diff --git a/channeldb/invoice_test.go b/channeldb/invoice_test.go
index 24eaf180..b38c5cad 100644
--- a/channeldb/invoice_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/invoice_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestInvoiceCancelSingleHtlc(t *testing.T) {
 	key := CircuitKey{ChanID: lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(1), HtlcID: 4}
 	htlc := HtlcAcceptDesc{
 		Amt:           500,
-		CustomRecords: make(hop.CustomRecordSet),
+		CustomRecords: make(record.CustomSet),
 	}
 	invoice, err := db.UpdateInvoice(paymentHash,
 		func(invoice *Invoice) (*InvoiceUpdateDesc, error) {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func TestDuplicateSettleInvoice(t *testing.T) {
 			AcceptTime:    time.Unix(1, 0),
 			ResolveTime:   time.Unix(1, 0),
 			State:         HtlcStateSettled,
-			CustomRecords: make(hop.CustomRecordSet),
+			CustomRecords: make(record.CustomSet),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func getUpdateInvoice(amt lnwire.MilliSatoshi) InvoiceUpdateCallback {
 			return nil, ErrInvoiceAlreadySettled
 		}
 
-		noRecords := make(hop.CustomRecordSet)
+		noRecords := make(record.CustomSet)
 
 		update := &InvoiceUpdateDesc{
 			State: &InvoiceStateUpdateDesc{
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ func TestCustomRecords(t *testing.T) {
 	// Accept an htlc with custom records on this invoice.
 	key := CircuitKey{ChanID: lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(1), HtlcID: 4}
 
-	records := hop.CustomRecordSet{
+	records := record.CustomSet{
 		100000: []byte{},
 		100001: []byte{1, 2},
 	}
diff --git a/channeldb/invoices.go b/channeldb/invoices.go
index 106c0e41..8ded522f 100644
--- a/channeldb/invoices.go
+++ b/channeldb/invoices.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/tlv"
 )
 
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ type InvoiceHTLC struct {
 
 	// CustomRecords contains the custom key/value pairs that accompanied
 	// the htlc.
-	CustomRecords hop.CustomRecordSet
+	CustomRecords record.CustomSet
 }
 
 // HtlcAcceptDesc describes the details of a newly accepted htlc.
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ type HtlcAcceptDesc struct {
 
 	// CustomRecords contains the custom key/value pairs that accompanied
 	// the htlc.
-	CustomRecords hop.CustomRecordSet
+	CustomRecords record.CustomSet
 }
 
 // InvoiceUpdateDesc describes the changes that should be applied to the
diff --git a/htlcswitch/hop/payload.go b/htlcswitch/hop/payload.go
index 523ffbad..d8aafd9c 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/hop/payload.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/hop/payload.go
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ const (
 	RequiredViolation
 )
 
-const (
-	// CustomTypeStart is the start of the custom tlv type range as defined
-	// in BOLT 01.
-	CustomTypeStart = 65536
-)
-
 // String returns a human-readable description of the violation as a verb.
 func (v PayloadViolation) String() string {
 	switch v {
@@ -79,9 +73,6 @@ func (e ErrInvalidPayload) Error() string {
 		hopType, e.Violation, e.Type)
 }
 
-// CustomRecordSet stores a set of custom key/value pairs.
-type CustomRecordSet map[uint64][]byte
-
 // Payload encapsulates all information delivered to a hop in an onion payload.
 // A Hop can represent either a TLV or legacy payload. The primary forwarding
 // instruction can be accessed via ForwardingInfo, and additional records can be
@@ -97,7 +88,7 @@ type Payload struct {
 
 	// customRecords are user-defined records in the custom type range that
 	// were included in the payload.
-	customRecords CustomRecordSet
+	customRecords record.CustomSet
 }
 
 // NewLegacyPayload builds a Payload from the amount, cltv, and next hop
@@ -112,7 +103,7 @@ func NewLegacyPayload(f *sphinx.HopData) *Payload {
 			AmountToForward: lnwire.MilliSatoshi(f.ForwardAmount),
 			OutgoingCTLV:    f.OutgoingCltv,
 		},
-		customRecords: make(CustomRecordSet),
+		customRecords: make(record.CustomSet),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -188,10 +179,10 @@ func (h *Payload) ForwardingInfo() ForwardingInfo {
 
