diff --git a/packages/@sanity/import/src/importBatches.js b/packages/@sanity/import/src/importBatches.js
index 7902decfb74..2d05ac8da39 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/import/src/importBatches.js
+++ b/packages/@sanity/import/src/importBatches.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const progressStepper = require('./util/progressStepper')
 const retryOnFailure = require('./util/retryOnFailure')
 const suffixTag = require('./util/suffixTag')
 
-const DOCUMENT_IMPORT_CONCURRENCY = 3
+const DOCUMENT_IMPORT_CONCURRENCY = 6
 
 async function importBatches(batches, options) {
   const progress = progressStepper(options.onProgress, {
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/import/src/references.js b/packages/@sanity/import/src/references.js
index 6ba8979f733..878096efa44 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/import/src/references.js
+++ b/packages/@sanity/import/src/references.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const progressStepper = require('./util/progressStepper')
 const retryOnFailure = require('./util/retryOnFailure')
 const suffixTag = require('./util/suffixTag')
 
-const STRENGTHEN_CONCURRENCY = 1
+const STRENGTHEN_CONCURRENCY = 30
 const STRENGTHEN_BATCH_SIZE = 30
 
 function getStrongRefs(doc) {
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/import/src/uploadAssets.js b/packages/@sanity/import/src/uploadAssets.js
index 08a7826d62c..5bfa2946a0a 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/import/src/uploadAssets.js
+++ b/packages/@sanity/import/src/uploadAssets.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const urlExists = require('./util/urlExists')
 const suffixTag = require('./util/suffixTag')
 
 const ASSET_UPLOAD_CONCURRENCY = 8
-const ASSET_PATCH_CONCURRENCY = 1
+const ASSET_PATCH_CONCURRENCY = 30
 const ASSET_PATCH_BATCH_SIZE = 50
 
 async function uploadAssets(assets, options) {