diff --git a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD
index 671bbc4c..e6e422fa 100644
--- a/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/package/archlinux/PKGBUILD
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ optdepends=('aws-cli: sync to s3'
             'python-aiohttp: web server'
             'python-aiohttp-jinja2: web server'
             'python-jinja: html report generation'
-            'python-requests: web server'
             'rsync: sync by using rsync'
             'subversion: -svn packages support')
 source=("https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman/releases/download/$pkgver/$pkgname-$pkgver-src.tar.xz"
diff --git a/package/etc/ahriman.ini b/package/etc/ahriman.ini
index 43bcc797..9ccdc825 100644
--- a/package/etc/ahriman.ini
+++ b/package/etc/ahriman.ini
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ archbuild_flags =
 build_command = extra-x86_64-build
 ignore_packages =
 makechrootpkg_flags =
-makepkg_flags = --skippgpcheck
+makepkg_flags =
 
 [repository]
 name = aur-clone
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ template_path = /usr/share/ahriman/repo-index.jinja2
 target =
 
 [rsync]
-command = rsync --archive --verbose --compress --partial --delete
+command = rsync --archive --compress --partial --delete
 
 [s3]
 command = aws s3 sync --quiet --delete
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ed52369..f468e077 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
         "aur",
         "pyalpm",
+        "requests",
         "srcinfo",
     ],
     setup_requires=[
@@ -89,7 +90,6 @@ setup(
             "Jinja2",
             "aiohttp",
             "aiohttp_jinja2",
-            "requests",
         ],
     },
 )
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py b/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
index 33d02940..eb87d602 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def _parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     _set_check_parser(subparsers)
     _set_clean_parser(subparsers)
     _set_config_parser(subparsers)
+    _set_key_import_parser(subparsers)
     _set_rebuild_parser(subparsers)
     _set_remove_parser(subparsers)
     _set_report_parser(subparsers)
@@ -131,6 +132,21 @@ def _set_config_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     return parser
 
 
+def _set_key_import_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    """
+    add parser for key import subcommand
+    :param root: subparsers for the commands
+    :return: created argument parser
+    """
+    parser = root.add_parser("key-import", help="import PGP key",
+                             description="import PGP key from public sources to repository user",
+                             formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+    parser.add_argument("--key-server", help="key server for key import", default="keys.gnupg.net")
+    parser.add_argument("key", help="PGP key to import from public server")
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.KeyImport, lock=None, no_report=True)
+    return parser
+
+
 def _set_rebuild_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     """
     add parser for rebuild subcommand
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py
index e9311280..21043f45 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler
 from ahriman.application.handlers.add import Add
 from ahriman.application.handlers.clean import Clean
 from ahriman.application.handlers.dump import Dump
+from ahriman.application.handlers.key_import import KeyImport
 from ahriman.application.handlers.rebuild import Rebuild
 from ahriman.application.handlers.remove import Remove
 from ahriman.application.handlers.report import Report
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/key_import.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/key_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b6b0216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/key_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from typing import Type
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers.handler import Handler
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+
+
+class KeyImport(Handler):
+    """
+    key import packages handler
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str, configuration: Configuration) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+        :param args: command line args
+        :param architecture: repository architecture
+        :param configuration: configuration instance
+        """
+        Application(architecture, configuration).repository.sign.import_key(args.key_server, args.key)
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/sign/gpg.py b/src/ahriman/core/sign/gpg.py
index 04795b65..41861800 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/sign/gpg.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/sign/gpg.py
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 import logging
+import requests
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional, Set, Tuple
 
 from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import BuildFailed
-from ahriman.core.util import check_output
+from ahriman.core.util import check_output, exception_response_text
 from ahriman.models.sign_settings import SignSettings
 
 
@@ -87,6 +88,36 @@ class GPG:
         default_key = configuration.get("sign", "key") if targets else None
         return targets, default_key
 
