diff --git a/src/taxonomy/TaxonomyListPage.jsx b/src/taxonomy/TaxonomyListPage.jsx
index 5d73ef6644..4cd187c2c5 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/TaxonomyListPage.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/TaxonomyListPage.jsx
@@ -1,18 +1,59 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {
+  Button,
   CardView,
   Container,
   DataTable,
+  Dropdown,
+  DropdownButton,
+  OverlayTrigger,
   Spinner,
+  Tooltip,
 } from '@edx/paragon';
-import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
+import {
+  Add,
+} from '@edx/paragon/icons';
+import { injectIntl, intlShape, useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { StudioFooter } from '@edx/frontend-component-footer';
+
+import { getTaxonomyTemplateFile } from './data/api';
 import Header from '../header';
 import SubHeader from '../generic/sub-header/SubHeader';
 import messages from './messages';
 import TaxonomyCard from './TaxonomyCard';
 import { useTaxonomyListDataResponse, useIsTaxonomyListDataLoaded } from './api/hooks/selectors';
 
+const TaxonomyListHeaderButtons = () => {
+  const intl = useIntl();
+  return (
+    <>
+      <OverlayTrigger
+        placement="top"
+        overlay={(
+          <Tooltip>
+            {intl.formatMessage(messages.downloadTemplateButtonHint)}
+          </Tooltip>
+        )}
+      >
+        <DropdownButton
+          variant="outline-primary"
+          title={intl.formatMessage(messages.downloadTemplateButtonLabel)}
+        >
+          <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => getTaxonomyTemplateFile('csv')}>
+            {intl.formatMessage(messages.downloadTemplateButtonCSVLabel)}
+          </Dropdown.Item>
+          <Dropdown.Item onClick={() => getTaxonomyTemplateFile('json')}>
+            {intl.formatMessage(messages.downloadTemplateButtonJSONLabel)}
+          </Dropdown.Item>
+        </DropdownButton>
+      </OverlayTrigger>
+      <Button iconBefore={Add} disabled>
+        {intl.formatMessage(messages.importButtonLabel)}
+      </Button>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
 const TaxonomyListPage = ({ intl }) => {
   const useTaxonomyListData = () => {
     const taxonomyListData = useTaxonomyListDataResponse();
@@ -22,12 +63,6 @@ const TaxonomyListPage = ({ intl }) => {
 
   const { taxonomyListData, isLoaded } = useTaxonomyListData();
 
-  const getHeaderButtons = () => (
-    // Download template and import buttons.
-    // TODO Add functionality to this buttons.
-    undefined
-  );
-
   const getOrgSelect = () => (
     // Organization select component
     // TODO Add functionality to this component
@@ -49,7 +84,7 @@ const TaxonomyListPage = ({ intl }) => {
           <SubHeader
             title={intl.formatMessage(messages.headerTitle)}
             titleActions={getOrgSelect()}
-            headerActions={getHeaderButtons()}
+            headerActions={<TaxonomyListHeaderButtons />}
             hideBorder
           />
         </Container>
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/data/api.js b/src/taxonomy/data/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfa6d64379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/taxonomy/data/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// @ts-check
+import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
+
+const getApiBaseUrl = () => getConfig().STUDIO_BASE_URL;
+const getTaxonomyTemplateApiUrl = (format) => new URL(
+  `api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/import/template.${format}`,
+  getApiBaseUrl(),
+).href;
+
+/**
+ * Downloads the template file for import taxonomies
+ * @param {('json'|'csv')} format
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export function getTaxonomyTemplateFile(format) { // eslint-disable-line import/prefer-default-export
+  window.location.href = getTaxonomyTemplateApiUrl(format);
+}
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/messages.js b/src/taxonomy/messages.js
index a15d762838..97fa0ec41c 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/messages.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/messages.js
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'course-authoring.taxonomy-list.button.download-template.label',
     defaultMessage: 'Download template',
   },
+  downloadTemplateButtonCSVLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.taxonomy-list.button.download-template.csv.label',
+    defaultMessage: 'CSV template',
+  },
+  downloadTemplateButtonJSONLabel: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.taxonomy-list.button.download-template.json.label',
+    defaultMessage: 'JSON template',
+  },
+  downloadTemplateButtonHint: {
+    id: 'course-authoring.taxonomy-list.butotn.download-template.hint',
+    defaultMessage: 'Download example taxonomy',
+  },
   importButtonLabel: {
     id: 'course-authoring.taxonomy-list.button.import.label',
     defaultMessage: 'Import',