diff --git a/scripts/import-graphics-components.sh b/scripts/import-graphics-components.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Usage: ./import-graphics-components.sh [branch]
+# Default branch is 'main' if not specified.
+
+set -e
+
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/reuters-graphics/graphics-components.git"
+REMOTE_NAME="upstreamRepo"
+SUBTREE_PREFIX="graphics-components-src"
+BRANCH="${1:-main}"
+
+# Remove submodule if present
+git submodule deinit -f $SUBTREE_PREFIX 2>/dev/null || true
+git rm -f $SUBTREE_PREFIX 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -f .gitmodules
+
+# Add upstream remote if not present
+git remote | grep -q "^$REMOTE_NAME$" || git remote add $REMOTE_NAME $REPO_URL
+git fetch $REMOTE_NAME
+
+# Add subtree
+git subtree add --prefix=$SUBTREE_PREFIX $REMOTE_NAME $BRANCH --squash
+
+echo "graphics-components-src imported as a subtree from $REPO_URL ($BRANCH)"
diff --git a/scripts/update-graphics-components.sh b/scripts/update-graphics-components.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Usage: ./update-graphics-components.sh [branch]
+# Default branch is 'main' if not specified.
+#  Add upstream remote and fetch
+set -e
+
+REPO_URL="https://github.com/reuters-graphics/graphics-components.git"
+REMOTE_NAME="upstreamRepo"
+SUBTREE_PREFIX="graphics-components-src"
+BRANCH="${1:-main}"
+
+git remote | grep -q "^$REMOTE_NAME$" || git remote add $REMOTE_NAME $REPO_URL
+git fetch $REMOTE_NAME
+
+git subtree pull --prefix=$SUBTREE_PREFIX $REMOTE_NAME $BRANCH --squash
+
+echo "graphics-components-src updated from $REPO_URL ($BRANCH)"