diff --git a/google/resource_bigquery_table.go b/google/resource_bigquery_table.go
index a0483ee4da3..818f3517dbe 100644
--- a/google/resource_bigquery_table.go
+++ b/google/resource_bigquery_table.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/structure"
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ func resourceBigQueryTable() *schema.Resource {
 		Delete: resourceBigQueryTableDelete,
 		Update: resourceBigQueryTableUpdate,
 		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
-			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
+			State: resourceBigQueryTableImport,
 		},
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			// TableId: [Required] The ID of the table. The ID must contain only
@@ -487,17 +486,20 @@ func resourceBigQueryTableRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Reading BigQuery table: %s", d.Id())
 
-	id, err := parseBigQueryTableId(d.Id())
+	project, err := getProject(d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	res, err := config.clientBigQuery.Tables.Get(id.Project, id.DatasetId, id.TableId).Do()
+	datasetID := d.Get("dataset_id").(string)
+	tableID := d.Get("table_id").(string)
+
+	res, err := config.clientBigQuery.Tables.Get(project, datasetID, tableID).Do()
 	if err != nil {
-		return handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("BigQuery table %q", id.TableId))
+		return handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("BigQuery table %q", tableID))
 	}
 
-	d.Set("project", id.Project)
+	d.Set("project", project)
 	d.Set("description", res.Description)
 	d.Set("expiration_time", res.ExpirationTime)
 	d.Set("friendly_name", res.FriendlyName)
@@ -560,12 +562,15 @@ func resourceBigQueryTableUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Updating BigQuery table: %s", d.Id())
 
-	id, err := parseBigQueryTableId(d.Id())
+	project, err := getProject(d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if _, err = config.clientBigQuery.Tables.Update(id.Project, id.DatasetId, id.TableId, table).Do(); err != nil {
+	datasetID := d.Get("dataset_id").(string)
+	tableID := d.Get("table_id").(string)
+
+	if _, err = config.clientBigQuery.Tables.Update(project, datasetID, tableID, table).Do(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -577,12 +582,15 @@ func resourceBigQueryTableDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Deleting BigQuery table: %s", d.Id())
 
-	id, err := parseBigQueryTableId(d.Id())
+	project, err := getProject(d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := config.clientBigQuery.Tables.Delete(id.Project, id.DatasetId, id.TableId).Do(); err != nil {
+	datasetID := d.Get("dataset_id").(string)
+	tableID := d.Get("table_id").(string)
+
+	if err := config.clientBigQuery.Tables.Delete(project, datasetID, tableID).Do(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -840,20 +848,22 @@ func flattenView(vd *bigquery.ViewDefinition) []map[string]interface{} {
 	return []map[string]interface{}{result}
 }
 
-type bigQueryTableId struct {
-	Project, DatasetId, TableId string
-}
+func resourceBigQueryTableImport(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+	config := meta.(*Config)
+	if err := parseImportId([]string{
+		"projects/(?P<project>[^/]+)/datasets/(?P<dataset_id>[^/]+)/tables/(?P<table_id>[^/]+)",
+		"(?P<project>[^/]+)/(?P<dataset_id>[^/]+)/(?P<table_id>[^/]+)",
+		"(?P<dataset_id>[^/]+)/(?P<table_id>[^/]+)",
+	}, d, config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Replace import id for the resource id
+	id, err := replaceVars(d, config, "projects/{{project}}/datasets/{{dataset_id}}/tables/{{table_id}}")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error constructing id: %s", err)
+	}
+	d.SetId(id)
 
-func parseBigQueryTableId(id string) (*bigQueryTableId, error) {
-	// Expected format is "projects/{{project}}/datasets/{{dataset}}/tables/{{table}}"
-	matchRegex := regexp.MustCompile("^projects/(.+)/datasets/(.+)/tables/(.+)$")
-	subMatches := matchRegex.FindStringSubmatch(id)
-	if subMatches == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid BigQuery table specifier. Expecting projects/{{project}}/datasets/{{dataset}}/tables/{{table}}, got %s", id)
-	}
-	return &bigQueryTableId{
-		Project:   subMatches[1],
-		DatasetId: subMatches[2],
-		TableId:   subMatches[3],
-	}, nil
+	return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
 }
diff --git a/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go b/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
index 402fe1699bc..4c96a3d03b9 100644
--- a/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/terraform"
-
 	sqladmin "google.golang.org/api/sqladmin/v1beta4"
 )