diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index 004f9da8ba..05395142c5 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ parameters:
 
 		-
 			message: "#^Cannot access offset 'message' on mixed\\.$#"
-			count: 7
+			count: 6
 			path: src/Controllers/Import/ImportController.php
 
 		-
diff --git a/psalm-baseline.xml b/psalm-baseline.xml
index fb8d150fd6..9397624cd4 100644
--- a/psalm-baseline.xml
+++ b/psalm-baseline.xml
@@ -8648,6 +8648,11 @@
       <code><![CDATA[string[]]]></code>
     </PossiblyUnusedReturnValue>
   </file>
+  <file src="src/Plugins/Import/ImportFormat.php">
+    <PossiblyUnusedMethod>
+      <code><![CDATA[getClassName]]></code>
+    </PossiblyUnusedMethod>
+  </file>
   <file src="src/Plugins/Import/ImportLdi.php">
     <DeprecatedMethod>
       <code><![CDATA[Config::getInstance()]]></code>
diff --git a/src/Controllers/Import/ImportController.php b/src/Controllers/Import/ImportController.php
index 2e29e02cde..0804652e71 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/Import/ImportController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/Import/ImportController.php
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ use PhpMyAdmin\Import\Import;
 use PhpMyAdmin\Import\ImportSettings;
 use PhpMyAdmin\Message;
 use PhpMyAdmin\ParseAnalyze;
-use PhpMyAdmin\Plugins;
-use PhpMyAdmin\Plugins\ImportPlugin;
+use PhpMyAdmin\Plugins\Import\ImportFormat;
 use PhpMyAdmin\ResponseRenderer;
 use PhpMyAdmin\Sql;
 use PhpMyAdmin\Template;
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ use PhpMyAdmin\Url;
 use PhpMyAdmin\Util;
 use PhpMyAdmin\Utils\ForeignKey;
 use Throwable;
+use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 use function __;
 use function _ngettext;
-use function in_array;
 use function ini_get;
 use function ini_parse_quantity;
 use function ini_set;
@@ -187,7 +186,9 @@ final class ImportController extends AbstractController
             $this->response->addJSON('console_message_id', $consoleMessageId);
         }
 
-        if (! in_array($format, ['csv', 'ldi', 'mediawiki', 'ods', 'shp', 'sql', 'xml'], true)) {
+        Assert::string($format);
+        $importFormat = ImportFormat::tryFrom($format);
+        if ($importFormat === null) {
             $this->response->setRequestStatus(false);
             $this->response->addHTML(Message::error(__('Incorrect format parameter'))->getDisplay());
 
@@ -482,21 +483,8 @@ final class ImportController extends AbstractController
         $queriesToBeExecuted = [];
 
         if (! $GLOBALS['error']) {
-            /** @var ImportPlugin $importPlugin */
-            $importPlugin = Plugins::getPlugin('import', $format, ImportSettings::$importType);
-            if ($importPlugin == null) {
-                $GLOBALS['message'] = Message::error(
-                    __('Could not load import plugins, please check your installation!'),
-                );
-
-                $_SESSION['Import_message']['message'] = $GLOBALS['message']->getDisplay();
-
-                $this->response->setRequestStatus(false);
-                $this->response->addJSON('message', $GLOBALS['message']->getDisplay());
-                $this->response->addHTML($GLOBALS['message']->getDisplay());
-
-                return;
-            }
+            $GLOBALS['plugin_param'] = ImportSettings::$importType;
+            $importPlugin = new ($importFormat->getClassName());
 
             // Do the real import
             $defaultFkCheck = ForeignKey::handleDisableCheckInit();
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Import/ImportFormat.php b/src/Plugins/Import/ImportFormat.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52b4619a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plugins/Import/ImportFormat.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace PhpMyAdmin\Plugins\Import;
+
+use PhpMyAdmin\Plugins\ImportPlugin;
+
+enum ImportFormat: string
+{
+    case Csv = 'csv';
+    case Ldi = 'ldi';
+    case Mediawiki = 'mediawiki';
+    case Ods = 'ods';
+    case Shp = 'shp';
+    case Sql = 'sql';
+    case Xml = 'xml';
+
+    /** @return class-string<ImportPlugin> */
+    public function getClassName(): string
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            ImportFormat::Csv => ImportCsv::class,
+            ImportFormat::Ldi => ImportLdi::class,
+            ImportFormat::Mediawiki => ImportMediawiki::class,
+            ImportFormat::Ods => ImportOds::class,
+            ImportFormat::Shp => ImportShp::class,
+            ImportFormat::Sql => ImportSql::class,
+            ImportFormat::Xml => ImportXml::class,
+        };
+    }
+}