diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
index 1c537512c..e49d14dd0 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms/bulk_import.py
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ class InventoryItemImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
     class Meta:
         model = InventoryItem
         fields = (
-            'device', 'name', 'label', 'role', 'manufacturer', 'part_id', 'serial', 'asset_tag', 'discovered',
+            'device', 'name', 'label', 'role', 'manufacturer', 'parent', 'part_id', 'serial', 'asset_tag', 'discovered',
             'description', 'tags', 'component_type', 'component_name',
         )