diff --git a/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs b/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs
index c7f7e3aff7..fa558f5963 100644
--- a/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs
@@ -150,17 +150,34 @@ public class ImportCiphersCommand : IImportCiphersCommand
 
         foreach (var collection in collections)
         {
-            if (!organizationCollectionsIds.Contains(collection.Id))
+            // If the collection already exists, skip it
+            if (organizationCollectionsIds.Contains(collection.Id))
             {
-                collection.SetNewId();
-                newCollections.Add(collection);
-                newCollectionUsers.Add(new CollectionUser
-                {
-                    CollectionId = collection.Id,
-                    OrganizationUserId = importingOrgUser.Id,
-                    Manage = true
-                });
+                continue;
             }
+
+            // Create new collections if not already present
+            collection.SetNewId();
+            newCollections.Add(collection);
+
+            /*
+             * If the organization was created by a Provider, the organization may have zero members (users)
+             * In this situation importingOrgUser will be null, and accessing importingOrgUser.Id will
+             * result in a null reference exception.
+             *
+             * Avoid user assignment, but proceed with adding the collection.
+             */
+            if (importingOrgUser == null)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            newCollectionUsers.Add(new CollectionUser
+            {
+                CollectionId = collection.Id,
+                OrganizationUserId = importingOrgUser.Id,
+                Manage = true
+            });
         }
 
         // Create associations based on the newly assigned ids
diff --git a/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs b/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs
index 8c1cb1d5ff..b92477e73d 100644
--- a/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs
+++ b/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs
@@ -238,4 +238,55 @@ public class ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests
         Assert.Equal("This organization can only have a maximum of " +
         $"{organization.MaxCollections} collections.", exception.Message);
     }
+
+    [Theory, BitAutoData]
+    public async Task ImportIntoOrganizationalVaultAsync_WithNullImportingOrgUser_SkipsCollectionUserCreation(
+        Organization organization,
+        Guid importingUserId,
+        List<Collection> collections,
+        List<CipherDetails> ciphers,
+        SutProvider<ImportCiphersCommand> sutProvider)
+    {
+        organization.MaxCollections = null;
+
+        foreach (var collection in collections)
+        {
+            collection.OrganizationId = organization.Id;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var cipher in ciphers)
+        {
+            cipher.OrganizationId = organization.Id;
+        }
+
+        KeyValuePair<int, int>[] collectionRelationships = {
+            new(0, 0),
+            new(1, 1),
+            new(2, 2)
+        };
+
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IOrganizationRepository>()
+            .GetByIdAsync(organization.Id)
+            .Returns(organization);
+
+        // Simulate provider-created org with no members - importing user is NOT an org member
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<IOrganizationUserRepository>()
+            .GetByOrganizationAsync(organization.Id, importingUserId)
+            .Returns((OrganizationUser)null);
+
+        sutProvider.GetDependency<ICollectionRepository>()
+            .GetManyByOrganizationIdAsync(organization.Id)
+            .Returns(new List<Collection>());
+
+        await sutProvider.Sut.ImportIntoOrganizationalVaultAsync(collections, ciphers, collectionRelationships, importingUserId);
+
+        // Verify ciphers were created but no CollectionUser entries were created (because the organization user (importingUserId) is null)
+        await sutProvider.GetDependency<ICipherRepository>().Received(1).CreateAsync(
+            ciphers,
+            Arg.Is<IEnumerable<Collection>>(cols => cols.Count() == collections.Count),
+            Arg.Is<IEnumerable<CollectionCipher>>(cc => cc.Count() == ciphers.Count),
+            Arg.Is<IEnumerable<CollectionUser>>(cus => !cus.Any()));
+
+        await sutProvider.GetDependency<IPushNotificationService>().Received(1).PushSyncVaultAsync(importingUserId);
+    }
 }