diff --git a/command-snapshot.json b/command-snapshot.json
index e99d7f20..e1776817 100644
--- a/command-snapshot.json
+++ b/command-snapshot.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       "async",
       "file",
       "flags-dir",
+      "hard-delete",
       "json",
       "loglevel",
       "sobject",
diff --git a/messages/bulk.operation.command.md b/messages/bulk.operation.command.md
index f25b06c0..95553561 100644
--- a/messages/bulk.operation.command.md
+++ b/messages/bulk.operation.command.md
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ Run the command asynchronously.
 # flags.verbose.summary
 
 Print verbose output of failed records if result is available.
+
+# hard-delete-permission-error
+
+You must have the "Bulk API Hard Delete" system permission to use the --hard-delete flag. This permission is disabled by default and can be enabled only by a system administrator.
diff --git a/messages/bulkv2.delete.md b/messages/bulkv2.delete.md
index 03ef9619..3c6c0326 100644
--- a/messages/bulkv2.delete.md
+++ b/messages/bulkv2.delete.md
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ When you execute this command, it starts a job, displays the ID, and then immedi
 - Bulk delete records from a custom object in an org with alias my-scratch and wait 5 minutes for the command to complete:
 
   <%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> --sobject MyObject__c --file files/delete.csv --wait 5 --target-org my-scratch
+
+# flags.hard-delete.summary
+
+Mark the records as immediately eligible for deletion by your org. If you don't specify this flag, the deleted records go into the Recycle Bin.
+
+# flags.hard-delete.description
+
+You must have the "Bulk API Hard Delete" system permission to use this flag. The permission is disabled by default and can be enabled only by a system administrator.
diff --git a/src/BulkBaseCommand.ts b/src/BulkBaseCommand.ts
index c3502ad2..31f821c8 100644
--- a/src/BulkBaseCommand.ts
+++ b/src/BulkBaseCommand.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
  */
 
 import { SfCommand, Spinner } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
-import { IngestJobV2, JobInfoV2 } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node/lib/api/bulk2.js';
+import type { IngestJobV2, JobInfoV2 } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node/lib/api/bulk2.js';
 import { Duration } from '@salesforce/kit';
 import { capitalCase } from 'change-case';
 import { Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { getResultMessage } from './reporters/reporters.js';
 import { BulkDataRequestCache } from './bulkDataRequestCache.js';
 
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ export const displayBulkV2Result = ({
   cmd: SfCommand<unknown>;
   username?: string;
 }): void => {
+  // if we just read from jobInfo.operation it may suggest running the nonexistent `sf data hardDelete resume` command
+  const operation = jobInfo.operation === 'hardDelete' || jobInfo.operation === 'delete' ? 'delete' : jobInfo.operation;
   if (isAsync && jobInfo.state !== 'JobComplete' && jobInfo.state !== 'Failed') {
-    cmd.logSuccess(messages.getMessage('success', [jobInfo.operation, jobInfo.id]));
-    cmd.info(messages.getMessage('checkStatus', [jobInfo.operation, jobInfo.id, username]));
+    cmd.logSuccess(messages.getMessage('success', [operation, jobInfo.id]));
+    cmd.info(messages.getMessage('checkStatus', [operation, jobInfo.id, username]));
   } else {
     cmd.log();
     cmd.info(getResultMessage(jobInfo));
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ export const displayBulkV2Result = ({
       process.exitCode = 1;
     }
     if (jobInfo.state === 'InProgress' || jobInfo.state === 'Open') {
-      cmd.info(messages.getMessage('checkStatus', [jobInfo.operation, jobInfo.id, username]));
+      cmd.info(messages.getMessage('checkStatus', [operation, jobInfo.id, username]));
     }
     if (jobInfo.state === 'Failed') {
       throw messages.createError('bulkJobFailed', [jobInfo.id]).setData(jobInfo);
diff --git a/src/api/data/tree/exportApi.ts b/src/api/data/tree/exportApi.ts
index 08ff6948..b145dc15 100644
--- a/src/api/data/tree/exportApi.ts
+++ b/src/api/data/tree/exportApi.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 
 import { Logger, Messages, Org, SfError, Lifecycle } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { DescribeSObjectResult, QueryResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { DescribeSObjectResult, QueryResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import {
   BasicRecord,
diff --git a/src/api/file/fileToContentVersion.ts b/src/api/file/fileToContentVersion.ts
index 87d83618..2b403f80 100644
--- a/src/api/file/fileToContentVersion.ts
+++ b/src/api/file/fileToContentVersion.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { basename } from 'node:path';
 import { Connection } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { Record, SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record, SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import FormData from 'form-data';
 
 export type ContentVersion = {
diff --git a/src/batcher.ts b/src/batcher.ts
index d25c9494..6c561248 100644
--- a/src/batcher.ts
+++ b/src/batcher.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 import { ReadStream } from 'node:fs';
 import { Connection, Messages, SfError } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
-import { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { stringify } from 'csv-stringify/sync';
 import { parse } from 'csv-parse';
-import {
+import type {
   Batch,
   BatchInfo,
   BulkIngestBatchResult,
diff --git a/src/bulkOperationCommand.ts b/src/bulkOperationCommand.ts
index 7a6e8e0c..cc7bd4e8 100644
--- a/src/bulkOperationCommand.ts
+++ b/src/bulkOperationCommand.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import { ReadStream } from 'node:fs';
 import os from 'node:os';
-
 import { Flags, SfCommand } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { Duration } from '@salesforce/kit';
 import { Connection, Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core/Ux';
-import { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import {
   BulkV2,
   IngestJobV2,
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ export const baseFlags = {
   }),
 };
 
-type SupportedOperations = Extract<IngestOperation, 'delete' | 'upsert'>;
+type SupportedOperations = Extract<IngestOperation, 'hardDelete' | 'delete' | 'upsert'>;
 
 export const runBulkOperation = async ({
   sobject,
@@ -147,6 +146,10 @@ export const runBulkOperation = async ({
       }
       return result;
     } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof Error && err.name === 'FEATURENOTENABLED' && operation === 'hardDelete') {
+        // add info specific to hardDelete permission
+        err.message = messages.getMessage('hard-delete-permission-error');
+      }
       cmd.spinner.stop();
       throw err;
     }
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ export const runBulkOperation = async ({
 };
 const getCache = async (operation: SupportedOperations): Promise<BulkDataRequestCache> => {
   switch (operation) {
+    case 'hardDelete':
     case 'delete':
       return BulkDeleteRequestCache.create();
     case 'upsert':
@@ -168,8 +172,7 @@ const getCache = async (operation: SupportedOperations): Promise<BulkDataRequest
  *
  * @param job {IngestJobV2}
  * @param input
- * @param sobjectType {string}
- * @param wait {number}
+ * @param endWaitTime
  */
 const executeBulkV2DataRequest = async <J extends Schema>(
   job: IngestJobV2<J>,
diff --git a/src/bulkUtils.ts b/src/bulkUtils.ts
index 068e7fab..792572bf 100644
--- a/src/bulkUtils.ts
+++ b/src/bulkUtils.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
   IngestJobV2UnprocessedRecords,
 } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node/lib/api/bulk2.js';
 
-import { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Schema } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { Connection, Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { BulkProcessedRecordV2, BulkRecordsV2 } from './types.js';
 
diff --git a/src/commands/data/create/record.ts b/src/commands/data/create/record.ts
index 9a51df52..e205bc84 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/create/record.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/create/record.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { SfCommand, Flags } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { orgFlags, perflogFlag } from '../../../flags.js';
 import { stringToDictionary, collectErrorMessages } from '../../../dataCommand.js';
diff --git a/src/commands/data/delete/bulk.ts b/src/commands/data/delete/bulk.ts
index 73236cde..139224cd 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/delete/bulk.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/delete/bulk.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { Duration } from '@salesforce/kit';
-import { SfCommand } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
+import { Flags, SfCommand } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { baseFlags, runBulkOperation } from '../../../bulkOperationCommand.js';
 import { BulkResultV2 } from '../../../types.js';
 
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ export default class Delete extends SfCommand<BulkResultV2> {
   public static readonly summary = messages.getMessage('summary');
   public static readonly description = messages.getMessage('description');
 
-  public static readonly flags = baseFlags;
+  public static readonly flags = {
+    ...baseFlags,
+    'hard-delete': Flags.boolean({
+      summary: messages.getMessage('flags.hard-delete.summary'),
+      description: messages.getMessage('flags.hard-delete.description'),
+      default: false,
+    }),
+  };
 
   public async run(): Promise<BulkResultV2> {
     const { flags } = await this.parse(Delete);
@@ -30,7 +37,7 @@ export default class Delete extends SfCommand<BulkResultV2> {
       connection: flags['target-org'].getConnection(flags['api-version']),
       wait: flags.async ? Duration.minutes(0) : flags.wait,
       verbose: flags.verbose,
-      operation: 'delete',
+      operation: flags['hard-delete'] ? 'hardDelete' : 'delete',
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/data/delete/record.ts b/src/commands/data/delete/record.ts
index e9610d15..cd4b131a 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/delete/record.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/delete/record.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Messages, SfError } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { SfCommand, Flags } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { orgFlags, perflogFlag } from '../../../flags.js';
 import { collectErrorMessages, query } from '../../../dataCommand.js';
diff --git a/src/commands/data/get/record.ts b/src/commands/data/get/record.ts
index 5f806170..0ed6157c 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/get/record.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/get/record.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Messages, SfError } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { toAnyJson } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 import { SfCommand, Flags, Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { orgFlags, perflogFlag } from '../../../flags.js';
diff --git a/src/commands/data/query.ts b/src/commands/data/query.ts
index 9bb45679..ed096474 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/query.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/query.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 
 import { Connection, Logger, Messages, SfError } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import {
   AnyJson,
   ensureJsonArray,
diff --git a/src/commands/data/query/resume.ts b/src/commands/data/query/resume.ts
index b1eb4bb7..2d0bbcfe 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/query/resume.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/query/resume.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
 import { QueryJobV2 } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node/lib/api/bulk2.js';
-import { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import {
   Flags,
   loglevel,
diff --git a/src/commands/data/update/record.ts b/src/commands/data/update/record.ts
index 41d0637a..c78d041a 100644
--- a/src/commands/data/update/record.ts
+++ b/src/commands/data/update/record.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Messages, SfError } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { SaveError, SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveError, SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { SfCommand, Flags } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { orgFlags } from '../../../flags.js';
 import { collectErrorMessages, query, stringToDictionary } from '../../../dataCommand.js';
diff --git a/src/dataCommand.ts b/src/dataCommand.ts
index 26b4faa7..45a9356f 100644
--- a/src/dataCommand.ts
+++ b/src/dataCommand.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Connection, Messages, SfError } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { Record as jsforceRecord, SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record as jsforceRecord, SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 
 import { Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { GenericObject } from './types.js';
diff --git a/src/dataSoqlQueryTypes.ts b/src/dataSoqlQueryTypes.ts
index eedb02e3..70dc9fc7 100644
--- a/src/dataSoqlQueryTypes.ts
+++ b/src/dataSoqlQueryTypes.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
-import { QueryResult, Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { QueryResult, Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { Optional } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 import { GenericEntry } from './types.js';
 
diff --git a/src/queryUtils.ts b/src/queryUtils.ts
index acce8e6a..c9683318 100644
--- a/src/queryUtils.ts
+++ b/src/queryUtils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.
  * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  */
-import { Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { Field, FieldType, SoqlQueryResult } from './dataSoqlQueryTypes.js';
 import { FormatTypes, JsonReporter } from './reporters/reporters.js';
 import { CsvReporter } from './reporters/csvReporter.js';
diff --git a/src/reporters/csvReporter.ts b/src/reporters/csvReporter.ts
index ecfa5044..a6d50622 100644
--- a/src/reporters/csvReporter.ts
+++ b/src/reporters/csvReporter.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { EOL } from 'node:os';
 import { Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import { get, getNumber, isString } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
-import { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { Field, SoqlQueryResult } from '../dataSoqlQueryTypes.js';
 import { getAggregateAliasOrName, maybeMassageAggregates } from './reporters.js';
 import { QueryReporter, logFields, isSubquery, isAggregate } from './reporters.js';
diff --git a/src/reporters/humanReporter.ts b/src/reporters/humanReporter.ts
index f0f46db2..4ca20b50 100644
--- a/src/reporters/humanReporter.ts
+++ b/src/reporters/humanReporter.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Ux } from '@salesforce/sf-plugins-core';
 import ansis from 'ansis';
 import { get, getArray, isPlainObject, isString, Optional } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 import { Messages } from '@salesforce/core';
-import { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { Record as jsforceRecord } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { GenericEntry, GenericObject } from '../types.js';
 import { Field, FieldType, SoqlQueryResult } from '../dataSoqlQueryTypes.js';
 import { QueryReporter, logFields, isSubquery, isAggregate, getAggregateAliasOrName } from './reporters.js';
diff --git a/test/api/data/tree/export.test.ts b/test/api/data/tree/export.test.ts
index 41e237ee..890055d0 100644
--- a/test/api/data/tree/export.test.ts
+++ b/test/api/data/tree/export.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { expect, config } from 'chai';
-import { DescribeSObjectResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { DescribeSObjectResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import {
   RefFromIdByType,
   buildRefMap,
diff --git a/test/commands/data/create/file.nut.ts b/test/commands/data/create/file.nut.ts
index 2dedb268..a30a5f5b 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/create/file.nut.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/create/file.nut.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { execCmd, TestSession } from '@salesforce/cli-plugins-testkit';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { SoqlQueryResult } from '../../../../src/dataSoqlQueryTypes.js';
 import { ContentVersion } from '../../../../src/api/file/fileToContentVersion.js';
 
diff --git a/test/commands/data/create/record.test.ts b/test/commands/data/create/record.test.ts
index 983fd4a9..5970b738 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/create/record.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/create/record.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Config } from '@oclif/core/config';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { TestContext, MockTestOrgData } from '@salesforce/core/testSetup';
 import { AnyJson, ensureJsonMap, ensureString } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import Create from '../../../../src/commands/data/create/record.js';
 const sObjectId = '0011100001zhhyUAAQ';
 
diff --git a/test/commands/data/dataBulk.nut.ts b/test/commands/data/dataBulk.nut.ts
index ba9c87e1..72711a8e 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/dataBulk.nut.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/dataBulk.nut.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { expect, config as chaiConfig } from 'chai';
 import { execCmd, TestSession } from '@salesforce/cli-plugins-testkit';
 import { sleep } from '@salesforce/kit';
 import { ensurePlainObject } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { BulkResultV2 } from '../../../src/types.js';
 import { QueryResult } from './dataSoqlQuery.nut.js';
 
diff --git a/test/commands/data/delete/bulk.test.ts b/test/commands/data/delete/bulk.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2c9f0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/commands/data/delete/bulk.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, salesforce.com, inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.
+ * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { TestContext, MockTestOrgData, shouldThrow } from '@salesforce/core/testSetup';
+import { Config } from '@oclif/core/config';
+import { assert, expect } from 'chai';
+import { IngestJobV2, JobInfoV2 } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node/lib/api/bulk2.js';
+import Bulk from '../../../../src/commands/data/delete/bulk.js';
+
+describe('data:delete:bulk', () => {
+  const $$ = new TestContext();
+  const testOrg = new MockTestOrgData();
+  let config: Config;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    config = new Config({ root: resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '../../../..') });
+    await config.load();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await $$.stubAuths(testOrg);
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(fs, 'existsSync').returns(true);
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(fs, 'createReadStream').resolves();
+    // @ts-expect-error only stubbing a very small part
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(fs.promises, 'stat').resolves({ isFile: () => true, isDirectory: () => true });
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'open').resolves();
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'uploadData').resolves();
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'close').resolves();
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'poll').resolves();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    $$.SANDBOX.restore();
+  });
+
+  it('should pass the hardDelete option to the api', async () => {
+    const options: JobInfoV2 = {
+      operation: 'hardDelete',
+      id: '123',
+      object: 'Account',
+      apiActiveProcessingTime: 0,
+      assignmentRuleId: '90',
+      contentUrl: '389',
+      errorMessage: undefined,
+      externalIdFieldName: '123',
+      jobType: 'V2Ingest',
+      state: 'JobComplete',
+      apiVersion: 44.0,
+      concurrencyMode: 'Parallel',
+      retries: 0,
+      totalProcessingTime: 1,
+      apexProcessingTime: 1,
+      columnDelimiter: 'BACKQUOTE',
+      numberRecordsProcessed: 10,
+      contentType: 'CSV',
+      numberRecordsFailed: 0,
+      createdById: '234',
+      createdDate: '',
+      systemModstamp: '',
+      lineEnding: 'LF',
+    };
+
+    // we can't spy on ESM modules... :(
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'check').resolves(options);
+
+    const result = await Bulk.run([
+      '--target-org',
+      'test@org.com',
+      '--hard-delete',
+      '--file',
+      '../../oss/plugin-data/test/test-files/data-project/data/bulkUpsertLarge.csv',
+      '--sobject',
+      'Account',
+    ]);
+    expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      jobInfo: options,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should handle user without permission error', async () => {
+    const e = new Error('FEATURENOTENABLED');
+    e.name = 'FEATURENOTENABLED';
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'check').throws(e);
+
+    const bulk = new Bulk(
+      [
+        '--target-org',
+        'test@org.com',
+        '--hard-delete',
+        '--file',
+        '../../oss/plugin-data/test/test-files/data-project/data/bulkUpsertLarge.csv',
+        '--sobject',
+        'Account',
+      ],
+      config
+    );
+    try {
+      await shouldThrow(bulk.run());
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert(err instanceof Error);
+      expect(err.message).to.equal(
+        'You must have the "Bulk API Hard Delete" system permission to use the --hard-delete flag. This permission is disabled by default and can be enabled only by a system administrator.'
+      );
+    }
+  });
+  it('should not change error when not using --hard-delete', async () => {
+    const e = new Error('some other server-side error, but not permissions');
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'check').throws(e);
+
+    const bulk = new Bulk(
+      [
+        '--target-org',
+        'test@org.com',
+        '--file',
+        '../../oss/plugin-data/test/test-files/data-project/data/bulkUpsertLarge.csv',
+        '--sobject',
+        'Account',
+      ],
+      config
+    );
+    try {
+      await shouldThrow(bulk.run());
+    } catch (err) {
+      assert(err instanceof Error);
+      expect(err.message).to.equal('some other server-side error, but not permissions');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('should succeed', async () => {
+    const options: JobInfoV2 = {
+      operation: 'delete',
+      id: '123',
+      object: 'Account',
+      apiActiveProcessingTime: 0,
+      assignmentRuleId: '90',
+      contentUrl: '389',
+      errorMessage: undefined,
+      externalIdFieldName: '123',
+      jobType: 'V2Ingest',
+      state: 'JobComplete',
+      apiVersion: 44.0,
+      concurrencyMode: 'Parallel',
+      retries: 0,
+      totalProcessingTime: 1,
+      apexProcessingTime: 1,
+      columnDelimiter: 'BACKQUOTE',
+      numberRecordsProcessed: 10,
+      contentType: 'CSV',
+      numberRecordsFailed: 0,
+      createdById: '234',
+      createdDate: '',
+      systemModstamp: '',
+      lineEnding: 'LF',
+    };
+    $$.SANDBOX.stub(IngestJobV2.prototype, 'check').resolves(options);
+
+    const result = await Bulk.run([
+      '--target-org',
+      'test@org.com',
+      '--file',
+      '../../oss/plugin-data/test/test-files/data-project/data/bulkUpsertLarge.csv',
+      '--sobject',
+      'Account',
+    ]);
+    expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      jobInfo: options,
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/commands/data/delete/record.test.ts b/test/commands/data/delete/record.test.ts
index be4c8b2c..608f6389 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/delete/record.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/delete/record.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { ensureJsonMap, ensureString, AnyJson } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { Config } from '@oclif/core/config';
 
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import Delete from '../../../../src/commands/data/delete/record.js';
 
 const sObjectId = '0011100001zhhyUAAQ';
diff --git a/test/commands/data/query/resume.nut.ts b/test/commands/data/query/resume.nut.ts
index 0bc4a0b5..c57e86c5 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/query/resume.nut.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/query/resume.nut.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { expect, config } from 'chai';
 import { execCmd, TestSession } from '@salesforce/cli-plugins-testkit';
-import { QueryResult, Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { QueryResult, Record } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { sleep } from '@salesforce/kit';
 import { JobInfoV2 } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node/lib/api/bulk2.js';
 config.truncateThreshold = 0;
diff --git a/test/commands/data/record/dataRecord.nut.ts b/test/commands/data/record/dataRecord.nut.ts
index 0f0ed868..84b5e41a 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/record/dataRecord.nut.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/record/dataRecord.nut.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { strict as assert } from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { execCmd, genUniqueString, TestSession } from '@salesforce/cli-plugins-testkit';
 import { Dictionary } from '@salesforce/ts-types';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 
 type AccountRecord = {
   Id: string;
diff --git a/test/commands/data/update/record.test.ts b/test/commands/data/update/record.test.ts
index 28068287..af6d7caf 100644
--- a/test/commands/data/update/record.test.ts
+++ b/test/commands/data/update/record.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { TestContext, MockTestOrgData, shouldThrow } from '@salesforce/core/testSetup';
 import { Config } from '@oclif/core/config';
 import { SfError } from '@salesforce/core/sfError';
-import { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { SaveResult } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import Update from '../../../../src/commands/data/update/record.js';
 
 const sObjectId = '0011100001zhhyUAAQ';
diff --git a/test/soqlQuery.test.ts b/test/soqlQuery.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index da986873..00000000
--- a/test/soqlQuery.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2023, salesforce.com, inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- * Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause license.
- * For full license text, see LICENSE.txt file in the repo root or https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
- */
diff --git a/test/testUtil.ts b/test/testUtil.ts
index e00feee2..32f1b23c 100644
--- a/test/testUtil.ts
+++ b/test/testUtil.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
-import { QueryResult, SaveResult, UpsertResult, UserInfo } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
+import type { QueryResult, SaveResult, UpsertResult, UserInfo } from '@jsforce/jsforce-node';
 import { Connection } from '@salesforce/core';
 import EventEmitter = NodeJS.EventEmitter;