diff --git a/cmd/nerdctl/image_pull.go b/cmd/nerdctl/image_pull.go
index 8c478fb68d..ffb5f45e87 100644
--- a/cmd/nerdctl/image_pull.go
+++ b/cmd/nerdctl/image_pull.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/clientutil"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/cmd/image"
-	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/imgutil"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ func processPullCommandFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (types.ImagePullOptions, error)
 		Unpack:        unpackStr,
 		Quiet:         quiet,
 		IPFSAddress:   ipfsAddressStr,
-		RFlags: imgutil.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{
+		RFlags: types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{
 			SociIndexDigest: sociIndexDigest,
 		},
 		Stdout: cmd.OutOrStdout(),
diff --git a/cmd/nerdctl/network_create.go b/cmd/nerdctl/network_create.go
index 252984a45b..c5fba0cac6 100644
--- a/cmd/nerdctl/network_create.go
+++ b/cmd/nerdctl/network_create.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/identifiers"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/cmd/network"
-	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/netutil"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/strutil"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -100,18 +99,16 @@ func networkCreateAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	return network.Create(types.NetworkCreateOptions{
-		GOptions: globalOptions,
-		CreateOptions: netutil.CreateOptions{
-			Name:        name,
-			Driver:      driver,
-			Options:     strutil.ConvertKVStringsToMap(opts),
-			IPAMDriver:  ipamDriver,
-			IPAMOptions: strutil.ConvertKVStringsToMap(ipamOpts),
-			Subnets:     subnets,
-			Gateway:     gatewayStr,
-			IPRange:     ipRangeStr,
-			Labels:      labels,
-			IPv6:        ipv6,
-		},
+		GOptions:    globalOptions,
+		Name:        name,
+		Driver:      driver,
+		Options:     strutil.ConvertKVStringsToMap(opts),
+		IPAMDriver:  ipamDriver,
+		IPAMOptions: strutil.ConvertKVStringsToMap(ipamOpts),
+		Subnets:     subnets,
+		Gateway:     gatewayStr,
+		IPRange:     ipRangeStr,
+		Labels:      labels,
+		IPv6:        ipv6,
 	}, cmd.OutOrStdout())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/types/image_types.go b/pkg/api/types/image_types.go
index 16a6602b06..084e5bedd7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types/image_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types/image_types.go
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"io"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/imgutil"
 )
 
 // ImageListOptions specifies options for `nerdctl image list`.
@@ -181,6 +179,12 @@ type ImagePushOptions struct {
 	AllowNondistributableArtifacts bool
 }
 
+// RemoteSnapshotterFlags are used for pulling with remote snapshotters
+// e.g. SOCI, stargz, overlaybd
+type RemoteSnapshotterFlags struct {
+	SociIndexDigest string
+}
+
 // ImagePullOptions specifies options for `nerdctl (image) pull`.
 type ImagePullOptions struct {
 	Stdout        io.Writer
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ type ImagePullOptions struct {
 	// multiaddr of IPFS API (default uses $IPFS_PATH env variable if defined or local directory ~/.ipfs)
 	IPFSAddress string
 	// Flags to pass into remote snapshotters
-	RFlags imgutil.RemoteSnapshotterFlags
+	RFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags
 }
 
 // ImageTagOptions specifies options for `nerdctl (image) tag`.
diff --git a/pkg/api/types/network_types.go b/pkg/api/types/network_types.go
index c8fa1cc564..5cb26b3ea1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types/network_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types/network_types.go
@@ -18,16 +18,23 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"io"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/netutil"
 )
 
 // NetworkCreateOptions specifies options for `nerdctl network create`.
 type NetworkCreateOptions struct {
 	// GOptions is the global options
 	GOptions GlobalCommandOptions
-	// CreateOptions is the option for creating network
-	CreateOptions netutil.CreateOptions
+
+	Name        string
+	Driver      string
+	Options     map[string]string
+	IPAMDriver  string
+	IPAMOptions map[string]string
+	Subnets     []string
+	Gateway     string
+	IPRange     string
+	Labels      []string
+	IPv6        bool
 }
 
 // NetworkInspectOptions specifies options for `nerdctl network inspect`.
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/compose/compose.go b/pkg/cmd/compose/compose.go
index 6517412088..515a91a8a7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/compose/compose.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func New(client *containerd.Client, globalOptions types.GlobalCommandOptions, op
 				ipfsPath = dir
 			}
 			_, err = ipfs.EnsureImage(ctx, client, stdout, stderr, globalOptions.Snapshotter, scheme, ref,
-				pullMode, ocispecPlatforms, nil, quiet, ipfsPath, imgutil.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{})
+				pullMode, ocispecPlatforms, nil, quiet, ipfsPath, types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{})
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func New(client *containerd.Client, globalOptions types.GlobalCommandOptions, op
 		}
 
