diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
index d2a376c..8e0b9e8 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
 
 use test;
 
-insert into TestCollection({"id":18, "name": "Virat" , "dateType":date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493Z") , "boolType" : false , "doubleType" : 0.75, "datetimeType" : datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00") });
+insert into TestCollection({"id":18, "name": "Virat" , "dateType":date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493Z") , "boolType" : false , "doubleType" : 0.75, "datetimeType" : datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00") ,  "uuidType" : uuid("95ca22dd-ef64-46f2-9c2a-a38005e23344")  });
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
index a95146f..3650f61 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ) toWriter
 TO hdfs
 PATH ("copy-to-result", "parquet-cover-data-types")
-TYPE ( {   name : string,  id : int,  dateType : date,   timeType : time,  boolType : boolean,   doubleType : double,  datetimeType : datetime   } )
+TYPE ( {   name : string,  id : int,  dateType : date,   timeType : time,  boolType : boolean,   doubleType : double,  datetimeType : datetime, uuidType: uuid   } )
 WITH {
     "hdfs":"hdfs://127.0.0.1:31888/",
     "format":"parquet"
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.17.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.17.update.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e956812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/negative/parquet-error-checks/parquet-error-checks.17.update.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+USE test;
+
+
+
+
+COPY (
+select id,name from TestCollection c
+    ) toWriter
+TO %adapter%
+PATH (%pathprefix% "copy-to-result", "parquet-error-checks16")
+TYPE ( { id:int, rect: rectangle })
+WITH {
+    %template_colons%,
+    %additionalProperties%
+    "format":"parquet",
+    "max-schemas" : "2"
+    }
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
index ec1ac0c..4cd2ec7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.02.update.sqlpp
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@
 insert into TestCollection({"id":`day-time-duration`("-P3829H849.392S"), "name": "Alex"});
 */
 
-insert into TestCollection({"id":18, "name": "Virat" , "dateType":date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493Z") , "boolType" : false , "doubleType" : 0.75, "datetimeType" : datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00") });
+insert into TestCollection({"id":18, "name": "Virat" , "dateType":date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493Z") , "boolType" : false , "doubleType" : 0.75, "datetimeType" : datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00") , "uuidType" : uuid("95ca22dd-ef64-46f2-9c2a-a38005e23344")  });
 
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
index a85e188..042fa99 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.03.update.sqlpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ) toWriter
 TO %adapter%
 PATH (%pathprefix% "copy-to-result", "parquet-cover-data-types")
-TYPE ( {   name : string,  id : int,  dateType : date,   timeType : time,  boolType : boolean,   doubleType : double,  datetimeType : datetime   } )
+TYPE ( {   name : string,  id : int,  dateType : date,   timeType : time,  boolType : boolean,   doubleType : double,  datetimeType : datetime , uuidType : uuid  } )
 WITH {
     %template_colons%,
     %additionalProperties%
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
index 8fc863e..dd54be4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to-hdfs/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "name": "Virat", "id": 18, "dateType": date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493"), "boolType": false, "doubleType": 0.75, "datetimeType": datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00.000") }
\ No newline at end of file
+{ "name": "Virat", "id": 18, "dateType": date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493"), "boolType": false, "doubleType": 0.75, "datetimeType": datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00.000"), "uuidType": uuid("95ca22dd-ef64-46f2-9c2a-a38005e23344") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
index 8fc863e..dd54be4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/copy-to/parquet-cover-data-types/parquet-cover-data-types.05.adm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "name": "Virat", "id": 18, "dateType": date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493"), "boolType": false, "doubleType": 0.75, "datetimeType": datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00.000") }
\ No newline at end of file
+{ "name": "Virat", "id": 18, "dateType": date("1988-11-05"), "timeType": time("03:10:00.493"), "boolType": false, "doubleType": 0.75, "datetimeType": datetime("1900-02-01T00:00:00.000"), "uuidType": uuid("95ca22dd-ef64-46f2-9c2a-a38005e23344") }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
index da33b2e..1a05334 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_external_dataset_s3.xml
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@
         <expected-error>ASX1209: Maximum value allowed for 'max-schemas' is 10. Found 15</expected-error>
         <expected-error>HYR0133: Schema could not be inferred, empty types found in the result</expected-error>
         <expected-error>HYR0134: Schema Limit exceeded, maximum number of heterogeneous schemas allowed : '2'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1204: 'rectangle' type not supported in parquet format</expected-error>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="copy-to/negative">
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_hdfs.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_hdfs.xml
index b178efd..f2ec232 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_hdfs.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp_hdfs.xml
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@
         <expected-error>ASX1209: Maximum value allowed for 'max-schemas' is 10. Found 15</expected-error>
         <expected-error>HYR0133: Schema could not be inferred, empty types found in the result</expected-error>
         <expected-error>HYR0134: Schema Limit exceeded, maximum number of heterogeneous schemas allowed : '2'</expected-error>
+        <expected-error>ASX1204: 'rectangle' type not supported in parquet format</expected-error>
         <source-location>false</source-location>
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetTypeMap.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetTypeMap.java
index 0dcdb3a..1eb8e84 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetTypeMap.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/AsterixParquetTypeMap.java
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@
                     Map.entry(ATypeTag.DOUBLE, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.DOUBLE),
                     Map.entry(ATypeTag.DATE, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.INT32),
                     Map.entry(ATypeTag.TIME, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.INT32),
-                    Map.entry(ATypeTag.DATETIME, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.INT64));
+                    Map.entry(ATypeTag.DATETIME, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.INT64),
+                    Map.entry(ATypeTag.UUID, PrimitiveType.PrimitiveTypeName.FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY));
 
