"Cannot use import statement outside a module" error when import statement is used inside template

[neurocmd]

I can't use import statement inside ejs template. esModule option of ejs-loader loader is set to true. And I am facing the "Cannot use import statement outside a module" error.

<%
  import example from '../components/example/example.ejs'
%>

<div class="container">
  <%= example({ title: 'Some title' }) %>
</div>

My guess is that this is due to the import being inside a function, which is not the correct syntax:

export default function(props) {
  //...
  import example from '../components/example/example.ejs'
  //...
}

Is it possible to move the import statements to the top level of the generated es module?