International trade increasingly depends on the accuracy and speed with which supporting paperwork is prepared, verified, and transmitted between exporters, buyers, financial institutions, and regulatory authorities. Because a single omission or delay in an invoice, packing list, or certificate can hold up an entire shipment, the operational quality of documentation has become a meaningful driver of how satisfied trading partners feel about an export business. This article examines that relationship in the setting of a mid-sized export house located in Tamil Nadu, India, drawing on primary data gathered from forty respondents who regularly interact with the organisation's documentation function. Using a structured questionnaire built around a five-point rating scale, the article evaluates perceptions of accuracy, turnaround time, staff responsiveness, digital systems, and regulatory compliance, and links these perceptions to overall satisfaction and loyalty outcomes. The results point to a generally favourable but uneven picture: regulatory handling emerges as the strongest-performing dimension, while error rates and processing speed lag behind. Five key findings and five corresponding recommendations are presented, followed by a conclusion that situates documentation efficiency as a strategic, rather than purely clerical, function within export operations.
Mahasakthi, A. & Amutha, G. (2026). Export Documentation Efficiency and Customer Satisfaction: A Perspective from Gurukrupa Export Private Limited. Journal of Modern Management & Entrepreneurship, 16(03), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.62823/JMME/16.03.9345
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