diff --git a/app/modules/asset/types.ts b/app/modules/asset/types.ts
index 72315f235..1846a3f03 100644
--- a/app/modules/asset/types.ts
+++ b/app/modules/asset/types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import type {
   CustomFieldType,
 } from "@prisma/client";
 import type { Return } from "@prisma/client/runtime/library";
+import type { z } from "zod";
 import type { assetIndexFields } from "./fields";
+import type { importAssetsSchema } from "./utils.server";
 
 export interface ICustomFieldValueJson {
   raw: string | number | boolean;
@@ -44,18 +46,10 @@ export interface UpdateAssetPayload {
   valuation?: Asset["valuation"];
 }
 
-export interface CreateAssetFromContentImportPayload
-  extends Record<string, any> {
-  title: string;
-  description?: string;
-  category?: string;
-  kit?: string;
-  tags: string[];
-  location?: string;
-  custodian?: string;
-  bookable?: "yes" | "no";
-  imageUrl?: string; // URL of the image to import
-}
+export type CreateAssetFromContentImportPayload = z.infer<
+  typeof importAssetsSchema
+>;
+
 export interface CreateAssetFromBackupImportPayload
   extends Record<string, any> {
   id: string;
diff --git a/app/modules/asset/utils.server.ts b/app/modules/asset/utils.server.ts
index 0519c1195..14989bd66 100644
--- a/app/modules/asset/utils.server.ts
+++ b/app/modules/asset/utils.server.ts
@@ -205,3 +205,17 @@ export function validateAdvancedFilterParams(
 
   return validatedParams;
 }
+
+export const importAssetsSchema = z
+  .object({
+    title: z.string(),
+    description: z.string().optional(),
+    category: z.string().optional(),
+    kit: z.string().optional(),
+    tags: z.string().array(),
+    location: z.string().optional(),
+    custodian: z.string().optional(),
+    bookable: z.enum(["yes", "no"]).optional(),
+    imageUrl: z.string().url().optional(),
+  })
+  .and(z.record(z.string(), z.any()));
diff --git a/app/routes/_layout+/admin-dashboard+/org.$organizationId.tsx b/app/routes/_layout+/admin-dashboard+/org.$organizationId.tsx
index 43f353257..674921153 100644
--- a/app/routes/_layout+/admin-dashboard+/org.$organizationId.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/_layout+/admin-dashboard+/org.$organizationId.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import HorizontalTabs from "~/components/layout/horizontal-tabs";
 import { Button } from "~/components/shared/button";
 import { db } from "~/database/db.server";
 import { createAssetsFromContentImport } from "~/modules/asset/service.server";
+import { importAssetsSchema } from "~/modules/asset/utils.server";
 import { toggleOrganizationSso } from "~/modules/organization/service.server";
 import { csvDataFromRequest } from "~/utils/csv.server";
 import { ShelfError, makeShelfError } from "~/utils/error";
@@ -154,7 +155,11 @@ export const action = async ({
             label: "Assets",
           });
         }
-        const contentData = extractCSVDataFromContentImport(csvData);
+
+        const contentData = extractCSVDataFromContentImport(
+          csvData,
+          importAssetsSchema.array()
+        );
         await createAssetsFromContentImport({
           data: contentData,
           userId,
diff --git a/app/routes/_layout+/assets.import.tsx b/app/routes/_layout+/assets.import.tsx
index a280b1453..240d8b040 100644
--- a/app/routes/_layout+/assets.import.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/_layout+/assets.import.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   TabsTrigger,
 } from "~/components/shared/tabs";
 import { createAssetsFromContentImport } from "~/modules/asset/service.server";
+import { importAssetsSchema } from "~/modules/asset/utils.server";
 import { appendToMetaTitle } from "~/utils/append-to-meta-title";
 import { csvDataFromRequest } from "~/utils/csv.server";
 import { ShelfError, makeShelfError } from "~/utils/error";
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ export const action = async ({ context, request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
     );
 
     const csvData = await csvDataFromRequest({ request });
-
     if (csvData.length < 2) {
       throw new ShelfError({
         cause: null,
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ export const action = async ({ context, request }: ActionFunctionArgs) => {
       });
     }
 
-    const contentData = extractCSVDataFromContentImport(csvData);
+    const contentData = extractCSVDataFromContentImport(
+      csvData,
+      importAssetsSchema.array()
+    );
+
     await createAssetsFromContentImport({
       data: contentData,
       userId,
diff --git a/app/utils/import.server.ts b/app/utils/import.server.ts
index 285a15f7f..2656db69e 100644
--- a/app/utils/import.server.ts
+++ b/app/utils/import.server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import type { ZodSchema } from "zod";
 import type { CreateAssetFromContentImportPayload } from "~/modules/asset/types";
+import { ShelfError } from "./error";
 
 /* This function receives an array of object and a key name
  * It then extracts all the values of that key and makes sure there are no duplicates
@@ -25,7 +27,10 @@ export function getUniqueValuesFromArrayOfObjects({
 }
 
 /** Takes the CSV data from a `content` import and parses it into an object that we can then use to create the entries */
-export function extractCSVDataFromContentImport(data: string[][]) {
+export function extractCSVDataFromContentImport<Schema extends ZodSchema>(
+  data: string[][],
+  schema: Schema
+) {
   /**
    * The first row of the CSV contains the keys for the data
    * We need to trim the keys to remove any whitespace and special characters and Non-printable characters as it already causes issues with in the past
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ export function extractCSVDataFromContentImport(data: string[][]) {
    */
   const keys = data[0].map((key) => key.trim()); // Trim the keys
   const values = data.slice(1) as string[][];
-  return values.map((entry) =>
+  const rawData = values.map((entry) =>
     Object.fromEntries(
       entry.map((value, index) => {
         switch (keys[index]) {
@@ -48,6 +53,18 @@ export function extractCSVDataFromContentImport(data: string[][]) {
       })
     )
   );
+
+  const parsedResult = schema.safeParse(rawData);
+  if (!parsedResult.success) {
+    throw new ShelfError({
+      cause: null,
+      message:
+        "Received invalid data, please update the file with proper headers and data.",
+      label: "Assets",
+    });
+  }
+
+  return parsedResult.data as Schema["_output"];
 }
 
 /** Takes the CSV data from a `backup` import and parses it into an object that we can then use to create the entries */