diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 456b2c53..249abccb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Change Log
 
+
+## [v0.1.1]
+
+### Added
+
+- `import`: added flag `--ignore-existing` to ignore TMs that have conflicts with existing TMs instead of returning an error code
+
+
 ## [v0.1.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/cmd/import.go b/cmd/import.go
index d35be615..656d5afe 100644
--- a/cmd/import.go
+++ b/cmd/import.go
@@ -39,16 +39,19 @@ func init() {
 	Has no effect when file-or-dirname points to a file.
 	Overrides --opt-path`)
 	importCmd.Flags().Bool("force", false, `Force import, even if there are conflicts with existing TMs.`)
+	importCmd.Flags().Bool("ignore-existing", false, `Ignore TMs that have conflicts with existing TMs instead of returning an error code.`)
 }
 
 func executeImport(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	optPath := cmd.Flag("opt-path").Value.String()
 	optTree, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("opt-tree")
 	force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
+	ie, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("ignore-existing")
 	spec := RepoSpec(cmd)
 	opts := repos.ImportOptions{
-		Force:   force,
-		OptPath: optPath,
+		Force:          force,
+		OptPath:        optPath,
+		IgnoreExisting: ie,
 	}
 	_, err := cli.NewImportExecutor(time.Now).Import(context.Background(), args[0], spec, optTree, opts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/app/cli/import.go b/internal/app/cli/import.go
index f03050c4..e95137e9 100644
--- a/internal/app/cli/import.go
+++ b/internal/app/cli/import.go
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ func (p *ImportExecutor) importFile(ctx context.Context, filename string, repo r
 		var errExists *repos.ErrTMIDConflict
 		if errors.As(err, &errExists) {
 			res.Message = fmt.Sprintf("file %s already exists as %s", filename, errExists.ExistingId)
+			if opts.IgnoreExisting {
+				return res, nil
+			}
 			return res, err
 		}
 		err := fmt.Errorf("error importing file %s: %w", filename, err)
diff --git a/internal/app/cli/import_test.go b/internal/app/cli/import_test.go
index e19714ce..50adb003 100644
--- a/internal/app/cli/import_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/cli/import_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,49 @@ func TestImportExecutor_Import_Directory(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equalf(t, repos.ImportResultError, res[3].Type, "res[3]: want ImportResultError, got %v", res[3].Type)
 		}
 	})
+	t.Run("import directory with ignore-existing", func(t *testing.T) {
+		clk := testutils.NewTestClock(time.Date(2023, time.November, 10, 12, 32, 43, 0, time.UTC), time.Second)
+		e := NewImportExecutor(clk.Now)
+		opts := repos.ImportOptions{
+			IgnoreExisting: true,
+		}
+		tmid := model.MustParseTMID("omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v3.2.1-20231110123243-98b3fbd291f4.tm.json")
+		r.On("Import", mock.Anything, tmid, mock.Anything, opts).Return(repos.ImportResult{Type: repos.ImportResultOK, TmID: tmid.String()}, nil)
+		tmid = model.MustParseTMID("omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v0.0.0-20231110123244-575dfac219e2.tm.json")
+		r.On("Import", mock.Anything, tmid, mock.Anything, opts).Return(repos.ImportResult{Type: repos.ImportResultOK, TmID: tmid.String()}, nil)
+		tmid = model.MustParseTMID("omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v3.2.1-20231110123245-98b3fbd291f4.tm.json")
+		cErr := &repos.ErrTMIDConflict{Type: repos.IdConflictSameContent,
+			ExistingId: "omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v3.2.1-20231110123243-98b3fbd291f4.tm.json"}
+		r.On("Import", mock.Anything, tmid, mock.Anything, opts).Return(
+			repos.ImportResult{
+				Type:    repos.ImportResultError,
+				TmID:    "",
+				Message: cErr.Error(),
+				Err:     cErr,
+			}, cErr)
+		tmid = model.MustParseTMID("omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v0.0.0-20231110123246-575dfac219e2.tm.json")
+		cErr = &repos.ErrTMIDConflict{Type: repos.IdConflictSameContent,
+			ExistingId: "omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v0.0.0-20231110123244-575dfac219e2.tm.json"}
+		r.On("Import", mock.Anything, tmid, mock.Anything, opts).Return(
+			repos.ImportResult{
+				Type:    repos.ImportResultError,
+				TmID:    "",
+				Message: cErr.Error(),
+				Err:     cErr,
+			}, cErr)
+		r.On("Index", mock.Anything,
+			"omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v3.2.1-20231110123243-98b3fbd291f4.tm.json",
+			"omnicorp-tm-department/omnicorp/omnilamp/v0.0.0-20231110123244-575dfac219e2.tm.json").Return(nil)
+
+		res, err := e.Import(context.Background(), "../../../test/data/import", model.NewRepoSpec("repo"), false, opts)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		if assert.Len(t, res, 4) {
+			assert.Equalf(t, repos.ImportResultOK, res[0].Type, "res[0]: want ImportResultOK, got %v", res[0].Type)
+			assert.Equalf(t, repos.ImportResultOK, res[1].Type, "res[1]: want ImportResultOK, got %v", res[1].Type)
+			assert.Equalf(t, repos.ImportResultError, res[2].Type, "res[2]: want ImportResultError, got %v", res[2].Type)
+			assert.Equalf(t, repos.ImportResultError, res[3].Type, "res[3]: want ImportResultError, got %v", res[3].Type)
+		}
+	})
 
 	t.Run("import directory with optPath", func(t *testing.T) {
 		clk := testutils.NewTestClock(time.Date(2023, time.November, 10, 12, 32, 43, 0, time.UTC), time.Second)
diff --git a/internal/repos/repo.go b/internal/repos/repo.go
index 9ccae968..7bcfe0c4 100644
--- a/internal/repos/repo.go
+++ b/internal/repos/repo.go
@@ -123,8 +123,9 @@ type Repo interface {
 }
 
 type ImportOptions struct {
-	Force   bool
-	OptPath string
+	Force          bool
+	OptPath        string
+	IgnoreExisting bool
 }
 
 var Get = func(spec model.RepoSpec) (Repo, error) {