diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b24020e..6798b750 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tmp
 data/TradeDangerous.db
 data/TradeDangerous.db-journal
 data/TradeDangerous.prices
+misc/*.csv
 market/
 *.orig
 *.prev
diff --git a/cache.py b/cache.py
index 9d49cdc5..72c49139 100644
--- a/cache.py
+++ b/cache.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 newItemPriceRe = re.compile(r"""
 ^
     {base_f}
-\s+ 
+\s+
     # demand units and level
     (?P<demand> {qtylvl_f})
 \s+
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def parseSupply(pricesFile, lineNo, category, reading):
 
 
 class PriceEntry(namedtuple('PriceEntry', [
-                                'stationID', 'itemID', 
+                                'stationID', 'itemID',
                                 'uiOrder', 'modified',
                                 'sellTo', 'demand', 'demandLevel',
                                 'buyFrom', 'stock', 'stockLevel',
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ def processItemLine(matches):
         processedItems[itemID] = lineNo
         uiOrder += 1
 
-        return PriceEntry(stationID, itemID, 
+        return PriceEntry(stationID, itemID,
                             uiOrder, modified,
                             sellTo, demandUnits, demandLevel,
                             buyFrom, stockUnits, stockLevel
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ def processImportFile(tdenv, db, importPath, tableName):
     )
     uniquePfx = "unq:"
 
-    with importPath.open() as importFile:
+    with importPath.open(encoding='utf-8') as importFile:
         csvin = csv.reader(importFile, delimiter=',', quotechar="'", doublequote=True)
         # first line must be the column names
         columnDefs = next(csvin)
diff --git a/commands/__init__.py b/commands/__init__.py
index 64051a75..def80477 100644
--- a/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/commands/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     'run',
     'sell',
     'update',
+    'export',
 ]
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class HelpAction(argparse.Action):
     """
     def __call__(self, parser, namespace, values, option_string=None):
         raise exceptions.UsageError("TradeDangerous help", parser.format_help())
-        
+
 
