diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ClarinItemImportController.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ClarinItemImportController.java
index 89f6a04d79bd..d37b54ab708c 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ClarinItemImportController.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/ClarinItemImportController.java
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.repository;
 
 import static org.dspace.app.rest.utils.ContextUtil.obtainContext;
+import static org.dspace.app.rest.utils.RegexUtils.REGEX_REQUESTMAPPING_IDENTIFIER_AS_UUID;
+import static org.dspace.core.Constants.COLLECTION;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.converter.ConverterService;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.converter.MetadataConverter;
@@ -27,10 +31,12 @@
 import org.dspace.app.rest.exception.UnprocessableEntityException;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.ItemRest;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.WorkspaceItemRest;
+import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.ContextUtil;
 import org.dspace.app.rest.utils.Utils;
 import org.dspace.authorize.AuthorizeException;
 import org.dspace.authorize.service.AuthorizeService;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.DSpaceObject;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataValue;
 import org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem;
@@ -51,6 +57,8 @@
 import org.dspace.workflow.WorkflowException;
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.service.XmlWorkflowService;
 import org.dspace.xmlworkflow.storedcomponents.XmlWorkflowItem;
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.json.simple.parser.JSONParser;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -366,6 +374,79 @@ public ItemRest importItem(HttpServletRequest request) throws SQLException, Auth
         return itemRest;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Endpoint for importing item's mapped collection.
+     * The mapping for requested endpoint, for example
+     * <pre>
+     * {@code
+     * https://<dspace.server.url>/api/clarin/import/item/{ITEM_UUID}/mappedCollections
+     * }
+     * </pre>
+     * @param request request
+     * @throws SQLException       if database error
+     * @throws AuthorizeException if authorization error
+     */
+    @PreAuthorize("hasAuthority('ADMIN')")
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "/item" + REGEX_REQUESTMAPPING_IDENTIFIER_AS_UUID +
+            "/mappedCollections")
+    public void importItemCollections(@PathVariable UUID uuid, HttpServletRequest request) throws SQLException,
+            AuthorizeException {
+        Context context = ContextUtil.obtainContext(request);
+        if (Objects.isNull(context)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Context is null - cannot import item's mapped collections.");
+        }
+
+        // Load List of collection self links
+        List<String> requestAsStringList = new ArrayList<>();
+        JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
+        try {
+            Object obj = parser.parse(new InputStreamReader(request.getInputStream()));
+
+            if (!(obj instanceof JSONArray)) {
+                throw new UnprocessableEntityException("The request is not a JSON Array");
+            }
+
+            for (Object entity : (JSONArray) obj) {
+                String collectionSelfLink = entity.toString();
+                requestAsStringList.add(collectionSelfLink);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Cannot import item's mapped collections because parsing of the request JSON" +
+                    "throws this error: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        // Find Collections following its self link
+        List<DSpaceObject> listDsoFoundInRequest
+                = utils.constructDSpaceObjectList(context, requestAsStringList);
+
+        if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(listDsoFoundInRequest)) {
+            throw new UnprocessableEntityException("Not a valid collection uuid.");
+        }
+
+        for (DSpaceObject dso : listDsoFoundInRequest) {
+
+            Item item = itemService.find(context, uuid);
+            if (dso != null && dso.getType() == COLLECTION && item != null) {
+                if (this.checkIfItemIsTemplate(item)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                Collection collectionToMapTo = (Collection) dso;
+                if (this.checkIfOwningCollection(item, collectionToMapTo.getID())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                collectionService.addItem(context, collectionToMapTo, item);
+                collectionService.update(context, collectionToMapTo);
+                itemService.update(context, item);
+            } else {
+                throw new UnprocessableEntityException("Not a valid collection or item uuid.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        context.commit();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert String input value to boolean.
      * @param value input value
@@ -391,4 +472,18 @@ private Integer getIntegerFromString(String value) {
         }
         return output;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    private boolean checkIfItemIsTemplate(Item item) {
+        return item.getTemplateItemOf() != null;
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkIfOwningCollection(Item item, UUID collectionID) {
+        if (Objects.isNull(item)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (Objects.isNull(item.getOwningCollection())) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return item.getOwningCollection().getID().equals(collectionID);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinItemImportControllerIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinItemImportControllerIT.java
index c8c6f5a9ce24..b561433b48c5 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinItemImportControllerIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/ClarinItemImportControllerIT.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.dspace.builder.WorkflowItemBuilder;
 import org.dspace.builder.WorkspaceItemBuilder;
 import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Community;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataValue;
 import org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem;
@@ -470,4 +472,54 @@ public void testImportAuthorityAndConfidenceInMetadata() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(dcRelationValue.getAuthority(), String.valueOf(AUTHORITY));
         assertEquals(dcRelationValue.getConfidence(), CONFIDENCE);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void importItemsMappedCollections() throws Exception {
+        context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
+        //** GIVEN **
+        //1. A community-collection structure with one parent community with sub-community and two collections.
+        parentCommunity = CommunityBuilder.createCommunity(context)
+                .withName("Parent Community")
+                .build();
+        Community child1 = CommunityBuilder.createSubCommunity(context, parentCommunity)
+                .withName("Sub Community")
+                .build();
+        Collection col1 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 1").build();
+        Collection col2 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 2").build();
+        Collection col3 = CollectionBuilder.createCollection(context, child1).withName("Collection 3").build();
+
+        //2. Public item that is readable by Anonymous with different subjects
+        Item publicItem1 = ItemBuilder.createItem(context, col1)
+                .withTitle("Public item 1")
+                .withIssueDate("2017-10-17")
+                .withAuthor("Smith, Donald").withAuthor("Doe, John")
+                .withSubject("ExtraEntry")
+                .build();
+        context.restoreAuthSystemState();
+
+        String startOfCollectionLink = "https://localhost:8080/spring-rest/api/core/collections/";
+        // It is owning collection
+        String col1SelfLink = startOfCollectionLink + col1.getID();
+        String col2SelfLink = startOfCollectionLink + col2.getID();
+        String col3SelfLink = startOfCollectionLink + col3.getID();
+        List<String> collectionSelfLinksList = new ArrayList<>();
+        collectionSelfLinksList.add(col1SelfLink);
+        collectionSelfLinksList.add(col2SelfLink);
+        collectionSelfLinksList.add(col3SelfLink);
+
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        String token = getAuthToken(admin.getEmail(), password);
+
+        getClient(token).perform(post("/api/clarin/import/item/" +
+                                publicItem1.getID() + "/mappedCollections")
+                                .content(mapper.writeValueAsBytes(collectionSelfLinksList))
+                                .contentType(org.springframework.http.MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+                        .andExpect(status().isOk());
+
+        Item updatedItem = itemService.find(context, publicItem1.getID());
+        assertEquals(updatedItem.getCollections().size(), 3);
+        assertTrue(updatedItem.getCollections().contains(col1));
+        assertTrue(updatedItem.getCollections().contains(col2));
+        assertTrue(updatedItem.getCollections().contains(col3));
+    }
 }