diff --git a/examples/p-chain/base.ts b/examples/p-chain/base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5455c41ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/p-chain/base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { addTxSignatures } from '../../src/signer';
+import { TransferableOutput } from '../../src/serializable/avax';
+import { bech32ToBytes, hexToBuffer } from '../../src/utils';
+import { getContextFromURI } from '../../src/vms/context';
+import { newBaseTx } from '../../src/vms/pvm';
+import { pvmapi } from '../chain_apis';
+
+const P_CHAIN_ADDRESS = process.env.P_CHAIN_ADDRESS;
+const PRIVATE_KEY = process.env.PRIVATE_KEY;
+
+const main = async () => {
+  if (!P_CHAIN_ADDRESS || !PRIVATE_KEY) {
+    throw new Error('Missing environment variable(s).');
+  }
+
+  const { utxos } = await pvmapi.getUTXOs({ addresses: [P_CHAIN_ADDRESS] });
+  const context = await getContextFromURI(process.env.AVAX_PUBLIC_URL);
+
+  const tx = newBaseTx(context, [bech32ToBytes(P_CHAIN_ADDRESS)], utxos, [
+    TransferableOutput.fromNative(context.avaxAssetID, BigInt(0.1 * 1e9), [
+      bech32ToBytes(P_CHAIN_ADDRESS),
+    ]),
+  ]);
+
+  await addTxSignatures({
+    unsignedTx: tx,
+    privateKeys: [hexToBuffer(PRIVATE_KEY)],
+  });
+
+  return pvmapi.issueSignedTx(tx.getSignedTx());
+};
+
+main().then(console.log);
diff --git a/src/vms/avm/builder.ts b/src/vms/avm/builder.ts
index be2872fb1..0c5a75f52 100644
--- a/src/vms/avm/builder.ts
+++ b/src/vms/avm/builder.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { BaseTx } from '../../serializable/avm/baseTx';
 import type { UTXOCalculationResult } from '../utils/calculateSpend';
 import { calculateUTXOSpend } from '../utils/calculateSpend';
 import { useAvmAndCorethUTXOs } from './utxoCalculationFns';
-import { baseTxUnsafe } from '../common';
+import { baseTxUnsafeAvm } from '../common';
 
 /**
  *
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export function newBaseTx(
 
   return new UnsignedTx(
     new BaseTx(
-      baseTxUnsafe(context, allOutputs, inputs, defaultedOptions.memo),
+      baseTxUnsafeAvm(context, allOutputs, inputs, defaultedOptions.memo),
     ),
     inputUTXOs,
     addressMaps,
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ const exportTxUnsafe = (
 
   return new UnsignedTx(
     new ExportTx(
-      baseTxUnsafe(context, changeOutputs, inputs, memo),
+      baseTxUnsafeAvm(context, changeOutputs, inputs, memo),
       Id.fromString(destinationChain),
       outputs,
     ),
diff --git a/src/vms/common/builder.ts b/src/vms/common/builder.ts
index 94f9c62b7..9ba179c7f 100644
--- a/src/vms/common/builder.ts
+++ b/src/vms/common/builder.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import type { Context } from '../context/model';
 import { BaseTx as AvaxBaseTx } from '../../serializable/avax';
 
 /**
- * format a BaseTx directly from inputs with no validation
+ * format a BaseTx for xChain directly from inputs with no validation
  * @param changeOutputs - the output representing the remaining amounts from each input
  * @param inputs - the inputs of the tx
  * @param memo - optional memo
  */
-export const baseTxUnsafe = (
+export const baseTxUnsafeAvm = (
   context: Context,
   changeOutputs: TransferableOutput[],
   inputs: TransferableInput[],
@@ -22,3 +22,24 @@ export const baseTxUnsafe = (
     memo,
   );
 };
+
+/**
+ * format a BaseTx for pChain directly from inputs with no validation
+ * @param changeOutputs - the output representing the remaining amounts from each input
+ * @param inputs - the inputs of the tx
+ * @param memo - optional memo
+ */
+export const baseTxUnsafePvm = (
+  context: Context,
+  changeOutputs: TransferableOutput[],
+  inputs: TransferableInput[],
+  memo: Uint8Array,
+) => {
+  return AvaxBaseTx.fromNative(
+    context.networkID,
+    context.pBlockchainID,
+    changeOutputs,
+    inputs,
+    memo,
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/vms/pvm/builder.ts b/src/vms/pvm/builder.ts
index 40763f6b0..eb6b42610 100644
--- a/src/vms/pvm/builder.ts
+++ b/src/vms/pvm/builder.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import {
 } from './utxoCalculationFns';
 import { NodeId } from '../../serializable/fxs/common/nodeId';
 import { createSignerOrSignerEmptyFromStrings } from '../../serializable/pvm/signer';
-import { baseTxUnsafe } from '../common';
+import { baseTxUnsafePvm } from '../common';
 
 /*
   Builder is useful for building transactions that are specific to a chain.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function newBaseTx(
 
   return new UnsignedTx(
     new BaseTx(
-      baseTxUnsafe(context, allOutputs, inputs, defaultedOptions.memo),
+      baseTxUnsafePvm(context, allOutputs, inputs, defaultedOptions.memo),
     ),
     inputUTXOs,
     addressMaps,