diff --git a/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Common/CustomAsserts/ExportAssert.cs b/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Common/CustomAsserts/ExportAssert.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8db301475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Common/CustomAsserts/ExportAssert.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using UnityEngine;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Unity.Formats.USD.Tests
+{
+    public static class ExportAssert
+    {
+        public static void IsDataStructureKeptInUsdz(GameObject importedObject, string expectedObjectName, string expectedRootPrimName, string expectedMaterialsName)
+        {
+            Assert.AreEqual(importedObject.name, expectedObjectName);
+
+            var rootPrim = importedObject.transform.Find(expectedRootPrimName);
+            var materials = importedObject.transform.Find(expectedMaterialsName);
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(rootPrim, string.Format("Root Prim was not found under expected name '{0}'", expectedRootPrimName));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(materials, string.Format("Materials was not found under expected name '{0}'", expectedMaterialsName));
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(rootPrim.GetComponent<UsdPrimSource>(), "Root Prim GameObject did not contain UsdPrimSource component");
+            Assert.IsNotNull(materials.GetComponent<UsdPrimSource>(), "Materials GameObject did not contain UsdPrimSource component");
+
+            var materialsData = materials.transform.Find(expectedObjectName);
+            var rootPrimData = rootPrim.transform.Find(expectedObjectName);
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(rootPrimData, string.Format("Root Prim Data was not found under expected name '{0}'", expectedObjectName));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(materialsData, string.Format("Materials Data was not found under expected name '{0}'", expectedObjectName));
+
+            Assert.IsNotNull(rootPrimData.GetComponent<UsdPrimSource>(), "Root Prim Data GameObject did not contain UsdPrimSource component");
+            Assert.IsNotNull(materialsData.GetComponent<UsdPrimSource>(), "Materials Data GameObject did not contain UsdPrimSource component");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Common/CustomAsserts/ExportAssert.cs.meta b/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Common/CustomAsserts/ExportAssert.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d393bbcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Common/CustomAsserts/ExportAssert.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: d5a3ec5d050a6c64197a4333979de0bb
+MonoImporter:
+  externalObjects: {}
+  serializedVersion: 2
+  defaultReferences: []
+  executionOrder: 0
+  icon: {instanceID: 0}
+  userData: 
+  assetBundleName: 
+  assetBundleVariant: 
diff --git a/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Editor/ExportTests.cs b/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Editor/ExportTests.cs
index f470e90af..4cfae41f7 100644
--- a/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Editor/ExportTests.cs
+++ b/package/com.unity.formats.usd/Tests/Editor/ExportTests.cs
@@ -117,5 +117,40 @@ public void ExportMultipleSiblingGameObjectsWithSameName_AllGameObjectsHaveCorre
             }
             Assert.AreEqual(cubes.Length, exportedPrims.Count, "One or more GameObjects don't have a corresponding Prim");
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        [Ignore("[USDU-275] | [USDU-279]")]
+        public void ExportAsUsdz_DataStructureKeptOnImport()
+        {
+            var scene = ImportHelpers.InitForOpen(GetTestAssetPath(TestAssetData.FileName.TexturedOpaque));
+            var importedUsdObject = ImportHelpers.ImportSceneAsGameObject(scene, importOptions:
+                new SceneImportOptions()
+                {
+                    materialImportMode = MaterialImportMode.ImportPreviewSurface
+                }
+            );
+
+            var usdzPath = GetUSDScenePath(importedUsdObject.name + ".usdz");
+            UsdzExporter.ExportUsdz(usdzPath, importedUsdObject);
+
+            var usdObjectRootPath = importedUsdObject.GetComponent<UsdAsset>().m_usdRootPath;
+
+            var usdzScene = ImportHelpers.InitForOpen(usdzPath);
+            var usdzObject = ImportHelpers.ImportSceneAsGameObject(usdzScene, importOptions:
+                new SceneImportOptions()
+                {
+                    materialImportMode = MaterialImportMode.ImportPreviewSurface
+                }
+            );
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(usdzObject.GetComponent<UsdAsset>().m_usdRootPath, usdObjectRootPath);
+
+            ExportAssert.IsDataStructureKeptInUsdz(
+                usdzObject,
+                expectedMaterialsName: TestAssetData.ImportGameObjectName.Material,
+                expectedRootPrimName: TestAssetData.ImportGameObjectName.RootPrim,
+                expectedObjectName: TestAssetData.FileName.TexturedOpaque
+            );
+        }
     }
 }