diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/import/furni/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/import/furni/route.ts
index 79219ccd..55436cd1 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/import/furni/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/import/furni/route.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { getCloneList } from "@/lib/services/clone-import";
 import { getSource } from "@/lib/services/clone-sources";
 import { getFurniAssetDirs } from "@/lib/services/furni-asset-dirs";
 import {
+	appendFurniEntriesBulk,
 	rebuildCatalogOfferIds,
 	reconcileFurniDataWithItemsBase,
 	verifyAndFixSpriteIds,
@@ -47,6 +48,34 @@ export {
 } from "@/lib/services/furni-import";
 export type { ImportSingleResult } from "@/types/furni";
 
+import type { ImportSingleResult } from "@/types/furni";
+
+// How many items to import concurrently in a batch. The per-item work is
+// network-bound (asset downloads) and DB-bound, so a modest pool gives a large
+// speedup over the old fully sequential loop without overwhelming the DB.
+const IMPORT_BATCH_CONCURRENCY = 8;
+
+async function runWithConcurrency<T, R>(
+	items: T[],
+	limit: number,
+	fn: (item: T) => Promise<R>,
+): Promise<R[]> {
+	const out = new Array<R>(items.length);
+	let cursor = 0;
+	const workers = Array.from(
+		{ length: Math.min(limit, items.length) },
+		async () => {
+			for (;;) {
+				const i = cursor++;
+				if (i >= items.length) break;
+				out[i] = await fn(items[i]);
+			}
+		},
+	);
+	await Promise.all(workers);
+	return out;
+}
+
 // ── Delete imported item or clean up SWF files ──────────────────────
 export const DELETE = withAdmin(
 	{ permission: PERMS.ASSETS_IMPORT },
@@ -382,26 +411,18 @@ export const POST = withAdmin(
 			let source: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getSource>> | null = null;
 			if (sourceId) source = await getSource(sourceId);
 
-			const results: Array<{
-				classname: string;
-				ok: boolean;
-				itemId?: number;
-				catalogItemId?: number | null;
-				dimensions?: { x: number; y: number; z: number };
-				spriteCount?: number;
-				warnings: string[];
-				error?: string;
-			}> = [];
+			type BatchResultItem = ImportSingleResult & { classname: string };
 
-			for (const item of body.items) {
+			const runOne = async (
+				item: (typeof body.items)[number],
+			): Promise<BatchResultItem> => {
 				if (!item.classname || !item.name) {
-					results.push({
+					return {
 						classname: item.classname || "unknown",
 						ok: false,
 						warnings: [],
 						error: "Missing classname or name",
-					});
-					continue;
+					};
 				}
 
 				try {
@@ -417,10 +438,9 @@ export const POST = withAdmin(
 						sourceSwfBaseUrl: source?.sourceSwfBaseUrl,
 						nitroBaseUrl: source?.nitroBaseUrl || undefined,
 						iconBaseUrl: source?.iconBaseUrl || undefined,
+						skipFurniDataWrite: true,
 					});
 
-					results.push({ classname: item.classname, ...result });
-
 					if (result.ok) {
 						logAudit({
 							userId: ctx.session.user.id,
@@ -439,13 +459,39 @@ export const POST = withAdmin(
 							},
 						});
 					}
+					return { classname: item.classname, ...result };
 				} catch (err) {
-					results.push({
+					return {
 						classname: item.classname,
 						ok: false,
 						warnings: [],
 						error: (err as Error).message,
-					});
+					};
+				}
+			};
+
+			const results = await runWithConcurrency<
+				(typeof body.items)[number],
+				BatchResultItem
+			>(body.items, IMPORT_BATCH_CONCURRENCY, runOne);
+
+			// Collect FurnitureData entries and write the whole file once for the
+			// batch instead of once per item (each per-item write rewrites it fully).
+			const collectedFurniEntries: Array<{
+				entry: Record<string, unknown>;
+				itemType: string;
+			}> = [];
+			for (const r of results) {
+				if (r.furniDataEntry) collectedFurniEntries.push(r.furniDataEntry);
+			}
+			if (collectedFurniEntries.length > 0) {
+				try {
+					await appendFurniEntriesBulk(collectedFurniEntries);
+				} catch (err) {
+					console.warn(
+						"[import-furni] Bulk FurnitureData.json write failed:",
+						(err as Error).message,
+					);
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-data.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-data.ts
index 8106b481..39d4c22f 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-data.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-data.ts
@@ -317,6 +317,37 @@ export async function appendFurniEntry(
 	});
 }
 
+/**
+ * Append many FurnitureData entries in a single read/parse/write cycle
+ * (under the furnidata lock). Used by batch imports so the whole JSON file
+ * is rewritten once instead of once per item.
+ */
+export async function appendFurniEntriesBulk(
+	entries: Array<{ entry: Record<string, unknown>; itemType: string }>,
+): Promise<void> {
+	if (entries.length === 0) return;
+	await withFurniDataLock(async () => {
+		const furniData = (await readFurniData()) as Record<
+			string,
+			{ furnitype: Array<Record<string, unknown>> }
+		>;
+		const existingOwners = furniDataIdOwners(furniData);
+		assertNoFurniDataIdConflicts(existingOwners, entries);
+		for (const { entry, itemType } of entries) {
+			if (itemType === "i") {
+				if (!furniData.wallitemtypes)
+					furniData.wallitemtypes = { furnitype: [] };
+				upsertEntryInSection(furniData.wallitemtypes, entry);
+			} else {
+				if (!furniData.roomitemtypes)
+					furniData.roomitemtypes = { furnitype: [] };
+				upsertEntryInSection(furniData.roomitemtypes, entry);
+			}
+		}
+		await writeFurniData(furniData as Record<string, unknown>);
+	});
+}
+
 export async function removeFurniEntry(classname: string): Promise<boolean> {
 	return withFurniDataLock(async () => {
 		const furniData = (await readFurniData()) as Record<