diff --git a/src/humulus/app.py b/src/humulus/app.py
index 5bf78c5..3feb6b3 100644
--- a/src/humulus/app.py
+++ b/src/humulus/app.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
     from . import couch
     couch.init_app(app)
 
+    from . import styles
+    styles.init_app(app)
+
     # Register blueprint for index page
     from . import home
     app.register_blueprint(home.bp)
diff --git a/src/humulus/styles.py b/src/humulus/styles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41d573e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/humulus/styles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+"""This module has functions for working with BJCP styles."""
+
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+import click
+import requests
+from flask import current_app
+from flask.cli import with_appcontext
+
+from humulus.couch import get_db, put_doc
+
+def sub_to_doc(sub):
+    """Coverts sub (XML) to a dictionary document.
+
+    The returned dictionary can be placed right into CouchDB if you want.
+    """
+    doc = {
+        '_id': 'style_{}'.format(sub.attrib['id']),
+        '$type': 'style',
+        'id': sub.attrib['id'],
+        'name': sub.find('name').text,
+        'aroma': sub.find('aroma').text,
+        'appearance': sub.find('appearance').text,
+        'flavor': sub.find('flavor').text,
+        'mouthfeel': sub.find('mouthfeel').text,
+        'impression': sub.find('impression').text,
+        'ibu': {},
+        'og': {},
+        'fg': {},
+        'srm': {},
+        'abv': {}
+    }
+    if sub.find('comments') is not None:
+        doc['comments'] = sub.find('comments').text
+    if sub.find('history') is not None:
+        doc['history'] = sub.find('history').text
+    if sub.find('ingredients') is not None:
+        doc['ingredients'] = sub.find('ingredients').text
+    if sub.find('comparison') is not None:
+        doc['comparison'] = sub.find('comparison').text
+    if sub.find('examples') is not None:
+        doc['examples'] = sub.find('examples').text
+    if sub.find('tags') is not None:
+        doc['tags'] = sub.find('tags').text.split(', ')
+
+    doc['ibu']['low'] = (sub.find('./stats/ibu/low').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/ibu/low') is not None else '0')
+    doc['ibu']['high'] = (sub.find('./stats/ibu/high').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/ibu/high') is not None else '100')
+    doc['og']['low'] = (sub.find('./stats/og/low').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/og/low') is not None else '1.0')
+    doc['og']['high'] = (sub.find('./stats/og/high').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/og/high') is not None else '1.2')
+    doc['fg']['low'] = (sub.find('./stats/fg/low').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/fg/low') is not None else '1.0')
+    doc['fg']['high'] = (sub.find('./stats/fg/high').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/fg/high') is not None else '1.2')
+    doc['srm']['low'] = (sub.find('./stats/srm/low').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/srm/low') is not None else '0')
+    doc['srm']['high'] = (sub.find('./stats/srm/high').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/srm/high') is not None else '100')
+    doc['abv']['low'] = (sub.find('./stats/abv/low').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/abv/low') is not None else '0')
+    doc['abv']['high'] = (sub.find('./stats/abv/high').text
+                         if sub.find('./stats/abv/high') is not None else '100')
+    return doc
+
+
+def import_styles(url):
+    """Parses BJCP styles in XML format from `url`.
+
+    `url` defaults to the official BJCP XML styleguide.
+
+    Each subcategory is converted to JSON and then put to a couchdb. The _id of
+    the subsequent document will be `style_<number><letter>`, i.e., style_1A.
+    If the style already exists in the database, it will be skipped.
+    """
+    db = get_db()
+    root = ET.fromstring(requests.get(url).text)
+    subs = root.findall('./class[@type="beer"]/category/subcategory')
+    for sub in subs:
+        doc = sub_to_doc(sub)
+        if doc['_id'] not in db:
+            put_doc(doc)
+
+
+@click.command('import-styles')
+@with_appcontext
+def import_command():
+    """CLI command to import BJCP styles."""
+    url = current_app.config.get(
+            'BJCP_STYLES_URL',
+            ('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meanphil'
+             '/bjcp-guidelines-2015/master/styleguide.xml')
+        )
+    import_styles(url)
+    click.echo("Imported BJCP styles.")
+
+
+def init_app(app):
+    """Register the CLI command with the app."""