 // NewCustomRecords filters the types parsed from the tlv stream for custom
 // records.
-func NewCustomRecords(parsedTypes tlv.TypeMap) CustomRecordSet {
-	customRecords := make(CustomRecordSet)
+func NewCustomRecords(parsedTypes tlv.TypeMap) record.CustomSet {
+	customRecords := make(record.CustomSet)
 	for t, parseResult := range parsedTypes {
-		if parseResult == nil || t < CustomTypeStart {
+		if parseResult == nil || t < record.CustomTypeStart {
 			continue
 		}
 		customRecords[uint64(t)] = parseResult
@@ -261,7 +252,7 @@ func (h *Payload) MultiPath() *record.MPP {
 
 // CustomRecords returns the custom tlv type records that were parsed from the
 // payload.
-func (h *Payload) CustomRecords() CustomRecordSet {
+func (h *Payload) CustomRecords() record.CustomSet {
 	return h.customRecords
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +271,9 @@ func getMinRequiredViolation(set tlv.TypeMap) *tlv.Type {
 		//
 		// We always accept custom fields, because a higher level
 		// application may understand them.
-		if parseResult == nil || t%2 != 0 || t >= CustomTypeStart {
+		if parseResult == nil || t%2 != 0 ||
+			t >= record.CustomTypeStart {
+
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/htlcswitch/hop/payload_test.go b/htlcswitch/hop/payload_test.go
index f8c0df21..b0a92534 100644
--- a/htlcswitch/hop/payload_test.go
+++ b/htlcswitch/hop/payload_test.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func testDecodeHopPayloadValidation(t *testing.T, test decodePayloadTest) {
 
 	// Convert expected nil map to empty map, because we always expect an
 	// initiated map from the payload.
-	expCustomRecords := make(hop.CustomRecordSet)
+	expCustomRecords := make(record.CustomSet)
 	if test.expCustomRecords != nil {
 		expCustomRecords = test.expCustomRecords
 	}
diff --git a/invoices/interface.go b/invoices/interface.go
index bf7f0ed9..c511dded 100644
--- a/invoices/interface.go
+++ b/invoices/interface.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package invoices
 
 import (
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
 )
 
@@ -14,5 +13,5 @@ type Payload interface {
 
 	// CustomRecords returns the custom tlv type records that were parsed
 	// from the payload.
-	CustomRecords() hop.CustomRecordSet
+	CustomRecords() record.CustomSet
 }
diff --git a/invoices/invoiceregistry_test.go b/invoices/invoiceregistry_test.go
index 8b992258..eabb2ba2 100644
--- a/invoices/invoiceregistry_test.go
+++ b/invoices/invoiceregistry_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
@@ -690,8 +689,8 @@ func (p *mockPayload) MultiPath() *record.MPP {
 	return p.mpp
 }
 
-func (p *mockPayload) CustomRecords() hop.CustomRecordSet {
-	return make(hop.CustomRecordSet)
+func (p *mockPayload) CustomRecords() record.CustomSet {
+	return make(record.CustomSet)
 }
 
 // TestSettleMpp tests settling of an invoice with multiple partial payments.
diff --git a/invoices/update.go b/invoices/update.go
index 3175efa6..913caeb0 100644
--- a/invoices/update.go
+++ b/invoices/update.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package invoices
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
-
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/record"
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ type invoiceUpdateCtx struct {
 	expiry               uint32
 	currentHeight        int32
 	finalCltvRejectDelta int32
-	customRecords        hop.CustomRecordSet
+	customRecords        record.CustomSet
 	mpp                  *record.MPP
 }
 
diff --git a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
index 38c4a1b7..b9de9617 100644
--- a/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
+++ b/lnrpc/routerrpc/router_backend.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/htlcswitch/hop"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntypes"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
@@ -385,9 +384,9 @@ func UnmarshallCustomRecords(rpcRecords map[uint64][]byte) ([]tlv.Record,
 
 	// tlvRecords is sorted, so we only need to check that the first
 	// element is within the custom range.
-	if uint64(tlvRecords[0].Type()) < hop.CustomTypeStart {
+	if uint64(tlvRecords[0].Type()) < record.CustomTypeStart {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no custom records with types "+
-			"below %v allowed", hop.CustomTypeStart)
+			"below %v allowed", record.CustomTypeStart)
 	}
 
 	return tlvRecords, nil
diff --git a/record/custom_records.go b/record/custom_records.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36e9e5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/record/custom_records.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package record
+
+const (
+	// CustomTypeStart is the start of the custom tlv type range as defined
+	// in BOLT 01.
+	CustomTypeStart = 65536
+)
+
+// CustomSet stores a set of custom key/value pairs.
+type CustomSet map[uint64][]byte