     public static final Map<ATypeTag, LogicalTypeAnnotation> LOGICAL_TYPE_ANNOTATION_MAP =
             Map.ofEntries(Map.entry(ATypeTag.STRING, LogicalTypeAnnotation.stringType()),
+                    Map.entry(ATypeTag.UUID, LogicalTypeAnnotation.uuidType()),
                     Map.entry(ATypeTag.DATE, LogicalTypeAnnotation.dateType()),
                     Map.entry(ATypeTag.TIME,
                             LogicalTypeAnnotation.timeType(true, LogicalTypeAnnotation.TimeUnit.MILLIS)),
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetSchemaLazyVisitor.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetSchemaLazyVisitor.java
index 055c635..b591175 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetSchemaLazyVisitor.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetSchemaLazyVisitor.java
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
 
+import static org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode.TYPE_UNSUPPORTED_PARQUET_WRITE;
 import static org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet.ParquetSchemaTree.buildParquetSchema;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.RuntimeDataException;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.AbstractLazyVisitablePointable;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.AbstractListLazyVisitablePointable;
 import org.apache.asterix.om.lazy.FlatLazyVisitablePointable;
@@ -104,6 +106,9 @@
     public Void visit(FlatLazyVisitablePointable pointable, ParquetSchemaTree.SchemaNode schemaNode)
             throws HyracksDataException {
         if (schemaNode.getType() == null) {
+            if (!AsterixParquetTypeMap.PRIMITIVE_TYPE_NAME_MAP.containsKey(pointable.getTypeTag())) {
+                throw RuntimeDataException.create(TYPE_UNSUPPORTED_PARQUET_WRITE, pointable.getTypeTag());
+            }
             schemaNode.setType(new ParquetSchemaTree.FlatType(
                     AsterixParquetTypeMap.PRIMITIVE_TYPE_NAME_MAP.get(pointable.getTypeTag()),
                     AsterixParquetTypeMap.LOGICAL_TYPE_ANNOTATION_MAP.get(pointable.getTypeTag())));
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java
index 0390315..04e11f7 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/external/writer/printer/parquet/ParquetValueWriter.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.external.writer.printer.parquet;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.asterix.common.exceptions.RuntimeDataException;
@@ -186,6 +187,10 @@
             case DATETIME:
                 long dateTimeValue = ADateTimeSerializerDeserializer.getChronon(b, s);
                 addIntegerType(dateTimeValue, primitiveTypeName, typeTag, recordConsumer);
+                break;
+            case UUID:
+                recordConsumer.addBinary(Binary.fromReusedByteArray(b, s, l));
+                break;
             case NULL:
             case MISSING:
                 break;