diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 797dc88..0891de5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use pgrx::prelude::*;
 
 mod pgrx_utils;
+mod type_compat;
 
 pgrx::pg_module_magic!();
 
diff --git a/src/type_compat.rs b/src/type_compat.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24b1324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/type_compat.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub(crate) mod pg_arrow_type_conversions;
diff --git a/src/type_compat/pg_arrow_type_conversions.rs b/src/type_compat/pg_arrow_type_conversions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31424a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/type_compat/pg_arrow_type_conversions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+
+use pgrx::{
+    datum::{Date, Interval, Time, TimeWithTimeZone, Timestamp, TimestampWithTimeZone},
+    direct_function_call, pg_sys, AnyNumeric, IntoDatum,
+};
+
+pub(crate) const MAX_DECIMAL_PRECISION: usize = 38;
+
+pub(crate) fn date_to_i32(date: Date) -> i32 {
+    // PG epoch is (2000-01-01). Convert it to Unix epoch (1970-01-01). +10957 days
+    let adjusted_date: Date = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(pg_sys::date_pli, &[date.into_datum(), 10957.into_datum()])
+            .expect("cannot adjust PG date to Unix date")
+    };
+
+    let adjusted_date_as_bytes: Vec<u8> = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(pg_sys::date_send, &[adjusted_date.into_datum()])
+            .expect("cannot convert date to bytes")
+    };
+    i32::from_be_bytes(
+        adjusted_date_as_bytes[0..4]
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e)),
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn i32_to_date(i32_date: i32) -> Date {
+    // Parquet uses Unix epoch (1970-01-01). Convert it to PG epoch (2000-01-01). -10957 days
+    unsafe { Date::from_pg_epoch_days(i32_date - 10957) }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn timestamp_to_i64(timestamp: Timestamp) -> i64 {
+    // PG epoch is (2000-01-01). Convert it to Unix epoch (1970-01-01). +10957 days
+    let adjustment_interval = Interval::from_days(10957);
+    let adjusted_timestamp: Timestamp = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::timestamp_pl_interval,
+            &[timestamp.into_datum(), adjustment_interval.into_datum()],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot adjust PG timestamp to Unix timestamp")
+    };
+
+    let adjusted_timestamp_as_bytes: Vec<u8> = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(pg_sys::time_send, &[adjusted_timestamp.into_datum()])
+            .expect("cannot convert timestamp to bytes")
+    };
+    i64::from_be_bytes(
+        adjusted_timestamp_as_bytes[0..8]
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e)),
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn i64_to_timestamp(i64_timestamp: i64) -> Timestamp {
+    let timestamp: Timestamp = i64_timestamp.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
+
+    // Parquet uses Unix epoch (1970-01-01). Convert it to PG epoch (2000-01-01). -10957 days
+    let adjustment_interval = Interval::from_days(10957);
+    let adjusted_timestamp: Timestamp = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::timestamp_mi_interval,
+            &[timestamp.into_datum(), adjustment_interval.into_datum()],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot adjust Unix timestamp to PG timestamp")
+    };
+
+    adjusted_timestamp
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn timestamptz_to_i64(timestamptz: TimestampWithTimeZone) -> i64 {
+    // PG epoch is (2000-01-01). Convert it to Unix epoch (1970-01-01). +10957 days
+    let adjustment_interval = Interval::from_days(10957);
+    let adjusted_timestamptz: TimestampWithTimeZone = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::timestamptz_pl_interval,
+            &[timestamptz.into_datum(), adjustment_interval.into_datum()],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot adjust PG timestamptz to Unix timestamptz")
+    };
+
+    let adjusted_timestamptz_as_bytes: Vec<u8> = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::timestamptz_send,
+            &[adjusted_timestamptz.into_datum()],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot convert timestamptz to bytes")
+    };
+    i64::from_be_bytes(
+        adjusted_timestamptz_as_bytes[0..8]
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e)),
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn i64_to_timestamptz(i64_timestamptz: i64) -> TimestampWithTimeZone {
+    let timestamptz: TimestampWithTimeZone = i64_timestamptz
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
+
+    // Parquet uses Unix epoch (1970-01-01). Convert it to PG epoch (2000-01-01). -10957 days
+    let adjustment_interval = Interval::from_days(10957);
+    let adjusted_timestamptz: TimestampWithTimeZone = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::timestamptz_mi_interval,
+            &[timestamptz.into_datum(), adjustment_interval.into_datum()],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot adjust Unix timestamptz to PG timestamptz")
+    };
+
+    adjusted_timestamptz
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn time_to_i64(time: Time) -> i64 {
