diff --git a/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/nested_type.templ b/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/nested_type.templ
index 86dafd5..ca9b22b 100644
--- a/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/nested_type.templ
+++ b/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/nested_type.templ
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% import "util_macros.templ"  as util_macros %}
+
 {# following macro defines an anonymous type as children class for its parent type definition #}
 {% macro nested_type(target_kind_name, fields, abstract_data_type, nested_anonymous_types) -%}
     #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
                 abstract_data_type.value = {% if fields[0].value_type | is_built_in_type == false %}
                                                 {{ fields[0].value_type }}::read_from(reader)?;
                                             {% else %}
-                                                reader.read_{% if fields[0].isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ fields[0].value_type | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if fields[0].value_type | lower == "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %};
+                                                reader.read_{% if fields[0].isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ fields[0].value_type | lower | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if fields[0].value_type | lower == "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %};
                                             {% endif %}
             {% elif abstract_data_type is object and abstract_data_type is containing("Structure") %}
                 reader.step_in()?;
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@
                         match field_name {
                             {% for field in fields -%}
                                 {% if field.value_type | is_built_in_type == false %}
-                                     "{{ field.name }}" => { abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake }} = {{ field.value_type }}::read_from(reader)?; }
+                                    {% if field.value_type is containing("Vec") %}
+                                         "{{ field.name }}" => { {{ util_macros::read_as_sequence(field=field) }} }
+                                    {% else %}
+                                        "{{ field.name }}" => { abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake }} = {{ field.value_type }}::read_from(reader)?; }
+                                    {% endif %}
                                 {% else %}
                                     "{{ field.name }}" => { abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake}} = reader.read_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if field.value_type | lower== "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %}; }
                                 {% endif %}
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@
                     {% if field.value_type | is_built_in_type == false  %}
                         self.{{ field.name | snake }}.write_to(writer)?;
                     {% else %}
-                        writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower }}{% endif %}(self.value)?;
+                        writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower }}{% endif %}(self.value.to_owned())?;
                     {% endif %}
                 {% endfor %}
             {% elif abstract_data_type is object and abstract_data_type is containing("Structure") %}
@@ -103,7 +109,11 @@
                 {% for field in fields %}
                 writer.set_field_name("{{ field.name }}");
                     {% if field.value_type | is_built_in_type == false %}
-                        self.{{ field.name | snake }}.write_to(writer)?;
+                        {% if field.value_type is containing("Vec") %}
+                            {{ util_macros::write_as_sequence(field=field) }}
+                        {% else %}
+                            self.{{ field.name | snake }}.write_to(writer)?;
+                        {% endif %}
                     {% else %}
                         {# TODO: Change the following `to_owned` to only be used when writing i64,f32,f64,bool which require owned value as input #}
                         writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower }}{% endif %}(self.{{ field.name | snake }}.to_owned())?;
diff --git a/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/struct.templ b/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/struct.templ
index 0dcdc0d..3a5e62a 100644
--- a/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/struct.templ
+++ b/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/struct.templ
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {# Includes the macros for anonymous types that will be added as child classes #}
 {% import "nested_type.templ"  as macros %}
+{% import "util_macros.templ"  as util_macros %}
+
 use {{ target_kind_name | snake }}::{{ target_kind_name }};
 pub mod  {{ target_kind_name | snake }} {
     use super::*;
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ pub mod  {{ target_kind_name | snake }} {
                 abstract_data_type.value = {% if fields[0].value_type | is_built_in_type == false %}
                                                 {{ fields[0].value_type }}::read_from(reader)?;
                                             {% else %}
-                                                reader.read_{% if fields[0].isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ fields[0].value_type | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if fields[0].value_type | lower == "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %};
+                                                reader.read_{% if fields[0].isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ fields[0].value_type | lower | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if fields[0].value_type | lower == "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %};
