diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs
index 71e19606..86e2d5f1 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using System.Xml;
 using System.IO;
 using Ionic.Zip;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using JR.Utils.GUI.Forms;
 
 namespace VEPROMS
 {
@@ -326,9 +327,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			{
 				TurnChangeManagerOff.Execute();
 				MyFrmVEPROMS.DisablePing = true;// Turn-off SessionPing
-				TryToLoadImportDataDocument();// Added Try Catch Error Handling to assure that the Change Manager is tuned-on
+				// B2019-046: improved error handling (added return value)
+				isImported = TryToLoadImportDataDocument();// Added Try Catch Error Handling to assure that the Change Manager is tuned-on
 				MyDocVersion = null;
-				isImported = true;
 				MyFrmVEPROMS.DisablePing = false;// Turn-on SessionPing
 				TurnChangeManagerOn.Execute();
 			}
@@ -683,16 +684,20 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			}
 		}
 		// Added Error Handling to assure that Change Manager is turned-on regardless of success or failure of the import
-		private void TryToLoadImportDataDocument()
+		// B2019-046: improved error handling (added return value & error message)
+		private bool TryToLoadImportDataDocument()
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				LoadImportDataDocument();
+				bool retval = LoadImportDataDocument();
+				return retval;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
+				FlexibleMessageBox.Show("The import failed, check the error log for more information.", "Import Failed", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
 				_MyLog.Warn("Failure During Import", ex);
 			}
+			return false;
 		}
 		private void ImportProcedureNew(XmlDocument xd)
 		{
@@ -823,7 +828,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			FixFloatingFoldouts();
 			return true;
 		}
-		private void LoadImportDataDocument()
+		private bool LoadImportDataDocument()
 		{
 			floatFoldout = new Dictionary<int, int>();
 			ZipEntry ze = MyExpxZipFile[0];
@@ -837,13 +842,13 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				this.Cursor = Cursors.Default;
 				this.btnImport.Enabled = true; // allow user to select a different export file to import
 				this.btnDoImport.Enabled = true; // allow user to change mind and perform the import
-				return; // Return False to Indicate that the Import did not succeed
+				return false; // Return False to Indicate that the Import did not succeed
 			}
 			Folder ff = AddFolder(Folder.Get(MyFolder.FolderID), xd);
 			if (ff == null)
 			{
-				MessageBox.Show("You can not import the same procedure set more than once", "Duplicate Import Error");
-				return;
+				MessageBox.Show("You can not import the same procedure set more than once. You should rename the existing folder then try again.", "Duplicate Import Error");
+				return false;
 			}
 			_MyNewFolder = FolderInfo.Get(ff.FolderID);
 			AddAnnotationTypes(xd);
@@ -873,6 +878,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			AddTransitions();
 			FixFloatingFoldouts();
 			SaveTransitionAndItemContentIDs();
+			return true;
 		}
 		private void FixSectionStart(ProcedureInfo pi)
 		{