diff --git a/sktime/utils/__init__.py b/sktime/utils/__init__.py
index 45e7d572ab3..96f443667f7 100644
--- a/sktime/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/sktime/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,10 @@
 """Utility functionality."""
+
+from sktime.utils.estimator_checks import check_estimator
+from sktime.utils.plotting import plot_series, plot_windows
+
+__all__ = [
+    "check_estimator",
+    "plot_series",
+    "plot_windows",
+]