diff --git a/app/models/importers/ingredients_importer.rb b/app/models/importers/ingredients_importer.rb
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+require "csv"
+
+class Importers::IngredientsImporter
+  def initialize(file_path:, initiator:)
+    @initiator = initiator
+    @file_path = file_path
+
+    check_filetype
+
+    @data = CSV.read(@file_path, headers: true)
+
+    check_headers
+  end
+
+  def run
+    @data.each do |row|
+      import_row(row)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def import_row(row)
+    name = row["název"]
+    measurement = Measurement.find_by(name: row["jednotka"])
+    category = IngredientCategory.find_by(name: row["kategorie"])
+
+    return if @initiator.ingredients.find_by(name:).present?
+    return if Ingredient.common.find_by(name:).present?
+
+    ingredient = Ingredient.new(name: row["název"], measurement:, category:, author: @initiator)
+    ingredient.save!
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def check_filetype
+    raise Exception, "Importer can only work with csv files for now" unless File.extname(@file_path) == ".csv"
+  end
+
+  def check_headers
+    required_headers = [ "název", "jednotka", "kategorie" ]
+
+    raise NameError, "Headers must include: #{required_headers.join(", ")}" unless (@data.headers & required_headers)  == required_headers
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/data/importers/ingredients.csv b/test/data/importers/ingredients.csv
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+"PC","název","jednotka","kategorie","NDRUH","BALENI","CENA","TRVAN","VYBAVA"
+1,"Kokos strouhaný","gr","Přípravky",,0.00,,1,
+2,"Cibule","gr","Zelenina",,,,1,
+3,"Sádlo škvařené","gr","Maso",,500.00,,,
+4,"Květák","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+5,"Mrkev","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+6,"Petržel kořenová","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+7,"Mléko konzumní","ml","Mléko",,,,1,
+8,"Mouka hladká","gr","Základní",,1000.00,,1,
+9,"Houby sušené","gr","Koření",,,,1,
+10,"Celer","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
diff --git a/test/data/importers/ingredients_with_wrong_headers.csv b/test/data/importers/ingredients_with_wrong_headers.csv
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+"PC","nazev","jednotka","DRUH","NDRUH","BALENI","CENA","TRVAN","VYBAVA"
+1,"Kokos strouhaný","gr","Přípravky",,0.00,,1,
+2,"Cibule","gr","Zelenina",,,,1,
+3,"Sádlo škvařené","gr","Maso",,500.00,,,
+4,"Květák","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+5,"Mrkev","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+6,"Petržel kořenová","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+7,"Mléko konzumní","ml","Mléko",,,,1,
+8,"Mouka hladká","gr","Základní",,1000.00,,1,
+9,"Houby sušené","gr","Koření",,,,1,
+10,"Celer","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+11,"Kapusta","gr","Zelenina",,,,,
+12,"Pepř mletý","gr","Koření",,,,1,
+13,"Vývar B 10101","ml","Receptura",,,,,
+14,"Brambory","gr","Zelenina",,,,1,
+15,"Sůl","gr","Základní",,1000.00,,1,
diff --git a/test/models/importers/ingredients_importer_test.rb b/test/models/importers/ingredients_importer_test.rb
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+require "test_helper"
+
+class Importers::IngredientsImporterTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  test "raises error on non-csv file" do
+    exception = assert_raises Exception do
+      Importers::IngredientsImporter.new(file_path: "test/data/importers/ingredients.xlsx", initiator: @current_user).run
+    end
+
+    assert_equal exception.message, "Importer can only work with csv files for now"
+  end
+
+  test "raises error if data headers are not correct" do
+    exception = assert_raises NameError do
+      Importers::IngredientsImporter.new(file_path: "test/data/importers/ingredients_with_wrong_headers.csv", initiator: @current_user).run
+    end
+
+    assert_equal exception.message, "Headers must include: název, jednotka, kategorie"
+  end
+
+  test "creates ingredients with correct name" do
+    # TODO: prepare data in database (categories, measurements, common ingredients)
+
+    Importers::IngredientsImporter.new(file_path: "test/data/importers/ingredients.csv", initiator: @current_user).run
+
+    assert_equal Ingredient.all.count, 10
+  end
+
+  test "it doesn't create duplicate ingredients" do
+    Ingredient.create(name: "Mrkev", author: @current_user)
+
+    Importers::IngredientsImporter.new(file_path: "test/data/importers/ingredients.csv", initiator: @current_user).run
+
+    assert_equal Ingredient.all.count, 10
+  end
+
+  test "it assigns correct category and measurement" do
+    Measurement.create(name: "gram")
+    IngredientCategory.create(name: "Zelenina")
+
+    Importers::IngredientsImporter.new(file_path: "test/data/importers/ingredients.csv", initiator: @current_user).run
+
+    assert Ingredient.find_by(name: "Mrkev").category.name == "Zelenina"
+  end
+end