diff --git a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/catalog/SystemProcedures.java b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/catalog/SystemProcedures.java
index a34baa9..f2863b2 100644
--- a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/catalog/SystemProcedures.java
+++ b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/catalog/SystemProcedures.java
@@ -1758,6 +1758,56 @@
 	}
 
 
+
+/**
+      * Import data from a given file into the specified table columns skipping header lines from the 
+	 * specified columns in the file.
+     * <p>
+     * Will be called as 
+	 * SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK (IN SCHEMANAME VARCHAR(128), IN TABLENAME VARCHAR(128),
+	 *                    IN INSERTCOLUMNLIST VARCHAR(32672), IN COLUMNINDEXES VARCHAR(32672),
+	 *                    IN FILENAME VARCHAR(32672), IN COLUMNDELIMITER CHAR(1), 
+	 *                    IN CHARACTERDELIMITER CHAR(1), IN CODESET VARCHAR(128), 
+	 *                    IN REPLACE SMALLINT, IN SKIP SMALLINT)
+	 *
+     * @exception SQLException if a database error occurs
+     **/
+	public static void SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK(
+    String  schemaName,
+    String  tableName,
+	String  insertColumnList,
+	String  columnIndexes,
+	String  fileName,
+	String  columnDelimiter,
+	String  characterDelimiter,
+	String  codeset,
+	short   replace,
+	short skip)
+        throws SQLException
+    {
+		Connection conn = getDefaultConn();
+		try{
+			Import.importData(conn, schemaName , tableName ,
+								  insertColumnList, columnIndexes, fileName,
+								  columnDelimiter, characterDelimiter, 
+								  codeset, replace, false, skip);
+		}catch(SQLException se)
+		{
+		    rollBackAndThrowSQLException(conn, se);
+		}
+
+		//import finished successfull, commit it.
+		conn.commit();
+	}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
     /**
      * Import data from a given file into the specified table columns 
      * from the  specified columns in the file. Data for large object 
diff --git a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/load/Import.java b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/load/Import.java
index 00482d6..035e8f3 100644
--- a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/load/Import.java
+++ b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/load/Import.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                                   String columnDelimiter, 
                                   String characterDelimiter,
                                   String codeset, short replace, 
-                                  boolean lobsInExtFile)
+                                  boolean lobsInExtFile, short... extraArgs)
 		throws SQLException 
 	{
         /** Make sure that the current user has permission to perform this operation */
@@ -197,7 +197,10 @@
             }
         }
         catch (StandardException se) { throw PublicAPI.wrapStandardException( se ); }
-
+	if(extraArgs.length>0)
+            skip=extraArgs[0];
+        else 
+            skip=0;
 			performImport(connection,  schemaName,  insertColumnList,columnIndexes, 
 						  tableName, inputFileName, columnDelimiter, 
 						  characterDelimiter, codeset, replace, lobsInExtFile);
diff --git a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/sql/catalog/DataDictionaryImpl.java b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/sql/catalog/DataDictionaryImpl.java
index a55c0b5..56e0902 100644
--- a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/sql/catalog/DataDictionaryImpl.java
+++ b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/impl/sql/catalog/DataDictionaryImpl.java
@@ -13545,6 +13545,56 @@
                 tc);
         }
 