 		_, err = imgutil.EnsureImage(ctx, client, stdout, stderr, globalOptions.Snapshotter, ref,
-			pullMode, globalOptions.InsecureRegistry, globalOptions.HostsDir, ocispecPlatforms, nil, quiet, imgutil.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{})
+			pullMode, globalOptions.InsecureRegistry, globalOptions.HostsDir, ocispecPlatforms, nil, quiet, types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{})
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/network/create.go b/pkg/cmd/network/create.go
index f1dd42a1b6..3115a12764 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/network/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/network/create.go
@@ -26,21 +26,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Create(options types.NetworkCreateOptions, stdout io.Writer) error {
-	if len(options.CreateOptions.Subnets) == 0 {
-		if options.CreateOptions.Gateway != "" || options.CreateOptions.IPRange != "" {
+	if len(options.Subnets) == 0 {
+		if options.Gateway != "" || options.IPRange != "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot set gateway or ip-range without subnet, specify --subnet manually")
 		}
-		options.CreateOptions.Subnets = []string{""}
+		options.Subnets = []string{""}
 	}
 
 	e, err := netutil.NewCNIEnv(options.GOptions.CNIPath, options.GOptions.CNINetConfPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	net, err := e.CreateNetwork(options.CreateOptions)
+	net, err := e.CreateNetwork(options)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errdefs.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("network with name %s already exists", options.CreateOptions.Name)
+			return fmt.Errorf("network with name %s already exists", options.Name)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/imgutil/imgutil.go b/pkg/imgutil/imgutil.go
index 1608d64203..e51850920a 100644
--- a/pkg/imgutil/imgutil.go
+++ b/pkg/imgutil/imgutil.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/imgcrypt"
 	"github.com/containerd/imgcrypt/images/encryption"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
+	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/errutil"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/idutil/imagewalker"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/imgutil/dockerconfigresolver"
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func GetExistingImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, snapshotte
 // # When insecure is set, skips verifying certs, and also falls back to HTTP when the registry does not speak HTTPS
 //
 // FIXME: this func has too many args
-func EnsureImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, stdout, stderr io.Writer, snapshotter, rawRef string, mode PullMode, insecure bool, hostsDirs []string, ocispecPlatforms []ocispec.Platform, unpack *bool, quiet bool, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags) (*EnsuredImage, error) {
+func EnsureImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, stdout, stderr io.Writer, snapshotter, rawRef string, mode PullMode, insecure bool, hostsDirs []string, ocispecPlatforms []ocispec.Platform, unpack *bool, quiet bool, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) (*EnsuredImage, error) {
 	switch mode {
 	case "always", "missing", "never":
 		// NOP
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ func ResolveDigest(ctx context.Context, rawRef string, insecure bool, hostsDirs
 }
 
 // PullImage pulls an image using the specified resolver.
-func PullImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, stdout, stderr io.Writer, snapshotter string, resolver remotes.Resolver, ref string, ocispecPlatforms []ocispec.Platform, unpack *bool, quiet bool, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags) (*EnsuredImage, error) {
+func PullImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, stdout, stderr io.Writer, snapshotter string, resolver remotes.Resolver, ref string, ocispecPlatforms []ocispec.Platform, unpack *bool, quiet bool, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) (*EnsuredImage, error) {
 	ctx, done, err := client.WithLease(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter.go b/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter.go
index 46ff8b5f3a..9fd30e72f8 100644
--- a/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter.go
+++ b/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	ctdsnapshotters "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/snapshotters"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
+	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/imgutil/pull"
 	"github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/fs/source"
 )
@@ -48,14 +49,10 @@ var builtinRemoteSnapshotterOpts = map[string]snapshotterOpts{
 	snapshotterNameCvmfs:     &remoteSnapshotterOpts{snapshotter: "cvmfs-snapshotter"},
 }
 
-type RemoteSnapshotterFlags struct {
-	SociIndexDigest string
-}
-
 // snapshotterOpts is used to update pull config
 // for different snapshotters
 type snapshotterOpts interface {
-	apply(config *pull.Config, ref string, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags)
+	apply(config *pull.Config, ref string, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags)
 	isRemote() bool
 }
 
@@ -77,14 +74,14 @@ func getSnapshotterOpts(snapshotter string) snapshotterOpts {
 // interface `snapshotterOpts.isRemote()` function
 type remoteSnapshotterOpts struct {
 	snapshotter string
-	extraLabels func(func(images.Handler) images.Handler, RemoteSnapshotterFlags) func(images.Handler) images.Handler
+	extraLabels func(func(images.Handler) images.Handler, types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) func(images.Handler) images.Handler
 }
 
 func (rs *remoteSnapshotterOpts) isRemote() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (rs *remoteSnapshotterOpts) apply(config *pull.Config, ref string, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags) {
+func (rs *remoteSnapshotterOpts) apply(config *pull.Config, ref string, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) {
 	h := ctdsnapshotters.AppendInfoHandlerWrapper(ref)
 	if rs.extraLabels != nil {
 		h = rs.extraLabels(h, rFlags)
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ type defaultSnapshotterOpts struct {
 	snapshotter string
 }
 
