diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index ee70534640..c238b451d8 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #[macro_use]
 pub(crate) mod macros;
 
+mod from_structured_data;
+
 pub(crate) mod append;
 pub(crate) mod args;
 pub(crate) mod autoview;
diff --git a/src/commands/from_csv.rs b/src/commands/from_csv.rs
index cd29b625a6..4bada42dfb 100644
--- a/src/commands/from_csv.rs
+++ b/src/commands/from_csv.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+use crate::commands::from_structured_data::from_structured_data;
 use crate::commands::WholeStreamCommand;
-use crate::data::{Primitive, TaggedDictBuilder, Value};
+use crate::data::{Primitive, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use csv::ReaderBuilder;
 
 pub struct FromCSV;
 
@@ -39,49 +39,13 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromCSV {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn from_csv_string_to_value(
-    s: String,
-    headerless: bool,
-    separator: char,
-    tag: impl Into<Tag>,
-) -> Result<Tagged<Value>, csv::Error> {
-    let mut reader = ReaderBuilder::new()
-        .has_headers(!headerless)
-        .delimiter(separator as u8)
-        .from_reader(s.as_bytes());
-    let tag = tag.into();
-
-    let headers = if headerless {
-        (1..=reader.headers()?.len())
-            .map(|i| format!("Column{}", i))
-            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
-    } else {
-        reader.headers()?.iter().map(String::from).collect()
-    };
-
-    let mut rows = vec![];
-    for row in reader.records() {
-        let mut tagged_row = TaggedDictBuilder::new(&tag);
-        for (value, header) in row?.iter().zip(headers.iter()) {
-            tagged_row.insert_tagged(
-                header,
-                Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(String::from(value))).tagged(&tag),
-            )
-        }
-        rows.push(tagged_row.into_tagged_value());
-    }
-
-    Ok(Value::Table(rows).tagged(&tag))
-}
-
 fn from_csv(
     FromCSVArgs {
         headerless,
         separator,
     }: FromCSVArgs,
-    RunnableContext { input, name, .. }: RunnableContext,
+    runnable_context: RunnableContext,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let name_tag = name;
     let sep = match separator {
         Some(Tagged {
             item: Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)),
@@ -101,51 +65,5 @@ fn from_csv(
         _ => ',',
     };
 
-    let stream = async_stream! {
-        let values: Vec<Tagged<Value>> = input.values.collect().await;
-
-        let mut concat_string = String::new();
-        let mut latest_tag: Option<Tag> = None;
-
-        for value in values {
-            let value_tag = value.tag();
-            latest_tag = Some(value_tag.clone());
-            match value.item {
-                Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => {
-                    concat_string.push_str(&s);
-                    concat_string.push_str("\n");
-                }
-                _ => yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
-                    "Expected a string from pipeline",
-                    "requires string input",
-                    name_tag.clone(),
-                    "value originates from here",
-                    value_tag.clone(),
-                )),
-
-            }
-        }
-
-        match from_csv_string_to_value(concat_string, headerless, sep, name_tag.clone()) {
-            Ok(x) => match x {
-                Tagged { item: Value::Table(list), .. } => {
-                    for l in list {
-                        yield ReturnSuccess::value(l);
-                    }
-                }
-                x => yield ReturnSuccess::value(x),
-            },
-            Err(_) => if let Some(last_tag) = latest_tag {
-                yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
-                    "Could not parse as CSV",
-                    "input cannot be parsed as CSV",
-                    name_tag.clone(),
-                    "value originates from here",
-                    last_tag.clone(),
-                ))
-            } ,
-        }
-    };
-
-    Ok(stream.to_output_stream())
+    from_structured_data(headerless, sep, "CSV", runnable_context)
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/from_structured_data.rs b/src/commands/from_structured_data.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4799a40993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/from_structured_data.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use crate::data::{Primitive, TaggedDictBuilder, Value};
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use csv::ReaderBuilder;
+
+fn from_stuctured_string_to_value(
+    s: String,
+    headerless: bool,
+    separator: char,
+    tag: impl Into<Tag>,
+) -> Result<Tagged<Value>, csv::Error> {
+    let mut reader = ReaderBuilder::new()
+        .has_headers(!headerless)
+        .delimiter(separator as u8)
+        .from_reader(s.as_bytes());
+    let tag = tag.into();
+
+    let headers = if headerless {
+        (1..=reader.headers()?.len())
+            .map(|i| format!("Column{}", i))
+            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+    } else {
+        reader.headers()?.iter().map(String::from).collect()
+    };
+
+    let mut rows = vec![];
+    for row in reader.records() {
+        let mut tagged_row = TaggedDictBuilder::new(&tag);
+        for (value, header) in row?.iter().zip(headers.iter()) {
+            tagged_row.insert_tagged(
+                header,
+                Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(String::from(value))).tagged(&tag),
+            )
+        }
+        rows.push(tagged_row.into_tagged_value());
+    }
+
+    Ok(Value::Table(rows).tagged(&tag))
+}
+
+pub fn from_structured_data(
+    headerless: bool,
+    sep: char,
+    format_name: &'static str,
+    RunnableContext { input, name, .. }: RunnableContext,
+) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let name_tag = name;
+
+    let stream = async_stream! {
+        let values: Vec<Tagged<Value>> = input.values.collect().await;
+
+        let mut concat_string = String::new();
+        let mut latest_tag: Option<Tag> = None;
+
+        for value in values {
+            let value_tag = value.tag();
+            latest_tag = Some(value_tag.clone());
+            match value.item {
+                Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => {
+                    concat_string.push_str(&s);
+                    concat_string.push_str("\n");
+                }
+                _ => yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
+                    "Expected a string from pipeline",
+                    "requires string input",
+                    name_tag.clone(),
+                    "value originates from here",
+                    value_tag.clone(),
+                )),
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        match from_stuctured_string_to_value(concat_string, headerless, sep, name_tag.clone()) {
+            Ok(x) => match x {
+                Tagged { item: Value::Table(list), .. } => {
+                    for l in list {
+                        yield ReturnSuccess::value(l);
+                    }
+                }
+                x => yield ReturnSuccess::value(x),
+            },
+            Err(_) => if let Some(last_tag) = latest_tag {
+                let line_one = format!("Could not parse as {}", format_name);
+                let line_two = format!("input cannot be parsed as {}", format_name);
+                yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
+                    line_one,
+                    line_two,
+                    name_tag.clone(),
+                    "value originates from here",
+                    last_tag.clone(),
+                ))
+            } ,
+        }
+    };
+
+    Ok(stream.to_output_stream())
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/from_tsv.rs b/src/commands/from_tsv.rs
index 24841b91c1..7931b8ef38 100644
--- a/src/commands/from_tsv.rs
+++ b/src/commands/from_tsv.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+use crate::commands::from_structured_data::from_structured_data;
 use crate::commands::WholeStreamCommand;
-use crate::data::{Primitive, TaggedDictBuilder, Value};
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use csv::ReaderBuilder;
 
