diff --git a/bin/import_cv.py b/bin/import_cv.py
index 7dd04d84..a9b9447e 100755
--- a/bin/import_cv.py
+++ b/bin/import_cv.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from os import path
 from threading import RLock
 from multiprocessing.dummy import Pool
 from multiprocessing import cpu_count
-from util.text import validate_label
+from util.importers import validate_label_eng as validate_label
 from util.downloader import maybe_download, SIMPLE_BAR
 
 FIELDNAMES = ['wav_filename', 'wav_filesize', 'transcript']
diff --git a/bin/import_cv2.py b/bin/import_cv2.py
index a4aba6bc..7f8222d7 100755
--- a/bin/import_cv2.py
+++ b/bin/import_cv2.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from multiprocessing.dummy import Pool
 from multiprocessing import cpu_count
 from util.downloader import SIMPLE_BAR
 from util.text import Alphabet
-from util.importers import get_importers_parser, validate_label_eng as validate_label
+from util.importers import get_importers_parser, get_validate_label
 from util.helpers import secs_to_hours
 
 
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     PARSER.add_argument('--space_after_every_character', action='store_true', help='To help transcript join by white space')
 
     PARAMS = PARSER.parse_args()
+    validate_label = get_validate_label(PARAMS)
 
     AUDIO_DIR = PARAMS.audio_dir if PARAMS.audio_dir else os.path.join(PARAMS.tsv_dir, 'clips')
     ALPHABET = Alphabet(PARAMS.filter_alphabet) if PARAMS.filter_alphabet else None
diff --git a/bin/import_fisher.py b/bin/import_fisher.py
index e3340244..dd054765 100755
--- a/bin/import_fisher.py
+++ b/bin/import_fisher.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import unicodedata
 import librosa
 import soundfile # <= Has an external dependency on libsndfile
 
-from util.text import validate_label
+from util.importers import validate_label_eng as validate_label
 
 def _download_and_preprocess_data(data_dir):
     # Assume data_dir contains extracted LDC2004S13, LDC2004T19, LDC2005S13, LDC2005T19
diff --git a/bin/import_gram_vaani.py b/bin/import_gram_vaani.py
index 500ed5de..141478b8 100755
--- a/bin/import_gram_vaani.py
+++ b/bin/import_gram_vaani.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import csv
 import math
 import urllib
 import logging
-from util.importers import get_importers_parser
+from util.importers import get_importers_parser, get_validate_label
 import subprocess
 from os import path
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import swifter
 import pandas as pd
 from sox import Transformer
 
-from util.text import validate_label
-
 
 __version__ = "0.1.0"
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -290,6 +288,7 @@ def main(args):
       args ([str]): command line parameter list
     """
     args = parse_args(args)
+    validate_label = get_validate_label(args)
     setup_logging(args.loglevel)
     _logger.info("Starting GramVaani importer...")
     _logger.info("Starting loading GramVaani csv...")
diff --git a/bin/import_lingua_libre.py b/bin/import_lingua_libre.py
index b9d6106a..bc11203d 100755
--- a/bin/import_lingua_libre.py
+++ b/bin/import_lingua_libre.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import os
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(1, os.path.join(sys.path[0], '..'))
 
-from util.importers import get_importers_parser
+from util.importers import get_importers_parser, get_validate_label
 
+import argparse
 import csv
 import re
 import sox
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ from os import path
 from glob import glob
 
 from util.downloader import maybe_download
-from util.text import Alphabet, validate_label
+from util.text import Alphabet
 from util.helpers import secs_to_hours
 
 FIELDNAMES = ['wav_filename', 'wav_filesize', 'transcript']
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ def handle_args():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     CLI_ARGS = handle_args()
     ALPHABET = Alphabet(CLI_ARGS.filter_alphabet) if CLI_ARGS.filter_alphabet else None
+    validate_label = get_validate_label(CLI_ARGS)
 
     bogus_regexes = []
     if CLI_ARGS.bogus_records:
diff --git a/bin/import_m-ailabs.py b/bin/import_m-ailabs.py
index 16d1bf54..540c8139 100755
--- a/bin/import_m-ailabs.py
+++ b/bin/import_m-ailabs.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import sys
 
 sys.path.insert(1, os.path.join(sys.path[0], '..'))
 
