diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/179.fixed.md b/doc/changelog.d/179.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67736977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/179.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix: Reduce import time of the library
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 968e65f5..2fda6fc4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "pyvista >= 0.43.0,<1",
-    "beartype >= 0.17.0,<1",
     "websockets >= 12.0,< 14",
     "trame >= 3.6.0,<4",
     "trame-vtk >= 2.8.7,<3",
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/_base.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/_base.py
index 58dffa9c..aa6d264b 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/_base.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/_base.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 
 """Module for the backend base class."""
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-
-from beartype.typing import Any, Iterable
+from typing import Any, Iterable
 
 
 class BaseBackend(ABC):
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py
index 163ff4cd..a7fc01fd 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides a wrapper to aid in plotting."""
 from abc import abstractmethod
+import importlib.util
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-from beartype.typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
-import numpy as np
 import pyvista as pv
 from vtkmodules.vtkCommonCore import vtkCommand
 from vtkmodules.vtkInteractionWidgets import vtkHoverWidget
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
 import ansys.tools.visualization_interface
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends._base import BaseBackend
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.pyvista_interface import PyVistaInterface
-from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.trame_local import (
-    _HAS_TRAME,
-    TrameVisualizer,
-)
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.widgets.displace_arrows import (
     CameraPanDirection,
     DisplacementArrow,
@@ -57,6 +53,11 @@
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.utils.color import Color
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.utils.logger import logger
 
+_HAS_TRAME = importlib.util.find_spec("pyvista.trame") and importlib.util.find_spec("trame.app")
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import numpy as np
+
 
 class PyVistaBackendInterface(BaseBackend):
     """Provides the interface for the Visualization Interface Tool plotter.
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ def add_widget(self, widget: Union[PlotterWidget, List[PlotterWidget]]):
             self._widgets.append(widget)
             widget.update()
 
-    def select_object(self, custom_object: Union[MeshObjectPlot, EdgePlot], pt: np.ndarray) -> None:
+    def select_object(self, custom_object: Union[MeshObjectPlot, EdgePlot], pt: "np.ndarray") -> None:
         """Select a custom object in the plotter.
 
         This method highlights the edges of a body and adds a label. It also adds
@@ -463,6 +464,9 @@ def show_plotter(self, screenshot: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
 
         """
         if self._use_trame and _HAS_TRAME:
+            from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.trame_local import (
+                TrameVisualizer,
+            )
             visualizer = TrameVisualizer()
             visualizer.set_scene(self._pl)
             visualizer.show()
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista_interface.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista_interface.py
index 5f89154d..c8ecfe1c 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista_interface.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/pyvista_interface.py
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides plotting for various PyAnsys objects."""
 import re
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
-from beartype.typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 import pyvista as pv
 from pyvista.plotting.plotter import Plotter as PyVistaPlotter
 
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_local.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_local.py
index 6f1bb1f1..aa3e9658 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_local.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_local.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides `trame <https://kitware.github.io/trame/index.html>`_ visualizer interface for visualization."""
+
 try:
     from pyvista.trame.ui import plotter_ui
     from trame.app import get_server
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_remote.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_remote.py
index 895dd823..1d65d953 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_remote.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/trame_remote.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 # from the websocket. This is a trusted source, so we can ignore this vulnerability.
 # Potentially, someone could send a malicious pickle object and execute arbitrary code.
 import pickle  # nosec B403
+from typing import Union
 
-from beartype.typing import Union
 import pyvista as pv
 from websockets.sync.client import connect
 
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/hide_buttons.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/hide_buttons.py
index 614af513..2f62e892 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/hide_buttons.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/hide_buttons.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides the hide buttons widget for the PyAnsys plotter."""
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from beartype.typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from vtk import vtkActor, vtkButtonWidget, vtkPNGReader
 
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.widgets.widget import PlotterWidget
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/measure.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/measure.py
index 952f26de..54b43c36 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/measure.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/measure.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides the measure widget for the PyAnsys plotter."""
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from beartype.typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from vtk import vtkActor, vtkButtonWidget, vtkPNGReader
 
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.widgets.widget import PlotterWidget
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/mesh_slider.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/mesh_slider.py
index 644bcddd..ff260fc8 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/mesh_slider.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/backends/pyvista/widgets/mesh_slider.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides the measure widget for the PyAnsys plotter."""
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from beartype.typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 import pyvista as pv
 from vtk import vtkActor, vtkButtonWidget, vtkPNGReader
 
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/plotter.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/plotter.py
index 075c132c..64734a69 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/plotter.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/plotter.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 """Module for the Plotter class."""
-from beartype.typing import Any
+from typing import Any
 
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends._base import BaseBackend
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.backends.pyvista.pyvista import PyVistaBackend
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/edge_plot.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/edge_plot.py
index 347d5a8b..18442423 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/edge_plot.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/edge_plot.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 """Provides the edge type for plotting."""
 
 
-from beartype.typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
 import pyvista as pv
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/mesh_object_plot.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/mesh_object_plot.py
index 50c5d514..ec631e7e 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/mesh_object_plot.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/types/mesh_object_plot.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 """Provides the ``MeshObjectPlot`` class."""
 
 
-from beartype.typing import Any, List, Union
+from typing import Any, List, Union
+
 import pyvista as pv
 
 from ansys.tools.visualization_interface.types.edge_plot import EdgePlot
diff --git a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/utils/clip_plane.py b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/utils/clip_plane.py
index 7116b34e..929698e3 100644
--- a/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/utils/clip_plane.py
+++ b/src/ansys/tools/visualization_interface/utils/clip_plane.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 """Provides the ``ClipPlane`` class."""
 
-from beartype.typing import Tuple
+from typing import Tuple
 
 
 class ClipPlane: