class="mt-2">
+        <input
+          type="file"
+          class="w-full bg-white rounded-md pe-2 file:border-0 file:bg-gradient-to-b file:from-blue-400 file:to-blue-700 file:shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] file:text-white file:px-3 file:py-2 file:me-2 file:rounded-s-md"
+          @change="uploadImportFile"
+        />
+        <transition
+          enter-active-class="transform ease-out duration-300 transition"
+          enter-from-class="translate-y-2 opacity-0 sm:translate-y-4"
+          enter-to-class="translate-y-0 opacity-100 sm:translate-y-0"
+          leave-active-class="transition ease-in duration-500"
+          leave-from-class="opacity-100"
+          leave-to-class="opacity-0"
+        >
+          <div v-if="showContactImport()" class="mt-2">
+            <!-- Bulk import has an error
+            <div class="flex justify-center">
+              <button
+                class="block text-center text-md bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mb-6"
+                @click="confirmSubmitImportFile()"
+              >
+                Overwrite Settings & Contacts
+                <br />
+                (which doesn't include Identifier Data)
+              </button>
+            </div>
+            -->
+            <button
+              class="block w-full text-center text-md bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md"
+              @click="checkContactImports()"
+            >
+              Import Contacts
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </transition>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import { Component, Prop, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
+import { Router } from "vue-router";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 
 import { AppString, NotificationIface } from "../constants/app";
@@ -67,8 +110,10 @@ import { Contact } from "../db/tables/contacts";
 
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
 import { contactsToExportJson } from "../libs/util";
-import { createNotifyHelpers } from "@/utils/notify";
+import { createNotifyHelpers, TIMEOUTS } from "@/utils/notify";
 import { PlatformServiceMixin } from "@/utils/PlatformServiceMixin";
+import { ACCOUNT_VIEW_CONSTANTS } from "@/constants/accountView";
+import { ImportContent } from "@/interfaces/accountView";
 
 /**
  * @vue-component
@@ -91,6 +136,12 @@ export default class DataExportSection extends Vue {
    */
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
 
+  /**
+   * Router instance injected by Vue
+   * Used for navigation
+   */
+  $router!: Router;
+
   /**
    * Active DID (Decentralized Identifier) of the user
    * Controls visibility of seed backup option
@@ -110,6 +161,12 @@ export default class DataExportSection extends Vue {
    */
   showRedNotificationDot = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Reference to the selected import file
+   * Used to store the file selected by the user for import
+   */
+  private inputImportFileName: Blob | undefined;
+
   /**
    * Notification helper for consistent notification patterns
    * Created as a getter to ensure $notify is available when called
@@ -248,5 +305,58 @@ export default class DataExportSection extends Vue {
       this.showRedNotificationDot = false;
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles file selection for contact import
+   * Stores the selected file for later processing
+   */
+  async uploadImportFile(event: Event): Promise<void> {
+    this.inputImportFileName = (event.target as HTMLInputElement).files?.[0];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if a contact import file has been selected
+   * Used to conditionally show the import button
+   */
+  showContactImport(): boolean {
+    return !!this.inputImportFileName;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Processes the selected import file and navigates to the contact import view
+   * Parses the JSON file and extracts contact data for import
+   */
+  async checkContactImports(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.inputImportFileName) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.onload = (event) => {
+      const fileContent: string = (event.target?.result as string) || "{}";
+      try {
+        const contents: ImportContent = JSON.parse(fileContent);
+        const contactTableRows: Array<Contact> = (
+          contents.data?.data as [{ tableName: string; rows: Array<Contact> }]
+        )?.find((table) => table.tableName === "contacts")
+          ?.rows as Array<Contact>;
+        const contactRows = contactTableRows.map(
+          // @ts-expect-error for omitting this field that is found in the Dexie format
+          (contact) => R.omit(["$types"], contact) as Contact,
+        );
+        this.$router.push({
+          name: "contact-import",
+          query: { contacts: JSON.stringify(contactRows) },
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error("Error checking contact imports:", error);
+        this.notify.error(
+          ACCOUNT_VIEW_CONSTANTS.ERRORS.IMPORT_ERROR,
+          TIMEOUTS.STANDARD,
+        );
+      }
+    };
+    reader.readAsText(this.inputImportFileName);
+  }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 9b7efd3e..12ff331e 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -375,45 +375,6 @@
         Switch Identifier
       </router-link>
 
