diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1062328..2eb7462 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ group :optional do
   gem 'mechanize'
   gem 'mongo'
   gem 'redis'
+  gem 'roo', '~> 2.7.0'
   gem 'spreadsheet', '~> 1.1.1'
   gem 'sqlite3'
 end
diff --git a/lib/daru/io/importers/excel.rb b/lib/daru/io/importers/excel.rb
index caaff31..829c452 100644
--- a/lib/daru/io/importers/excel.rb
+++ b/lib/daru/io/importers/excel.rb
@@ -4,23 +4,32 @@ module Daru
   module IO
     module Importers
       class Excel < Base
-        Daru::DataFrame.register_io_module :from_excel, self
+        Daru::DataFrame.register_io_module :from_excel do |*args|
+          if args.first.end_with? '.xlsx'
+            require 'daru/io/importers/excelx'
+            Daru::IO::Importers::Excelx.new(*args).call
+          else
+            Daru::IO::Importers::Excel.new(*args).call
+          end
+        end
 
-        # Imports a +Daru::DataFrame+ from an Excel file.
+        # Imports a +Daru::DataFrame+ from an Excel file (.xls, or .xlsx formats)
         #
-        # @param path [String] Path of Excel file, where the
-        #   DataFrame is to be imported from.
-        # @param worksheet_id [Interger] The index of the worksheet in the excel file,
+        # @param path [String] Path of Excel file, where the DataFrame is to be imported from.
+        # @param worksheet_id [Integer] The index of the worksheet in the excel file,
         #   from where the +Daru::DataFrame+ will be imported. By default, the first
-        #   worksheet has +worksheet_id+ as 0. In general, the n-th worksheet has
+        #   worksheet has +:worksheet_id+ as 0. In general, the n-th worksheet has
         #   its worksheet_id as n-1.
         #
         #   If worksheet_id option is not given, it is taken as 0 by default and the
         #   +Daru::DataFrame+ will be imported from the first worksheet in the excel file.
+        # @param headers [Boolean] Defaults to true. When set to true, first row of the
+        #   given worksheet_id is used as the order of the Daru::DataFrame and data of
+        #   the Dataframe consists of the remaining rows.
         #
         # @return A +Daru::DataFrame+ imported from the given excel worksheet
         #
-        # @example Reading from a default worksheet of an Excel file
+        # @example Reading from a default workworksheet_id of an Excel file
         #   df = Daru::IO::Importers::Excel.new("test_xls.xls").call
         #   df
         #
@@ -45,22 +54,26 @@ class Excel < Base
         #   #    3        4    Franz      nil    Paris      nil
         #   #    4        5   George      5.5     Tome    a,b,c
         #   #    5        6  Fernand      nil      nil      nil
-        def initialize(path, worksheet_id: 0)
+        def initialize(path, worksheet_id: 0, headers: true)
           optional_gem 'spreadsheet', '~> 1.1.1'
 
           @path         = path
+          @headers      = headers
           @worksheet_id = worksheet_id
         end
 
         def call
-          book       = Spreadsheet.open @path
-          worksheet  = book.worksheet @worksheet_id
-          headers    = ArrayHelper.recode_repeated(worksheet.row(0)).map(&:to_sym)
+          worksheet = Spreadsheet.open(@path).worksheet(@worksheet_id)
+          headers   = if @headers
+                        ArrayHelper.recode_repeated(worksheet.row(0)).map(&:to_sym)
+                      else
+                        (0..worksheet.row(0).to_a.size-1).to_a
+                      end
 
           df = Daru::DataFrame.new({})
           headers.each_with_index do |h,i|
             col = worksheet.column(i).to_a
-            col.delete_at 0
+            col.delete_at(0) if @headers
             df[h] = col
           end
 
