diff --git a/es2panda/parser/transformer/transformer.cpp b/es2panda/parser/transformer/transformer.cpp
index e8e62da9d81535419abcc720e1806f154c55d70b..0a2b7f0f7571dcfaabd17ddd9b7b60cc4636bccc 100644
--- a/es2panda/parser/transformer/transformer.cpp
+++ b/es2panda/parser/transformer/transformer.cpp
@@ -1145,12 +1145,17 @@ binder::Variable *Transformer::FindTSModuleVariable(const ir::Expression *node,
             return nullptr;
         }
 
-        // we don't process js variable here because it can't be used in import equals.
+        res = currentScope->FindLocal(name, binder::ResolveBindingOptions::BINDINGS);
+        if (res != nullptr) {
+            *isType = false;
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
         currentScope = currentScope->Parent();
     }
 
-    // It should be an imported variable, so it won't be a type here.
-    *isType = false;
+    // can not find variable
+    *isType = true;
     return nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-export-type.ts b/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-export-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3ee1833f7744624eaeb8a1820cd7a475a452c5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-export-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+export namespace ns {
+    export interface I { }
+}
diff --git a/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-import-type-exec-expected.txt b/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-import-type-exec-expected.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce013625030ba8dba906f756967f9e9ca394464a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-import-type-exec-expected.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello
diff --git a/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-import-type-exec.ts b/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-import-type-exec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7c05096db906c50c52b3fc5ef275e335e7579190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/es2panda/test/compiler/ts/projects/ts_import_type_project_4/test-ts-import-type-exec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+import type ns from './test-ts-export-type';
+import ie = ns.I;
+
+print("hello");