diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 54f908fc4..4dcb8e004 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -542,12 +542,15 @@ lazy val example = projectMatrix
   .disablePlugins(HeaderPlugin)
   .settings(
     Compile / allowedNamespaces := Seq(
-      "smithy4s.example"
+      "smithy4s.example",
+      "smithy4s.example.import_test"
     ),
     smithySpecs := Seq(
       (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "sampleSpecs" / "example.smithy",
       (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "sampleSpecs" / "errors.smithy",
-      (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "sampleSpecs" / "streaming.smithy"
+      (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "sampleSpecs" / "streaming.smithy",
+      (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "sampleSpecs" / "operation.smithy",
+      (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "sampleSpecs" / "import.smithy"
     ),
     Compile / resourceDirectory := (ThisBuild / baseDirectory).value / "modules" / "example" / "resources",
     isCE3 := true,
diff --git a/modules/codegen/src/smithy4s/codegen/Renderer.scala b/modules/codegen/src/smithy4s/codegen/Renderer.scala
index c2084e070..d82813517 100644
--- a/modules/codegen/src/smithy4s/codegen/Renderer.scala
+++ b/modules/codegen/src/smithy4s/codegen/Renderer.scala
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ object Renderer {
       val p = s"package ${unit.namespace}"
 
       val allImports =
-        renderResult.imports.filterNot(_.startsWith(unit.namespace))
+        renderResult.imports.filter(
+          _.replaceAll(unit.namespace, "")
+            .split('.')
+            .count(_.nonEmpty) > 1
+        )
 
       val allLines = List(p, "") ++
         allImports.toList.sorted.map("import " + _) ++
@@ -57,7 +61,13 @@ object Renderer {
       Result(unit.namespace, decl.name, content)
     }
 
