diff --git a/files/package_pool.go b/files/package_pool.go
index 0374a1d1..385ed050 100644
--- a/files/package_pool.go
+++ b/files/package_pool.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package files
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/smira/aptly/aptly"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -102,3 +103,52 @@ func (pool *PackagePool) Remove(path string) (size int64, err error) {
 	err = os.Remove(path)
 	return info.Size(), err
 }
+
+// Import copies file into package pool
+func (pool *PackagePool) Import(path string, hashMD5 string) error {
+	source, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer source.Close()
+
+	sourceInfo, err := source.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	poolPath, err := pool.Path(path, hashMD5)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	targetInfo, err := os.Stat(poolPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			// unable to stat target location?
+			return err
+		}
+		// file doesn't exist, that's ok
+	} else {
+		if targetInfo.Size() != sourceInfo.Size() {
+			// trying to overwrite file?
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to import into pool: file %s already exists", poolPath)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// create subdirs as necessary
+	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(poolPath), 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	target, err := os.Create(poolPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer target.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(target, source)
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/files/package_pool_test.go b/files/package_pool_test.go
index 3473f6b3..2fb1affb 100644
--- a/files/package_pool_test.go
+++ b/files/package_pool_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	. "launchpad.net/gocheck"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 type PackagePoolSuite struct {
@@ -84,3 +85,35 @@ func (s *PackagePoolSuite) TestRemove(c *C) {
 	c.Check(err, IsNil)
 	c.Check(list, DeepEquals, []string{"ae/0c/1.deb", "bd/0a/3.deb", "bd/0b/4.deb"})
 }
+
+func (s *PackagePoolSuite) TestImportOk(c *C) {
+	_, __file__, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
+	debFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(__file__), "../system/files/libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386.deb")
+
+	err := s.pool.Import(debFile, "91b1a1480b90b9e269ca44d897b12575")
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+
+	info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(s.pool.rootPath, "91", "b1", "libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386.deb"))
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+	c.Check(info.Size(), Equals, int64(2738))
+
+	// double import, should be ok
+	err = s.pool.Import(debFile, "91b1a1480b90b9e269ca44d897b12575")
+	c.Check(err, IsNil)
+}
+
+func (s *PackagePoolSuite) TestImportNotExist(c *C) {
+	err := s.pool.Import("no-such-file", "91b1a1480b90b9e269ca44d897b12575")
+	c.Check(err, ErrorMatches, ".*no such file or directory")
+}
+
+func (s *PackagePoolSuite) TestImportOverwrite(c *C) {
+	_, __file__, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0)
+	debFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(__file__), "../system/files/libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386.deb")
+
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(s.pool.rootPath, "91", "b1"), 0755)
+	ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(s.pool.rootPath, "91", "b1", "libboost-program-options-dev_1.49.0.1_i386.deb"), []byte("1"), 0644)
+
+	err := s.pool.Import(debFile, "91b1a1480b90b9e269ca44d897b12575")
+	c.Check(err, ErrorMatches, "unable to import into pool.*")
+}