diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-import.test.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-import.test.ts
index 47186953..18767708 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-import.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-import.test.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,20 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/services/import/core/download", () => ({
 	validateSwfBytes: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
-vi.mock("@/lib/services/swf-to-nitro", () => ({
-	convertSwfToNitro: vi.fn(),
-	extractIconFromSwf: vi.fn(),
-}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/services/swf-to-nitro", () => {
+	const convertSwfToNitro = vi.fn();
+	const extractIconFromSwf = vi.fn();
+	return {
+		convertSwfToNitro,
+		extractIconFromSwf,
+		convertSwfToNitroAsync: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, classname: string) =>
+			convertSwfToNitro(buffer, classname),
+		),
+		extractIconFromSwfAsync: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, classname: string) =>
+			extractIconFromSwf(buffer, classname),
+		),
+	};
+});
 
 import {
 	autoPriceFurni,
diff --git a/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts b/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts
index 8ab920c4..bcb1deee 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/furni-import.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/services/import/core/download";
 import {
 	type ConversionResult,
-	convertSwfToNitro,
-	extractIconFromSwf,
+	convertSwfToNitroAsync,
+	extractIconFromSwfAsync,
 	parseNitroBundle,
 } from "@/lib/services/swf-to-nitro";
 import type { ImportSingleResult } from "@/types/furni";
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ export async function importSingleFurni(params: {
 	if (!iconOk && (swfOk || existsSync(/*turbopackIgnore: true*/ swfPath))) {
 		try {
 			const swfBuf = await fs.readFile(/*turbopackIgnore: true*/ swfPath);
-			const iconPng = extractIconFromSwf(swfBuf, baseClassname);
+			const iconPng = await extractIconFromSwfAsync(swfBuf, baseClassname);
 			if (iconPng) {
 				await fs.writeFile(/*turbopackIgnore: true*/ iconPath, iconPng);
 				iconOk = true;
@@ -795,7 +795,10 @@ export async function importSingleFurni(params: {
 		try {
 			if (existsSync(/*turbopackIgnore: true*/ swfPath)) {
 				const swfBuffer = await fs.readFile(/*turbopackIgnore: true*/ swfPath);
-				conversionResult = convertSwfToNitro(swfBuffer, baseClassname);
+				conversionResult = await convertSwfToNitroAsync(
+					swfBuffer,
+					baseClassname,
+				);
 				await fs.writeFile(
 					/*turbopackIgnore: true*/ nitroPath,
 					conversionResult.bundle,
diff --git a/src/lib/services/import-live.test.ts b/src/lib/services/import-live.test.ts
index 25eb5b73..c280d2f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/import-live.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/import-live.test.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/services/import/core/download", async () => {
 	};
 });
 
-vi.mock("@/lib/services/swf-to-nitro", () => ({
-	convertSwfToNitro: vi.fn(() => ({
+vi.mock("@/lib/services/swf-to-nitro", () => {
+	const convertSwfToNitro = vi.fn((_buffer: Buffer, _classname: string) => ({
 		bundle: Buffer.alloc(256, 0x42),
 		classname: "n/a",
 		dimensions: { x: 1, y: 1, z: 1 },
@@ -61,10 +61,23 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/services/swf-to-nitro", () => ({
 			defaultdir: 0,
 			partcolors: { color: [] },
 		},
-	})),
-	extractIconFromSwf: vi.fn(() => Buffer.from("fake-icon")),
-	parseNitroBundle: vi.fn(() => ({ json: null })),
-}));
+	}));
+	const extractIconFromSwf = vi.fn((_buffer: Buffer, _classname: string) =>
+		Buffer.from("fake-icon"),
+	);
+	const parseNitroBundle = vi.fn(() => ({ json: null }));
+	return {
+		convertSwfToNitro,
+		extractIconFromSwf,
+		parseNitroBundle,
+		convertSwfToNitroAsync: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, classname: string) =>
+			convertSwfToNitro(buffer, classname),
+		),
+		extractIconFromSwfAsync: vi.fn(async (buffer: Buffer, classname: string) =>
+			extractIconFromSwf(buffer, classname),
+		),
+	};
+});
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/services/habbo-furnidata-cache", () => ({
 	lookupOfficialHabboFurni: vi.fn(async () => null),
diff --git a/src/lib/services/swf/conversion-pool.ts b/src/lib/services/swf/conversion-pool.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64e3a031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/swf/conversion-pool.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import os from "node:os";
+import { Worker } from "node:worker_threads";
+import type { WorkerRequest, WorkerResponse } from "./conversion-worker";
+import {
+	type ConversionResult,
+	convertSwfToNitro,
+	extractIconFromSwf,
+} from "./index";
+
+// Offloads the synchronous, CPU-heavy SWF→Nitro conversion (and icon
+// extraction) to a small pool of worker threads so the main Node event loop
+// stays free during imports — the conversion no longer blocks request handling
+// or anything else running on the server.
+//
+// The pool degrades gracefully: if workers can't be created (bundling/runtime
+// restrictions, or the test environment) every task falls back to running the
+// pure conversion function synchronously on the main thread, so imports never
+// break.
