diff --git a/core/src/cnf/mod.rs b/core/src/cnf/mod.rs
index ca99cc0f..589660a0 100644
--- a/core/src/cnf/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/cnf/mod.rs
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ pub static INSECURE_FORWARD_RECORD_ACCESS_ERRORS: Lazy<bool> =
 /// If the environment variable is not present or cannot be parsed, a default value of 50,000 is used.
 pub static EXTERNAL_SORTING_BUFFER_LIMIT: Lazy<usize> =
 	lazy_env_parse!("SURREAL_EXTERNAL_SORTING_BUFFER_LIMIT", usize, 50_000);
+
+/// The number of records that should be fetched and grouped together in an INSERT statement when exporting.
+pub static EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE: Lazy<u32> = lazy_env_parse!("SURREAL_EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE", u32, 1000);
diff --git a/core/src/kvs/tx.rs b/core/src/kvs/tx.rs
index be17fa1d..ca692114 100644
--- a/core/src/kvs/tx.rs
+++ b/core/src/kvs/tx.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use sql::statements::DefineUserStatement;
 use sql::statements::LiveStatement;
 
 use crate::cf;
+use crate::cnf::EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE;
 use crate::dbs::node::ClusterMembership;
 use crate::dbs::node::Timestamp;
 use crate::err::Error;
@@ -2543,6 +2544,11 @@ impl Transaction {
 				chn.send(bytes!("")).await?;
 				chn.send(bytes!("BEGIN TRANSACTION;")).await?;
 				chn.send(bytes!("")).await?;
+				// Records to be exported, categorised by the type of INSERT statement
+				let mut exported_normal: Vec<String> =
+					Vec::with_capacity(*EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE as usize);
+				let mut exported_relation: Vec<String> =
+					Vec::with_capacity(*EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE as usize);
 				// Output TABLE data
 				for tb in tbs.iter() {
 					// Start records
@@ -2555,32 +2561,48 @@ impl Transaction {
 					let end = crate::key::thing::suffix(ns, db, &tb.name);
 					let mut nxt: Option<ScanPage<Vec<u8>>> = Some(ScanPage::from(beg..end));
 					while nxt.is_some() {
-						let res = self.scan_paged(nxt.unwrap(), 1000).await?;
+						let res = self.scan_paged(nxt.unwrap(), *EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE).await?;
 						nxt = res.next_page;
 						let res = res.values;
 						if res.is_empty() {
 							break;
 						}
-						// Loop over results
-						for (k, v) in res.into_iter() {
+
+						// Categorize results
+						for (_, v) in res.into_iter() {
 							// Parse the key and the value
-							let k: crate::key::thing::Thing = (&k).into();
 							let v: Value = (&v).into();
-							let t = Thing::from((k.tb, k.id));
 							// Check if this is a graph edge
 							match (v.pick(&*EDGE), v.pick(&*IN), v.pick(&*OUT)) {
 								// This is a graph edge record
-								(Value::Bool(true), Value::Thing(l), Value::Thing(r)) => {
-									let sql = format!("RELATE {l} -> {t} -> {r} CONTENT {v};",);
-									chn.send(bytes!(sql)).await?;
+								(Value::Bool(true), Value::Thing(_), Value::Thing(_)) => {
+									exported_relation.push(v.to_string());
 								}
 								// This is a normal record
 								_ => {
-									let sql = format!("UPDATE {t} CONTENT {v};");
-									chn.send(bytes!(sql)).await?;
+									exported_normal.push(v.to_string());
 								}
 							}
 						}
+
+						// Add batches of INSERT statements
+						// No need to chunk here, the scan it limited to 1000
+						if !exported_normal.is_empty() {
+							let values = exported_normal.join(", ");
+							let sql = format!("INSERT [ {values} ];");
+							chn.send(bytes!(sql)).await?;
+							exported_normal.clear();
+						}
+
+						// Add batches of INSERT RELATION statements
+						// No need to chunk here, the scan it limited to 1000
+						if !exported_relation.is_empty() {
+							let values = exported_relation.join(", ");
+							let sql = format!("INSERT RELATION [ {values} ];");
+							chn.send(bytes!(sql)).await?;
+							exported_relation.clear()
+						}
+
 						continue;
 					}
 					chn.send(bytes!("")).await?;
diff --git a/tests/cli_integration.rs b/tests/cli_integration.rs
index e91137a5..142f88fd 100644
--- a/tests/cli_integration.rs
+++ b/tests/cli_integration.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ mod cli_integration {
 			let args = format!("export --conn http://{addr} {creds} --ns {ns} --db {db} -");
 			let output = common::run(&args).output().expect("failed to run stdout export: {args}");
 			assert!(output.contains("DEFINE TABLE thing TYPE ANY SCHEMALESS PERMISSIONS NONE;"));
-			assert!(output.contains("UPDATE thing:one CONTENT { id: thing:one };"));
+			assert!(output.contains("INSERT [ { id: thing:one } ];"));
 		}
 
 		info!("* Export to file");