diff --git a/packages/ui-services/src/Import/Importer.ts b/packages/ui-services/src/Import/Importer.ts
index 2d940fd0c..cd0ab8006 100644
--- a/packages/ui-services/src/Import/Importer.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-services/src/Import/Importer.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { GoogleKeepConverter } from './GoogleKeepConverter/GoogleKeepConverter'
 import { PlaintextConverter } from './PlaintextConverter/PlaintextConverter'
 import { SimplenoteConverter } from './SimplenoteConverter/SimplenoteConverter'
 import { readFileAsText } from './Utils'
-import { DecryptedTransferPayload } from '@standardnotes/models'
+import { DecryptedTransferPayload, NoteContent } from '@standardnotes/models'
 
 export type NoteImportType = 'plaintext' | 'evernote' | 'google-keep' | 'simplenote' | 'aegis'
 
@@ -81,9 +81,23 @@ export class Importer {
   async importFromTransferPayloads(payloads: DecryptedTransferPayload[]) {
     const insertedItems = await Promise.all(
       payloads.map(async (payload) => {
-        const itemPayload = this.application.items.createPayloadFromObject(payload)
-        const item = this.application.items.createItemFromPayload(itemPayload)
-        return this.application.mutator.insertItem(item)
+        const content = payload.content as NoteContent
+        const note = this.application.mutator.createTemplateItem(
+          payload.content_type,
+          {
+            text: content.text,
+            title: content.title,
+            noteType: content.noteType,
+            editorIdentifier: content.editorIdentifier,
+            references: content.references,
+          },
+          {
+            created_at: payload.created_at,
+            updated_at: payload.updated_at,
+            uuid: payload.uuid,
+          },
+        )
+        return this.application.mutator.insertItem(note)
       }),
     )
     return insertedItems
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/ImportModalController.ts b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/ImportModalController.ts
index 884adad44..7564b6e74 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/ImportModalController.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/ImportModalController.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ImportModalController {
   files: ImportModalFile[] = []
   importTag: SNTag | undefined = undefined
 
-  constructor(application: WebApplication, private navigationController: NavigationController) {
+  constructor(private application: WebApplication, private navigationController: NavigationController) {
     makeObservable(this, {
       isVisible: observable,
       setIsVisible: action,
@@ -149,26 +149,18 @@ export class ImportModalController {
       }
     }
     const currentDate = new Date()
-    const importTagPayload: DecryptedTransferPayload<TagContent> = {
-      uuid: UuidGenerator.GenerateUuid(),
-      created_at: currentDate,
-      created_at_timestamp: currentDate.getTime(),
-      updated_at: currentDate,
-      updated_at_timestamp: currentDate.getTime(),
-      content_type: ContentType.Tag,
-      content: {
-        title: `Imported on ${currentDate.toLocaleString()}`,
-        expanded: false,
-        iconString: '',
-        references: importedPayloads
-          .filter((payload) => payload.content_type === ContentType.Note)
-          .map((payload) => ({
-            content_type: ContentType.Note,
-            uuid: payload.uuid,
-          })),
-      },
-    }
-    const [importTag] = await this.importer.importFromTransferPayloads([importTagPayload])
+    const importTagItem = this.application.mutator.createTemplateItem<TagContent, SNTag>(ContentType.Tag, {
+      title: `Imported on ${currentDate.toLocaleString()}`,
+      expanded: false,
+      iconString: '',
+      references: importedPayloads
+        .filter((payload) => payload.content_type === ContentType.Note)
+        .map((payload) => ({
+          content_type: ContentType.Note,
+          uuid: payload.uuid,
+        })),
+    })
+    const importTag = await this.application.mutator.insertItem(importTagItem)
     if (importTag) {
       this.setImportTag(importTag as SNTag)
     }