diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/files/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/files/transformation.py
index 5ecf033fb2c..ec0b28a63ad 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/files/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/files/transformation.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import httpx
 from openai.types.file_deleted import FileDeleted
 
 from litellm.files.types import FileContentStreamingResult
-from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.types.files import TwoStepFileUploadConfig
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
     AllMessageValues,
@@ -23,16 +22,19 @@ from ..chat.transformation import BaseConfig
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging as _LiteLLMLoggingObj
     from litellm.litellm_core_utils.tokenizer import Encoding as Tokenizer
+    from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth as _UserAPIKeyAuth
     from litellm.router import Router as _Router
     from litellm.types.llms.openai import HttpxBinaryResponseContent
 
     LiteLLMLoggingObj = _LiteLLMLoggingObj
     Span = Any
     Router = _Router
+    UserAPIKeyAuth = _UserAPIKeyAuth
 else:
     LiteLLMLoggingObj = Any
     Span = Any
     Router = Any
+    UserAPIKeyAuth = Any
 
 
 class BaseFileUploadStream(ABC):
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/typesafe_passthrough_logging_handler.py b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/typesafe_passthrough_logging_handler.py
index 03ec559b83d..0fa2bfff218 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/typesafe_passthrough_logging_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_provider_handlers/typesafe_passthrough_logging_handler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Final
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final
 
 import httpx
 from pydantic import BaseModel, TypeAdapter, ValidationError
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import (
     get_standard_logging_object_payload,  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownVariableType]  # legacy helper has an untyped signature
 )
 from litellm.llms.laya.common_utils import laya_response_model
-from litellm.proxy._types import PassThroughEndpointLoggingTypedDict
 from litellm.types.utils import ModelResponse, StandardPassThroughResponseObject, Usage
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from litellm.proxy._types import PassThroughEndpointLoggingTypedDict
+
 
 class _TypeSafeUsage(BaseModel):
     input_tokens: int = 0
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ class TypeSafePassthroughLoggingHandler:
         request_body: Mapping[str, object],
         custom_llm_provider: str,
         **kwargs: object,
-    ) -> PassThroughEndpointLoggingTypedDict:
+    ) -> "PassThroughEndpointLoggingTypedDict":
         response: Final = _parse_typesafe_response(response_body)
         request_model_value: Final = request_body.get("model")
         request_model: Final = request_model_value if isinstance(request_model_value, str) else None
diff --git a/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/session_handler.py b/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/session_handler.py
index 1d6a47d6365..e6f4b364815 100644
--- a/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/session_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/session_handler.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, cast
 import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.constants import REDACTED_BY_LITELLM, REDACTED_TOOL_CALL_ARGUMENTS_PLACEHOLDER
-from litellm.proxy._types import SpendLogsMetadata, SpendLogsPayload
 from litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.cold_storage_handler import ColdStorageHandler
 from litellm.responses.utils import ResponsesAPIRequestUtils
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ from litellm.types.llms.openai import (
 from litellm.types.utils import ChatCompletionMessageToolCall, Message, ModelResponse
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from litellm.proxy._types import SpendLogsMetadata, SpendLogsPayload
     from litellm.responses.litellm_completion_transformation.transformation import (
         ChatCompletionSession,
     )
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ResponsesSessionHandler:
 
     @staticmethod
     async def extend_chat_completion_message_with_spend_log_payload(
-        spend_log: SpendLogsPayload,
+        spend_log: "SpendLogsPayload",
         chat_completion_message_history: list[
             AllMessageValues
             | GenericChatCompletionMessage
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class ResponsesSessionHandler:
 
     @staticmethod
     async def get_proxy_server_request_from_spend_log(
-        spend_log: SpendLogsPayload,
+        spend_log: "SpendLogsPayload",
     ) -> dict | None:
         """
         Get the parsed proxy server request from the spend log
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ResponsesSessionHandler:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_cold_storage_object_key_from_spend_log(
-        spend_log: SpendLogsPayload,
+        spend_log: "SpendLogsPayload",
     ) -> str | None:
         """
         Extract the cold storage object key from spend log metadata.
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class ResponsesSessionHandler:
     @staticmethod
     async def get_all_spend_logs_for_previous_response_id(
         previous_response_id: str,
-    ) -> list[SpendLogsPayload]:
+    ) -> "list[SpendLogsPayload]":
         """
         Get all spend logs for a previous response id