diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_common.yml b/.github/workflows/test_common.yml
index 2160025ea0..f60b6828a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_common.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ jobs:
         name: Run smoke tests with minimum deps Windows
         shell: cmd
 
+      - name: Install pyarrow
+        run: poetry install --no-interaction -E duckdb -E cli -E parquet --with sentry-sdk
+
+      - run: |
+          poetry run pytest tests/pipeline/test_pipeline_extra.py -k arrow
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        name: Run pipeline tests with pyarrow but no pandas installed
+      - run: |
+          poetry run pytest tests/pipeline/test_pipeline_extra.py -k arrow
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        name: Run pipeline tests with pyarrow but no pandas installed Windows
+        shell: cmd
+
       - name: Install pipeline dependencies
         run: poetry install --no-interaction -E duckdb -E cli -E parquet --with sentry-sdk --with pipeline
 
diff --git a/dlt/common/libs/pandas.py b/dlt/common/libs/pandas.py
index 93e6b764bc..7a94dcf6e2 100644
--- a/dlt/common/libs/pandas.py
+++ b/dlt/common/libs/pandas.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+from typing import Any
 from dlt.common.exceptions import MissingDependencyException
 
 try:
     import pandas
-    from pandas.io.sql import _wrap_result
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     raise MissingDependencyException("DLT Pandas Helpers", ["pandas"])
+
+
+def pandas_to_arrow(df: pandas.DataFrame) -> Any:
+    """Converts pandas to arrow or raises an exception if pyarrow is not installed"""
+    from dlt.common.libs.pyarrow import pyarrow as pa
+
+    return pa.Table.from_pandas(df)
diff --git a/dlt/common/libs/pandas_sql.py b/dlt/common/libs/pandas_sql.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9e2a7da11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlt/common/libs/pandas_sql.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from dlt.common.exceptions import MissingDependencyException
+
+
+try:
+    from pandas.io.sql import _wrap_result
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    raise MissingDependencyException("dlt pandas helper for sql", ["pandas"])
diff --git a/dlt/common/libs/pyarrow.py b/dlt/common/libs/pyarrow.py
index 183c27954b..c1fbfbff85 100644
--- a/dlt/common/libs/pyarrow.py
+++ b/dlt/common/libs/pyarrow.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     import pyarrow.compute
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     raise MissingDependencyException(
-        "dlt parquet Helpers", [f"{version.DLT_PKG_NAME}[parquet]"], "dlt Helpers for for parquet."
+        "dlt pyarrow helpers",
+        [f"{version.DLT_PKG_NAME}[parquet]"],
+        "Install pyarrow to be allow to load arrow tables, panda frames and to use parquet files.",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py b/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py
index 695f1a0972..9d872a238e 100644
--- a/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py
+++ b/dlt/destinations/sql_client.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def _get_columns(self) -> List[str]:
         return [c[0] for c in self.native_cursor.description]
 
     def df(self, chunk_size: int = None, **kwargs: Any) -> Optional[DataFrame]:
-        from dlt.common.libs.pandas import _wrap_result
+        from dlt.common.libs.pandas_sql import _wrap_result
 
         columns = self._get_columns()
         if chunk_size is None:
diff --git a/dlt/extract/extractors.py b/dlt/extract/extractors.py
index 84abb4f3a8..ed41c50e12 100644
--- a/dlt/extract/extractors.py
+++ b/dlt/extract/extractors.py
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
     from dlt.common.libs.pyarrow import pyarrow as pa, TAnyArrowItem
 except MissingDependencyException:
     pyarrow = None
+    pa = None
 
 try:
-    from dlt.common.libs.pandas import pandas
+    from dlt.common.libs.pandas import pandas, pandas_to_arrow
 except MissingDependencyException:
     pandas = None
 