+
+	/*  SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK(IN SCHEMANAME VARCHAR(128), 
+		 *  IN TABLENAME VARCHAR(128), IN INSERTCOLUMNLIST VARCHAR(32672), 
+		 *  IN COLUMNINDEXES VARCHAR(32672), IN IN FILENAME VARCHAR(32672), 
+		 *  IN COLUMNDELIMITER CHAR(1), IN CHARACTERDELIMITER  CHAR(1),  
+		 *  IN CODESET VARCHAR(128) , IN  REPLACE SMALLINT
+		 *  IN SKIP SMALLINT)
+		 */
+        {
+            // procedure argument names
+            String[] arg_names = {"schemaName", "tableName", "insertColumnList","columnIndexes",
+								  "fileName", " columnDelimiter", "characterDelimiter", 
+								  "codeset", "replace", "skip"};
+
+            // procedure argument types
+			
+            // procedure argument types
+            TypeDescriptor[] arg_types = {
+                    CATALOG_TYPE_SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER, 
+                    CATALOG_TYPE_SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER,
+                    varchar32672Type,
+                    varchar32672Type,
+                    varchar32672Type,
+				DataTypeDescriptor.getCatalogType(
+				Types.CHAR, 1),
+				DataTypeDescriptor.getCatalogType(
+				Types.CHAR, 1),
+                CATALOG_TYPE_SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER,
+                TypeDescriptor.SMALLINT,
+		TypeDescriptor.SMALLINT
+            };
+
+
+            createSystemProcedureOrFunction(
+   			   "SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK",
+                sysUtilUUID,
+                arg_names,
+                arg_types,
+				0,
+				0,
+				RoutineAliasInfo.MODIFIES_SQL_DATA,
+               false,
+                false,
+                (TypeDescriptor) null,
+                newlyCreatedRoutines,
+                tc);
+        }
+
+	
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/java/testing/org/apache/derbyTesting/functionTests/tests/upgradeTests/Changes10_13.java b/java/testing/org/apache/derbyTesting/functionTests/tests/upgradeTests/Changes10_13.java
index 98f6f82..af5870a 100644
--- a/java/testing/org/apache/derbyTesting/functionTests/tests/upgradeTests/Changes10_13.java
+++ b/java/testing/org/apache/derbyTesting/functionTests/tests/upgradeTests/Changes10_13.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 	       case PH_HARD_UPGRADE:
 
 			s.execute("delete from imp_pet");
-			//Show that SYSCS_IMPORT_TABLE 
+			//Show that SYSCS_IMPORT_TABLE_BULK 
 			//accept CSV file with header lines
 			s.execute("call SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_IMPORT_TABLE_BULK(null, 'IMP_PET', 'pet.dat', null, null, null, 0, 1)");
 
@@ -305,4 +305,79 @@
         };
     }
 
+        /**
+	 * Test newly added system procedure to import data with header lines.
+	 * DERBY-6893. 
+	 */
+     public void testDerby6893SkipHeaderLines() throws SQLException {
+        Statement s = createStatement();
+       switch (getPhase()) {
+		case PH_CREATE:
+			//table to export
+		        s.execute("create table exp_pet(petName varchar(50), kindOfAnimal varchar(50) , age int)");
+
+			//table to import
+			s.execute("create table im_pet(petName varchar(50), kindOfAnimal varchar(50) , age int)");
+			s.execute("insert into exp_pet values('Rover', 'Dog' , 4)");
+
+			s.execute("insert into exp_pet values('Spot', 'Cat' , 2)");
+	
+			s.execute("insert into exp_pet values('Squawky','Parrot',37)");
+		
+
+			SupportFilesSetup.deleteFile("pet.dat");
+			s.execute("call SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_EXPORT_TABLE(null, 'EXP_PET', 'pet.dat' , null, null, null) ");
+			
+		
+			
+			//Show that SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK 
+			//does not exist
+			assertCompileError
+                  	(
+                 	NO_SUCH_METHOD_ALIAS,
+                   	"call SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK(null, 'IM_PET', null, '1,2,3',  'pet.dat' , null, null, null, 0 , 1) ");
+			break;
+           
+
+		case PH_SOFT_UPGRADE:		
+           		//Show that SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK
+			//does not support with soft upgrade
+			assertCompileError
+                  	(
+                  	NO_SUCH_METHOD_ALIAS,
+                  	"call SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK(null, 'IM_PET', null, '1,2,3',  'pet.dat' , null, null, null, 0 , 1) "
+                   	);
+              		break;
+                
+                case PH_POST_SOFT_UPGRADE:
+	               	//Show that SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK
+			//does not exist
+			assertCompileError
+                 	(
+                   	NO_SUCH_METHOD_ALIAS,
+                  	"call SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK(null, 'IM_PET', null, '1,2,3',  'pet.dat' , null, null, null, 0 , 1) "
+                   	);
+                	break;
+
+	       case PH_HARD_UPGRADE:
+			s.execute("delete from im_pet");
+			//Show that SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK 
+			//accept CSV file with header lines
+			s.execute("call SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_IMPORT_DATA_BULK(null, 'IM_PET', null, '1,2,3', "
+  			+" 'pet.dat' , null, null, null, 0 , 1) ");
+
+			JDBC.assertFullResultSet(
+                	s.executeQuery("select * from IM_PET"),
+                        new String[][]
+                        {
+                              { "Spot", "Cat", "2"},
+                              { "Squawky", "Parrot", "37"},
+                        });
+
+			break;
+        };
+    }
+
+ 
+
 }