diff --git a/tablib/compat.py b/tablib/compat.py
index 5fb0096..3e88305 100644
--- a/tablib/compat.py
+++ b/tablib/compat.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if is_py3:
     from tablib.packages import openpyxl3 as openpyxl
     from tablib.packages.odf3 import opendocument, style, text, table
 
+    import csv
     # py3 mappings
 
     unicode = str
@@ -42,4 +43,6 @@ else:
     from tablib.packages import openpyxl
     from tablib.packages.odf import opendocument, style, text, table
 
+    from tablib.packages import unicodecsv as csv
+
     unicode = unicode
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