                                             {% endif %}
             {% elif abstract_data_type is object and abstract_data_type is containing("Structure") %}
                 reader.step_in()?;
@@ -42,7 +44,11 @@ pub mod  {{ target_kind_name | snake }} {
                         match field_name {
                             {% for field in fields -%}
                                 {% if field.value_type | is_built_in_type == false %}
-                                     "{{ field.name }}" => { abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake }} = {{ field.value_type }}::read_from(reader)?; }
+                                    {% if field.value_type is containing("Vec") %}
+                                         "{{ field.name }}" => { {{ util_macros::read_as_sequence(field=field) }} }
+                                    {% else %}
+                                        "{{ field.name }}" => { abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake }} = {{ field.value_type }}::read_from(reader)?; }
+                                    {% endif %}
                                 {% else %}
                                     "{{ field.name }}" => { abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake}} = reader.read_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if field.value_type | lower== "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %}; }
                                 {% endif %}
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ pub mod  {{ target_kind_name | snake }} {
                     {% if field.value_type | is_built_in_type == false  %}
                         self.{{ field.name | snake }}.write_to(writer)?;
                     {% else %}
-                        writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower }}{% endif %}(self.value)?;
+                        writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower }}{% endif %}(self.value.to_owned())?;
                     {% endif %}
                 {% endfor %}
             {% elif abstract_data_type is object and abstract_data_type is containing("Structure") %}
@@ -107,7 +113,11 @@ pub mod  {{ target_kind_name | snake }} {
                 {% for field in fields %}
                 writer.set_field_name("{{ field.name }}");
                     {% if field.value_type | is_built_in_type == false %}
-                        self.{{ field.name | snake }}.write_to(writer)?;
+                        {% if field.value_type is containing("Vec") %}
+                            {{ util_macros::write_as_sequence(field=field) }}
+                        {% else %}
+                            self.{{ field.name | snake }}.write_to(writer)?;
+                        {% endif %}
                     {% else %}
                         {# TODO: Change the following `to_owned` to only be used when writing i64,f32,f64,bool which require owned value as input #}
                         writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.value_type | lower }}{% endif %}(self.{{ field.name | snake }}.to_owned())?;
diff --git a/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/util_macros.templ b/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/util_macros.templ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d958be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/ion/commands/beta/generate/templates/rust/util_macros.templ
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{# following macro defines statements to read a class field as sequence #}
+{% macro read_as_sequence(field) %}
+    {% if field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].sequence_type == "List" %}
+        if reader.ion_type() != Some(IonType::List) {
+            return validation_error(format!(
+               "Expected list, found {} while reading {{ field.name | snake }}.", reader.ion_type().unwrap()
+            ));
+        }
+    {% elif field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].sequence_type == "SExp" %}
+        if reader.ion_type() != Some(IonType::SExp) {
+           return validation_error(format!(
+               "Expected sexpression, found {} while reading {{ field.name | snake }}.", reader.ion_type().unwrap()
+           ));
+        }
+    {% endif %}
+    reader.step_in()?;
+
+    abstract_data_type.{{ field.name | snake }} = {
+     let mut values = vec![];
+
+     while reader.next()? != StreamItem::Nothing {
+        {% if field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].element_type | is_built_in_type  == false %}
+                values.push({{ field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].element_type }}::read_from(reader)?);
+        {% else %}
+            values.push(reader.read_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol()?.text().unwrap(){% else %}{{ field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].element_type | lower | replace(from="string", to ="str") }}()?{% endif %}{% if field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].element_type | lower== "string" %} .to_string() {% endif %});
+        {% endif %}
+    }
+    values
+    };
+    reader.step_out()?;
+{% endmacro %}
+{# following macro defines statements to write a class field as sequence #}
+{% macro write_as_sequence(field) %}
+    {% if field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].sequence_type == "List" %}
+        writer.step_in(IonType::List)?;
+    {% else %}
+        writer.step_in(IonType::SExp)?;
+    {% endif %}
+    for value in &self.{{ field.name | snake }} {
+        {% if field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].element_type | is_built_in_type  == false %}
+                value.write_to(writer)?;
+        {% else %}
+           writer.write_{% if field.isl_type_name == "symbol" %}symbol{% else %}{{ field.abstract_data_type["Sequence"].element_type | lower }}{% endif %}(value.to_owned())?;
+        {% endif %}
+    }
+    writer.step_out()?;
+{% endmacro %}
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