diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/products/ImportUpload.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/products/ImportUpload.tsx
index 185e536..a5e8421 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/products/ImportUpload.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/products/ImportUpload.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,58 @@
-// Import upload (SD-0002 §5.3) — stub; Task 12 replaces this with the dropzone.
+// Import — upload (SD-0002 §5.3). Selecting a file starts upload + validation
+// immediately (PUC-2); file-level rejections (PUC-5a) render in place with the
+// picker live for retry. No notifications — errors render here.
+import { useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { uploadImport } from "../../productsApi";
+import { Banner } from "../../ui/kit";
+
 export default function ImportUpload() {
-  return null;
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  async function onPick(files: FileList | null) {
+    const file = files?.[0];
+    if (!file) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    setError(null);
+    const resp = await uploadImport(file);
+    setBusy(false);
+    if (inputRef.current) inputRef.current.value = "";
+    if (!resp.ok) {
+      setError(resp.error.message);
+      return;
+    }
+    window.location.hash = `#/products/imports/drafts/${resp.value.id}`;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="products products--narrow">
+      <p className="note">
+        <a href="#/products">← Products</a>
+      </p>
+      <h1>Import products</h1>
+      {error && (
+        <Banner tone="attn" title="That file can't be imported">
+          {error}
+        </Banner>
+      )}
+      <label className={`dropzone${busy ? " dropzone--busy" : ""}`}>
+        <input
+          ref={inputRef}
+          type="file"
+          accept=".csv,text/csv"
+          disabled={busy}
+          onChange={(e) => void onPick(e.target.files)}
+        />
+        <span className="dropzone__title">{busy ? "Validating…" : "Choose a CSV file"}</span>
+        <span className="note">CSV, up to 5,000 rows</span>
+      </label>
+      <p className="note">
+        Works with the canonical format.{" "}
+        <a href="/api/products/sample.csv" download>
+          Download sample CSV
+        </a>
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/products.css b/frontend/src/styles/products.css
index cc6dde3..1778798 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/products.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/products.css
@@ -208,6 +208,14 @@
   clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
+.dropzone__title {
+  display: block;
+  font-family: var(--wv-font-display);
+  font-weight: var(--weight-medium);
+  font-size: 17px;
+  color: var(--text-on-dark-soft);
+  margin-bottom: 2px;
+}
 
 /* ── small screens ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 @media (max-width: 720px) {