diff --git a/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/model.py b/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/model.py
index e9f4163..dbb48f0 100644
--- a/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/model.py
+++ b/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/model.py
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ from rattail_corepos.corepos.common.importing import ToCore
 from corepos.db.lane_op import model as corepos
 
 
+class DepartmentImporter(ToCore):
+    model_class = corepos.Department
+    key = 'number'
+
+
 class ProductImporter(ToCore):
     model_class = corepos.Product
     key = 'id'
diff --git a/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/office.py b/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/office.py
index 9e96e99..2071ca4 100644
--- a/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/office.py
+++ b/rattail_corepos/corepos/lane/importing/op/office.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class FromCoreOfficeToCoreLane(FromCoreOfficeHandler, ToCoreLaneHandler):
 
     def get_importers(self):
         importers = OrderedDict()
+        importers['Department'] = DepartmentImporter
         importers['Product'] = ProductImporter
         return importers
 
@@ -81,6 +82,39 @@ class FromCore(importing.FromSQLAlchemy):
     """
 
 
+class DepartmentImporter(FromCore, corepos_importing.model.DepartmentImporter):
+    host_model_class = coreoffice.Department
+
+    # these fields are held in common, between Office and Lane tables
+    common_fields = [
+        'number',
+        'name',
+        'tax',
+        'food_stampable',
+        'limit',
+        'minimum',
+        'discount',
+        'see_id',
+        'modified',
+        'modified_by_id',
+        'margin',
+        'sales_code',
+        'member_only',
+        # TODO: these seem to be newer additions?
+        # 'line_item_discount',
+        # 'wicable',
+    ]
+
+    @property
+    def supported_fields(self):
+        return self.common_fields
+
+    def normalize_host_object(self, department):
+        data = dict([(field, getattr(department, field))
+                     for field in self.common_fields])
+        return data
+
+
 class ProductImporter(FromCore, corepos_importing.model.ProductImporter):
     host_model_class = coreoffice.Product