diff --git a/src/entity/item/mod.rs b/src/entity/item/mod.rs
index a1aa305..22e2913 100644
--- a/src/entity/item/mod.rs
+++ b/src/entity/item/mod.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ use crate::ship::drops::ItemDropType;
 pub struct ItemEntityId(pub u32);
 #[derive(Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ItemId(u32);
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct BankName(pub String);
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum ItemLocation {
     Inventory {
         character_id: CharacterEntityId,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub struct NewItemEntity {
     pub item: ItemDetail,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ItemEntity {
     pub id: ItemEntityId,
     pub location: ItemLocation,
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub struct ItemEntity {
 }
 
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum InventoryItemEntity {
     Individual(ItemEntity),
     Stacked(Vec<ItemEntity>),
diff --git a/src/ship/items/mod.rs b/src/ship/items/mod.rs
index 3268b04..facbc11 100644
--- a/src/ship/items/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ship/items/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ mod floor;
 mod inventory;
 mod manager;
 pub mod use_tool;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ClientItemId(pub u32);
 
 // TODO: remove these and fix use statements in the rest of the codebase