diff --git a/packages/utils/index.ts b/packages/utils/index.ts
index 9b0400ab3..3526e290a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/index.ts
@@ -23,3 +23,10 @@ export { deepmerge } from './src/externals/deepmerge.js';
 
 // generic utilities
 export { isNumeric } from './src/types/types.js';
+// feature business logic - excel import
+export {
+  type ExcelImportMap,
+  type ExcelImportOptions,
+  defaultExcelImportMap,
+  isExcelImportMap,
+} from './src/feature/excel-import/excelImport.js';
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/feature/excel-import/excelImport.ts b/packages/utils/src/feature/excel-import/excelImport.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15e590577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/feature/excel-import/excelImport.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+export type ExcelImportOptions = keyof typeof defaultExcelImportMap;
+export type ExcelImportMap = typeof defaultExcelImportMap;
+
+export const defaultExcelImportMap = {
+  worksheet: 'event schedule',
+  projectName: 'project name',
+  projectDescription: 'project descriptotion',
+  publicUrl: 'public url',
+  publicInfo: 'public info',
+  backstageUrl: 'backstage url',
+  backstageInfo: 'backstage info',
+  timeStart: 'time start',
+  timeEnd: 'time end',
+  duration: 'duration',
+  cue: 'cue',
+  title: 'event title',
+  presenter: 'presenter name',
+  subtitle: 'event subtitle',
+  isPublic: 'is public? (x)',
+  skip: 'skip? (x)',
+  note: 'notes',
+  colour: 'colour',
+  endAction: 'end action',
+  timerType: 'timer type',
+  user0: 'user0',
+  user1: 'user1',
+  user2: 'user2',
+  user3: 'user3',
+  user4: 'user4',
+  user5: 'user5',
+  user6: 'user6',
+  user7: 'user7',
+  user8: 'user8',
+  user9: 'user9',
+};
+
+export function isExcelImportMap(obj: unknown): obj is ExcelImportMap {
+  if (typeof obj !== 'object' || obj === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const keys = Object.keys(obj);
+  return keys.every((key) => Object.hasOwn(defaultExcelImportMap, key));
+}