diff --git a/ippisite/db.sqlite3 b/ippisite/db.sqlite3
index bb7ca110e188bf4d34171a62e5c4e6f6eda80691..418ffe91ef59f6e2db941d723da526c109b5b5f5 100644
Binary files a/ippisite/db.sqlite3 and b/ippisite/db.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py b/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py
index 84f0182710f92258d32496198e4c561823df6199..516d271971ece864b049bec7e22e11e50e1ba6f7 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/admin.py
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ class ProteinDomainPartnerComplexAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('protein_id', 'domain_id', 'ppc_copy_nb')
     list_display_links = ('protein_id', 'domain_id', 'ppc_copy_nb')
 
+@admin.register(Symmetry)
+class Symmetry(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('code', 'description')
+
 for model in apps.get_app_config('ippidb').models.values():
     try:
         admin.site.register(model)
diff --git a/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py b/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py
index 7de942bfb3338deea3efe79377b0147a6ab3eea3..e2dfc077facdae6823dacb688b6649ad46c84030 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippidb/management/commands/import_v1_data.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.core.management import BaseCommand, CommandError
 import mysql.connector
 
 from ippidb.models import Bibliography, Protein, Taxonomy, MolecularFunction, \
-    Domain, ProteinDomainBoundComplex, ProteinDomainPartnerComplex
+    Domain, ProteinDomainBoundComplex, ProteinDomainPartnerComplex, Symmetry
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
 
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             default=False,
             help='Flush and migrate complexes',
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--symmetries',
+            action='store_true',
+            dest='symmetries',
+            default=False,
+            help='Flush and create symmetries',
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--stoponfail',
             action='store_true',
@@ -142,3 +149,33 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                         self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR('Failed inserting {} {}'.format(row[0], row[1])))
                 else:
                     self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully inserted {} {}'.format(row[0], row[1])))
+        if options['symmetries']:
+            Symmetry.objects.all().delete()
+            self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully flushed symmetries table'))
+            rows = [
+                    ['AS', 'asymmetric'],
+                    ['C2', 'C2 symmetry'],
+                    ['D2', 'D2 symmetry'],
+                    ['C3', 'C3 symmetry'],
+                    ['D3', 'D3 symmetry'],
+                    ['C4', 'C4 symmetry'],
+                    ['D4', 'D4 symmetry'],
+                    ['C5', 'C5 symmetry'],
+                    ['D5', 'D5 symmetry'],
+            ]
+            for row in rows:
+                try:
+                    symmetry = Symmetry()
+                    symmetry.code = row[0]
+                    symmetry.description = row[1]
+                    symmetry.save()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    if options['stoponfail']:
+                        import traceback
+                        self.stderr.write(traceback.format_exc())
+                        raise CommandError('Failed inserting {} {}'.format(row[0], row[1]))
+                    else:
+                        self.stdout.write(self.style.ERROR('Failed inserting {} {}'.format(row[0], row[1])))
+                else:
+                    self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Successfully inserted {} {}'.format(row[0], row[1])))
+