diff --git a/guix/scripts/import.scm b/guix/scripts/import.scm
index 58a84d0db7..e53028e747 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/import.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/import.scm
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ (define-module (guix scripts import)
   #:use-module (guix read-print)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1)
+  #:use-module (srfi srfi-26)
   #:use-module (ice-9 format)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
   #:export (%standard-import-options
@@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ (define (import-as-definitions importer args proc)
         ((and expr (or ('package _ ...)
                        ('let _ ...)))
          (proc (package->definition expr)))
-        ((and expr ('define-public _ ...))
+        ((and expr (or ('define-public _ ...)
+                       ('define _ ...)))
          (proc expr))
         ((expressions ...)
          (for-each (lambda (expr)
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ (define (import-as-definitions importer args proc)
                        ((and expr (or ('package _ ...)
                                       ('let _ ...)))
                         (proc (package->definition expr)))
-                       ((and expr ('define-public _ ...))
+                       ((and expr (or ('define-public _ ...)
+                                      ('define _ ...)))
                         (proc expr))))
                    expressions))
         (x
@@ -117,13 +120,19 @@ (define-command (guix-import . args)
      (show-version-and-exit "guix import"))
     ((or ("-i" file importer args ...)
          ("--insert" file importer args ...))
-     (let ((find-and-insert
+     (let* ((importer-definers
+             `(,@(if (member importer '("crate"))
+                     '(define)
+                     '())
+               define-public))
+            (definer? (cut member <> importer-definers))
+            (find-and-insert
              (lambda (expr)
                (match expr
-                 (('define-public term _ ...)
+                 (((? definer? definer) term _ ...)
                   (let ((source-properties
                           (find-definition-insertion-location
-                            file term)))
+                            file term #:definer definer)))
                     (if source-properties
                       (insert-expression source-properties expr)
                       (let ((port (open-file file "a")))
diff --git a/guix/utils.scm b/guix/utils.scm
index c7c23d9d5b..77ec6d992a 100644
--- a/guix/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/utils.scm
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ (define-module (guix utils)
             edit-expression
             delete-expression
             insert-expression
+            find-definition-location
             find-definition-insertion-location
 
             filtered-port
@@ -520,24 +521,34 @@ (define (insert-expression source-properties expr)
                    (string-append expr "\n\n" str))))
     (edit-expression source-properties insert)))
 
-(define (find-definition-insertion-location file term)
-  "Search in FILE for a top-level public definition whose defined term
-alphabetically succeeds TERM. Return the location if found, or #f
-otherwise."
-  (let ((search-term (symbol->string term)))
+(define* (find-definition-location file term
+                                   #:key (definer 'define-public)
+                                   (pred string=))
+  "Search in FILE for a top-level definition defined by DEFINER with defined
+term comparing to TERM through PRED.  Return the location if PRED returns #t,
+or #f otherwise."
+  (let ((search-term (symbol->string term))
+        (definer? (cut eq? definer <>)))
     (call-with-input-file file
       (lambda (port)
         (do ((syntax (read-syntax port)
                      (read-syntax port)))
           ((match (syntax->datum syntax)
-             (('define-public current-term _ ...)
-              (string> (symbol->string current-term)
-                       search-term))
+             (((? definer?) current-term _ ...)
+              (pred (symbol->string current-term)
+                    search-term))
              ((? eof-object?) #t)
              (_ #f))
            (and (not (eof-object? syntax))
                 (syntax-source syntax))))))))
 
+(define* (find-definition-insertion-location file term
+                                             #:key (definer 'define-public))
+  "Search in FILE for a top-level definition defined by DEFINER with defined
+term alphabetically succeeds TERM. Return the location if found, or #f
+otherwise."
+  (find-definition-location file term #:definer definer #:pred string>))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Keyword arguments.