+    def download_key(self, server: str, key: str) -> str:
+        """
+        download key from public PGP server
+        :param server: public PGP server which will be used to download the key
+        :param key: key ID to download
+        :return: key as plain text
+        """
+        key = key if key.startswith("0x") else f"0x{key}"
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(f"http://{server}/pks/lookup", params={
+                "op": "get",
+                "options": "mr",
+                "search": key
+            })
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not download key {key} from {server}: {exception_response_text(e)}")
+            raise
+        return response.text
+
+    def import_key(self, server: str, key: str) -> None:
+        """
+        import key to current user and sign it locally
+        :param server: public PGP server which will be used to download the key
+        :param key: key ID to import
+        """
+        key_body = self.download_key(server, key)
+        GPG._check_output("gpg", "--import", input_data=key_body, exception=None, logger=self.logger)
+        GPG._check_output("gpg", "--quick-lsign-key", key, exception=None, logger=self.logger)
+
     def process(self, path: Path, key: str) -> List[Path]:
         """
         gpg command wrapper
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py b/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
index fbe0e365..f03e9129 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/status/web_client.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import requests
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 from ahriman.core.status.client import Client
+from ahriman.core.util import exception_response_text
 from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatusEnum, BuildStatus
 from ahriman.models.internal_status import InternalStatus
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
@@ -46,16 +47,6 @@ class WebClient(Client):
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _exception_response_text(exception: requests.exceptions.HTTPError) -> str:
-        """
-        safe response exception text generation
-        :param exception: exception raised
-        :return: text of the response if it is not None and empty string otherwise
-        """
-        result: str = exception.response.text if exception.response is not None else ""
-        return result
-
     def _ahriman_url(self) -> str:
         """
         url generator
@@ -93,7 +84,7 @@ class WebClient(Client):
             response = requests.post(self._package_url(package.base), json=payload)
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not add {package.base}: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not add {package.base}: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception(f"could not add {package.base}")
 
@@ -113,7 +104,7 @@ class WebClient(Client):
                 for package in status_json
             ]
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not get {base}: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not get {base}: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception(f"could not get {base}")
         return []
@@ -130,7 +121,7 @@ class WebClient(Client):
             status_json = response.json()
             return InternalStatus.from_json(status_json)
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not get web service status: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not get web service status: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception("could not get web service status")
         return InternalStatus()
@@ -147,7 +138,7 @@ class WebClient(Client):
             status_json = response.json()
             return BuildStatus.from_json(status_json)
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not get service status: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not get service status: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception("could not get service status")
         return BuildStatus()
@@ -161,7 +152,7 @@ class WebClient(Client):
             response = requests.delete(self._package_url(base))
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not delete {base}: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not delete {base}: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception(f"could not delete {base}")
 
@@ -177,7 +168,7 @@ class WebClient(Client):
             response = requests.post(self._package_url(base), json=payload)
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not update {base}: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not update {base}: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception(f"could not update {base}")
 
@@ -192,6 +183,6 @@ class WebClient(Client):
             response = requests.post(self._ahriman_url(), json=payload)
             response.raise_for_status()
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
-            self.logger.exception(f"could not update service status: {WebClient._exception_response_text(e)}")
+            self.logger.exception(f"could not update service status: {exception_response_text(e)}")
         except Exception:
             self.logger.exception("could not update service status")
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/util.py b/src/ahriman/core/util.py
index 8abd5456..fc54b32e 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/util.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/util.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #
 import datetime
 import subprocess
+import requests
 
 from logging import Logger
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -27,29 +28,42 @@ from typing import Optional, Union
 from ahriman.core.exceptions import InvalidOption
 
 
-def check_output(*args: str, exception: Optional[Exception],
-                 cwd: Optional[Path] = None, logger: Optional[Logger] = None) -> str:
+def check_output(*args: str, exception: Optional[Exception], cwd: Optional[Path] = None,
+                 input_data: Optional[str] = None, logger: Optional[Logger] = None) -> str:
     """
     subprocess wrapper
     :param args: command line arguments
     :param exception: exception which has to be reraised instead of default subprocess exception
     :param cwd: current working directory
+    :param input_data: data which will be written to command stdin
     :param logger: logger to log command result if required
     :return: command output
     """
     try:
-        result = subprocess.check_output(args, cwd=cwd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode("utf8").strip()
+        # universal_newlines is required to read input from string
+        result: str = subprocess.check_output(args, cwd=cwd, input=input_data, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,  # type: ignore
+                                              universal_newlines=True).strip()
         if logger is not None:
             for line in result.splitlines():
                 logger.debug(line)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         if e.output is not None and logger is not None:
-            for line in e.output.decode("utf8").splitlines():
+            for line in e.output.splitlines():
                 logger.debug(line)
         raise exception or e
     return result
 
 
+def exception_response_text(exception: requests.exceptions.HTTPError) -> str:
+    """
+    safe response exception text generation
+    :param exception: exception raised
+    :return: text of the response if it is not None and empty string otherwise
+    """
+    result: str = exception.response.text if exception.response is not None else ""
+    return result
+
+
 def package_like(filename: Path) -> bool:
     """
     check if file looks like package
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_key_import.py b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_key_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18afdd33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_key_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import argparse
+
+from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+
+from ahriman.application.handlers import KeyImport
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+
+
+def _default_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    args.key = "0xE989490C"
+    args.key_server = "keys.gnupg.net"
+    return args
+
+
+def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must run command
+    """
+    args = _default_args(args)
+    mocker.patch("pathlib.Path.mkdir")
+    application_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.sign.gpg.GPG.import_key")
+
+    KeyImport.run(args, "x86_64", configuration)
+    application_mock.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py b/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py
index 65c63d9a..43d0e6c2 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ def test_subparsers_config(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     assert args.unsafe
 
 
+def test_subparsers_key_import(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    key-import command must imply lock and no_report
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "key-import", "key"])
+    assert args.lock is None
+    assert args.no_report
+
+
 def test_subparsers_search(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     """
     search command must imply lock, no_report and unsafe
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/sign/test_gpg.py b/tests/ahriman/core/sign/test_gpg.py
index 6fa70f9d..a1a18a89 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/sign/test_gpg.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/sign/test_gpg.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import pytest
+import requests
+
 from pathlib import Path
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+from unittest import mock
 
 from ahriman.core.sign.gpg import GPG
 from ahriman.models.sign_settings import SignSettings
@@ -60,6 +64,38 @@ def test_sign_command(gpg_with_key: GPG) -> None:
     assert gpg_with_key.sign_command(Path("a"), gpg_with_key.default_key)
 
 
+def test_download_key(gpg: GPG, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must download the key from public server
+    """
+    requests_mock = mocker.patch("requests.get")
+    gpg.download_key("keys.gnupg.net", "0xE989490C")
+    requests_mock.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_download_key_failure(gpg: GPG, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must download the key from public server and log error if any (and raise it again)
+    """
+    mocker.patch("requests.get", side_effect=requests.exceptions.HTTPError())
+    with pytest.raises(requests.exceptions.HTTPError):
+        gpg.download_key("keys.gnupg.net", "0xE989490C")
+
+
+def test_import_key(gpg: GPG, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must import PGP key from the server
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.sign.gpg.GPG.download_key", return_value="key")
+    check_output_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.sign.gpg.GPG._check_output")
+
+    gpg.import_key("keys.gnupg.net", "0xE989490C")
+    check_output_mock.assert_has_calls([
+        mock.call("gpg", "--import", input_data="key", exception=None, logger=pytest.helpers.anyvar(int)),
+        mock.call("gpg", "--quick-lsign-key", "0xE989490C", exception=None, logger=pytest.helpers.anyvar(int))
+    ])
+
+
 def test_process(gpg_with_key: GPG, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
     """
     must call process method correctly