+    app.cli.add_command(import_command)
diff --git a/tests/test_styles.py b/tests/test_styles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14f2e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_styles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Mike Shoup
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+
+from humulus.styles import import_styles, sub_to_doc
+
+COMPLETE_STYLE = '''<subcategory id="1A">
+    <name>Test Style</name>
+    <aroma>Smelly</aroma>
+    <appearance>Good looking</appearance>
+    <flavor>Good tasting</flavor>
+    <mouthfeel>Good feeling</mouthfeel>
+    <impression>Refreshing</impression>
+    <comments>Comments</comments>
+    <history>Old</history>
+    <ingredients>Grains, Hops, and Water</ingredients>
+    <comparison>Comparison</comparison>
+    <examples>Examples</examples>
+    <tags>one, two</tags>
+    <stats>
+        <ibu flexible="false">
+            <low>1</low>
+            <high>2</high>
+        </ibu>
+        <og flexible="false">
+            <low>1.010</low>
+            <high>1.020</high>
+        </og>
+        <fg flexible="false">
+            <low>1.000</low>
+            <high>1.010</high>
+        </fg>
+        <srm flexible="false">
+            <low>1</low>
+            <high>2</high>
+        </srm>
+        <abv flexible="false">
+            <low>1</low>
+            <high>2</high>
+        </abv>
+    </stats>
+</subcategory>
+'''
+
+INCOMPLETE_STYLE = '''<subcategory id="2B">
+    <name>Test Style</name>
+    <aroma>Smelly</aroma>
+    <appearance>Good looking</appearance>
+    <flavor>Good tasting</flavor>
+    <mouthfeel>Good feeling</mouthfeel>
+    <impression>Refreshing</impression>
+</subcategory>
+'''
+
+TEST_XML = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<styleguide>
+    <class type="beer">
+        <category id="1">
+            <subcategory id="1A">
+                <name>Test Style</name>
+                <aroma>Smelly</aroma>
+                <appearance>Good looking</appearance>
+                <flavor>Good tasting</flavor>
+                <mouthfeel>Good feeling</mouthfeel>
+                <impression>Refreshing</impression>
+            </subcategory>
+        </category>
+    </class>
+</styleguide>
+'''
+
+
+def test_sub_to_doc():
+    assert sub_to_doc(ET.fromstring(COMPLETE_STYLE)) == {
+        '_id': 'style_1A',
+        '$type': 'style',
+        'id': '1A',
+        'name': 'Test Style',
+        'aroma': 'Smelly',
+        'appearance': 'Good looking',
+        'flavor': 'Good tasting',
+        'mouthfeel': 'Good feeling',
+        'impression': 'Refreshing',
+        'comments': 'Comments',
+        'history': 'Old',
+        'ingredients': 'Grains, Hops, and Water',
+        'comparison': 'Comparison',
+        'examples': 'Examples',
+        'tags': ['one', 'two'],
+        'ibu': {'low': '1', 'high': '2'},
+        'og': {'low': '1.010', 'high': '1.020'},
+        'fg': {'low': '1.000', 'high': '1.010'},
+        'srm': {'low': '1', 'high': '2'},
+        'abv': {'low': '1', 'high': '2'}
+    }
+
+    assert sub_to_doc(ET.fromstring(INCOMPLETE_STYLE)) == {
+        '_id': 'style_2B',
+        '$type': 'style',
+        'id': '2B',
+        'name': 'Test Style',
+        'aroma': 'Smelly',
+        'appearance': 'Good looking',
+        'flavor': 'Good tasting',
+        'mouthfeel': 'Good feeling',
+        'impression': 'Refreshing',
+        'ibu': {'low': '0', 'high': '100'},
+        'og': {'low': '1.0', 'high': '1.2'},
+        'fg': {'low': '1.0', 'high': '1.2'},
+        'srm': {'low': '0', 'high': '100'},
+        'abv': {'low': '0', 'high': '100'}
+    }
+
+
+def test_import_styles(monkeypatch):
+    class PutRecorder:
+        doc = None
+
+    class MockDB:
+        db = {}
+
+    def fake_get_db():
+        return MockDB.db
+
+    def fake_put_doc(doc):
+        PutRecorder.doc = doc
+
+    def fake_requests_get(url):
+        class TestXML:
+            text = TEST_XML
+        return TestXML
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr('requests.get', fake_requests_get)
+    monkeypatch.setattr('humulus.styles.get_db', fake_get_db)
+    monkeypatch.setattr('humulus.styles.put_doc', fake_put_doc)
+
+    import_styles(None)
+    assert PutRecorder.doc == {'$type': 'style',
+            '_id': 'style_1A',
+            'abv': {'high': '100', 'low': '0'},
+            'appearance': 'Good looking',
+            'aroma': 'Smelly',
+            'fg': {'high': '1.2', 'low': '1.0'},
+            'flavor': 'Good tasting',
+            'ibu': {'high': '100', 'low': '0'},
+            'id': '1A',
+            'impression': 'Refreshing',
+            'mouthfeel': 'Good feeling',
+            'name': 'Test Style',
+            'og': {'high': '1.2', 'low': '1.0'},
+            'srm': {'high': '100', 'low': '0'}
+        }
+
+    MockDB.db = {'style_1A': ''}
+    PutRecorder.doc = None
+    import_styles(None)
+    assert PutRecorder.doc is None
+
+
+def test_import_command(runner, monkeypatch):
+    class Recorder:
+        called = False
+
+    def fake_import_styles(url):
+        Recorder.called = True
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr('humulus.styles.import_styles', fake_import_styles)
+    result = runner.invoke(args=['import-styles'])
+    assert Recorder.called
+    assert 'Imported BJCP styles.' in result.output