diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e7ad7d2..efafafb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Import the contents of a tar archive into a resource document.
 
 `jx import ./test.tgz`
 
+
+`jx import repo/packages/build.jx.yaml ./gopkgs.tar.gz`
+
+![Import Doc](md-images/jx-import.gif)
+
 Read a resource document from an http endpoint.
 
 `jx import http://localhost/resources`
diff --git a/cmd/cli/main.go b/cmd/cli/main.go
index 15302b3..7909604 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/main.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ func ImportSubCommand(cmd *flag.FlagSet, output io.Writer) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	defer outputTarget.Close()
 
 	if len(documents) == 0 {
 		documents = append(documents, resource.NewDocument())
diff --git a/internal/target/decl.go b/internal/target/decl.go
index dbd1b43..7336f95 100644
--- a/internal/target/decl.go
+++ b/internal/target/decl.go
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ type DeclFile struct {
 	Gzip bool `yaml:"gzip,omitempty" json:"gzip,omitempty"`
 	Format string `yaml:"format,omitempty" json:"format,omitempty"`
 	encoder resource.Encoder `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
+	closer func() error `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 }
 
 func NewDeclFile() *DeclFile {
-	return &DeclFile{ Gzip: false }
+	return &DeclFile{ Gzip: false, closer: func() error { return nil } }
 }
 
 func NewFileDocTarget(u *url.URL, format string, gzip bool, fileUri bool) DocTarget {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func NewFileDocTarget(u *url.URL, format string, gzip bool, fileUri bool) DocTar
 	} else {
 		t.Path = filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.Path)
 	}
+	t.Open()
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ func init() {
 				t.Format = FormatJson
 			}
 		}
+		t.Open()
 		return t
 	})
 
@@ -102,13 +105,10 @@ func init() {
 
 }
 
-
-func (d *DeclFile) Type() string { return "decl" }
-
-func (d *DeclFile) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.ResourceSelector) (error) {
+func (d *DeclFile) Open() error {
 	var file *os.File
 	var fileErr error
-	var fileWriter io.Writer
+	var fileWriter io.WriteCloser
 	if d.Path == "" || d.Path == "-" {
 		file = os.Stdout
 	} else {
@@ -116,9 +116,14 @@ func (d *DeclFile) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource
 		if fileErr != nil {
 			return fileErr
 		}
-		defer func() {
+		d.closer = func() error {
+			d.encoder.Close()
+			fileWriter.Close()
+			if file != fileWriter {
 				file.Close()
-		}()
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	if d.Gzip {
@@ -136,6 +141,16 @@ func (d *DeclFile) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource
 		d.encoder = resource.NewYAMLEncoder(fileWriter)
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DeclFile) Close() error {
+	return d.closer()
+}
+
+func (d *DeclFile) Type() string { return "decl" }
+
+func (d *DeclFile) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.ResourceSelector) (error) {
 	for _, doc := range documents {
 		emitDoc := resource.NewDocument()
 		if validationErr := doc.Validate(); validationErr != nil {
diff --git a/internal/target/doctarget.go b/internal/target/doctarget.go
index 2481dce..fb77e30 100644
--- a/internal/target/doctarget.go
+++ b/internal/target/doctarget.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type DocTarget interface {
 	Type() string
 
 	EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.ResourceSelector) error
+	Close() error
 }
 
 func NewDocTarget(uri string) DocTarget {
diff --git a/internal/target/tar.go b/internal/target/tar.go
index 38368d7..912b781 100644
--- a/internal/target/tar.go
+++ b/internal/target/tar.go
@@ -22,16 +22,19 @@ _	"regexp"
 type Tar struct {
 	Path string `yaml:"path" json:"path"`
 	Gzip bool `yaml:"gzip" json:"gzip"`
+	writer *tar.Writer `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
+	closer func() error `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 }
 
 func NewTar() *Tar {
-	return &Tar{ Gzip: false }
+	return &Tar{ Gzip: false, closer: func() error { return nil } }
 }
 
 func init() {
 	TargetTypes.Register([]string{"tar"}, func(u *url.URL) DocTarget {
 		t := NewTar()
 		t.Path,_ = filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.Path))
+		t.Open()
 		return t
 	})
 
@@ -44,15 +47,13 @@ func init() {
 			t.Path = filepath.Join(u.Hostname(), u.Path)
 		}
 		t.Gzip = true
+		t.Open()
 		return t
 	})
 
 }
 
-
-func (t *Tar) Type() string { return "tar" }
-
-func (t *Tar) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.ResourceSelector) error {
+func (t *Tar) Open() error {
 	file, fileErr := os.Create(t.Path)
 	if fileErr != nil {
 		return fileErr
@@ -64,13 +65,22 @@ func (t *Tar) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.Reso
 		fileWriter = file
 	}
 
-	tarWriter := tar.NewWriter(fileWriter)
-	defer func() {
-		tarWriter.Close()
+	t.writer = tar.NewWriter(fileWriter)
+	t.closer = func() error {
+		t.writer.Close()
 		fileWriter.Close()
-		file.Close()
-	}()
+		return file.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 
+func (t *Tar) Close() error {
+	return t.closer()
+}
+
+func (t *Tar) Type() string { return "tar" }
+
+func (t *Tar) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.ResourceSelector) error {
 	for _,document := range documents {
 		for _,res := range document.Filter(func(d *resource.Declaration) bool {
 			return d.Type == "file"
@@ -79,10 +89,10 @@ func (t *Tar) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.Reso
 			slog.Info("Tar.EmitResources", "file", f)
 			hdr, fiErr := tar.FileInfoHeader(f.FileInfo(), "")
 			slog.Info("Tar.EmitResources", "header", hdr, "err", fiErr)
-			if err := tarWriter.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
+			if err := t.writer.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
-			if _, err := tarWriter.Write([]byte(f.Content)); err != nil {
+			if _, err := t.writer.Write([]byte(f.Content)); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/target/types_test.go b/internal/target/types_test.go
index 82e3f53..370b928 100644
--- a/internal/target/types_test.go
+++ b/internal/target/types_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type MockDocTarget struct {
 }
 
 func (m *MockDocTarget) Type() string { return m.InjectType() }
+func (m *MockDocTarget) Close() error { return nil }
 func (m *MockDocTarget) EmitResources(documents []*resource.Document, filter resource.ResourceSelector) error { return m.InjectEmitResources(documents, filter) }
 
 func NewFooDocTarget() DocTarget {
diff --git a/md-images/jx-import.gif b/md-images/jx-import.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d1ad0
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