diff --git a/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
index dc56675da..c9934cfc8 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ module Imports
   private
 
     def create_log(xml_doc)
+      # only import sales logs from 22/23 collection period onwards
       return unless meta_field_value(xml_doc, "form-name").include?("Sales")
+      return unless compose_date(xml_doc, "DAY", "MONTH", "YEAR") > Time.zone.local(2022, 4, 1)
 
       attributes = {}
 
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index c68c0da8d..e46bfe9f5 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,29 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::SalesLogsImportService do
       end
     end
 
+    context "and the log startdate is before 22/23 collection period" do
+      let(:sales_log_id) { "shared_ownership_sales_log" }
+
+      before do
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:DAY").content = 10
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:MONTH").content = 10
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:YEAR").content = 2021
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:HODAY").content = 9
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:HOMONTH").content = 10
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:HOYEAR").content = 2021
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:EXDAY").content = 9
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:EXMONTH").content = 10
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:EXYEAR").content = 2021
+      end
+
+      it "does not create the log" do
+        expect(logger).not_to receive(:error)
+        expect(logger).not_to receive(:warn)
+        expect { sales_log_service.send(:create_log, sales_log_xml) }
+        .to change(SalesLog, :count).by(0)
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when the mortgage lender is set to an existing option" do
       let(:sales_log_id) { "discounted_ownership_sales_log" }