diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.txt b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.txt
index 172d101ec..22154a843 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.txt
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.txt
@@ -33,3 +33,8 @@ $ hledger print IMPORTFILE [--new] >> $LEDGER_FILE
 
 (If you think import should leave amounts implicit like print does,
 please test it and send a pull request.)
+
+Commodity display styles
+
+Imported amounts will be formatted according to the canonical commodity
+styles (declared or inferred) in the main journal file.