diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py
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+import os
+
+from ayon_core.pipeline import load
+from ayon_core.hosts.houdini.api import pipeline
+
+
+class SopUsdImportLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+    """Load USD to SOPs via `usdimport`"""
+
+    label = "Load USD to SOPs"
+    product_types = {"*"}
+    representations = ["usd"]
+    order = -6
+    icon = "code-fork"
+    color = "orange"
+
+    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
+        import hou
+
+        # Format file name, Houdini only wants forward slashes
+        file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
+        file_path = os.path.normpath(file_path)
+        file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
+
+        # Get the root node
+        obj = hou.node("/obj")
+
+        # Define node name
+        namespace = namespace if namespace else context["folder"]["name"]
+        node_name = "{}_{}".format(namespace, name) if namespace else name
+
+        # Create a new geo node
+        container = obj.createNode("geo", node_name=node_name)
+
+        # Create a usdimport node
+        usdimport = container.createNode("usdimport", node_name=node_name)
+        usdimport.setParms({"filepath1": file_path})
+
+        # Set new position for unpack node else it gets cluttered
+        nodes = [container, usdimport]
+
+        return pipeline.containerise(
+            node_name,
+            namespace,
+            nodes,
+            context,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
+            suffix="",
+        )
+
+    def update(self, container, context):
+
+        node = container["node"]
+        try:
+            usdimport_node = next(
+                n for n in node.children() if n.type().name() == "usdimport"
+            )
+        except StopIteration:
+            self.log.error("Could not find node of type `usdimport`")
+            return
+
+        # Update the file path
+        file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
+        file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
+
+        usdimport_node.setParms({"filepath1": file_path})
+
+        # Update attribute
+        node.setParms({"representation": context["representation"]["id"]})
+
+    def remove(self, container):
+
+        node = container["node"]
+        node.destroy()
+
+    def switch(self, container, representation):
+        self.update(container, representation)