-      <div id="sectionImportContactsSettings" class="mt-4">
-        <h2 class="text-slate-500 text-sm font-bold">Import Contacts</h2>
-
-        <div class="ml-4 mt-2">
-          <input type="file" class="ml-2" @change="uploadImportFile" />
-          <transition
-            enter-active-class="transform ease-out duration-300 transition"
-            enter-from-class="translate-y-2 opacity-0 sm:translate-y-4"
-            enter-to-class="translate-y-0 opacity-100 sm:translate-y-0"
-            leave-active-class="transition ease-in duration-500"
-            leave-from-class="opacity-100"
-            leave-to-class="opacity-0"
-          >
-            <div v-if="showContactImport()" class="mt-4">
-              <!-- Bulk import has an error
-              <div class="flex justify-center">
-                <button
-                  class="block text-center text-md bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mb-6"
-                  @click="confirmSubmitImportFile()"
-                >
-                  Overwrite Settings & Contacts
-                  <br />
-                  (which doesn't include Identifier Data)
-                </button>
-              </div>
-              -->
-              <div class="flex justify-center">
-                <button
-                  class="block text-center text-md bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mb-6"
-                  @click="checkContactImports()"
-                >
-                  Import Contacts
-                </button>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </transition>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
       <label
         for="toggleShowAmounts"
         class="flex items-center justify-between cursor-pointer my-4"
@@ -770,9 +731,7 @@ import "dexie-export-import";
 import { ImportProgress } from "dexie-export-import";
 import { LeafletMouseEvent } from "leaflet";
 import * as L from "leaflet";
-import * as R from "ramda";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
-import { ref } from "vue";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded, Router } from "vue-router";
 import { copyToClipboard } from "../services/ClipboardService";
@@ -799,7 +758,6 @@ import {
   NotificationIface,
   PASSKEYS_ENABLED,
 } from "../constants/app";
-import { Contact } from "../db/tables/contacts";
 import {
   DEFAULT_PASSKEY_EXPIRATION_MINUTES,
   BoundingBox,
@@ -823,11 +781,7 @@ import { PlatformServiceMixin } from "../utils/PlatformServiceMixin";
 import { createNotifyHelpers, TIMEOUTS } from "@/utils/notify";
 import { ACCOUNT_VIEW_CONSTANTS } from "@/constants/accountView";
 import { showSeedPhraseReminder } from "@/utils/seedPhraseReminder";
-import {
-  AccountSettings,
-  isApiError,
-  ImportContent,
-} from "@/interfaces/accountView";
+import { AccountSettings, isApiError } from "@/interfaces/accountView";
 // Profile data interface (inlined from ProfileService)
 interface ProfileData {
   description: string;
@@ -836,8 +790,6 @@ interface ProfileData {
   includeLocation: boolean;
 }
 
-const inputImportFileNameRef = ref<Blob>();
-
 interface UserNameDialogRef {
   open: (cb: (name?: string) => void) => void;
 }
@@ -1369,65 +1321,6 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     );
   }
 
-  async uploadImportFile(event: Event): Promise<void> {
-    inputImportFileNameRef.value = (
-      event.target as HTMLInputElement
-    ).files?.[0];
-  }
-
-  showContactImport(): boolean {
-    return !!inputImportFileNameRef.value;
-  }
-
-  confirmSubmitImportFile(): void {
-    if (inputImportFileNameRef.value != null) {
-      this.notify.confirm(
-        ACCOUNT_VIEW_CONSTANTS.WARNINGS.IMPORT_REPLACE_WARNING,
-        this.submitImportFile,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Asynchronously imports the database from a downloadable JSON file.
-   *
-   * @throws Will notify the user if there is an export error.
-   */
-  async submitImportFile(): Promise<void> {
-    if (inputImportFileNameRef.value != null) {
-      // TODO: implement this for SQLite
-    }
-  }
-
-  async checkContactImports(): Promise<void> {
-    const reader = new FileReader();
-    reader.onload = (event) => {
-      const fileContent: string = (event.target?.result as string) || "{}";
-      try {
-        const contents: ImportContent = JSON.parse(fileContent);
-        const contactTableRows: Array<Contact> = (
-          contents.data?.data as [{ tableName: string; rows: Array<Contact> }]
-        )?.find((table) => table.tableName === "contacts")
-          ?.rows as Array<Contact>;
-        const contactRows = contactTableRows.map(
-          // @ts-expect-error for omitting this field that is found in the Dexie format
-          (contact) => R.omit(["$types"], contact) as Contact,
-        );
-        (this.$router as Router).push({
-          name: "contact-import",
-          query: { contacts: JSON.stringify(contactRows) },
-        });
-      } catch (error) {
-        logger.error("Error checking contact imports:", error);
-        this.notify.error(
-          ACCOUNT_VIEW_CONSTANTS.ERRORS.IMPORT_ERROR,
-          TIMEOUTS.STANDARD,
-        );
-      }
-    };
-    reader.readAsText(inputImportFileNameRef.value as Blob);
-  }
-
   private progressCallback(progress: ImportProgress): boolean {
     logger.log(
       `Import progress: ${progress.completedRows} of ${progress.totalRows} rows completed.`,