diff --git a/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/CollationIdentifier.java b/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/CollationIdentifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..713a141f0a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/CollationIdentifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (2024) The Delta Lake Project Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+package io.delta.kernel.types;
+
+import static io.delta.kernel.internal.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import io.delta.kernel.annotation.Evolving;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+/**
+ * Identifies collation for string type. <a
+ * href="https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/protocol_rfcs/collated-string-type.md#collation-identifiers">
+ * Collation identifiers</a>
+ *
+ * @since 3.3.0
+ */
+@Evolving
+public class CollationIdentifier {
+
+  private final String provider;
+  private final String name;
+  private final Optional<String> version;
+
+  private CollationIdentifier(String provider, String collationName) {
+    this(provider, collationName, Optional.empty());
+  }
+
+  private CollationIdentifier(String provider, String collationName, Optional<String> version) {
+    Objects.requireNonNull(provider, "Collation provider cannot be null.");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(collationName, "Collation name cannot be null.");
+    Objects.requireNonNull(version, "Collation version cannot be null.");
+
+    this.provider = provider.toUpperCase();
+    this.name = collationName.toUpperCase();
+    this.version = version.map(String::toUpperCase);
+  }
+
+  /** @return collation provider. */
+  public String getProvider() {
+    return provider;
+  }
+
+  /** @return collation name. */
+  public String getName() {
+    return name;
+  }
+
+  /** @return collation version. */
+  public Optional<String> getVersion() {
+    return version;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param identifier collation identifier in string form of <br>
+   *     {@code PROVIDER.COLLATION_NAME[.COLLATION_VERSION]}.
+   * @return appropriate collation identifier object
+   */
+  public static CollationIdentifier fromString(String identifier) {
+    long numDots = identifier.chars().filter(ch -> ch == '.').count();
+    checkArgument(numDots > 0, String.format("Invalid collation identifier: %s", identifier));
+    if (numDots == 1) {
+      String[] parts = identifier.split("\\.");
+      return new CollationIdentifier(parts[0], parts[1]);
+    } else {
+      String[] parts = identifier.split("\\.", 3);
+      return new CollationIdentifier(parts[0], parts[1], Optional.of(parts[2]));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Collation identifiers are identical when the provider, name, and version are the same. */
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    if (!(o instanceof CollationIdentifier)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    CollationIdentifier other = (CollationIdentifier) o;
+    return this.provider.equals(other.provider)
+        && this.name.equals(other.name)
+        && this.version.equals(other.version);
+  }
+
+  /** @return collation identifier in form of {@code PROVIDER.COLLATION_NAME}. */
+  public String toStringWithoutVersion() {
+    return String.format("%s.%s", provider, name);
+  }
+
+  /** @return collation identifier in form of {@code PROVIDER.COLLATION_NAME[.COLLATION_VERSION]} */
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    if (version.isPresent()) {
+      return String.format("%s.%s.%s", provider, name, version.get());
+    } else {
+      return String.format("%s.%s", provider, name);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/StringType.java b/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/StringType.java
index 08b5bbd1df7..a18d93cf804 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/StringType.java
+++ b/kernel/kernel-api/src/main/java/io/delta/kernel/types/StringType.java
@@ -24,9 +24,42 @@
  */
 @Evolving
 public class StringType extends BasePrimitiveType {
-  public static final StringType STRING = new StringType();
+  public static final StringType STRING =
+      new StringType(CollationIdentifier.fromString("SPARK.UTF8_BINARY"));
 
-  private StringType() {
+  private final CollationIdentifier collationIdentifier;
+
+  /**
+   * @param collationIdentifier An identifier representing the collation to be used for string
+   *     comparison and sorting. This determines how strings will be ordered and compared in query
+   *     operations.
