diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts
index ae8c6830160..fe762303fd0 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ export interface GridTypeBase {
     primaryKey?: string;
     id?: string;
     data: any[] | null;
+    /* csSuppress */
+    /** The type of the grid: `'flat'`, `'tree'`, `'hierarchical'`, or `'pivot'`. */
+    readonly type: 'flat' | 'tree' | 'hierarchical' | 'pivot';
     [key: string]: any;
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/common/grid.interface.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/common/grid.interface.ts
index 1635bb431cf..906523cefc9 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/common/grid.interface.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/common/grid.interface.ts
@@ -896,8 +896,6 @@ export interface GridType extends IGridDataBindable {
     selectedRows: any[];
     /** @hidden @internal */
     activeDescendant?: string;
-    /** @hidden @internal */
-    readonly type: 'flat' | 'tree' | 'hierarchical' | 'pivot';
 
     toggleGroup?(groupRow: IGroupByRecord): void;
     clearGrouping?(field: string): void;
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/services/excel/excel-exporter-grid.spec.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/services/excel/excel-exporter-grid.spec.ts
index 5de07a5d302..57f9159a715 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/services/excel/excel-exporter-grid.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/services/excel/excel-exporter-grid.spec.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import { IgxHierarchicalRowComponent } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical
 import { IgxTreeGridComponent } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid';
 import { IgxPivotGridComponent } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/pivot-grid';
 import { IgxGridNavigationService, IgxPivotNumericAggregate, PivotRowLayoutType } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/core';
-import { IgxHierarchicalGridComponent } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid';
 import { IgxGridComponent } from 'igniteui-angular/grids/grid';
 import { FileContentData } from './test-data.service.spec';
 import { ZipWrapper } from './zip-verification-wrapper.spec';
@@ -1729,7 +1728,7 @@ describe('Excel Exporter', () => {
     };
 
     const exportAndVerify = async (component, exportOptions, expectedData, exportTable = true) => {
-        const isHGrid = component instanceof IgxHierarchicalGridComponent;
+        const isHGrid = component.type === 'hierarchical';
         const shouldNotExportTable = isHGrid || !exportTable;
 
         const wrapper = await getExportedData(component, exportOptions);
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-base.directive.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-base.directive.ts
index d37959ef576..de3db4929ff 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-base.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid-base.directive.ts
@@ -3097,7 +3097,10 @@ export abstract class IgxGridBaseDirective implements GridType,
     */
     public EMPTY_DATA = [];
 
-    /** @hidden @internal */
+    /* csSuppress */
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the grid.
+     */
     public get type(): GridType["type"] {
         return 'flat';
     }
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid-base.directive.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid-base.directive.ts
index 5d5c189cb2d..dbcbfc099a2 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid-base.directive.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid-base.directive.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ export abstract class IgxHierarchicalGridBaseDirective extends IgxGridBaseDirect
     @Output()
     public dataPreLoad = new EventEmitter<IForOfState>();
 
-    /** @hidden @internal */
+    /* csSuppress */
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the grid.
+     */
     public override get type(): GridType["type"] {
         return 'hierarchical';
     }
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/pivot-grid/src/pivot-grid.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/pivot-grid/src/pivot-grid.component.ts
index 30fa7915608..59db4306942 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/pivot-grid/src/pivot-grid.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/pivot-grid/src/pivot-grid.component.ts
@@ -614,7 +614,11 @@ export class IgxPivotGridComponent extends IgxGridBaseDirective implements OnIni
     public get pivotKeys() {
         return this.pivotConfiguration.pivotKeys || DEFAULT_PIVOT_KEYS;
     }
-    /** @hidden @internal */
+
+    /* csSuppress */
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the grid.
+     */
     public override get type(): GridType["type"] {
         return 'pivot';
     }
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.ts
index 111e589abb0..cd9ca74663f 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,10 @@ export class IgxTreeGridComponent extends IgxGridBaseDirective implements GridTy
         this.cdr.markForCheck();
     }
 
-    /** @hidden @internal */
+    /* csSuppress */
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the grid.
+     */
     public override get type(): GridType["type"] {
         return 'tree';
     }