Export to excel fails when there is null values for GridViewDateTimeColumn. The following code snippet reproduce the issue: ExportToExcelML export = new ExportToExcelML(gridView); export.HiddenColumnOption = HiddenOption.DoNotExport; export.HiddenRowOption = HiddenOption.DoNotExport; export.ExportVisualSettings = false; export.SheetMaxRows = ExcelMaxRows._1048576; export.RunExport(targetFileName);