+   */
+  public StringType(CollationIdentifier collationIdentifier) {
     super("string");
+    this.collationIdentifier = collationIdentifier;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param collationName name of collation in which this StringType will be observed. In form of
+   *     {@code PROVIDER.COLLATION_NAME[.VERSION]}
+   */
+  public StringType(String collationName) {
+    super("string");
+    this.collationIdentifier = CollationIdentifier.fromString(collationName);
+  }
+
+  /** @return StringType's collation identifier */
+  public CollationIdentifier getCollationIdentifier() {
+    return collationIdentifier;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    if (!(o instanceof StringType)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    StringType that = (StringType) o;
+    return collationIdentifier.equals(that.collationIdentifier);
   }
 }
diff --git a/kernel/kernel-api/src/test/scala/io/delta/kernel/types/CollationIdentifierSuite.scala b/kernel/kernel-api/src/test/scala/io/delta/kernel/types/CollationIdentifierSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e4f8c29947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/kernel-api/src/test/scala/io/delta/kernel/types/CollationIdentifierSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (2024) The Delta Lake Project Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+package io.delta.kernel.types
+
+import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
+
+import java.util.Optional
+
+class CollationIdentifierSuite extends AnyFunSuite {
+  val PROVIDER_SPARK = "SPARK"
+  val PROVIDER_ICU = "ICU"
+  val DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME = "UTF8_BINARY"
+  val DEFAULT_COLLATION_IDENTIFIER = CollationIdentifier.fromString("SPARK.UTF8_BINARY")
+
+  test("check fromString with valid string") {
+    Seq(
+      (
+        s"$PROVIDER_SPARK.$DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME",
+        DEFAULT_COLLATION_IDENTIFIER
+      ),
+      (
+        s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB",
+        CollationIdentifier.fromString(s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB")
+      ),
+      (
+        s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB.75.1",
+        CollationIdentifier.fromString(s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB.75.1")
+      )
+    ).foreach {
+      case(stringIdentifier, collationIdentifier) =>
+        assert(CollationIdentifier.fromString(stringIdentifier).equals(collationIdentifier))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("check fromString with invalid string") {
+    Seq(
+      PROVIDER_SPARK,
+      s"${PROVIDER_SPARK}_sr_Cyrl_SRB"
+    ).foreach {
+      stringIdentifier =>
+        val e = intercept[IllegalArgumentException] {
+          val collationIdentifier = CollationIdentifier.fromString(stringIdentifier)
+        }
+        assert(e.getMessage == String.format("Invalid collation identifier: %s", stringIdentifier))
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("check toStringWithoutVersion") {
+    Seq(
+      (
+        DEFAULT_COLLATION_IDENTIFIER,
+        s"$PROVIDER_SPARK.$DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME"
+      ),
+      (
+        CollationIdentifier.fromString(s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB"),
+        s"$PROVIDER_ICU.SR_CYRL_SRB"
+      ),
+      (
+        CollationIdentifier.fromString(s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB.75.1"),
+        s"$PROVIDER_ICU.SR_CYRL_SRB"
+      )
+    ).foreach {
+      case(collationIdentifier, toStringWithoutVersion) =>
+        assert(collationIdentifier.toStringWithoutVersion == toStringWithoutVersion)
+    }
+  }
+
+  test("check toString") {
+    Seq(
+      (
+        DEFAULT_COLLATION_IDENTIFIER,
+        s"$PROVIDER_SPARK.$DEFAULT_COLLATION_NAME"
+      ),
+      (
+        CollationIdentifier.fromString(s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB"),
+        s"$PROVIDER_ICU.SR_CYRL_SRB"
+      ),
+      (
+        CollationIdentifier.fromString(s"$PROVIDER_ICU.sr_Cyrl_SRB.75.1"),
+        s"$PROVIDER_ICU.SR_CYRL_SRB.75.1"
+      )
+    ).foreach {
+      case(collationIdentifier, toString) =>
+        assert(collationIdentifier.toString == toString)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kernel/kernel-api/src/test/scala/io/delta/kernel/types/StringTypeSuite.scala b/kernel/kernel-api/src/test/scala/io/delta/kernel/types/StringTypeSuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6acfa47e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/kernel-api/src/test/scala/io/delta/kernel/types/StringTypeSuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (2024) The Delta Lake Project Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed 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.
+ */
+package io.delta.kernel.types
+
+import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
+
+class StringTypeSuite extends AnyFunSuite {
+  test("check equals") {
+    // Testcase: (instance1, instance2, expected value for `instance1 == instance2`)
+    Seq(
+      (
+        StringType.STRING,
+        StringType.STRING,
+        true
+      ),
+      (
+        StringType.STRING,
+        new StringType("sPark.UTF8_bINary"),
+        true
+      ),
+      (
+        StringType.STRING,
+        new StringType("SPARK.UTF8_LCASE"),
+        false
+      ),
+      (
+        new StringType("ICU.UNICODE"),
+        new StringType("SPARK.UTF8_LCASE"),
+        false
+      ),
+      (
+        new StringType("ICU.UNICODE"),
+        new StringType("ICU.UNICODE_CI"),
+        false
+      ),
+      (
+        new StringType("ICU.UNICODE_CI"),
+        new StringType("icU.uniCODe_Ci"),
+        true
+      )
+    ).foreach {
+      case (st1, st2, expResult) =>
+        assert(st1.equals(st2) == expResult)
+    }
+  }
+}