diff --git a/pv2/importer/operation.py b/pv2/importer/operation.py
index 15c0997..e70ef7d 100644
--- a/pv2/importer/operation.py
+++ b/pv2/importer/operation.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ __all__ = [
         'SrpmImport',
         'GitImport',
         'ModuleImport',
-        'JavaPortableImport'
+        'JavaPortableImport',
+        'SourceCodeImport'
 ]
 # todo: add in logging and replace print with log
 
@@ -1398,3 +1399,19 @@ class JavaPortableImport(Import):
         Returns the portable java git URL
         """
         return self.__portable_git_url
+
+class SourceCodeImport(Import):
+    """
+    Grabs source code of a package and imports it to a separate org/repo for
+    code only.
+    """
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            pkg_name: str,
+            git_url_path: str,
+            branch: str,
+            git_user: str = 'git',
+            org: str = 'src',
+    ):
+        print()
diff --git a/pv2/util/tarutil.py b/pv2/util/tarutil.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d80b469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pv2/util/tarutil.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""
+Tar functions
+"""
+
+import tarfile
+from pv2.util import error as err
+from pv2.util import fileutil
+
+# Tar utilities
+__all__ = [
+        'tar_members',
+        'type_of_tar',
+        'tarextract'
+]
+
+def tar_members(tf, subdir):
+    """
+    Acts as a "strip component" for tar
+    """
+    l = len(f"{subdir}/")
+    for member in tf.getmembers():
+        if member.path.startswith(f"{subdir}/"):
+            member.path = member.path[l:]
+            yield member
+
+def type_of_tar(tf):
+    """
+    Determines what compression method was used.
+    """
+    tardata = fileutil.get_magic_file(tf)
+
+    if 'XZ compressed data' in tardata.name:
+        return 'xz'
+    if 'gzip compressed data' in tardata.name:
+        return 'gz'
+    if 'bzip2 compressed data' in tardata.name:
+        return 'bz2'
+
+    return None
+
+def tarextract(source, dest, topdir_to_strip='', strip=False):
+    """
+    Extracts a given tar ball to a specific location
+    """
+    try:
+        with tarfile.open(source) as tar:
+            if strip:
+                tar.extractall(members=tar_members(tar, topdir_to_strip), filter='tar', path=dest)
+            else:
+                tar.extractall(filter='tar', path=dest)
+            tar.close()
+    except tarfile.ReadError as re:
+        raise err.GenericError(f'Could not read tar file: {re}')
+    except tarfile.CompressionError as ce:
+        raise err.GenericError(f'This system does not support compression type used: {ce}')
+    except tarfile.ExtractError as ee:
+        raise err.GenericError(f'Extraction error: {ee}')
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise err.GenericError(f'Uncaught error: {exc}')