diff --git a/js/app.import.js b/js/app.import.js
index 7fe8958..5d1a8fd 100644
--- a/js/app.import.js
+++ b/js/app.import.js
@@ -425,6 +425,20 @@ function parseEntriesFromJSON(text) {
 // Encrypt one parsed entry (plaintext password + optional TOTP) into the
 // shape the bulk-import endpoint expects. Reuses encryptPwd which already
 // generates a fresh IV per call.
+// Normalize any ISO-ish timestamp to the DB's 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' (UTC).
+// Imports are the ONE door where a foreign format (T separator, millis, Z,
+// offset) could enter vault_entries — and sorting + sync last-write-wins
+// compare these strings LEXICALLY, so a mixed format breaks both. Bare
+// strings are treated as UTC (our own exports carry UTC without a marker).
+function normalizeImportTimestamp(s) {
+    if (!s) return '';
+    s = String(s).trim();
+    const d = new Date(s.replace(' ', 'T') +
+        (/(Z|[+-]\d\d:?\d\d)$/.test(s) ? '' : 'Z'));
+    if (isNaN(d)) return '';
+    return d.toISOString().slice(0, 19).replace('T', ' ');
+}
+
 async function encryptImportEntry(plain) {
     const pw = await encryptPwd(plain.password);
     let totpEnc = '', totpIv = '';
@@ -476,8 +490,8 @@ async function encryptImportEntry(plain) {
         template:           plain.template || '',
         // Preserve original timestamps on restore — bulk-import falls back
         // to now only when these are absent (foreign CSV imports).
-        created_at:         plain.created_at || '',
-        updated_at:         plain.updated_at || '',
+        created_at:         normalizeImportTimestamp(plain.created_at),
+        updated_at:         normalizeImportTimestamp(plain.updated_at),
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/js/tests/csv.test.js b/js/tests/csv.test.js
index baa4968..b12c312 100644
--- a/js/tests/csv.test.js
+++ b/js/tests/csv.test.js
@@ -112,3 +112,17 @@ test('parseEntriesFromCSV: throws when no header + data rows', () => {
 test('parseEntriesFromCSV: throws when no title/url/username column present', () => {
     assert.throws(() => T.parseEntriesFromCSV('password,foo\npw,x'), /title\/url or username/i);
 });
+
+// --- Import timestamp normalization (single door into vault_entries) --------
+
+test('normalizeImportTimestamp: every ISO-ish variant lands in DB space-format UTC', () => {
+    // Our own export (DB format, bare UTC) — unchanged.
+    assert.equal(T.normalizeImportTimestamp('2026-07-10 15:56:23'), '2026-07-10 15:56:23');
+    // Strict ISO with T + millis + Z — same instant, space format.
+    assert.equal(T.normalizeImportTimestamp('2026-07-10T15:56:23.123Z'), '2026-07-10 15:56:23');
+    // Explicit offset is converted to UTC.
+    assert.equal(T.normalizeImportTimestamp('2026-07-10T17:56:23+02:00'), '2026-07-10 15:56:23');
+    // Garbage / absent → '' (server stamps "now").
+    assert.equal(T.normalizeImportTimestamp('not-a-date'), '');
+    assert.equal(T.normalizeImportTimestamp(''), '');
+});
diff --git a/js/tests/harness.js b/js/tests/harness.js
index cb377b9..fdad35f 100644
--- a/js/tests/harness.js
+++ b/js/tests/harness.js
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ function loadApp(overrides = {}) {
         base32Decode, generateTOTP, parseOtpAuthUri,
         // favicon
         faviconHost,
-        // csv
-        parseCSV, findColumn, parseEntriesFromCSV,
+        // csv / import
+        parseCSV, findColumn, parseEntriesFromCSV, normalizeImportTimestamp,
         // strength
         computeStrength: (typeof computeStrength !== 'undefined' ? computeStrength : undefined),
         // merge (async, coupled — tests stub the io seams below)