diff --git a/src/tables_io/types.py b/src/tables_io/types.py
index 5b212ee..00b9622 100644
--- a/src/tables_io/types.py
+++ b/src/tables_io/types.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 
 import numpy as np
-import pyarrow as pa
 
 from .arrayUtils import arrayLength
+from .lazy_modules import pa
 
 # Tabular data formats
 AP_TABLE = 0