diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a020998..f90e13f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2683,6 +2683,7 @@ With clean and easy to read import statements you can quickly see the dependenci
 - Unused imports should be removed.
 - Named imports must be alphabetized (i.e. `import {A, B, C} from 'foo';`)
 - Import sources must be alphabetized within groups, i.e.: `import * as foo from 'a'; import * as bar from 'b';`
+- Prefer using `import type` instead of `import` when importing only types from a file to avoid dependency cycles, as these imports are erased at runtime
 - Groups of imports are delineated by blank lines.
 - Groups must respect following order:
   - Polyfills (i.e. `import 'reflect-metadata';`)
@@ -2697,6 +2698,7 @@ With clean and easy to read import statements you can quickly see the dependenci
 ```ts
 import { TypeDefinition } from '../types/typeDefinition';
 import { AttributeTypes } from '../model/attribute';
+import { Customer, Credentials } from '../model/types';
 import { ApiCredentials, Adapters } from './common/api/authorization';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { ConfigPlugin } from './plugins/config/configPlugin';
@@ -2714,6 +2716,7 @@ import { BindingScopeEnum, Container } from 'inversify';
 
 import { AttributeTypes } from '../model/attribute';
 import { TypeDefinition } from '../types/typeDefinition';
+import type { Customer, Credentials } from '../model/types';
 
 import { ApiCredentials, Adapters } from './common/api/authorization';
 import { ConfigPlugin } from './plugins/config/configPlugin';