diff --git a/common/esim/__init__.py b/common/esim/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f83412c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/esim/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from openpilot.common.esim.base import LPABase, LPAError, LPAProfileNotFoundError, Profile
+
+__all__ = ["LPABase", "LPAError", "LPAProfileNotFoundError", "Profile"]
diff --git a/common/esim/base.py b/common/esim/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b783a630b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/esim/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+class LPAError(RuntimeError):
+  pass
+
+
+class LPAProfileNotFoundError(LPAError):
+  pass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Profile:
+  iccid: str
+  nickname: str
+  enabled: bool
+  provider: str
+
+  @property
+  def is_comma(self) -> bool:
+    return self.provider == 'Webbing' and self.iccid.startswith('8985235')
+
+
+class LPABase(ABC):
+  @abstractmethod
+  def list_profiles(self) -> list[Profile]:
+    pass
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def get_active_profile(self) -> Profile | None:
+    pass
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def delete_profile(self, iccid: str) -> None:
+    pass
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def download_profile(self, qr: str, nickname: str | None = None) -> None:
+    pass
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def nickname_profile(self, iccid: str, nickname: str) -> None:
+    pass
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def switch_profile(self, iccid: str) -> None:
+    pass
+
+  def process_notifications(self) -> None:
+    pass
+
+  @abstractmethod
+  def is_euicc(self) -> bool:
+    pass
diff --git a/system/hardware/esim.py b/common/esim/esim.py
similarity index 97%
rename from system/hardware/esim.py
rename to common/esim/esim.py
index 18d84de98..788e944c4 100755
--- a/system/hardware/esim.py
+++ b/common/esim/esim.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import argparse
 from openpilot.system.hardware import HARDWARE
-from openpilot.system.hardware.base import LPABase, Profile
+from openpilot.common.esim.base import LPABase, Profile
 
 
 def sorted_profiles(lpa: LPABase) -> list[Profile]:
diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/gsma_ci_bundle.pem b/common/esim/gsma_ci_bundle.pem
similarity index 100%
rename from system/hardware/tici/gsma_ci_bundle.pem
rename to common/esim/gsma_ci_bundle.pem
diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/lpa.py b/common/esim/lpa.py
similarity index 99%
rename from system/hardware/tici/lpa.py
rename to common/esim/lpa.py
index 618d11e5d..400982332 100644
--- a/system/hardware/tici/lpa.py
+++ b/common/esim/lpa.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from openpilot.common.time_helpers import system_time_valid
-from openpilot.system.hardware.base import LPABase, LPAError, LPAProfileNotFoundError, Profile
+from openpilot.common.esim.base import LPABase, LPAError, LPAProfileNotFoundError, Profile
 
 GSMA_CI_BUNDLE = str(Path(__file__).parent / "gsma_ci_bundle.pem")
 
diff --git a/system/hardware/base.py b/system/hardware/base.py
index 5bcf886ae..dccb16893 100644
--- a/system/hardware/base.py
+++ b/system/hardware/base.py
@@ -3,27 +3,11 @@ from abc import abstractmethod, ABC
 from dataclasses import dataclass, fields
 
 from cereal import log
+from openpilot.common.esim.base import LPABase
 
 NetworkType = log.DeviceState.NetworkType
 NetworkStrength = log.DeviceState.NetworkStrength
 
-class LPAError(RuntimeError):
-  pass
-
-class LPAProfileNotFoundError(LPAError):
-  pass
-
-@dataclass
-class Profile:
-  iccid: str
-  nickname: str
-  enabled: bool
-  provider: str
-
-  @property
-  def is_comma(self) -> bool:
-    return self.provider == 'Webbing' and self.iccid.startswith('8985235')
-
 @dataclass
 class ThermalZone:
   # a zone from /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*
@@ -70,38 +54,6 @@ class ThermalConfig:
           ret[f.name + "TempC"] = v.read()
     return ret
 
-class LPABase(ABC):
-  @abstractmethod
-  def list_profiles(self) -> list[Profile]:
-    pass
-
-  @abstractmethod
-  def get_active_profile(self) -> Profile | None:
-    pass
-
-  @abstractmethod
-  def delete_profile(self, iccid: str) -> None:
-    pass
-
-  @abstractmethod
-  def download_profile(self, qr: str, nickname: str | None = None) -> None:
-    pass
-
-  @abstractmethod
-  def nickname_profile(self, iccid: str, nickname: str) -> None:
-    pass
-
-  @abstractmethod
-  def switch_profile(self, iccid: str) -> None:
-    pass
-
-  def process_notifications(self) -> None:
-    pass
-
-  @abstractmethod
-  def is_euicc(self) -> bool:
-    pass
-
 class HardwareBase(ABC):
   @staticmethod
   def get_cmdline() -> dict[str, str]:
diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py b/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
index 10b6d7646..252474e12 100644
--- a/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
+++ b/system/hardware/tici/hardware.py
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from cereal import log
 from openpilot.common.utils import sudo_read, sudo_write
 from openpilot.common.gpio import gpio_set, gpio_init, get_irqs_for_action
-from openpilot.system.hardware.base import HardwareBase, LPABase, ThermalConfig, ThermalZone
+from openpilot.common.esim.base import LPABase
+from openpilot.system.hardware.base import HardwareBase, ThermalConfig, ThermalZone
 from openpilot.system.hardware.tici import iwlist
-from openpilot.system.hardware.tici.lpa import TiciLPA
+from openpilot.common.esim.lpa import TiciLPA
 from openpilot.system.hardware.tici.pins import GPIO
 from openpilot.system.hardware.tici.amplifier import Amplifier
 
diff --git a/tools/op.sh b/tools/op.sh
index 1188d21ac..ecef240b5 100755
--- a/tools/op.sh
+++ b/tools/op.sh
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ function op_check() {
 
 function op_esim() {
   op_before_cmd
-  op_run_command system/hardware/esim.py "$@"
+  op_run_command common/esim/esim.py "$@"
 }
 
 function op_build() {