+    let time_as_bytes: Vec<u8> = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(pg_sys::time_send, &[time.into_datum()])
+            .expect("cannot convert time to bytes")
+    };
+    i64::from_be_bytes(
+        time_as_bytes[0..8]
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e)),
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn i64_to_time(i64_time: i64) -> Time {
+    i64_time.try_into().unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e))
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn timetz_to_i64(timetz: TimeWithTimeZone) -> i64 {
+    let timezone_as_secs: AnyNumeric = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::extract_timetz,
+            &["timezone".into_datum(), timetz.into_datum()],
+        )
+    }
+    .expect("cannot extract timezone from timetz");
+
+    let timezone_as_secs: f64 = timezone_as_secs
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
+
+    let timezone_as_interval = Interval::from_seconds(timezone_as_secs);
+    let adjusted_timetz: TimeWithTimeZone = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::timetz_mi_interval,
+            &[timetz.into_datum(), timezone_as_interval.into_datum()],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot adjust PG timetz to Unix timetz")
+    };
+
+    let adjusted_timetz_as_bytes: Vec<u8> = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(pg_sys::timetz_send, &[adjusted_timetz.into_datum()])
+            .expect("cannot convert timetz to bytes")
+    };
+    i64::from_be_bytes(
+        adjusted_timetz_as_bytes[0..8]
+            .try_into()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e)),
+    )
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn i64_to_timetz(i64_timetz: i64) -> TimeWithTimeZone {
+    let utc_tz = 0;
+    (i64_timetz, utc_tz)
+        .try_into()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e))
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn numeric_to_i128(numeric: AnyNumeric) -> i128 {
+    // obtain numeric's string representation
+    // cannot use numeric_send because byte representation is not compatible with parquet's decimal
+    let numeric_str: &CStr = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(pg_sys::numeric_out, &[numeric.into_datum()])
+            .expect("cannot convert numeric to bytes")
+    };
+    let numeric_str = numeric_str
+        .to_str()
+        .expect("numeric string is an invalid CString");
+
+    let sign = if numeric_str.starts_with('-') { -1 } else { 1 };
+
+    // remove sign as we already stored it. we also remove the decimal point
+    // since arrow decimal expects a i128 representation of the decimal
+    let numeric_str = numeric_str.replace(['-', '+', '.'], "");
+
+    let numeric_digits = numeric_str
+        .chars()
+        .map(|c| c.to_digit(10).expect("not a valid digit") as i8);
+
+    // convert digits into arrow decimal
+    let mut decimal: i128 = 0;
+    for digit in numeric_digits.into_iter() {
+        decimal = decimal * 10 + digit as i128;
+    }
+    decimal *= sign;
+
+    decimal
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn i128_to_numeric(i128_decimal: i128, scale: usize) -> AnyNumeric {
+    let sign = if i128_decimal < 0 { "-" } else { "" };
+    let i128_decimal = i128_decimal.abs();
+
+    // calculate decimal digits
+    let mut decimal_digits = vec![];
+    let mut decimal = i128_decimal;
+    while decimal > 0 {
+        let digit = (decimal % 10) as i8;
+        decimal_digits.push(digit);
+        decimal /= 10;
+    }
+
+    // get fraction as string
+    let fraction = decimal_digits
+        .iter()
+        .take(scale)
+        .map(|v| v.to_string())
+        .rev()
+        .reduce(|acc, v| acc + &v)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    // get integral as string
+    let integral = decimal_digits
+        .iter()
+        .skip(scale)
+        .map(|v| v.to_string())
+        .rev()
+        .reduce(|acc, v| acc + &v)
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+    // create numeric string representation
+    let numeric_str = if integral.is_empty() && fraction.is_empty() {
+        "0".into()
+    } else {
+        format!("{}{}.{}", sign, integral, fraction)
+    };
+    let numeric_str = std::ffi::CString::new(numeric_str).expect("CString::new failed");
+
+    // numeric_in would not validate the numeric string when typmod is -1
+    let typmod = -1;
+
+    // compute numeric from string representation
+    let numeric: AnyNumeric = unsafe {
+        direct_function_call(
+            pg_sys::numeric_in,
+            &[
+                numeric_str.into_datum(),
+                0.into_datum(),
+                typmod.into_datum(),
+            ],
+        )
+        .expect("cannot convert string to numeric")
+    };
+
+    numeric
+}
+
+// taken from PG's numeric.c
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn extract_precision_from_numeric_typmod(typmod: i32) -> usize {
+    (((typmod - pg_sys::VARHDRSZ as i32) >> 16) & 0xffff) as usize
+}
+
+// taken from PG's numeric.c
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn extract_scale_from_numeric_typmod(typmod: i32) -> usize {
+    ((((typmod - pg_sys::VARHDRSZ as i32) & 0x7ff) ^ 1024) - 1024) as usize
+}