diff --git a/lib/arrow/trainsformer/export.ex b/lib/arrow/trainsformer/export.ex
index 1e3d124d1..0f7d51fa5 100644
--- a/lib/arrow/trainsformer/export.ex
+++ b/lib/arrow/trainsformer/export.ex
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ defmodule Arrow.Trainsformer.Export do
   def changeset(export, attrs) do
     export
     |> cast(attrs, [:s3_path, :disruption_id, :name])
-    |> cast_assoc(:services, with: &Service.changeset/2, required: true)
-    |> cast_assoc(:routes, with: &Route.changeset/2, required: true)
+    |> cast_assoc(:services,
+      with: &Service.changeset/2,
+      required: true,
+      required_message: "Export must contain at least one Service ID"
+    )
+    |> cast_assoc(:routes,
+      with: &Route.changeset/2,
+      required: true,
+      required_message: "Export must contain at least one route"
+    )
     |> validate_required([:s3_path])
     |> assoc_constraint(:disruption)
   end
diff --git a/lib/arrow_web/components/core_components.ex b/lib/arrow_web/components/core_components.ex
index 37e9a98a6..d4bf84459 100644
--- a/lib/arrow_web/components/core_components.ex
+++ b/lib/arrow_web/components/core_components.ex
@@ -452,6 +452,37 @@ defmodule ArrowWeb.CoreComponents do
     """
   end
 
+  @doc """
+  Utility for showing errors on a `Phoenix.HTML.Form`
+
+  Takes a form field as `field` and renders [`<.error>`](`error/1`) for each error
+
+      <.errors field={@form[:services]} />
+
+  Can specify `always_show` to always show errors regardless of if the
+  field is considered "used" by `Phoenix.Component`
+
+      <.errors field={@form[:services]} always_show />
+  """
+  attr :field, Phoenix.HTML.FormField,
+    doc: "a form field struct retrieved from the form, for example: `@form[:email]`"
+
+  attr :always_show, :boolean,
+    default: false,
+    doc: "a flag that forces any errors to be displayed regardless of it's used state"
+
+  def errors(%{field: field, always_show: show?} = assigns) do
+    errors =
+      if(Phoenix.Component.used_input?(field) or show?, do: field.errors, else: [])
+
+    assigns =
+      assign(assigns, errors: Enum.map(errors, &translate_error(&1)))
+
+    ~H"""
+    <.error :for={msg <- @errors} class="d-block alert alert-danger">{msg}</.error>
+    """
+  end
+
   def custom_normalize_value("text", value) when is_map(value) do
     iodata = Jason.encode_to_iodata!(value)
     Phoenix.HTML.Form.normalize_value("text", iodata)
diff --git a/lib/arrow_web/components/edit_trainsformer_export_form.ex b/lib/arrow_web/components/edit_trainsformer_export_form.ex
index fde05df77..32f6097b7 100644
--- a/lib/arrow_web/components/edit_trainsformer_export_form.ex
+++ b/lib/arrow_web/components/edit_trainsformer_export_form.ex
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ defmodule ArrowWeb.EditTrainsformerExportForm do
                   </div>
                 </div>
               <% end %>
+              <.errors field={@form[:routes]} always_show />
             </div>
             <div class="col-lg-10">
               <b class="mb-3">Service ID</b>
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ defmodule ArrowWeb.EditTrainsformerExportForm do
                   </.button>
                 </div>
               </.inputs_for>
+              <.errors field={@form[:services]} always_show />
             </div>
           </div>
 
@@ -537,35 +539,21 @@ defmodule ArrowWeb.EditTrainsformerExportForm do
   end
 
   defp update_export(export_params, socket) do
-    imported_services =
-      for {key, value} <- export_params["services"],
-          into: %{},
-          do: {key, value}
+    export = Trainsformer.get_export!(socket.assigns.export.id)
 
-    if imported_services == %{} do
-      {:noreply, assign(socket, error: "You must import at least one service")}
-    else
-      export = Trainsformer.get_export!(socket.assigns.export.id)
-
-      case Trainsformer.update_export(export, export_params) do
-        {:ok, _} ->
-          {:noreply,
-           socket
-           |> push_patch(to: "/disruptions/#{socket.assigns.disruption.id}")
-           |> put_flash(:info, "Trainsformer service schedules updated successfully!")}
-
-        {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
-          {:noreply, assign(socket, form: to_form(changeset))}
-      end
+    case Trainsformer.update_export(export, export_params) do
+      {:ok, _} ->
+        {:noreply,
+         socket
+         |> push_patch(to: "/disruptions/#{socket.assigns.disruption.id}")
+         |> put_flash(:info, "Trainsformer service schedules updated successfully!")}
+
+      {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{} = changeset} ->
+        {:noreply, assign(socket, form: to_form(changeset))}
     end
   end
 
   defp create_export(export_params, socket) do
-    imported_services =
-      for {key, value} <- export_params["services"],
-          into: %{},
-          do: {key, value}
-
     export_params = Map.put(export_params, "routes", socket.assigns.uploaded_file_routes)
 
     with {:ok, s3_path} <-
@@ -578,8 +566,7 @@ defmodule ArrowWeb.EditTrainsformerExportForm do
            Trainsformer.create_export(%{
              export_params
              | "s3_path" => s3_path,
-               "name" => socket.assigns.uploaded_file_name,
-               "services" => imported_services
+               "name" => socket.assigns.uploaded_file_name
            }) do
       {:noreply,
        socket
diff --git a/test/integration/disruptionsv2/trainsformer_export_section_test.exs b/test/integration/disruptionsv2/trainsformer_export_section_test.exs
index 48c9e4ac1..466f20206 100644
--- a/test/integration/disruptionsv2/trainsformer_export_section_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration/disruptionsv2/trainsformer_export_section_test.exs
@@ -217,6 +217,28 @@ defmodule Arrow.Integration.Disruptionsv2.TrainsformerExportSectionTest do
     )
   end
 
+  feature "reports errors about missing service ids and route ids", %{session: session} do
+    disruption = disruption_v2_fixture(%{mode: :commuter_rail})
+
+    session
+    |> visit("/disruptions/#{disruption.id}")
+    |> click(text("Upload Trainsformer export"))
+    |> assert_text("Upload Trainsformer .zip")
+    |> attach_file(file_field("trainsformer_export", visible: false),
+      path:
+        "test/support/fixtures/trainsformer/invalid,reasons=no-trips,no-stop-times,no-multi-route-trips.zip"
+    )
+    |> assert_text(
+      "Successfully imported export invalid,reasons=no-trips,no-stop-times,no-multi-route-trips.zip!"
+    )
+    |> assert_text("Export must contain at least one Service ID")
+    |> assert_text("Export must contain at least one route")
+    |> click(Query.css("#save-export-button"))
+    |> assert_text("Export must contain at least one Service ID")
+    |> assert_text("Export must contain at least one route")
+    |> assert_has(Query.css("#save-export-button"))
+  end
+
   feature "can cancel uploading a Trainsformer export", %{session: session} do
     disruption = disruption_v2_fixture(%{mode: :commuter_rail})
 
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