diff --git a/hgext/phabricator.py b/hgext/phabricator.py
--- a/hgext/phabricator.py
+++ b/hgext/phabricator.py
@@ -636,7 +636,8 @@
 # Map from "hg:meta" keys to header understood by "hg import". The order is
 # consistent with "hg export" output.
 _metanamemap = util.sortdict([(b'user', b'User'), (b'date', b'Date'),
-                              (b'node', b'Node ID'), (b'parent', b'Parent ')])
+                              (b'branch', b'Branch'), (b'node', b'Node ID'),
+                              (b'parent', b'Parent ')])
 
 def _confirmbeforesend(repo, revs, oldmap):
     url, token = readurltoken(repo)