diff --git a/microdf/chart_utils.py b/microdf/chart_utils.py
index c680e97..c9dbb14 100644
--- a/microdf/chart_utils.py
+++ b/microdf/chart_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import matplotlib as mpl
-
-
 def dollar_format(suffix=""):
     """Dollar formatter for matplotlib.
 
@@ -19,6 +16,14 @@ def currency_format(currency="USD", suffix=""):
     :returns: FuncFormatter.
 
     """
+    try:
+        import matplotlib as mpl
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "The function you've called requires extra dependencies. " +
+            "Please install microdf with the 'charts' extra by running " +
+            "'pip install microdf[charts]'"
+        )
 
     prefix = {"USD": "$", "GBP": "£"}[currency]
 
diff --git a/microdf/charts.py b/microdf/charts.py
index cab747e..35ba8b7 100644
--- a/microdf/charts.py
+++ b/microdf/charts.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-import matplotlib as mpl
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
-import seaborn as sns
 
 import microdf as mdf
 
@@ -19,6 +16,17 @@ def quantile_pct_chg_plot(df1, df2, col1, col2, w1=None, w2=None, q=None):
     :returns: Axis.
 
     """
+    try:
+        import seaborn as sns
+        import matplotlib as mpl
+        import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "The function you've called requires extra dependencies. " +
+            "Please install microdf with the 'charts' extra by running " +
+            "'pip install microdf[charts]'"
+        )
+
     if q is None:
         q = np.arange(0.1, 1, 0.1)
     # Calculate weighted quantiles.
diff --git a/microdf/style.py b/microdf/style.py
index 3915bb8..512c6cb 100644
--- a/microdf/style.py
+++ b/microdf/style.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-import matplotlib as mpl
-import matplotlib.font_manager as fm
-import seaborn as sns
-
-
 TITLE_COLOR = "#212121"
 AXIS_COLOR = "#757575"
 GRID_COLOR = "#eeeeee"  # Previously lighter #f5f5f5.
@@ -16,6 +11,16 @@ def set_plot_style(dpi: int = DPI):
         (200).
     :type dpi: int, optional
     """
+    try:
+        import seaborn as sns
+        import matplotlib as mpl
+        import matplotlib.font_manager as fm
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError(
+            "The function you've called requires extra dependencies. " +
+            "Please install microdf with the 'charts' extra by running " +
+            "'pip install microdf[charts]'"
+        )
 
     sns.set_style("white")
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9a14c87..7a6f0d6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
     license="MIT",
     packages=["microdf"],
     install_requires=[
-        "matplotlib",
-        "matplotlib-label-lines",
         "numpy",
         "pandas",
-        "seaborn",
     ],
-    extras_require={"taxcalc": ["taxcalc"]},
+    extras_require={
+      "taxcalc": ["taxcalc"],
+      "charts": [
+        "seaborn",
+        "matplotlib",
+        "matplotlib-label-lines"
+      ]
+    },
     zip_safe=False,
 )