diff --git a/ethcore/src/client/mod.rs b/ethcore/src/client/mod.rs
index 90dd78015..b030630be 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@
 
 mod client;
 mod config;
-mod ids;
 mod test_client;
 mod trace;
 
 pub use self::client::*;
 pub use self::config::{ClientConfig, BlockQueueConfig, BlockChainConfig, Switch};
-pub use self::ids::{BlockId, TransactionId, UncleId, TraceId};
+pub use types::ids::*;
 pub use self::test_client::{TestBlockChainClient, EachBlockWith};
 pub use self::trace::Filter as TraceFilter;
 pub use executive::{Executed, Executive, TransactOptions};
diff --git a/ethcore/src/client/ids.rs b/ethcore/src/types/ids.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from ethcore/src/client/ids.rs
rename to ethcore/src/types/ids.rs
diff --git a/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs b/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs
index 438dbafb0..eb815ffa9 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 //! Types used in the public api
 
 pub mod transaction;
+pub mod ids;