diff --git a/app/Support/FinTS/MetadataParser.php b/app/Support/FinTS/MetadataParser.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37d8debc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/FinTS/MetadataParser.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * FinTS.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 https://github.com/bnw
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III.
+ *
+ * Firefly III 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.
+ *
+ * Firefly III 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 Firefly III. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Support\FinTS;
+use Fhp\Model\StatementOfAccount\Transaction as FinTSTransaction;
+
+class MetadataParser
+{
+    function getDescription(FinTSTransaction $transaction)
+    {
+        //Given a description like 'EREF+AbcCRED+DE123SVWZ+DefABWA+Ghi' or 'EREF+AbcCRED+DE123SVWZ+Def' return 'Def'
+        $finTSDescription = $transaction->getDescription1();
+        if (preg_match('/SVWZ\+([^\+]*)([A-Z]{4}\+|$)/', $finTSDescription, $matches) === 1) {
+            return $matches[1];
+        }
+        return $finTSDescription;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Support/Import/Routine/FinTS/StageImportDataHandler.php b/app/Support/Import/Routine/FinTS/StageImportDataHandler.php
index 1a5c1a911e..16bb14fafb 100644
--- a/app/Support/Import/Routine/FinTS/StageImportDataHandler.php
+++ b/app/Support/Import/Routine/FinTS/StageImportDataHandler.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Repositories\ImportJob\ImportJobRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\FinTS\FinTS;
+use FireflyIII\Support\FinTS\MetadataParser;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Import\Routine\File\OpposingAccountMapper;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 
@@ -141,11 +142,14 @@ class StageImportDataHandler
             Log::debug('Both are assets, will make transfer.');
         }
 
+        $metadataParser = new MetadataParser();
+        $description = $metadataParser->getDescription($transaction);
+        
         $storeData = [
             'user'               => $this->importJob->user_id,
             'type'               => $type,
             'date'               => $transaction->getValutaDate()->format('Y-m-d'),
-            'description'        => $transaction->getDescription1(),
+            'description'        => $description,
             'piggy_bank_id'      => null,
             'piggy_bank_name'    => null,
             'bill_id'            => null,
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Support/FinTS/MetadataParserTest.php b/tests/Unit/Support/FinTS/MetadataParserTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d986b724e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Support/FinTS/MetadataParserTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * FinTS.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 https://github.com/bnw
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III.
+ *
+ * Firefly III 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.
+ *
+ * Firefly III 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 Firefly III. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Unit\Support\FinTS;
+
+use Fhp\Model\StatementOfAccount\Transaction as FinTSTransaction;
+
+use FireflyIII\Support\FinTS\MetadataParser;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class MetadataParserTest extends TestCase
+{
+
+    /** @var MetadataParser */
+    private $metadataParser;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        Log::info(sprintf('Now in %s.', \get_class($this)));
+        $this->metadataParser = new MetadataParser();
+    }
+
+    public function testDescriptionIsCorrectlyExtractedFromBeginning()
+    {
+        $transaction = $this->createTransactionWithDescription1('SVWZ+DescriptionABWA+xxx');
+        $this->assertEquals('Description', $this->metadataParser->getDescription($transaction));
+    }
+
+    public function testDescriptionIsCorrectlyExtractedFromMiddle()
+    {
+        $transaction = $this->createTransactionWithDescription1('EREF+AbcCRED+DE123SVWZ+DescriptionABWA+Ghi');
+        $this->assertEquals('Description', $this->metadataParser->getDescription($transaction));
+    }
+
+    public function testDescriptionIsCorrectlyExtractedFromEnd()
+    {
+        $transaction = $this->createTransactionWithDescription1('EREF+AbcCRED+DE123SVWZ+Description');
+        $this->assertEquals('Description', $this->metadataParser->getDescription($transaction));
+    }
+
+    private function createTransactionWithDescription1(string $description1)
+    {
+        $transaction = $this->mock(FinTSTransaction::class);
+        $transaction->shouldReceive('getDescription1')->atLeast()->once()->andReturn($description1);
+        return $transaction;
+    }
+}