diff --git a/boards/models/post/__init__.py b/boards/models/post/__init__.py
--- a/boards/models/post/__init__.py
+++ b/boards/models/post/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ IMAGE_THUMB_SIZE = (200, 150)
 
 TITLE_MAX_LENGTH = 200
 
-# TODO This should be removed
 NO_IP = '0.0.0.0'
 
 REGEX_REPLY = re.compile(r'\[post\](\d+)\[/post\]')
@@ -129,7 +128,29 @@ class PostManager(models.Manager):
         post.connect_threads(opening_posts)
         post.connect_notifications()
 
+        return post
+
+    @transaction.atomic
+    def import_post(self, title: str, text:str, pub_time: str,
+                    opening_post=None):
+        if opening_post is None:
+            thread = boards.models.thread.Thread.objects.create(
+                bump_time=pub_time, last_edit_time=pub_time)
+            # list(map(thread.tags.add, tags))
+            new_thread = True
+        else:
+            thread = opening_post.get_thread()
+            new_thread = False
+
+        post = Post.objects.create(title=title, text=text,
+                                   pub_time=pub_time,
+                                   poster_ip=NO_IP,
+                                   last_edit_time=pub_time,
+                                   thread_id=thread.id)
+
         post.build_url()
+        post.connect_replies()
+        post.connect_notifications()
 
         return post
 
@@ -346,15 +367,15 @@ class Post(models.Model, Viewable):
                 return
         global_id = GlobalId(key_type=key.key_type,
                              key=key.public_key,
-                             local_id = self.id)
+                             local_id=self.id)
         global_id.save()
 
         self.global_id = global_id
 
         self.save(update_fields=['global_id'])
 
-    def get_pub_time_epoch(self):
-        return utils.datetime_to_epoch(self.pub_time)
+    def get_pub_time_str(self):
+        return str(self.pub_time)
 
     def get_replied_ids(self):
         """
diff --git a/boards/models/post/sync.py b/boards/models/post/sync.py
--- a/boards/models/post/sync.py
+++ b/boards/models/post/sync.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as et
+from django.db import transaction
 from boards.models import KeyPair, GlobalId, Signature, Post
 
 ENCODING_UNICODE = 'unicode'
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class SyncManager:
                 pass
 
             pub_time = et.SubElement(content_tag, TAG_PUB_TIME)
-            pub_time.text = str(post.get_pub_time_epoch())
+            pub_time.text = str(post.get_pub_time_str())
 
             signatures_tag = et.SubElement(model, TAG_SIGNATURES)
             post_signatures = post.signature.all()
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class SyncManager:
 
         return et.tostring(response, ENCODING_UNICODE)
 
+    @transaction.atomic
     def parse_response_get(self, response_xml):
         tag_root = et.fromstring(response_xml)
         tag_status = tag_root.find(TAG_STATUS)
@@ -100,17 +102,24 @@ class SyncManager:
                     print('Post with same ID already exists')
                 except GlobalId.DoesNotExist:
                     global_id = GlobalId.from_xml_element(tag_id)
+                    global_id.save()
 
                     title = tag_content.find(TAG_TITLE).text
                     text = tag_content.find(TAG_TEXT).text
+                    pub_time = tag_content.find(TAG_PUB_TIME).text
                     # TODO Check that the replied posts are already present
                     # before adding new ones
 
                     # TODO Pub time, thread, tags
 
+                    # FIXME This prints are for testing purposes only, they must
+                    # be removed after sync is implemented
                     print(title)
                     print(text)
-                    # post = Post.objects.create(title=title, text=text)
+
+                    post = Post.objects.import_post(title=title, text=text,
+                                                    pub_time=pub_time)
+                    post.global_id = global_id
         else:
             # TODO Throw an exception?
             pass
diff --git a/boards/tests/test_keys.py b/boards/tests/test_keys.py
--- a/boards/tests/test_keys.py
+++ b/boards/tests/test_keys.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class KeyTest(TestCase):
                             key.public_key,
                             post.id,
                             key.key_type,
-                            str(reply_post.get_pub_time_epoch()),
+                            str(reply_post.get_pub_time_str()),
                         ) in response,
                         'Wrong XML generated for the GET response.')
 
diff --git a/boards/tests/test_sync.py b/boards/tests/test_sync.py
--- a/boards/tests/test_sync.py
+++ b/boards/tests/test_sync.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from boards.models import KeyPair, Post
+from boards.models.post.sync import SyncManager
 from boards.tests.mocks import MockRequest
 from boards.views.sync import response_get
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class SyncTest(TestCase):
                             post.global_id.key_type)
         )
 
+        response = response_get(request).content.decode()
         self.assertTrue(
             '<status>success</status>'
             '<models>'
@@ -36,13 +38,19 @@ class SyncTest(TestCase):
             '<id key="%s" local-id="%d" type="%s" />'
             '<title>%s</title>'
             '<text>%s</text>'
-            '<pub-time>%d</pub-time>'
+            '<pub-time>%s</pub-time>'
             '</content>' % (
                 post.global_id.key,
                 post.id,
                 post.global_id.key_type,
                 post.title,
                 post.get_raw_text(),
-                post.get_pub_time_epoch(),
+                post.get_pub_time_str(),
             ) in response_get(request).content.decode(),
             'Wrong response generated for the GET request.')
+
+        post.delete()
+
+        SyncManager().parse_response_get(response)
+        self.assertEqual(1, Post.objects.count(),
+                         'Post was not created from XML response.')