diff --git a/Bond.Parser.Tests/ParserFacadeTests.cs b/Bond.Parser.Tests/ParserFacadeTests.cs
index a636a24..d81c3c3 100644
--- a/Bond.Parser.Tests/ParserFacadeTests.cs
+++ b/Bond.Parser.Tests/ParserFacadeTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Bond.Parser.Parser;
 using Bond.Parser.Syntax;
@@ -940,5 +941,35 @@ struct User {
         result.Success.Should().BeTrue();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Alias_IsFileScoped_WhenImportDefinesSameAlias()
+    {
+        var input = """
+                        import "common.bond"
+                        namespace Test
+                        using ID = string;
+                        struct User { 0: required ID id; }
+                    """;
+
+        async Task<(string, string)> Resolver(string _, string importPath)
+        {
+            var content = """
+                              namespace Test
+                              using ID = int32;
+                              struct Other { 0: required ID id; }
+                          """;
+            return await Task.FromResult((importPath, content));
+        }
+
+        var result = await Parse(input, Resolver);
+
+        result.Success.Should().BeTrue();
+        var user = result.Ast!.Declarations.OfType<StructDeclaration>().First(d => d.Name == "User");
+        var fieldType = user.Fields[0].Type as BondType.UserDefined;
+        fieldType.Should().NotBeNull();
+        var alias = fieldType!.Declaration.Should().BeOfType<AliasDeclaration>().Subject;
+        alias.AliasedType.Should().BeOfType<BondType.String>();
+    }
+
     #endregion
 }
diff --git a/Bond.Parser/Parser/SemanticAnalyzer.cs b/Bond.Parser/Parser/SemanticAnalyzer.cs
index 72ceb63..72c5495 100644
--- a/Bond.Parser/Parser/SemanticAnalyzer.cs
+++ b/Bond.Parser/Parser/SemanticAnalyzer.cs
@@ -29,17 +29,30 @@ public SemanticAnalyzer(SymbolTable symbolTable, ImportResolver importResolver,
     /// </summary>
     public async Task AnalyzeAsync(Syntax.Bond bond)
     {
-        // Process imports first
-        foreach (var import in bond.Imports)
+        _symbolTable.PushAliasScope();
+        try
         {
-            await ProcessImportAsync(import);
-        }
+            // Process imports first
+            foreach (var import in bond.Imports)
+            {
+                await ProcessImportAsync(import);
+            }
 
-        // Add all declarations to symbol table
-        foreach (var declaration in bond.Declarations)
+            // Add all declarations to symbol table
+            foreach (var declaration in bond.Declarations)
+            {
+                _symbolTable.AddDeclaration(declaration);
+            }
+
+            // Validate declarations after all symbols are registered
+            foreach (var declaration in bond.Declarations)
+            {
+                ValidateDeclaration(declaration);
+            }
+        }
+        finally
         {
-            _symbolTable.AddDeclaration(declaration, bond.Namespaces);
-            ValidateDeclaration(declaration);
+            _symbolTable.PopAliasScope();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Bond.Parser/Parser/SymbolTable.cs b/Bond.Parser/Parser/SymbolTable.cs
index 67d4b31..9f6f0b9 100644
--- a/Bond.Parser/Parser/SymbolTable.cs
+++ b/Bond.Parser/Parser/SymbolTable.cs
@@ -10,17 +10,24 @@ namespace Bond.Parser.Parser;
 /// </summary>
 public class SymbolTable
 {
-    private readonly List<Declaration> _declarations = [];
+    private readonly List<Declaration> _globalDeclarations = [];
+    private readonly Stack<List<AliasDeclaration>> _aliasScopes = new();
     private readonly HashSet<string> _processedImports = [];
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Adds a declaration to the symbol table with duplicate checking
     /// </summary>
-    public void AddDeclaration(Declaration declaration, Namespace[] currentNamespaces)
+    public void AddDeclaration(Declaration declaration)
     {
+        if (declaration is AliasDeclaration alias)
+        {
+            AddAliasDeclaration(alias);
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Find duplicates in the same namespace
-        var duplicates = _declarations
-            .Where(d => d.Name == declaration.Name && d.Namespaces.Any(ns1 => currentNamespaces.Any(ns2 => NamespacesMatch(ns1, ns2))))
+        var duplicates = _globalDeclarations
+            .Where(d => d.Name == declaration.Name && d.Namespaces.Any(ns1 => declaration.Namespaces.Any(ns2 => NamespacesMatch(ns1, ns2))))
             .ToList();
 
         foreach (var duplicate in duplicates)
@@ -33,18 +40,32 @@ public void AddDeclaration(Declaration declaration, Namespace[] currentNamespace
             }
         }
 
-        _declarations.Add(declaration);
+        _globalDeclarations.Add(declaration);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Finds a symbol by qualified name in the given namespaces
     /// </summary>
     public Declaration? FindSymbol(string[] qualifiedName, Namespace[] currentNamespaces)
+    {
+        var alias = FindAlias(qualifiedName, currentNamespaces);
+        if (alias != null)
+        {
+            return alias;
+        }
+
+        return FindGlobalSymbol(qualifiedName, currentNamespaces);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Finds a symbol by qualified name in the given namespaces from global declarations
+    /// </summary>
+    private Declaration? FindGlobalSymbol(string[] qualifiedName, Namespace[] currentNamespaces)
     {
         if (qualifiedName.Length == 1)
         {
             // Unqualified name - search in current namespaces
-            return _declarations.FirstOrDefault(d =>
+            return _globalDeclarations.FirstOrDefault(d =>
                 d.Name == qualifiedName[0] &&
                 d.Namespaces.Any(ns1 => currentNamespaces.Any(ns2 => NamespacesMatch(ns1, ns2))));
         }
@@ -54,7 +75,7 @@ public void AddDeclaration(Declaration declaration, Namespace[] currentNamespace
             var namespacePart = qualifiedName[..^1];
             var namePart = qualifiedName[^1];
 