-    pack :: classes
+    val packageApplicableDecls = unit.declarations.filter {
+      case _: TypeAlias | _: Service => true
+      case _                         => false
+    }
+
+    if (packageApplicableDecls.isEmpty) classes
+    else pack :: classes
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/example/resources/smithy4s.example.ImportService.json b/modules/example/resources/smithy4s.example.ImportService.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..177cda605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/example/resources/smithy4s.example.ImportService.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+    "openapi": "3.0.2",
+    "info": {
+        "title": "ImportService",
+        "version": "1.0.0"
+    },
+    "paths": {
+        "/test": {
+            "get": {
+                "operationId": "ImportOperation",
+                "responses": {
+                    "200": {
+                        "description": "ImportOperation 200 response",
+                        "content": {
+                            "application/json": {
+                                "schema": {
+                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ImportOperationOutputPayload"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "components": {
+        "schemas": {
+            "ImportOperationOutputPayload": {
+                "type": "string"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/ImportService.scala b/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/ImportService.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5859053e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/ImportService.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package smithy4s.example
+
+import smithy4s.example.import_test.OpOutput
+import smithy4s.syntax._
+
+trait ImportServiceGen[F[_, _, _, _, _]] {
+  self =>
+
+  def importOperation() : F[Unit, Nothing, OpOutput, Nothing, Nothing]
+
+  def transform[G[_, _, _, _, _]](transformation : smithy4s.Transformation[F, G]) : ImportServiceGen[G] = new Transformed(transformation)
+  class Transformed[G[_, _, _, _, _]](transformation : smithy4s.Transformation[F, G]) extends ImportServiceGen[G] {
+    def importOperation() = transformation[Unit, Nothing, OpOutput, Nothing, Nothing](self.importOperation())
+  }
+}
+
+object ImportServiceGen extends smithy4s.Service[ImportServiceGen, ImportServiceOperation] {
+
+  def apply[F[_]](implicit F: smithy4s.Monadic[ImportServiceGen, F]): F.type = F
+
+  val id: smithy4s.ShapeId = smithy4s.ShapeId("smithy4s.example", "ImportService")
+
+  val hints : smithy4s.Hints = smithy4s.Hints(
+    id,
+    smithy4s.api.SimpleRestJson(),
+  )
+
+  val endpoints = List(
+    ImportOperation,
+  )
+
+  val version: String = "1.0.0"
+
+  def endpoint[I, E, O, SI, SO](op : ImportServiceOperation[I, E, O, SI, SO]) = op match {
+    case ImportOperation() => ((), ImportOperation)
+  }
+
+  object reified extends ImportServiceGen[ImportServiceOperation] {
+    def importOperation() = ImportOperation()
+  }
+
+  def transform[P[_, _, _, _, _]](transformation: smithy4s.Transformation[ImportServiceOperation, P]): ImportServiceGen[P] = reified.transform(transformation)
+
+  def transform[P[_, _, _, _, _], P1[_, _, _, _, _]](alg: ImportServiceGen[P], transformation: smithy4s.Transformation[P, P1]): ImportServiceGen[P1] = alg.transform(transformation)
+
+  def asTransformation[P[_, _, _, _, _]](impl : ImportServiceGen[P]): smithy4s.Transformation[ImportServiceOperation, P] = new smithy4s.Transformation[ImportServiceOperation, P] {
+    def apply[I, E, O, SI, SO](op : ImportServiceOperation[I, E, O, SI, SO]) : P[I, E, O, SI, SO] = op match  {
+      case ImportOperation() => impl.importOperation()
+    }
+  }
+  case class ImportOperation() extends ImportServiceOperation[Unit, Nothing, OpOutput, Nothing, Nothing]
+  object ImportOperation extends smithy4s.Endpoint[ImportServiceOperation, Unit, Nothing, OpOutput, Nothing, Nothing] {
+    val id: smithy4s.ShapeId = smithy4s.ShapeId("smithy4s.example.import_test", "ImportOperation")
+    val input: smithy4s.Schema[Unit] = unit.withHints(smithy4s.internals.InputOutput.Input)
+    val output: smithy4s.Schema[OpOutput] = OpOutput.schema.withHints(smithy4s.internals.InputOutput.Output)
+    val streamedInput : smithy4s.StreamingSchema[Nothing] = smithy4s.StreamingSchema.nothing
+    val streamedOutput : smithy4s.StreamingSchema[Nothing] = smithy4s.StreamingSchema.nothing
+    val hints : smithy4s.Hints = smithy4s.Hints(
+      id,
+      smithy.api.Http(smithy.api.NonEmptyString("GET"), smithy.api.NonEmptyString("/test"), Some(200)),
+    )
+    def wrap(input: Unit) = ImportOperation()
+  }
+}
+
+sealed trait ImportServiceOperation[Input, Err, Output, StreamedInput, StreamedOutput]
diff --git a/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/import_test/OpOutput.scala b/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/import_test/OpOutput.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..689397cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/import_test/OpOutput.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package smithy4s.example.import_test
+
+import smithy4s.syntax._
+
+case class OpOutput(output: String)
+object OpOutput extends smithy4s.ShapeTag.Companion[OpOutput] {
+  val id: smithy4s.ShapeId = smithy4s.ShapeId("smithy4s.example.import_test", "OpOutput")
+
+  val hints : smithy4s.Hints = smithy4s.Hints(
+    id,
+  )
+
+  val schema: smithy4s.Schema[OpOutput] = struct(
+    string.required[OpOutput]("output", _.output).withHints(smithy.api.Required(), smithy.api.HttpPayload()),
+  ){
+    OpOutput.apply
+  }.withHints(hints)
+  implicit val staticSchema : schematic.Static[smithy4s.Schema[OpOutput]] = schematic.Static(schema)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/package.scala b/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/package.scala
index 8b7c08e1b..ddd1d6003 100644
--- a/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/package.scala
+++ b/modules/example/src/smithy4s/example/package.scala
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ package object example {
     def service : smithy4s.Service[FooServiceGen, FooServiceOperation] = FooServiceGen
     val id: smithy4s.ShapeId = service.id
   }
+  type ImportService[F[_]] = smithy4s.Monadic[ImportServiceGen, F]
+  object ImportService extends smithy4s.Service.Provider[ImportServiceGen, ImportServiceOperation] {
+    def apply[F[_]](implicit F: ImportService[F]): F.type = F
+    def service : smithy4s.Service[ImportServiceGen, ImportServiceOperation] = ImportServiceGen
+    val id: smithy4s.ShapeId = service.id
+  }
   type ObjectService[F[_]] = smithy4s.Monadic[ObjectServiceGen, F]
   object ObjectService extends smithy4s.Service.Provider[ObjectServiceGen, ObjectServiceOperation] {
     def apply[F[_]](implicit F: ObjectService[F]): F.type = F
diff --git a/sampleSpecs/import.smithy b/sampleSpecs/import.smithy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2de39c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sampleSpecs/import.smithy
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace smithy4s.example
+
+use smithy4s.api#simpleRestJson
+use smithy4s.example.import_test#ImportOperation
+
+@simpleRestJson
+service ImportService {
+  version: "1.0.0",
+  operations: [ImportOperation]
+}
+
diff --git a/sampleSpecs/operation.smithy b/sampleSpecs/operation.smithy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7750ff370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sampleSpecs/operation.smithy
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace smithy4s.example.import_test
+
+@http(method: "GET", uri: "/test", code: 200)
+operation ImportOperation {
+  output: OpOutput
+}
+
+structure OpOutput {
+  @httpPayload
+  @required
+  output: String
+}