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ def write_items(self, resource: DltResource, items: TDataItems, meta: Any) -> No
             for tbl in (
                 (
                     # 1. Convert pandas frame(s) to arrow Table
-                    pa.Table.from_pandas(item)
+                    pandas_to_arrow(item)
                     if (pandas and isinstance(item, pandas.DataFrame))
                     else item
                 )
diff --git a/dlt/extract/incremental/transform.py b/dlt/extract/incremental/transform.py
index 2ad827b755..29b20de7b8 100644
--- a/dlt/extract/incremental/transform.py
+++ b/dlt/extract/incremental/transform.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 try:
     from dlt.common.libs import pyarrow
-    from dlt.common.libs.pandas import pandas
     from dlt.common.libs.numpy import numpy
     from dlt.common.libs.pyarrow import pyarrow as pa, TAnyArrowItem
     from dlt.common.libs.pyarrow import from_arrow_scalar, to_arrow_scalar
@@ -26,6 +25,11 @@
     pa = None
     pyarrow = None
     numpy = None
+
+# NOTE: always import pandas independently from pyarrow
+try:
+    from dlt.common.libs.pandas import pandas, pandas_to_arrow
+except MissingDependencyException:
     pandas = None
 
 
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ def __call__(
     ) -> Tuple[TDataItem, bool, bool]:
         is_pandas = pandas is not None and isinstance(tbl, pandas.DataFrame)
         if is_pandas:
-            tbl = pa.Table.from_pandas(tbl)
+            tbl = pandas_to_arrow(tbl)
 
         primary_key = self.primary_key(tbl) if callable(self.primary_key) else self.primary_key
         if primary_key:
diff --git a/dlt/extract/wrappers.py b/dlt/extract/wrappers.py
index 7ffb6b4fc6..e761fcdeab 100644
--- a/dlt/extract/wrappers.py
+++ b/dlt/extract/wrappers.py
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
 
 try:
     from dlt.common.libs.pandas import pandas
+
+    PandaFrame = pandas.DataFrame
+except MissingDependencyException:
+    PandaFrame = NoneType
+
+try:
     from dlt.common.libs.pyarrow import pyarrow
 
-    PandaFrame, ArrowTable, ArrowRecords = pandas.DataFrame, pyarrow.Table, pyarrow.RecordBatch
+    ArrowTable, ArrowRecords = pyarrow.Table, pyarrow.RecordBatch
 except MissingDependencyException:
-    PandaFrame, ArrowTable, ArrowRecords = NoneType, NoneType, NoneType
+    ArrowTable, ArrowRecords = NoneType, NoneType
 
 
 def wrap_additional_type(data: Any) -> Any:
diff --git a/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline_extra.py b/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline_extra.py
index 81c883c273..7f1b52154d 100644
--- a/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline_extra.py
+++ b/tests/pipeline/test_pipeline_extra.py
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 import os
+import importlib.util
 from typing import Any, ClassVar, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional
 import pytest
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+try:
+    from pydantic import BaseModel
+    from dlt.common.libs.pydantic import DltConfig
+except ImportError:
+    # mock pydantic with dataclasses. allow to run tests
+    # not requiring pydantic
+    from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+    @dataclass
+    class BaseModel:  # type: ignore[no-redef]
+        pass
+
 
 import dlt
 from dlt.common import json, pendulum
 from dlt.common.destination import DestinationCapabilitiesContext
 from dlt.common.destination.capabilities import TLoaderFileFormat
-from dlt.common.libs.pydantic import DltConfig
 from dlt.common.runtime.collector import (
     AliveCollector,
     EnlightenCollector,
@@ -386,3 +398,31 @@ class Parent(BaseModel):
             }
 
             assert loaded_values == {"data_dictionary__child_attribute": "any string"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    importlib.util.find_spec("pandas") is not None,
+    reason="Test skipped because pandas IS installed",
+)
+def test_arrow_no_pandas() -> None:
+    import pyarrow as pa
+
+    data = {
+        "Numbers": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
+        "Strings": ["apple", "banana", "cherry", "date", "elderberry"],
+    }
+
+    df = pa.table(data)
+
+    @dlt.resource
+    def pandas_incremental(numbers=dlt.sources.incremental("Numbers")):
+        yield df
+
+    info = dlt.run(
+        pandas_incremental(), write_disposition="append", table_name="data", destination="duckdb"
+    )
+
+    with info.pipeline.sql_client() as client:  # type: ignore
+        with client.execute_query("SELECT * FROM data") as c:
+            with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+                df = c.df()