diff --git a/src/backends/reference/RefLayerSupport.cpp b/src/backends/reference/RefLayerSupport.cpp
index d42404d..187cc01 100644
--- a/src/backends/reference/RefLayerSupport.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/reference/RefLayerSupport.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <armnn/Descriptors.hpp>
 
 #include <backendsCommon/BackendRegistry.hpp>
+#include <backendsCommon/LayerSupportRules.hpp>
 #include <backendsCommon/test/WorkloadTestUtils.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/core/ignore_unused.hpp>
@@ -65,155 +66,6 @@
 
 } // anonymous namespace
 
-namespace
-{
-template<typename F>
-bool CheckSupportRule(F rule, Optional<std::string&> reasonIfUnsupported, const char* reason)
-{
-    bool supported = rule();
-    if (!supported && reason)
-    {
-        reasonIfUnsupported.value() += std::string(reason) + "\n"; // Append the reason on a new line
-    }
-    return supported;
-}
-
-struct Rule
-{
-    bool operator()() const
-    {
-        return m_Res;
-    }
-
-    bool m_Res = true;
-};
-
-template<typename T>
-bool AllTypesAreEqualImpl(T t)
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
-template<typename T, typename... Rest>
-bool AllTypesAreEqualImpl(T t1, T t2, Rest... rest)
-{
-    static_assert(std::is_same<T, TensorInfo>::value, "Type T must be a TensorInfo");
-
-    return (t1.GetDataType() == t2.GetDataType()) && AllTypesAreEqualImpl(t2, rest...);
-}
-
-struct TypesAreEqual : public Rule
-{
-    template<typename ... Ts>
-    TypesAreEqual(const Ts&... ts)
-    {
-        m_Res = AllTypesAreEqualImpl(ts...);
-    }
-};
-
-struct QuantizationParametersAreEqual : public Rule
-{
-    QuantizationParametersAreEqual(const TensorInfo& info0, const TensorInfo& info1)
-    {
-        m_Res = info0.GetQuantizationScale() == info1.GetQuantizationScale() &&
-                info0.GetQuantizationOffset() == info1.GetQuantizationOffset();
-    }
-};
-
-struct TypeAnyOf : public Rule
-{
-    template<typename Container>
-    TypeAnyOf(const TensorInfo& info, const Container& c)
-    {
-        m_Res = std::any_of(c.begin(), c.end(), [&info](DataType dt)
-        {
-            return dt == info.GetDataType();
-        });
-    }
-};
-
-struct TypeIs : public Rule
-{
-    TypeIs(const TensorInfo& info, DataType dt)
-    {
-        m_Res = dt == info.GetDataType();
-    }
-};
-
-struct BiasAndWeightsTypesMatch : public Rule
-{
-    BiasAndWeightsTypesMatch(const TensorInfo& biases, const TensorInfo& weights)
-    {
-        m_Res = biases.GetDataType() == GetBiasTypeFromWeightsType(weights.GetDataType()).value();
-    }
-};
-
-struct BiasAndWeightsTypesCompatible : public Rule
-{
-    template<typename Container>
-    BiasAndWeightsTypesCompatible(const TensorInfo& info, const Container& c)
-    {
-        m_Res = std::any_of(c.begin(), c.end(), [&info](DataType dt)
-        {
-            return dt ==  GetBiasTypeFromWeightsType(info.GetDataType()).value();
-        });
-    }
-};
-
-struct ShapesAreSameRank : public Rule
-{
-    ShapesAreSameRank(const TensorInfo& info0, const TensorInfo& info1)
-    {
-        m_Res = info0.GetShape().GetNumDimensions() == info1.GetShape().GetNumDimensions();
-    }
-};
-
-struct ShapesAreSameTotalSize : public Rule
-{
-    ShapesAreSameTotalSize(const TensorInfo& info0, const TensorInfo& info1)
-    {
-        m_Res = info0.GetNumElements() == info1.GetNumElements();
-    }
-};
-
-struct ShapesAreBroadcastCompatible : public Rule
-{
-    unsigned int CalcInputSize(const TensorShape& in, const TensorShape& out, unsigned int idx)
-    {
-        unsigned int offset = out.GetNumDimensions() - in.GetNumDimensions();
-        unsigned int sizeIn = (idx < offset) ? 1 : in[idx-offset];
-        return sizeIn;
-    }
-
-    ShapesAreBroadcastCompatible(const TensorInfo& in0, const TensorInfo& in1, const TensorInfo& out)
-    {
-        const TensorShape& shape0 = in0.GetShape();
-        const TensorShape& shape1 = in1.GetShape();
-        const TensorShape& outShape = out.GetShape();
-
-        for (unsigned int i=0; i < outShape.GetNumDimensions() && m_Res; i++)
-        {
-            unsigned int sizeOut = outShape[i];
-            unsigned int sizeIn0 = CalcInputSize(shape0, outShape, i);
-            unsigned int sizeIn1 = CalcInputSize(shape1, outShape, i);
-
-            m_Res &= ((sizeIn0 == sizeOut) || (sizeIn0 == 1)) &&
-                     ((sizeIn1 == sizeOut) || (sizeIn1 == 1));
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-struct TensorNumDimensionsAreCorrect : public Rule
-{
-    TensorNumDimensionsAreCorrect(const TensorInfo& info, unsigned int expectedNumDimensions)
-    {
-        m_Res = info.GetNumDimensions() == expectedNumDimensions;
-    }
-};
-
-} // namespace
-
-
 bool RefLayerSupport::IsActivationSupported(const TensorInfo& input,
                                             const TensorInfo& output,
                                             const ActivationDescriptor& descriptor,
diff --git a/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.cpp b/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.cpp
index 240acec..fff2fd2 100644
--- a/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <Layer.hpp>
 #include <backendsCommon/CpuTensorHandle.hpp>
 #include <backendsCommon/MemCopyWorkload.hpp>
+#include <backendsCommon/MemImportWorkload.hpp>
 #include <backendsCommon/MakeWorkloadHelper.hpp>
 #include "RefWorkloadFactory.hpp"
 #include "RefBackendId.hpp"
@@ -250,6 +251,16 @@
     return std::make_unique<CopyMemGenericWorkload>(descriptor, info);
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<armnn::IWorkload> RefWorkloadFactory::CreateMemImport(const MemImportQueueDescriptor& descriptor,
+                                                                      const WorkloadInfo&        info) const
+{
+    if (descriptor.m_Inputs.empty())
+    {
+        throw InvalidArgumentException("RefWorkloadFactory: CreateMemImport() expected an input tensor.");
+    }
+    return std::make_unique<ImportMemGenericWorkload>(descriptor, info);
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<IWorkload> RefWorkloadFactory::CreateResize(const ResizeQueueDescriptor& descriptor,
                                                             const WorkloadInfo& info) const
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.hpp b/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.hpp
index b012fbc..314e117 100644
--- a/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.hpp
+++ b/src/backends/reference/RefWorkloadFactory.hpp
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
     std::unique_ptr<IWorkload> CreateMemCopy(const MemCopyQueueDescriptor& descriptor,
                                              const WorkloadInfo& info) const override;
 
+    std::unique_ptr<IWorkload> CreateMemImport(const MemImportQueueDescriptor& descriptor,
+                                                const WorkloadInfo& info) const override;
+
     std::unique_ptr<IWorkload> CreateResize(const ResizeQueueDescriptor& descriptor,
                                             const WorkloadInfo& info) const override;