There are many stages involved in obtaining an export declaration number (EDN). At every stage, one can expect to spend a lot of effort and time to get things right. Still, you may face issues that cause delays as well as overspending. Also, your export declaration form may face rejections, thereby adding more to the overall time consumed in the process. Then, how is it that many exporters claim that they are able to obtain EDN within minutes? Is there anything you constantly miss while preparing export documentation ? Here is a discussion answering these questions. Why Do You Spend Hours? Before you know how to reduce the amount of time in obtaining an EDN , it makes sense to review your current process. Generally, there are some common reasons that may cause delays: First, you carry out the entire or some parts of the process manually. Second, you still rely on the old desktop-based software tools. Third, your documentation team fails to organize things for better speed. Also, ther