diff --git a/packages/contentstack-export/package.json b/packages/contentstack-export/package.json
index 62524ab80..168752d84 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-export/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentstack-export/package.json
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
   "main": "./lib/commands/cm/stacks/export.js",
   "oclif": {
     "commands": "./lib/commands",
+    "hooks": {
+      "init": ["./lib/hooks/init/load-chalk"]
+    },
     "bin": "csdx",
     "devPlugins": [
       "@oclif/plugin-help"
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-export/src/hooks/init/load-chalk.ts b/packages/contentstack-export/src/hooks/init/load-chalk.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cacc8e1bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contentstack-export/src/hooks/init/load-chalk.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { loadChalk } from "@contentstack/cli-utilities";
+
+/**
+ * Ensures the cli-utilities chalk singleton is ready before commands run.
+ * Required when this CLI runs standalone (bin/run); when embedded under core csdx, core init also loads chalk.
+ */
+export default async function loadChalkHook(): Promise<void> {
+  await loadChalk();
+}
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-import/package.json b/packages/contentstack-import/package.json
index 28c413b54..098766e4b 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-import/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentstack-import/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "oclif": {
     "commands": "./lib/commands",
+    "hooks": {
+      "init": ["./lib/hooks/init/load-chalk"]
+    },
     "bin": "csdx",
     "repositoryPrefix": "<%- repo %>/blob/main/packages/contentstack-import/<%- commandPath %>"
   },
diff --git a/packages/contentstack-import/src/hooks/init/load-chalk.ts b/packages/contentstack-import/src/hooks/init/load-chalk.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e88c9310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/contentstack-import/src/hooks/init/load-chalk.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { loadChalk } from '@contentstack/cli-utilities';
+
+/**
+ * Ensures the cli-utilities chalk singleton is ready before commands run.
+ * Required when this CLI runs standalone (bin/run); when embedded under core csdx, core init also loads chalk.
+ */
+export default async function loadChalkHook(): Promise<void> {
+  await loadChalk();
+}