-            return _declarations.FirstOrDefault(d =>
+            return _globalDeclarations.FirstOrDefault(d =>
                 d.Name == namePart &&
                 d.Namespaces.Any(ns => ns.Name.SequenceEqual(namespacePart)));
         }
@@ -65,7 +86,7 @@ public void AddDeclaration(Declaration declaration, Namespace[] currentNamespace
     /// </summary>
     public StructDeclaration? FindStruct(string[] qualifiedName, Namespace[] currentNamespaces)
     {
-        var symbol = FindSymbol(qualifiedName, currentNamespaces);
+        var symbol = FindGlobalSymbol(qualifiedName, currentNamespaces);
         return symbol as StructDeclaration;
     }
 
@@ -88,15 +109,87 @@ public void MarkImportProcessed(string canonicalPath)
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets all declarations
     /// </summary>
-    public IReadOnlyList<Declaration> Declarations => _declarations.AsReadOnly();
+    public IReadOnlyList<Declaration> GlobalDeclarations => _globalDeclarations.AsReadOnly();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pushes a new alias scope for a file.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void PushAliasScope()
+    {
+        _aliasScopes.Push([]);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pops the current alias scope.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void PopAliasScope()
+    {
+        if (_aliasScopes.Count == 0)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Alias scope stack is empty");
+        }
+
+        _aliasScopes.Pop();
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Clears all declarations from the symbol table
     /// </summary>
-    public void Clear()
+    public void ClearGlobalDeclarations()
     {
-        _declarations.Clear();
-        // Don't clear processed imports as those are still valid
+        _globalDeclarations.Clear();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Clears all alias scopes
+    /// </summary>
+    public void ClearAliasScopes()
+    {
+        _aliasScopes.Clear();
+    }
+
+    private void AddAliasDeclaration(AliasDeclaration alias)
+    {
+        if (_aliasScopes.Count == 0)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Alias scope is not initialized");
+        }
+
+        var scope = _aliasScopes.Peek();
+        var duplicates = scope
+            .Where(d => d.Name == alias.Name && d.Namespaces.Any(ns1 => alias.Namespaces.Any(ns2 => NamespacesMatch(ns1, ns2))))
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (duplicates.Count > 0)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"Duplicate declaration: alias '{alias.Name}' was already declared as alias");
+        }
+
+        scope.Add(alias);
+    }
+
+    private AliasDeclaration? FindAlias(string[] qualifiedName, Namespace[] currentNamespaces)
+    {
+        if (_aliasScopes.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        var scope = _aliasScopes.Peek();
+
+        if (qualifiedName.Length == 1)
+        {
+            return scope.FirstOrDefault(d =>
+                d.Name == qualifiedName[0] &&
+                d.Namespaces.Any(ns1 => currentNamespaces.Any(ns2 => NamespacesMatch(ns1, ns2))));
+        }
+
+        var namespacePart = qualifiedName[..^1];
+        var namePart = qualifiedName[^1];
+        return scope.FirstOrDefault(d =>
+            d.Name == namePart &&
+            d.Namespaces.Any(ns => ns.Name.SequenceEqual(namespacePart)));
     }
 
     private static bool NamespacesMatch(Namespace ns1, Namespace ns2)
diff --git a/Bond.Parser/Parser/TypeResolver.cs b/Bond.Parser/Parser/TypeResolver.cs
index bcf8de2..7218314 100644
--- a/Bond.Parser/Parser/TypeResolver.cs
+++ b/Bond.Parser/Parser/TypeResolver.cs
@@ -20,21 +20,23 @@ public Syntax.Bond ResolveTypes(Syntax.Bond ast)
         const int maxPasses = 10; // Prevent infinite loops
 
         // Preserve declarations that came from imports so we can re-add them each pass
-        var importedDeclarations = symbolTable.Declarations
+        var importedDeclarations = symbolTable.GlobalDeclarations
             .Where(d => !ast.Declarations.Contains(d))
             .ToArray();
 
         for (int pass = 0; pass < maxPasses; pass++)
         {
             // Update symbol table with current declarations
-            symbolTable.Clear();
+            symbolTable.ClearGlobalDeclarations();
+            symbolTable.ClearAliasScopes();
+            symbolTable.PushAliasScope();
             foreach (var importDecl in importedDeclarations)
             {
-                symbolTable.AddDeclaration(importDecl, currentAst.Namespaces);
+                symbolTable.AddDeclaration(importDecl);
             }
             foreach (var decl in currentAst.Declarations)
             {
-                symbolTable.AddDeclaration(decl, currentAst.Namespaces);
+                symbolTable.AddDeclaration(decl);
             }
 
             // Resolve all declarations
diff --git a/version b/version
index abd4105..3a4036f 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.4
+0.2.5