-from util.importers import get_importers_parser
+from util.importers import get_importers_parser, get_validate_label
 
 import csv
 import subprocess
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from os import path
 from glob import glob
 
 from util.downloader import maybe_download
-from util.text import Alphabet, validate_label
+from util.text import Alphabet
 from util.helpers import secs_to_hours
 
 FIELDNAMES = ['wav_filename', 'wav_filesize', 'transcript']
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     CLI_ARGS = handle_args()
     ALPHABET = Alphabet(CLI_ARGS.filter_alphabet) if CLI_ARGS.filter_alphabet else None
     SKIP_LIST = filter(None, CLI_ARGS.skiplist.split(','))
+    validate_label = get_validate_label(CLI_ARGS)
 
     def label_filter(label):
         if CLI_ARGS.normalize:
diff --git a/bin/import_slr57.py b/bin/import_slr57.py
index 16bac05b..b5bbef9c 100755
--- a/bin/import_slr57.py
+++ b/bin/import_slr57.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(1, os.path.join(sys.path[0], '..'))
 
-from util.importers import get_importers_parser
+from util.importers import get_importers_parser, get_validate_label
 
 import csv
 import re
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from os import path
 from glob import glob
 
 from util.downloader import maybe_download
-from util.text import Alphabet, validate_label
+from util.text import Alphabet
 from util.helpers import secs_to_hours
 
 FIELDNAMES = ['wav_filename', 'wav_filesize', 'transcript']
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ def handle_args():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     CLI_ARGS = handle_args()
     ALPHABET = Alphabet(CLI_ARGS.filter_alphabet) if CLI_ARGS.filter_alphabet else None
+    validate_label = get_validate_label(CLI_ARGS)
 
     def label_filter(label):
         if CLI_ARGS.normalize:
diff --git a/bin/import_swb.py b/bin/import_swb.py
index e4261aa2..b682ae30 100755
--- a/bin/import_swb.py
+++ b/bin/import_swb.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import wave
 import codecs
 import tarfile
 import requests
-from util.text import validate_label
+from util.importers import validate_label_eng as validate_label
 import librosa
 import soundfile # <= Has an external dependency on libsndfile
 
diff --git a/bin/import_swc.py b/bin/import_swc.py
index 93410805..e5114156 100755
--- a/bin/import_swc.py
+++ b/bin/import_swc.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ from os import path
 from glob import glob
 from collections import Counter
 from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
-from util.text import Alphabet, validate_label
+from util.text import Alphabet
+from util.importers import validate_label_eng as validate_label
 from util.downloader import maybe_download, SIMPLE_BAR
 
 SWC_URL = "https://www2.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/nats/pub/SWC/SWC_{language}.tar"
diff --git a/bin/import_ts.py b/bin/import_ts.py
index 363e639e..d899f1a3 100755
--- a/bin/import_ts.py
+++ b/bin/import_ts.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import re
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(1, os.path.join(sys.path[0], '..'))
 
-from util.importers import get_importers_parser
+from util.importers import get_importers_parser, get_validate_label
 
 import csv
 import unidecode
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from util.downloader import SIMPLE_BAR
 from os import path
 
 from util.downloader import maybe_download
-from util.text import validate_label
 from util.helpers import secs_to_hours
 
 FIELDNAMES = ['wav_filename', 'wav_filesize', 'transcript']
@@ -193,4 +192,5 @@ def handle_args():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     cli_args = handle_args()
+    validate_label = get_validate_label(cli_args)
     _download_and_preprocess_data(cli_args.target_dir, cli_args.english_compatible)
diff --git a/bin/import_tuda.py b/bin/import_tuda.py
index 89590144..857be405 100755
--- a/bin/import_tuda.py
+++ b/bin/import_tuda.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ import xml.etree.cElementTree as ET
 
 from os import path
 from collections import Counter
-from util.text import Alphabet, validate_label
+from util.text import Alphabet
+from util.importers import validate_label_eng as validate_label
 from util.downloader import maybe_download, SIMPLE_BAR
 
