diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/system.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/system.py
index 519136a1f8..38a93a3649 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/system.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/system.py
@@ -218,11 +218,22 @@ class System(bonsai.core.tool.System):
         ifc_importer.process_context_filter()
         ifc_importer.create_generic_elements(set(ports_to_create))
 
-        container = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_container(element)
-        if container:
-            collection = tool.Blender.get_object_bim_props(tool.Ifc.get_object(container)).collection
-            ifc_importer.collections[container.GlobalId] = collection
-        ifc_importer.place_objects_in_collections()
+        if element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):
+            target_collection = None
+            for collection in obj.users_collection:
+                target_collection = collection
+                break
+            
+            if target_collection:
+                for port_obj in ifc_importer.added_data.values():
+                    if isinstance(port_obj, bpy.types.Object):
+                        tool.Collector.link_collection_object_safe(target_collection, port_obj)
+        else:
+            container = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_container(element)
+            if container:
+                collection = tool.Blender.get_object_bim_props(tool.Ifc.get_object(container)).collection
+                ifc_importer.collections[container.GlobalId] = collection
+            ifc_importer.place_objects_in_collections()
 
         for port_obj in ifc_importer.added_data.values():
             assert isinstance(port_obj, bpy.types.Object)
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py
index 893b32cc02..0b703b6064 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class Usecase:
     def append_type_product(self):
         self.whitelisted_inverse_attributes = {
             "IfcObjectDefinition": ["HasAssociations"],
+            "IfcDistributionElementType": ["IsNestedBy"],
             self.base_material_class: ["HasExternalReferences", "HasProperties", "HasRepresentation"],
             "IfcRepresentationItem": ["StyledByItem", "LayerAssignment"],
             "IfcRepresentation": ["LayerAssignments"],
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ class Usecase:
             "IfcObjectDefinition": ["HasAssociations"],
             "IfcObject": ["IsDefinedBy.IfcRelDefinesByProperties"],
             "IfcElement": ["HasOpenings"],
+            "IfcDistributionElement": ["IsNestedBy"],
             self.base_material_class: ["HasExternalReferences", "HasProperties", "HasRepresentation"],
             "IfcRepresentationItem": [
                 "StyledByItem",
@@ -488,7 +490,8 @@ class Usecase:
                 attribute_class = None
                 if "." in attribute:
                     attribute, attribute_class = attribute.split(".")
-                for inverse in getattr(element, attribute, []):
+                inverse_values = getattr(element, attribute, [])
+                for inverse in inverse_values:
                     if attribute_class and inverse.is_a(attribute_class):
                         self.add_inverse_element(inverse)
                     elif not attribute_class:
@@ -569,6 +572,8 @@ class Usecase:
             return False
         elif element.is_a("IfcRoot") and self.by_guid(element.GlobalId) is not None:
             return False
+        elif element.is_a("IfcDistributionPort"):
+            return False
         elif element.is_a(self.target_class):
             return True
         elif self.target_class == "IfcProduct" and element.is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):