diff --git a/eveal/database.py b/eveal/database.py
index 9c9287e..de94950 100644
--- a/eveal/database.py
+++ b/eveal/database.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if os.getenv("POSTGRES_HOST"):
                            echo=False, future=True)
 else:
     sqlite_file_name = os.getenv("SQLITE_DB_PATH", "eveal.db")
-    engine = create_engine(f"sqlite:///{sqlite_file_name}", echo=False, future=True, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
+    engine = create_engine(f"sqlite:///{sqlite_file_name}", echo=True, future=True, connect_args={"check_same_thread": False})
 
 def get_session():
     db = Session(engine)
diff --git a/eveal/main.py b/eveal/main.py
index 0e0df9a..a3ad207 100644
--- a/eveal/main.py
+++ b/eveal/main.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async def sde_types(sde_type: int | str, db: Session = Depends(get_session)) ->
 
 
 @app.post("/sde/types/search")
-async def sde_types_search(query: List[Dict[Literal["id", "name", "name_i", "marketgroup_id"], int | str]], db: Session = Depends(get_session)) -> List[models_sde.SDEType]:
+async def sde_types_search(query: List[Dict[Literal["id", "name", "name_i", "marketgroup_id", "metagroup_id"], int | str]], db: Session = Depends(get_session)) -> List[models_sde.SDEType]:
     items = []
     for q in query:
         for k in q.keys():
diff --git a/eveal/models_sde.py b/eveal/models_sde.py
index 73b435f..2d6e0be 100644
--- a/eveal/models_sde.py
+++ b/eveal/models_sde.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class SDEIcon(SQLModel, table=True):
     groups: List['SDEGroup'] = DynamicRelationship(back_populates="icon")
     marketgroups: List['SDEMarketGroup'] = DynamicRelationship(back_populates="icon")
     types: List['SDEType'] = DynamicRelationship(back_populates="icon")
+    metagroups: List['SDEMetaGroup'] = DynamicRelationship(back_populates="icon")
 
 
 class SDECategory(SQLModel, table=True):
@@ -69,6 +70,18 @@ class SDEMarketGroup(SQLModel, table=True):
     types: List['SDEType'] = DynamicRelationship(back_populates="marketgroup")
 
 
+class SDEMetaGroup(SQLModel, table=True):
+    id: int = Field(primary_key=True)
+
+    name: str
+    iconSuffix: Optional[str] = None
+
+    icon_id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, foreign_key="sdeicon.id")
+    icon: Optional[SDEIcon] = Relationship(back_populates="metagroups")
+
+    types: List['SDEType'] = DynamicRelationship(back_populates="metagroup")
+
+
 class SDEType(SQLModel, table=True):
     id: int = Field(primary_key=True)
 
@@ -78,6 +91,9 @@ class SDEType(SQLModel, table=True):
     marketgroup_id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, foreign_key="sdemarketgroup.id")
     marketgroup: Optional[SDEMarketGroup] = Relationship(back_populates="types")
 
+    metagroup_id: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, foreign_key="sdemetagroup.id")
+    metagroup: Optional[SDEMetaGroup] = Relationship(back_populates="types")
+
     name: str
     published: bool = False
     description: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/import_sde.py b/import_sde.py
index 80895d2..bdb8197 100644
--- a/import_sde.py
+++ b/import_sde.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from eveal.database import engine
 from sqlmodel import Session, SQLModel, select
 from eveal import models_sde
 
+SQLModel.metadata.drop_all(engine)  # use alembic!
 SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
 
 
@@ -102,6 +103,25 @@ with Session(engine) as db:
 print(f"Updated {total_marketgroup_links} marketgroup Parents")
 
 
+print("Importing metagroups...")
+with open("static_eve/sde/fsd/metaGroups.yaml", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    metagroups = yaml.safe_load(f)
+new_metagroups = total_metagroups = 0
+with Session(engine) as db:
+    for id, metagroup in metagroups.items():
+        db_metagroups = db.get(models_sde.SDEMetaGroup, id)
+        if not db_metagroups:
+            db_metagroups = models_sde.SDEMetaGroup(id=id)
+            db.add(db_metagroups)
+            new_metagroups += 1
+        db_metagroups.name = metagroup['nameID']['en']
+        db_metagroups.iconSuffix = metagroup['iconSuffix'] if 'iconSuffix' in metagroup else None
+        db_metagroups.icon_id = metagroup['iconID'] if 'iconID' in metagroup else None
+        total_metagroups += 1
+    db.commit()
+print(f"Imported {new_metagroups} metagroups / {total_metagroups} total metagroups.")
+
+
 print("Importing types...")
 with open("static_eve/sde/fsd/typeIDs.yaml", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     types = yaml.safe_load(f)
@@ -124,6 +144,7 @@ with Session(engine) as db:
         db_type.icon_id = type['iconID'] if 'iconID' in type else None
         db_type.portionSize = type['portionSize']
         db_type.volume = type['volume'] if 'volume' in type else None
+        db_type.metagroup_id = type['metaGroupID'] if 'metaGroupID' in type else None
         total_types += 1
     db.commit()
 print(f"Imported {new_types} types / {total_types} total types.")
@@ -136,7 +157,6 @@ new_typemat = total_typemat = 0
 with Session(engine) as db:
     for id, material in materials.items():
         for mat in material['materials']:
-            # db_typemat = db.exec(select(models_sde.SDETypeMaterial).where(models_sde.SDETypeMaterial.type_id == id, models_sde.SDETypeMaterial.material_type_id == mat['materialTypeID'])).one_or_none()
             db_typemat = db.query(models_sde.SDETypeMaterial).filter(models_sde.SDETypeMaterial.type_id == id, models_sde.SDETypeMaterial.material_type_id == mat['materialTypeID']).one_or_none()
             if not db_typemat:
                 db_typemat = models_sde.SDETypeMaterial()