 TUDA_VERSION = 'v2'
diff --git a/requirements_tests.txt b/requirements_tests.txt
index b998a06a..1e472e22 100644
--- a/requirements_tests.txt
+++ b/requirements_tests.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 absl-py
+argparse
diff --git a/util/importers.py b/util/importers.py
index 9f7ba8df..3efec973 100644
--- a/util/importers.py
+++ b/util/importers.py
@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
 import argparse
+import importlib
+import os
 import re
+import sys
 
 def get_importers_parser(description):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
+    parser.add_argument('--validate_label_locale', help='Path to a Python file defining a |validate_label| function for your locale. WARNING: THIS WILL ADD THIS FILE\'s DIRECTORY INTO PYTHONPATH.')
     return parser
 
+def get_validate_label(args):
+    """
+    Expects an argparse.Namespace argument to search for validate_label_locale parameter.
+    If found, this will modify Python's library search path and add the directory of the
+    file pointed by the validate_label_locale argument.
+
+    :param args: The importer's CLI argument object
+    :type args: argparse.Namespace
+
+    :return: The user-supplied validate_label function
+    :type: function
+    """
+    if 'validate_label_locale' not in args or (args.validate_label_locale is None):
+        print('WARNING: No --validate_label_locale specified, your might end with inconsistent dataset.')
+        return validate_label_eng
+    if not os.path.exists(os.path.abspath(args.validate_label_locale)):
+        print('ERROR: Inexistent --validate_label_locale specified. Please check.')
+        return None
+    module_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(args.validate_label_locale))
+    sys.path.insert(1, module_dir)
+    fname = os.path.basename(args.validate_label_locale).replace('.py', '')
+    locale_module = importlib.import_module(fname, package=None)
+    return locale_module.validate_label
+
 # Validate and normalize transcriptions. Returns a cleaned version of the label
 # or None if it's invalid.
 def validate_label_eng(label):
diff --git a/util/test_data/validate_locale_fra.py b/util/test_data/validate_locale_fra.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4265fcde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/test_data/validate_locale_fra.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def validate_label(label):
+    return label
diff --git a/util/test_importers.py b/util/test_importers.py
index 884c2193..281e4ee1 100644
--- a/util/test_importers.py
+++ b/util/test_importers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 
-from .importers import validate_label_eng
+from argparse import Namespace
+from .importers import validate_label_eng, get_validate_label
 
 class TestValidateLabelEng(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -8,5 +9,30 @@ class TestValidateLabelEng(unittest.TestCase):
         label = validate_label_eng("this is a 1 2 3 test")
         self.assertEqual(label, None)
 
+class TestGetValidateLabel(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_no_validate_label_locale(self):
+        f = get_validate_label(Namespace())
+        self.assertEqual(f('toto'), 'toto')
+        self.assertEqual(f('toto1234'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(f('toto1234[{[{[]'), None)
+
+    def test_validate_label_locale_default(self):
+        f = get_validate_label(Namespace(validate_label_locale=None))
+        self.assertEqual(f('toto'), 'toto')
+        self.assertEqual(f('toto1234'), None)
+        self.assertEqual(f('toto1234[{[{[]'), None)
+
+    def test_get_validate_label_missing(self):
+        args = Namespace(validate_label_locale='util/test_data/validate_locale_ger.py')
+        f = get_validate_label(args)
+        self.assertEqual(f, None)
+
+    def test_get_validate_label(self):
+        args = Namespace(validate_label_locale='util/test_data/validate_locale_fra.py')
+        f = get_validate_label(args)
+        l = f('toto')
+        self.assertEqual(l, 'toto')
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()