+
+const POOL_SIZE = Math.max(1, Math.min(os.cpus().length - 1, 4));
+
+interface Job {
+	req: WorkerRequest;
+	resolve: (r: WorkerResponse) => void;
+	reject: (e: Error) => void;
+}
+
+const workers: Worker[] = [];
+const idle: Worker[] = [];
+const pending = new Map<number, { worker: Worker; job: Job }>();
+const queue: Job[] = [];
+let nextId = 1;
+let broken = false;
+
+function isTestEnv(): boolean {
+	return process.env.NODE_ENV === "test" || process.env.VITEST !== undefined;
+}
+
+function spawn(): Worker | null {
+	try {
+		const w = new Worker(new URL("./conversion-worker.ts", import.meta.url));
+		w.on("message", (res: WorkerResponse) => {
+			const p = pending.get(res.id);
+			if (!p) return;
+			pending.delete(res.id);
+			idle.push(w);
+			p.job.resolve(res);
+			pump();
+		});
+		w.on("error", (err: Error) => {
+			broken = true;
+			const p = [...pending.values()].find((x) => x.worker === w);
+			if (p) {
+				pending.delete(p.job.req.id);
+				p.job.reject(err);
+			}
+		});
+		return w;
+	} catch {
+		broken = true;
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+function ensurePool(): boolean {
+	if (broken || isTestEnv()) return false;
+	if (workers.length > 0) return true;
+	for (let i = 0; i < POOL_SIZE; i++) {
+		const w = spawn();
+		if (!w) {
+			broken = true;
+			return false;
+		}
+		workers.push(w);
+		idle.push(w);
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+function pump() {
+	while (idle.length > 0 && queue.length > 0) {
+		const w = idle.pop()!;
+		const job = queue.shift()!;
+		pending.set(job.req.id, { worker: w, job });
+		w.postMessage(job.req);
+	}
+}
+
+function run(req: Omit<WorkerRequest, "id">): Promise<WorkerResponse> {
+	if (!ensurePool()) {
+		try {
+			if (req.type === "convert") {
+				return Promise.resolve({
+					id: 0,
+					ok: true,
+					result: convertSwfToNitro(req.buffer, req.classname),
+				});
+			}
+			return Promise.resolve({
+				id: 0,
+				ok: true,
+				icon: extractIconFromSwf(req.buffer, req.classname),
+			});
+		} catch (e) {
+			return Promise.resolve({
+				id: 0,
+				ok: false,
+				error: (e as Error).message,
+			});
+		}
+	}
+	return new Promise<WorkerResponse>((resolve, reject) => {
+		const job: Job = {
+			req: { ...req, id: nextId++ } as WorkerRequest,
+			resolve,
+			reject,
+		};
+		queue.push(job);
+		pump();
+	});
+}
+
+export async function convertSwfToNitroAsync(
+	buffer: Buffer,
+	classname: string,
+): Promise<ConversionResult> {
+	const res = await run({ type: "convert", buffer, classname });
+	if (res.ok && res.result) return res.result;
+	// Worker failed for this item — fall back to the main thread.
+	return convertSwfToNitro(buffer, classname);
+}
+
+export async function extractIconFromSwfAsync(
+	buffer: Buffer,
+	classname: string,
+): Promise<Buffer | null> {
+	const res = await run({ type: "icon", buffer, classname });
+	if (res.ok) return res.icon ?? null;
+	return extractIconFromSwf(buffer, classname);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/services/swf/conversion-worker.ts b/src/lib/services/swf/conversion-worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4188b170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/services/swf/conversion-worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { parentPort } from "node:worker_threads";
+import { convertSwfToNitro, extractIconFromSwf } from "./index";
+
+export interface ConvertRequest {
+	id: number;
+	type: "convert";
+	buffer: Buffer;
+	classname: string;
+}
+
+export interface IconRequest {
+	id: number;
+	type: "icon";
+	buffer: Buffer;
+	classname: string;
+}
+
+export type WorkerRequest = ConvertRequest | IconRequest;
+
+export type WorkerResponse =
+	| {
+			id: number;
+			ok: true;
+			result?: import("./index").ConversionResult;
+			icon?: Buffer | null;
+	  }
+	| { id: number; ok: false; error: string };
+
+if (parentPort) {
+	parentPort.on("message", (msg: WorkerRequest) => {
+		try {
+			if (msg.type === "convert") {
+				const result = convertSwfToNitro(msg.buffer, msg.classname);
+				parentPort!.postMessage({
+					id: msg.id,
+					ok: true,
+					result,
+				} satisfies WorkerResponse);
+			} else {
+				const icon = extractIconFromSwf(msg.buffer, msg.classname);
+				parentPort!.postMessage({
+					id: msg.id,
+					ok: true,
+					icon: icon ?? null,
+				} satisfies WorkerResponse);
+			}
+		} catch (err) {
+			parentPort!.postMessage({
+				id: msg.id,
+				ok: false,
+				error: (err as Error).message,
+			} satisfies WorkerResponse);
+		}
+	});
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/services/swf/index.ts b/src/lib/services/swf/index.ts
index b772a1c3..e01536ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/swf/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/swf/index.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export type {
 	ConversionResult,
 	FurniMetadata,
 } from "@/types/furni";
+// Worker-pool wrappers — run the CPU-heavy conversion off the main thread.
+export {
+	convertSwfToNitroAsync,
+	extractIconFromSwfAsync,
+} from "./conversion-pool";
 // Re-export public API from submodules
 export { createNitroBundle, parseNitroBundle } from "./nitro-builder";
 export { computeDefaultDir, extractPartColors } from "./xml-processor";