diff --git a/gates/profiles.py b/gates/profiles.py
index 069ee4c..71ca605 100644
--- a/gates/profiles.py
+++ b/gates/profiles.py
@@ -98,3 +98,43 @@ def duplicate_profile(base, src_id, name, new_id, ts=0):
     reg["profiles"].append(entry)
     write_registry(base, reg)
     return entry
+
+
+def export_profile(base, pid, dest_zip):
+    src = Path(base) / pid
+    if not src.exists():
+        raise KeyError(pid)
+    entry = find_by_id(read_registry(base), pid)
+    name = entry["name"] if entry else pid
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(dest_zip, "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as z:
+        z.writestr("profile_meta.json", json.dumps({"name": name}))
+        for f in src.rglob("*"):
+            if f.is_file():
+                z.write(f, arcname=str(Path("pool") / f.relative_to(src)))
+    return dest_zip
+
+
+def import_profile(base, src_zip, new_id, name=None, ts=0):
+    reg = read_registry(base)
+    meta_name = None
+    dst = Path(base) / new_id
+    dst.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(src_zip) as z:
+        names = z.namelist()
+        if "profile_meta.json" in names:
+            meta_name = json.loads(z.read("profile_meta.json")).get("name")
+        for n in names:
+            if n.startswith("pool/") and not n.endswith("/"):
+                target = dst / n[len("pool/"):]
+                target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                with z.open(n) as srcf, open(target, "wb") as out:
+                    shutil.copyfileobj(srcf, out)
+    final = name or meta_name or new_id
+    candidate, i = final, 2
+    while find_by_name(reg, candidate):
+        candidate = f"{final} ({i})"
+        i += 1
+    entry = {"id": new_id, "name": candidate, "created": ts}
+    reg["profiles"].append(entry)
+    write_registry(base, reg)
+    return entry
diff --git a/tests/test_profiles.py b/tests/test_profiles.py
index 40ecd1a..7252671 100644
--- a/tests/test_profiles.py
+++ b/tests/test_profiles.py
@@ -67,3 +67,26 @@ def test_duplicate_duplicate_name_raises(tmp_path):
     pr.create_profile(str(tmp_path), "src", "id1")
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         pr.duplicate_profile(str(tmp_path), "id1", "src", "id2")
+
+def test_export_import_roundtrip(tmp_path):
+    src_base = str(tmp_path / "a"); dst_base = str(tmp_path / "b")
+    pr.create_profile(src_base, "setA", "id1", ts=1)
+    from pathlib import Path
+    (Path(src_base) / "id1" / "img_0001.png").write_bytes(b"hello")
+    zpath = str(tmp_path / "setA.zip")
+    pr.export_profile(src_base, "id1", zpath)
+    assert (tmp_path / "setA.zip").exists()
+    # import into a different base, fresh id
+    e = pr.import_profile(dst_base, zpath, "id99", ts=2)
+    assert e["id"] == "id99"
+    assert e["name"] == "setA"                       # name carried in zip meta
+    assert (Path(dst_base) / "id99" / "img_0001.png").read_bytes() == b"hello"
+
+def test_import_name_collision_suffixes(tmp_path):
+    base = str(tmp_path)
+    pr.create_profile(base, "setA", "id1")
+    from pathlib import Path
+    (Path(base) / "id1" / "f.png").write_bytes(b"x")
+    z = str(tmp_path / "e.zip"); pr.export_profile(base, "id1", z)
+    e = pr.import_profile(base, z, "id2")
+    assert e["name"] == "setA (2)"