diff --git a/docs/operations/import_export.md b/docs/operations/import_export.md
index 7c3ee1159..806776c55 100644
--- a/docs/operations/import_export.md
+++ b/docs/operations/import_export.md
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 # Export / Import Tables
 
-A means is provided to export and import individual tables from
+A means is provided to export and import tables from
 one environment to another. This allows for replication of
 production data in a development environment. Import and export
-are provided through the django admin interface, through a modified
-library, django-import-export. Each supported model has an Import
-and an Export button on the list view.
+are provided through a modified library, django-import-export.
+Simple scripts are provided as detailed below.
 
 ### Export
 
-When exporting models from the source environment, make sure that
-no filters are selected. This will ensure that all rows of the model
-are exported. Due to database dependencies, the following models 
-need to be exported:
+To export from the source environment, run the following command from src directory:
+manage.py export_tables
+
+This exports a file, exported_tables.zip, to the tmp directory
+
+For reference, the zip file will contain the following tables in csv form:
 
 * User
 * Contact
@@ -25,6 +26,17 @@ need to be exported:
 * Host
 * HostIP
 
+After exporting the file from the target environment, scp the exported_tables.zip
+file from the target environment to local.
+
+Get passcode by running:
+cf ssh-code
+
+scp file from app (app is getgov-stable in example below) to local cwd:
+scp -P 2222 -o User=cf:$(cf curl /v3/apps/$(cf app getgov-stable --guid)/processes | jq -r '.resources[] | select(.type=="web") | .guid')/0 ssh.fr.cloud.gov:app/tmp/exported_tables.zip .
+when prompted, supply the passcode retrieved in the 'cf ssh-code' command
+
+
 ### Import
 
 When importing into the target environment, if the target environment
@@ -34,7 +46,11 @@ that there are no database conflicts on import.
 
 #### Preparing Target Environment
 
-Delete all rows from tables in the following order through django admin:
+In order to delete all rows from the appropriate tables, run the following
+command:
+manage.py clean_tables
+
+For reference, this deletes all rows from the following tables:
 
 * DomainInformation
 * DomainRequest
@@ -48,10 +64,23 @@ Delete all rows from tables in the following order through django admin:
 
 #### Importing into Target Environment
 
-Once target environment is prepared, files can be imported in the following
-order:
+Once target environment is prepared, files can be imported.
 
-* User (After importing User table, you need to delete all rows from Contact table before importing Contacts)
+To scp the exported_tables.zip file from local to the sandbox, run the following:
+
+Get passcode by running:
+cf ssh-code
+
+scp file from app (app is getgov-stable in example below) to local cwd:
+scp -P 2222 -o User=cf:$(cf curl /v3/apps/$(cf app getgov-stable --guid)/processes | jq -r '.resources[] | select(.type=="web") | .guid')/0 tmp/exported_tables.zip ssh.fr.cloud.gov:app/tmp/exported_tables.zip
+when prompted, supply the passcode retrieved in the 'cf ssh-code' command
+
+Then connect to a shell in the target environment, and run the following import command:
+manage.py import_tables
+
+For reference, this imports tables in the following order:
+
+* User
 * Contact
 * Domain
 * Host
diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 2d6559570..5b49b6811 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -2244,10 +2244,18 @@ class DraftDomainAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
         # If no redirection is needed, return the original response
         return response
 
+class PublicContactResource(resources.ModelResource):
+    """defines how each field in the referenced model should be mapped to the corresponding fields in the
+    import/export file"""
 
-class PublicContactAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.PublicContact
+
+class PublicContactAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
     """Custom PublicContact admin class."""
 
+    resource_classes = [PublicContactResource]
+
     change_form_template = "django/admin/email_clipboard_change_form.html"
     autocomplete_fields = ["domain"]
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/export_tables.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/export_tables.py
index 742fb93a4..33786f1b8 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/export_tables.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/export_tables.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         """Generates CSV files for specified tables and creates a zip archive"""
         table_names = [
             "User", "Contact", "Domain", "DomainRequest", "DomainInformation", 
-            "UserDomainRole", "DraftDomain", "Website", "HostIp", "Host"
+            "UserDomainRole", "DraftDomain", "Website", "HostIp", "Host", "PublicContact"
         ]
         
         # Ensure the tmp directory exists