 def addArguments(group, options, required, topGroup=None):
     """
diff --git a/commands/export_cmd.py b/commands/export_cmd.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd13b8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/export_cmd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, with_statement, print_function, division, unicode_literals
+from commands.parsing import MutuallyExclusiveGroup, ParseArgument
+from commands.exceptions import CommandLineError
+from pathlib import Path
+import sqlite3
+import csv
+
+######################################################################
+# TradeDangerous :: Commands :: Export
+#
+# Generate the CSV files for the master data of the database.
+#
+# Note: This script makes some assumptions about the structure
+# of the database:
+#   * The column name of an foreign key reference must be the same
+#   * The referenced table must have a column named "name"
+#     which is UNIQUE
+#   * One column primary keys will be handled by the database engine
+#
+######################################################################
+# CAUTION: If the database structure gets changed this script might
+#          need some corrections.
+######################################################################
+
+######################################################################
+# Default values
+
+defaultPath = Path("./data")
+
+# for some tables the first two columns will be reversed
+reverseList = [ 'AltItemNames',
+                'Item',
+                'ShipVendor',
+                'Station',
+                'StationBuying',
+                'UpgradeVendor',
+]
+
+# some tables are ignored
+ignoreList = [ 'StationLink',
+]
+
+######################################################################
+# Parser config
+
+help='CSV exporter for TradeDangerous database.'
+name='export'
+epilog=(
+        "CAUTION: If you don't specify a different path, the current "
+        "CSV files in the data directory will be overwritten with "
+        "the current content of the database.\n "
+        "If you have changed any CSV file and didn't rebuild the "
+        "database, they will be lost.\n "
+        "Use the 'buildcache' command first to rebuild the database."
+)
+wantsTradeDB=False           # because we don't want the DB to be rebuild
+arguments = [
+]
+switches = [
+    ParseArgument('--path',
+            help="Specify save location of the CSV files. Default: '{}'".format(defaultPath),
+            type=str,
+            default=defaultPath
+        ),
+    ParseArgument('--tables', "-T",
+            help='Specify comma separated tablenames to export.',
+            metavar='TABLE[,TABLE,...]',
+            type=str,
+            default=None
+        ),
+]
+
+######################################################################
+# Helpers
+
+def search_dict(list, key, val):
+    for row in list:
+        if row[key] == val: return row
+
+######################################################################
+# Perform query and populate result set
+
+def run(results, cmdenv, tdb):
+    from tradedb import TradeDB
+
+    # check database exists
+    dbFilename = cmdenv.dbFilename or TradeDB.defaultDB
+    if not Path(dbFilename).is_file():
+        raise CommandLineError("Database '{}' not found.".format(dbFilename))
+
+    # check export path exists
+    if not Path(cmdenv.path).is_dir():
+        raise CommandLineError("Save location '{}' not found.".format(cmdenv.path))
+
+    # connect to the database
+    if not cmdenv.quiet:
+        print("Using database '{}'".format(dbFilename))
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(dbFilename)
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
+
+    # extract tables from command line
+    if cmdenv.tables:
+        bindValues = cmdenv.tables.split(',')
+        tableStmt = " AND name COLLATE NOCASE IN ({})".format(",".join("?" * len(bindValues)))
+        cmdenv.DEBUG0(tableStmt)
+    else:
+        bindValues = []
+        tableStmt = ''
+
+    tableCursor = conn.cursor()
+    for row in tableCursor.execute("""
+                                      SELECT name
+                                        FROM sqlite_master
+                                       WHERE type = 'table'
+                                         AND name NOT LIKE 'sqlite_%'
+                                             {cmdTables}
+                                       ORDER BY name
+                                   """.format(cmdTables=tableStmt),
+                                   bindValues):
+        tableName = row['name']
+        if tableName in ignoreList:
+            # ignore the table
+            if not cmdenv.quiet:
+                print("Ignore Table '{table}'".format(table=tableName))
+            continue
+
+        # create CSV files
+        exportName = Path(cmdenv.path).joinpath("{table}.csv".format(table=tableName))
+        if not cmdenv.quiet:
+            print("Export Table '{table}' to '{file}'".format(table=tableName, file=exportName))
+
+        with exportName.open("w", encoding='utf-8', newline="\n") as exportFile:
+            exportOut = csv.writer(exportFile, delimiter=",", quotechar="'", doublequote=True, quoting=csv.QUOTE_NONNUMERIC, lineterminator="\n")
+
+            cur = conn.cursor()
+            keyList = []
+            for key in cur.execute("PRAGMA foreign_key_list('%s')" % tableName):
+                # ignore FKs to table StationItem
+                if key['table'] != 'StationItem':
+                    # only support FK joins with the same column name
+                    if key['from'] == key['to']:
+                        keyList += [ {'table': key['table'], 'column': key['from']} ]
+
+            pkCount = 0
+            for col in cur.execute("PRAGMA table_info('%s')" % tableName):
+                # count the columns of the primary key
+                if col['pk'] > 0: pkCount += 1
+
+            # initialize helper lists
+            csvHead    = []
+            stmtColumn = []
+            stmtTable  = [ tableName ]
+            stmtOrder  = []
+
+            # iterate over all columns of the table
+            for col in cur.execute("PRAGMA table_info('%s')" % tableName):
+                # if there is only one PK column, ignore it
+                if col['pk'] > 0 and pkCount == 1: continue
+
+                # check if the column is a foreign key
+                key = search_dict(keyList, 'column', col['name'])
+                if key:
+                    # there must be a "name" column in the referenced table
+                    csvHead += [ "name@{}.{}".format(key['table'], key['column']) ]
+                    stmtColumn += [ "{}.name".format(key['table']) ]
+                    if col['notnull']:
+                        stmtTable += [ 'INNER JOIN {} USING({})'.format(key['table'], key['column']) ]
+                    else:
+                        stmtTable += [ 'LEFT OUTER JOIN {} USING({})'.format(key['table'], key['column']) ]
+                    stmtOrder += [ "{}.name".format(key['table']) ]
+                else:
+                    # ordinary column
+                    if col['name'] == 'name':
+                        # name columns must be unique
+                        csvHead += [ 'unq:name' ]
+                        stmtOrder += [ "{}.{}".format(tableName, col['name']) ]
+                    else:
+                        csvHead += [ col['name'] ]
+                    stmtColumn += [ "{}.{}".format(tableName, col['name']) ]
+
+            # reverse the first two columns for some tables
+            if tableName in reverseList:
+                csvHead[0], csvHead[1] = csvHead[1], csvHead[0]
+                stmtColumn[0], stmtColumn[1] = stmtColumn[1], stmtColumn[0]
+                if len(stmtOrder) > 1:
+                    stmtOrder[0], stmtOrder[1] = stmtOrder[1], stmtOrder[0]
+
+            # build the SQL statement
+            sqlStmt = "SELECT {} FROM {}".format(",".join(stmtColumn)," ".join(stmtTable))
+            if len(stmtOrder) > 0:
+                sqlStmt += " ORDER BY {}".format(",".join(stmtOrder))
+            cmdenv.DEBUG0("SQL: %s" % sqlStmt)
+
+            # finally generate the csv file
+            lineCount = 0
+            # no quotes for header line
+            exportFile.write("{}\n".format(",".join(csvHead)))
+            for line in cur.execute(sqlStmt):
+                lineCount += 1
+                cmdenv.DEBUG2("{count}: {values}".format(count=lineCount, values=list(line)))
+                exportOut.writerow(list(line))
+            cmdenv.DEBUG1("{count} {table}s exported".format(count=lineCount, table=tableName))
+
+    return None
diff --git a/data/TradeDangerous.sql b/data/TradeDangerous.sql
index d49306c2..2bf6c754 100644
--- a/data/TradeDangerous.sql
+++ b/data/TradeDangerous.sql
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ CREATE TABLE AltItemNames
    alt_name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL COLLATE nocase,
    item_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
 
-   PRIMARY KEY (alt_name, item_id)
+   PRIMARY KEY (alt_name, item_id),
+
+   FOREIGN KEY (item_id) REFERENCES Item(item_id)
+    ON UPDATE CASCADE
+    ON DELETE CASCADE
  )
 ;