using es2015 import to import es5 functions (with babel)

I would like to import a function from dedent-js that is defined in es5 using es6 imports. I'm using babel as transpiler and I'm running that thing under node.

After

import dedent from "dedent-js"

I try

dedent(`some 
        multiline 
        template
        String`);

But I get the error

ReferenceError: dedent is not defined

What am I doing wrong?

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