diff --git a/meta-arm-autonomy/recipes-containers/import-docker-image/files/import_container.sh b/meta-arm-autonomy/recipes-containers/import-docker-image/files/import_container.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE="###CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE###"
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG="###CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG###"
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP="###CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP###"
+
+has_docker_image() {
+    docker image inspect "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+start() {
+    # Image does not exist and image file exists: Import the image.
+    if ! has_docker_image ${CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG} && \
+       [ -f "/usr/share/docker/images/${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE}" ]; then
+        echo "Importing ${CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG} container image..."
+        docker import \
+               /usr/share/docker/images/${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE} \
+               ${CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG} 2>&1 || {
+            echo "Import ${CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG} container image: Failed."
+            exit $?
+        }
+        echo "Import ${CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG} container image: Done."
+
+        if [ "${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP}" != "1" ]; then
+            rm /usr/share/docker/images/${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE}
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        start && exit 0
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start}"
+        exit 2
+esac
+
+exit $?
diff --git a/meta-arm-autonomy/recipes-containers/import-docker-image/import-docker-image.bb b/meta-arm-autonomy/recipes-containers/import-docker-image/import-docker-image.bb
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+#
+# This recipe imports a docker container image to the xenguest image
+# Notes:
+# - Users should add docker in the local.conf of their target with
+# DISTRO_FEATURES += " docker" to make sure docker is installed.
+# - The CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE variable defines the docker
+# container image to be imported and should be set in local.conf.
+# - The CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP variable defines the
+# behaviour that if the container image file is kept after import.
+# Setting this variable to 1 means keep the container image file after
+# import. This variable can be set in local.conf.
+# - The CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG variable defines the name and
+# tag of the imported image. The value of this variable should follow
+# the format of `NAME:TAG`. This variable can be set in local.conf.
+#
+
+DESCRIPTION = "Import a docker image to xenguest"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
+
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE ??= ""
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP ??= ""
+CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG ??= "local:local"
+
+inherit features_check
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "docker"
+
+python __anonymous() {
+    # Check if `CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE` is empty.
+    container_image_file = d.getVar('CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE')
+    if not container_image_file:
+        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE is empty")
+
+    # In case we have a symlink we need to convert the link to its realpath.
+    if os.path.islink(container_image_file):
+        container_image_file = os.path.realpath(container_image_file)
+        bb.warn("Given CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE: %s is a symlink, "
+                "convert the link to its realpath: %s" %
+                (d.getVar('CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE'), container_image_file))
+        d.setVar('CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE', container_image_file)
+
+    # Check if the container image file exists.
+    # The container image file here is either the real file or the symlink target.
+    if not os.path.exists(container_image_file):
+        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE: %s does not exist." %
+                                  container_image_file)
+
+    # Here we can ensure that the CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE exists and is valid.
+    # Therefore we can append this file to SRC_URI.
+    d.appendVar('SRC_URI',  ' file://' + container_image_file + ';unpack=0')
+}
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}"
+SRC_URI = "file://import_container.sh"
+
+inherit update-rc.d
+INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 30 2 3 4 5 ."
+INITSCRIPT_NAME = "import_container.sh"
+
+do_install() {
+    install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
+    install -d -m 755 ${D}${datadir}/docker/images
+
+    install -m 777 ${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE} ${D}${datadir}/docker/images/.
+    install -m 755 import_container.sh ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
+
+    BASENAME_CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE=$(basename "${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE}")
+
+    sed -i "s,###CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE###,${BASENAME_CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE}," \
+           ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/import_container.sh
+    sed -i "s,###CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG###,${CONTAINER_IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAG}," \
+           ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/import_container.sh
+    sed -i "s,###CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP###,${CONTAINER_IMAGE_FILE_KEEP}," \
+           ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/import_container.sh
+}
+
+FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/docker/images"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "packagegroup-docker-runtime-minimal"