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Is babel-plugin-import ESM-only? Can you require() it?

Component modular import plugin for babel.

Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against babel-plugin-import@1.13.8. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

babel-plugin-import ships CommonJS only. require("babel-plugin-import") works everywhere. import "babel-plugin-import" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
1.13.8 (Jul 26, 2023)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
1.13.8
TypeScript types
None
Node engines
not declared
Weekly downloads
393K
License
MIT

Does babel-plugin-import@1.13.8 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("babel-plugin-import") from a CommonJS file and import "babel-plugin-import" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("babel-plugin-import")import "babel-plugin-import"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import babel-plugin-import

ES modules (import)

import babelPluginImport from "babel-plugin-import";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const babelPluginImport = require("babel-plugin-import");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (38 versions; the newest 38 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.0.0 – 1.13.8CommonJSSep 14, 2016

Frequently asked

Is babel-plugin-import ESM-only?

babel-plugin-import@1.13.8 is a CommonJS package. babel-plugin-import ships CommonJS only. require("babel-plugin-import") works everywhere. import "babel-plugin-import" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import babel-plugin-import with ES module syntax?

Yes. import babelPluginImport from "babel-plugin-import" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does babel-plugin-import work in Bun?

Yes. import "babel-plugin-import" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does babel-plugin-import ship TypeScript types?

No. babel-plugin-import ships no type declarations and there is no @types package for it.

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