 pub struct FromTSV;
 
@@ -33,91 +32,9 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for FromTSV {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn from_tsv_string_to_value(
-    s: String,
-    headerless: bool,
-    tag: impl Into<Tag>,
-) -> Result<Tagged<Value>, csv::Error> {
-    let mut reader = ReaderBuilder::new()
-        .has_headers(!headerless)
-        .delimiter(b'\t')
-        .from_reader(s.as_bytes());
-    let tag = tag.into();
-
-    let headers = if headerless {
-        (1..=reader.headers()?.len())
-            .map(|i| format!("Column{}", i))
-            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
-    } else {
-        reader.headers()?.iter().map(String::from).collect()
-    };
-
-    let mut rows = vec![];
-    for row in reader.records() {
-        let mut tagged_row = TaggedDictBuilder::new(&tag);
-        for (value, header) in row?.iter().zip(headers.iter()) {
-            tagged_row.insert_tagged(
-                header,
-                Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(String::from(value))).tagged(&tag),
-            )
-        }
-        rows.push(tagged_row.into_tagged_value());
-    }
-
-    Ok(Value::Table(rows).tagged(&tag))
-}
-
 fn from_tsv(
     FromTSVArgs { headerless }: FromTSVArgs,
-    RunnableContext { input, name, .. }: RunnableContext,
+    runnable_context: RunnableContext,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let name_tag = name;
-
-    let stream = async_stream! {
-        let values: Vec<Tagged<Value>> = input.values.collect().await;
-
-        let mut concat_string = String::new();
-        let mut latest_tag: Option<Tag> = None;
-
-        for value in values {
-            let value_tag = value.tag();
-            latest_tag = Some(value_tag.clone());
-            match value.item {
-                Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => {
-                    concat_string.push_str(&s);
-                    concat_string.push_str("\n");
-                }
-                _ => yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
-                    "Expected a string from pipeline",
-                    "requires string input",
-                    &name_tag,
-                    "value originates from here",
-                    &value_tag,
-                )),
-
-            }
-        }
-
-        match from_tsv_string_to_value(concat_string, headerless, name_tag.clone()) {
-            Ok(x) => match x {
-                Tagged { item: Value::Table(list), .. } => {
-                    for l in list {
-                        yield ReturnSuccess::value(l);
-                    }
-                }
-                x => yield ReturnSuccess::value(x),
-            },
-            Err(_) => if let Some(last_tag) = latest_tag {
-                yield Err(ShellError::labeled_error_with_secondary(
-                    "Could not parse as TSV",
-                    "input cannot be parsed as TSV",
-                    &name_tag,
-                    "value originates from here",
-                    &last_tag,
-                ))
-            } ,
-        }
-    };
-
-    Ok(stream.to_output_stream())
+    from_structured_data(headerless, '\t', "TSV", runnable_context)
 }