-func (dsn *defaultSnapshotterOpts) apply(config *pull.Config, _ref string, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags) {
+func (dsn *defaultSnapshotterOpts) apply(config *pull.Config, _ref string, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) {
 	config.RemoteOpts = append(
 		config.RemoteOpts,
 		containerd.WithPullSnapshotter(dsn.snapshotter))
@@ -113,10 +110,10 @@ func (dsn *defaultSnapshotterOpts) isRemote() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func stargzExtraLabels(f func(images.Handler) images.Handler, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags) func(images.Handler) images.Handler {
+func stargzExtraLabels(f func(images.Handler) images.Handler, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) func(images.Handler) images.Handler {
 	return source.AppendExtraLabelsHandler(prefetchSize, f)
 }
 
-func sociExtraLabels(f func(images.Handler) images.Handler, rFlags RemoteSnapshotterFlags) func(images.Handler) images.Handler {
+func sociExtraLabels(f func(images.Handler) images.Handler, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) func(images.Handler) images.Handler {
 	return socisource.AppendDefaultLabelsHandlerWrapper(rFlags.SociIndexDigest, f)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter_test.go b/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter_test.go
index f09da01401..e719b8086b 100644
--- a/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/imgutil/snapshotter_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
 	ctdsnapshotters "github.com/containerd/containerd/pkg/snapshotters"
+	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/imgutil/pull"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	ocispec "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func sameOpts(want snapshotterOpts) func(*testing.T, snapshotterOpts) {
 func getAndApplyRemoteOpts(t *testing.T, sn string) *containerd.RemoteContext {
 	config := &pull.Config{}
 	snOpts := getSnapshotterOpts(sn)
-	rFlags := RemoteSnapshotterFlags{}
+	rFlags := types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags{}
 	snOpts.apply(config, testRef, rFlags)
 
 	rc := &containerd.RemoteContext{}
diff --git a/pkg/ipfs/image.go b/pkg/ipfs/image.go
index ffe2db4eb3..41e1b40f6c 100644
--- a/pkg/ipfs/image.go
+++ b/pkg/ipfs/image.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images/converter"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/remotes"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
+	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/idutil/imagewalker"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/imgutil"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/platformutil"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ import (
 const ipfsPathEnv = "IPFS_PATH"
 
 // EnsureImage pull the specified image from IPFS.
-func EnsureImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, stdout, stderr io.Writer, snapshotter string, scheme string, ref string, mode imgutil.PullMode, ocispecPlatforms []ocispec.Platform, unpack *bool, quiet bool, ipfsPath string, rFlags imgutil.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) (*imgutil.EnsuredImage, error) {
+func EnsureImage(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, stdout, stderr io.Writer, snapshotter string, scheme string, ref string, mode imgutil.PullMode, ocispecPlatforms []ocispec.Platform, unpack *bool, quiet bool, ipfsPath string, rFlags types.RemoteSnapshotterFlags) (*imgutil.EnsuredImage, error) {
 	switch mode {
 	case "always", "missing", "never":
 		// NOP
diff --git a/pkg/netutil/netutil.go b/pkg/netutil/netutil.go
index 1a29d7dc67..5691e27e8d 100644
--- a/pkg/netutil/netutil.go
+++ b/pkg/netutil/netutil.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
 	"github.com/containerd/log"
+	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/lockutil"
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/v2/pkg/netutil/nettype"
@@ -225,20 +226,7 @@ type cniNetworkConfig struct {
 	Plugins    []CNIPlugin       `json:"plugins"`
 }
 
-type CreateOptions struct {
-	Name        string
-	Driver      string
-	Options     map[string]string
-	IPAMDriver  string
-	IPAMOptions map[string]string
-	Subnets     []string
-	Gateway     string
-	IPRange     string
-	Labels      []string
-	IPv6        bool
-}
-
-func (e *CNIEnv) CreateNetwork(opts CreateOptions) (*NetworkConfig, error) { //nolint:revive
+func (e *CNIEnv) CreateNetwork(opts types.NetworkCreateOptions) (*NetworkConfig, error) { //nolint:revive
 	var net *NetworkConfig
 	netMap, err := e.NetworkMap()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -350,7 +338,7 @@ func (e *CNIEnv) createDefaultNetworkConfig() error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filename); err == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("already found existing network config at %q, cannot create new network named %q", filename, DefaultNetworkName)
 	}
-	opts := CreateOptions{
+	opts := types.NetworkCreateOptions{
 		Name:       DefaultNetworkName,
 		Driver:     DefaultNetworkName,
 		Subnets:    []string{DefaultCIDR},