2901702 - CIM Import Thread : Import can not be started because another import or export is already running

You are importing a new CIM/CR content version into your SLD, however you come accross to the following message "Import can not be started because another import or export is already running".

Upon checking SLD logs ("Administration" -> "Log") you note the following.

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# [CIM Import Thread] WARNING com.sap.cim.lib.admin.ImportThread: Import can not be started because another import or export is already running.
Thrown:
com.sap.cim.lib.core.CIMLockException: CIM_ERR_FAILED: Cannot lock at least one of the 2 locks for the owner <OWNER_ID>................4xxxxxxxx; it is used by another owner. The lock collision occurred with user {4}.
at com.sap.cim.srv.impl.core.EnqueueLocking.lockImpl(EnqueueLocking.java:359)
at com.sap.cim.srv.impl.core.EnqueueLocking.lockMultipleArguments(EnqueueLocking.java:313)
at com.sap.cim.lib.admin.ImportThread.run(ImportThread.java:78)
Caused by: com.sap.engine.frame.core.locking.LockException: Cannot lock at least one of the 2 locks for the owner <OWNER_ID>................4xxxxxxx; it is used by another owner. The lock collision occurred with user {4}.
at com.sap.engine.core.locking.impl3.LockingManagerImpl.lockInternal(LockingManagerImpl.java:218)
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