diff --git a/content/packages-and-modules/getting-packages-from-the-registry/using-npm-packages-in-your-projects.mdx b/content/packages-and-modules/getting-packages-from-the-registry/using-npm-packages-in-your-projects.mdx
index 97ecbf646e3..e68991b5d52 100644
--- a/content/packages-and-modules/getting-packages-from-the-registry/using-npm-packages-in-your-projects.mdx
+++ b/content/packages-and-modules/getting-packages-from-the-registry/using-npm-packages-in-your-projects.mdx
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ Once you have [installed a package][install-pkg] in `node_modules`, you can use
### Node.js module
-If you are creating a Node.js module, you can use a package in your module by passing it as an argument to the `require` function.
+If you are creating a Node.js module, you can use a package in your module by importing it with the `import` statement.
```javascript
-var lodash = require('lodash');
+// index.mjs
+import chalk from 'chalk';
-var output = lodash.without([1, 2, 3], 1);
-console.log(output);
+console.log(chalk.blue('Hello world!'));
```
### package.json file
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ To use a scoped package, simply include the scope wherever you use the package n
### Node.js module
```js
-var projectName = require("@scope/package-name")
+import packageName from "@scope/package-name";
```
### package.json file
@@ -51,15 +51,21 @@ In `package.json`:
}
```
+## Resolving "Cannot use import statement outside a module" error
+
+The error message gives you two options to handle this,
+- Add `"type": "module"` field to your `package.json`, or
+- Use `.mjs` file extension instead of `.js`.
+
## Resolving "Cannot find module" errors
-If you have not properly installed a package, you will receive an error when you try to use it in your code. For example, if you reference the `lodash` package without installing it, you would see the following error:
+If you have not properly installed a package, you will receive an error when you try to use it in your code. For example, if you reference the `chalk` package without installing it, you would see the following error:
```
module.js:340
throw err;
^
-Error: Cannot find module 'lodash'
+Error: Cannot find module 'chalk'
```
- For scoped packages, run `npm install <@scope/package_name>`
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