diff --git a/client/public/locales/en/common.json b/client/public/locales/en/common.json
index e30c352..d0ff6d4 100644
--- a/client/public/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/client/public/locales/en/common.json
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@
             "show_title": "[Filament #{{id}}] {{name}}"
         },
         "form": {
-            "filament_updated": "This filament has been updated by someone/something else since you opened this page. Saving will overwrite those changes!"
+            "filament_updated": "This filament has been updated by someone/something else since you opened this page. Saving will overwrite those changes!",
+            "import_external": "Import from External",
+            "import_external_description": "Select a filament in the list to automatically populate its details in the filament creation form. This will overwrite any data you have entered in the form.<br><br>A Manufacturer object will be created automatically when you click Ok, if necessary."
         },
         "buttons": {
             "add_spool": "Add Spool"
diff --git a/client/src/components/filamentImportModal.tsx b/client/src/components/filamentImportModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97ac725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/filamentImportModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { Form, InputNumber, Modal, Select } from "antd";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { ExternalFilament, useGetExternalDBFilaments } from "../utils/queryExternalDB";
+import { formatFilamentLabel } from "../pages/spools/functions";
+import { searchMatches } from "../utils/filtering";
+import { useTranslate } from "@refinedev/core";
+import { Trans } from "react-i18next";
+
+export function FilamentImportModal(props: {
+  isOpen: boolean;
+  onImport: (filament: ExternalFilament) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}) {
+  const [form] = Form.useForm();
+  const t = useTranslate();
+
+  const externalFilaments = useGetExternalDBFilaments();
+  const filamentOptions =
+    externalFilaments.data?.map((item) => {
+      return {
+        label: formatFilamentLabel(item.name, item.diameter, item.manufacturer, item.material, item.weight),
+        value: item.id,
+        item: item,
+      };
+    }) ?? [];
+  filamentOptions.sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label, undefined, { sensitivity: "base" }));
+
+  return (
+    <Modal
+      title={t("filament.form.import_external")}
+      open={props.isOpen}
+      onOk={() => form.submit()}
+      onCancel={() => props.onClose()}
+    >
+      <Form
+        layout="vertical"
+        form={form}
+        onFinish={(values) => {
+          const filament = filamentOptions.find((item) => item.value === values.filament)?.item;
+          if (!filament) {
+            throw new Error("Filament not found");
+          }
+          props.onImport(filament);
+          props.onClose();
+          form.resetFields();
+        }}
+      >
+        <p>
+          <Trans
+            i18nKey={"filament.form.import_external_description"}
+            components={{
+              br: <br />,
+            }}
+          />
+        </p>
+        <Form.Item name="filament" rules={[{ required: true }]}>
+          <Select
+            options={filamentOptions}
+            showSearch
+            filterOption={(input, option) => typeof option?.label === "string" && searchMatches(input, option?.label)}
+          />
+        </Form.Item>
+      </Form>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/client/src/pages/filaments/create.tsx b/client/src/pages/filaments/create.tsx
index 6de8a79..3880527 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/filaments/create.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/filaments/create.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { HttpError, IResourceComponentsProps, useTranslate } from "@refinedev/core";
+import { HttpError, IResourceComponentsProps, useInvalidate, useTranslate } from "@refinedev/core";
 import { Create, useForm, useSelect } from "@refinedev/antd";
-import { Form, Input, Select, InputNumber, ColorPicker, Button, Typography } from "antd";
+import { Form, Input, Select, InputNumber, ColorPicker, Button, Typography, Modal } from "antd";
 import TextArea from "antd/es/input/TextArea";
 import { numberFormatter, numberParser } from "../../utils/parsing";
 import { IVendor } from "../vendors/model";
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import { ExtraFieldFormItem, StringifiedExtras } from "../../components/extraFie
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import utc from "dayjs/plugin/utc";
 import { getCurrencySymbol, useCurrency } from "../../utils/settings";
+import { searchMatches } from "../../utils/filtering";
+import { ExternalFilament, useGetExternalDBFilaments } from "../../utils/queryExternalDB";
+import { formatFilamentLabel } from "../spools/functions";
+import { FilamentImportModal } from "../../components/filamentImportModal";
+import { getOrCreateVendorFromExternal } from "../vendors/functions";
 
 dayjs.extend(utc);
 
@@ -22,6 +27,8 @@ export const FilamentCreate: React.FC<IResourceComponentsProps & CreateOrClonePr
   const t = useTranslate();
   const extraFields = useGetFields(EntityType.filament);
   const currency = useCurrency();
+  const [isImportExtOpen, setIsImportExtOpen] = React.useState(false);
+  const invalidate = useInvalidate();
 
   const { form, formProps, formLoading, onFinish, redirect } = useForm<
     IFilament,
@@ -47,11 +54,32 @@ export const FilamentCreate: React.FC<IResourceComponentsProps & CreateOrClonePr
     redirect(redirectTo, (values as IFilament).id);
   };
 
-  const { selectProps } = useSelect<IVendor>({
+  const { selectProps: vendorSelect } = useSelect<IVendor>({
     resource: "vendor",
     optionLabel: "name",
   });
 
+  const importFilament = async (filament: ExternalFilament) => {
+    const vendor = await getOrCreateVendorFromExternal(filament.manufacturer);
+    await invalidate({
+      resource: "vendor",
+      invalidates: ["list", "detail"],
+    });
+
+    form.setFieldsValue({
+      name: filament.name,
+      vendor_id: vendor.id,
+      material: filament.material,
+      density: filament.density,
+      diameter: filament.diameter,
+      weight: filament.weight,
+      spool_weight: filament.spool_weight || undefined,
+      color_hex: filament.color_hex,
+      settings_extruder_temp: filament.extruder_temp || undefined,
+      settings_bed_temp: filament.bed_temp || undefined,
+    });
+  };
+
   // Use useEffect to update the form's initialValues when the extra fields are loaded
   // This is necessary because the form is rendered before the extra fields are loaded
   React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -67,6 +95,13 @@ export const FilamentCreate: React.FC<IResourceComponentsProps & CreateOrClonePr
     <Create
       title={props.mode === "create" ? t("filament.titles.create") : t("filament.titles.clone")}
       isLoading={formLoading}
+      headerButtons={() => (
+        <>
+          <Button type="primary" onClick={() => setIsImportExtOpen(true)}>
+            {t("filament.form.import_external")}
+          </Button>
+        </>
+      )}
       footerButtons={() => (
         <>
           <Button type="primary" onClick={() => handleSubmit("list")}>
@@ -78,6 +113,14 @@ export const FilamentCreate: React.FC<IResourceComponentsProps & CreateOrClonePr
         </>
       )}
     >
+      <FilamentImportModal
+        isOpen={isImportExtOpen}
+        onImport={(value) => {
+          setIsImportExtOpen(false);
+          importFilament(value);
+        }}
+        onClose={() => setIsImportExtOpen(false)}
+      />
       <Form {...formProps} layout="vertical">
         <Form.Item
           label={t("filament.fields.name")}
@@ -101,7 +144,7 @@ export const FilamentCreate: React.FC<IResourceComponentsProps & CreateOrClonePr
           ]}
         >
           <Select
-            {...selectProps}
+            {...vendorSelect}
             allowClear
             filterSort={(a, b) => {
               return a?.label && b?.label