diff --git a/libs/importer/src/components/import.component.ts b/libs/importer/src/components/import.component.ts
index baf8718eed8..bed84fe72fd 100644
--- a/libs/importer/src/components/import.component.ts
+++ b/libs/importer/src/components/import.component.ts
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ export class ImportComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         fileContents,
         this.organizationId,
         this.formGroup.controls.targetSelector.value,
-        this.isUserAdmin(this.organizationId)
+        this.canAccessImportExport(this.organizationId)
       );
 
       //No errors, display success message
@@ -386,6 +386,13 @@ export class ImportComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     return this.organizationService.get(this.organizationId)?.isAdmin;
   }
 
+  private canAccessImportExport(organizationId?: string): boolean {
+    if (!organizationId) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.organizationService.get(this.organizationId)?.canAccessImportExport;
+  }
+
   getFormatInstructionTitle() {
     if (this.format == null) {
       return null;
diff --git a/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.abstraction.ts b/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.abstraction.ts
index 1ef5df456fe..89c383f2252 100644
--- a/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.abstraction.ts
+++ b/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.abstraction.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export abstract class ImportServiceAbstraction {
     fileContents: string,
     organizationId?: string,
     selectedImportTarget?: string,
-    isUserAdmin?: boolean
+    canAccessImportExport?: boolean
   ) => Promise<ImportResult>;
   getImporter: (
     format: ImportType | "bitwardenpasswordprotected",
diff --git a/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.ts b/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.ts
index 437e51436c5..15ac802c406 100644
--- a/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.ts
+++ b/libs/importer/src/services/import.service.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class ImportService implements ImportServiceAbstraction {
     fileContents: string,
     organizationId: string = null,
     selectedImportTarget: string = null,
-    isUserAdmin: boolean
+    canAccessImportExport: boolean
   ): Promise<ImportResult> {
     let importResult: ImportResult;
     try {
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ export class ImportService implements ImportServiceAbstraction {
       }
     }
 
-    if (organizationId && Utils.isNullOrWhitespace(selectedImportTarget) && !isUserAdmin) {
+    if (
+      organizationId &&
+      Utils.isNullOrWhitespace(selectedImportTarget) &&
+      !canAccessImportExport
+    ) {
       const hasUnassignedCollections = importResult.ciphers.some(
         (c) => !Array.isArray(c.collectionIds) || c.collectionIds.length == 0
       );