diff --git a/decoders/netflow/ipfix.go b/decoders/netflow/ipfix.go
index b2064896..32db7347 100644
--- a/decoders/netflow/ipfix.go
+++ b/decoders/netflow/ipfix.go
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ type IPFIXPacket struct {
 	FlowSets            []interface{} `json:"flow-sets"`
 }
 
+// DecodedPacket marks this packet as a decoded flow payload.
+func (*IPFIXPacket) DecodedPacket() {}
+
 // IPFIXOptionsTemplateFlowSet holds IPFIX options template records.
 type IPFIXOptionsTemplateFlowSet struct {
 	FlowSetHeader
diff --git a/decoders/netflow/nfv9.go b/decoders/netflow/nfv9.go
index b74c85ba..c7840c3e 100644
--- a/decoders/netflow/nfv9.go
+++ b/decoders/netflow/nfv9.go
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ type NFv9Packet struct {
 	FlowSets       []interface{} `json:"flow-sets"`
 }
 
+// DecodedPacket marks this packet as a decoded flow payload.
+func (*NFv9Packet) DecodedPacket() {}
+
 // NFv9OptionsTemplateFlowSet holds v9 options template records.
 type NFv9OptionsTemplateFlowSet struct {
 	FlowSetHeader
diff --git a/decoders/netflowlegacy/packet.go b/decoders/netflowlegacy/packet.go
index a6e97a11..fd4ac0f7 100644
--- a/decoders/netflowlegacy/packet.go
+++ b/decoders/netflowlegacy/packet.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ type PacketNetFlowV5 struct {
 	Records          []RecordsNetFlowV5 `json:"records"`
 }
 
+// DecodedPacket marks this packet as a decoded flow payload.
+func (*PacketNetFlowV5) DecodedPacket() {}
+
 // RecordsNetFlowV5 represents a single NetFlow v5 record entry.
 type RecordsNetFlowV5 struct {
 	SrcAddr  IPAddress `json:"src-addr"`
diff --git a/decoders/sflow/packet.go b/decoders/sflow/packet.go
index b2b18b35..74cbf759 100644
--- a/decoders/sflow/packet.go
+++ b/decoders/sflow/packet.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ type Packet struct {
 	Samples        []interface{}   `json:"samples"`
 }
 
+// DecodedPacket marks this packet as a decoded flow payload.
+func (*Packet) DecodedPacket() {}
+
 // SampleHeader contains common sample header fields.
 type SampleHeader struct {
 	Format uint32 `json:"format"`
diff --git a/metrics/producer.go b/metrics/producer.go
index 498dca37..54250125 100644
--- a/metrics/producer.go
+++ b/metrics/producer.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type PromProducerWrapper struct {
 }
 
 // Produce forwards to the wrapped producer and updates metrics.
-func (p *PromProducerWrapper) Produce(msg interface{}, args *producer.ProduceArgs) ([]producer.ProducerMessage, error) {
+func (p *PromProducerWrapper) Produce(msg producer.DecodedPacket, args *producer.ProduceArgs) ([]producer.ProducerMessage, error) {
 	flowMessageSet, err := p.wrapped.Produce(msg, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return flowMessageSet, fmt.Errorf("metrics producer: %w", err)
diff --git a/producer/producer.go b/producer/producer.go
index 6b293c10..7a411186 100644
--- a/producer/producer.go
+++ b/producer/producer.go
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ import (
 // ProducerMessage is the generic type returned by producers.
 type ProducerMessage interface{}
 
+// DecodedPacket represents a decoded flow packet ready for production.
+type DecodedPacket interface {
+	DecodedPacket()
+}
+
 // ProducerInterface converts decoded packets into producer messages.
 type ProducerInterface interface {
 	// Converts a message into a list of flow samples
-	Produce(msg interface{}, args *ProduceArgs) ([]ProducerMessage, error)
+	Produce(msg DecodedPacket, args *ProduceArgs) ([]ProducerMessage, error)
 	// Indicates to the producer the messages returned were processed
 	Commit([]ProducerMessage)
 	Close()
diff --git a/producer/proto/proto.go b/producer/proto/proto.go
index 60d95547..8c4af85c 100644
--- a/producer/proto/proto.go
+++ b/producer/proto/proto.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (p *ProtoProducer) getSamplingRateSystem(args *producer.ProduceArgs) Sampli
 	return sampling
 }
 
-func (p *ProtoProducer) Produce(msg interface{}, args *producer.ProduceArgs) (flowMessageSet []producer.ProducerMessage, err error) {
+func (p *ProtoProducer) Produce(msg producer.DecodedPacket, args *producer.ProduceArgs) (flowMessageSet []producer.ProducerMessage, err error) {
 	tr := uint64(args.TimeReceived.UnixNano())
 	sa, _ := args.SamplerAddress.Unmap().MarshalBinary()
 	switch msgConv := msg.(type) {
diff --git a/producer/raw/raw.go b/producer/raw/raw.go
index 4510e591..efe6b748 100644
--- a/producer/raw/raw.go
+++ b/producer/raw/raw.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type RawProducer struct {
 
 // RawMessage wraps a decoded packet with metadata.
 type RawMessage struct {
-	Message      interface{}    `json:"message"`
+	Message      producer.DecodedPacket `json:"message"`
 	Src          netip.AddrPort `json:"src"`
 	TimeReceived time.Time      `json:"time_received"`
 }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (m RawMessage) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	tmpStruct := struct {
 		Type         string          `json:"type"`
-		Message      interface{}     `json:"message"`
+		Message      producer.DecodedPacket `json:"message"`
 		Src          *netip.AddrPort `json:"src"`
 		TimeReceived *time.Time      `json:"time_received"`
 	}{
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (m RawMessage) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // Produce wraps the decoded packet into a RawMessage.
-func (p *RawProducer) Produce(msg interface{}, args *producer.ProduceArgs) ([]producer.ProducerMessage, error) {
+func (p *RawProducer) Produce(msg producer.DecodedPacket, args *producer.ProduceArgs) ([]producer.ProducerMessage, error) {
 	// should return msg wrapped
 	// []*interface{msg,}
 	return []producer.ProducerMessage{RawMessage{msg, args.Src, args.TimeReceived}}, nil
diff --git a/utils/debug/producer.go b/utils/debug/producer.go
index 8e5b2026..6c9bda6e 100644
--- a/utils/debug/producer.go
+++ b/utils/debug/producer.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type PanicProducerWrapper struct {
 }
 
 // Produce calls the wrapped producer and converts panics into errors.
-func (p *PanicProducerWrapper) Produce(msg interface{}, args *producer.ProduceArgs) (flowMessageSet []producer.ProducerMessage, err error) {
+func (p *PanicProducerWrapper) Produce(msg producer.DecodedPacket, args *producer.ProduceArgs) (flowMessageSet []producer.ProducerMessage, err error) {
 
 	defer func() {
 		if pErr := recover(); pErr != nil {