diff --git a/lib/daru/io/importers/excelx.rb b/lib/daru/io/importers/excelx.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e259b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/daru/io/importers/excelx.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+require 'daru/io/importers/base'
+
+module Daru
+  module IO
+    module Importers
+      class Excelx < Base
+        # Imports a +Daru::DataFrame+ from a given XLSX file and sheet.
+        #
+        # @param path [String] Local / Remote path to XLSX file
+        # @param sheet [String] Sheet name in the given XLSX file. Defaults to 0,
+        #   to parse the dataframe from the first sheet.
+        # @param skiprows [Integer] Skips the first +:skiprows+ number of rows from the
+        #   sheet being parsed.
+        # @param skipcols [Integer] Skips the first +:skipcols+ number of columns from the
+        #   sheet being parsed.
+        # @param order [Boolean] Defaults to true. When set to true, first row of the
+        #   given sheet is used as the order of the Daru::DataFrame and data of
+        #   the Dataframe consists of the remaining rows.
+        # @param index [Boolean] Defaults to false. When set to true, first column of the
+        #   given sheet is used as the index of the Daru::DataFrame and data of
+        #   the Dataframe consists of the remaining columns.
+        #
+        #   When set to false, a default order (0 to n-1) is chosen for the DataFrame,
+        #   and the data of the DataFrame consists of all rows in the sheet.
+        #
+        # @return A +Daru::DataFrame+ imported from the given XLSX file and sheet
+        #
+        # @example Importing from a local file
+        #   path  = 'spec/fixtures/excelx/Stock-counts-sheet.xlsx'
+        #   sheet = 'Example Stock Counts'
+        #   df    = Daru::IO::Importers::XLSX.new(path, sheet: sheet).call
+        #   df
+        #
+        #   #=> <Daru::DataFrame(15x7)>
+        #              Status Stock coun  Item code        New Descriptio Stock coun Offset G/L
+        #        0          H          1        nil        nil New stock  2014-08-01        nil
+        #        1        nil          1  IND300654          2 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #        2        nil          1   IND43201          5 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #        3        nil          1   OUT30045          3 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #       ...       ...        ...     ...           ...     ...       ...           ...
+        #
+        # @example Importing from a local file without headers
+        #   path  = 'spec/fixtures/excelx/Stock-counts-sheet.xlsx'
+        #   sheet = 'Example Stock Counts'
+        #   df    = Daru::IO::Importers::XLSX.new(path, sheet: sheet, headers: false).call
+        #   df
+        #
+        #   #=> <Daru::DataFrame(16x7)>
+        #                   0           1          2          3          4          5        6
+        #        0      Status Stock coun  Item code        New Descriptio Stock coun Offset G/L
+        #        1          H          1        nil        nil New stock  2014-08-01        nil
+        #        2        nil          1  IND300654          2 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #        3        nil          1   IND43201          5 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #        4        nil          1   OUT30045          3 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #       ...       ...        ...     ...           ...     ...       ...           ...
+        #
+        # @example Importing from a remote URL
+        #   path = 'https://www.exact.com/uk/images/downloads/getting-started-excel-sheets/Stock-counts-sheet.xlsx'
+        #   sheet = 'Example Stock Counts'
+        #   df    = Daru::IO::Importers::XLSX.new(path, sheet: sheet).call
+        #   df
+        #
+        #   #=> <Daru::DataFrame(15x7)>
+        #              Status Stock coun  Item code        New Descriptio Stock coun Offset G/L
+        #        0          H          1        nil        nil New stock  2014-08-01        nil
+        #        1        nil          1  IND300654          2 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #        2        nil          1   IND43201          5 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #        3        nil          1   OUT30045          3 New stock  2014-08-01      51035
+        #       ...       ...        ...     ...           ...     ...       ...           ...
+        def initialize(path, sheet: 0, order: true, index: false, skiprows: 0, skipcols: 0)
+          optional_gem 'roo', '~> 2.7.0'
+
+          @path     = path
+          @sheet    = sheet
+          @order    = order
+          @index    = index
+          @skiprows = skiprows
+          @skipcols = skipcols
+        end
+
+        def call
+          book      = Roo::Excelx.new(@path)
+          worksheet = book.sheet(@sheet)
+
+          @data     = strip_html_tags(skip_data(worksheet.to_a, @skiprows, @skipcols))
+          @index    = process_index
+          @order    = process_order || (0..@data.first.length-1)
+          @data     = process_data
+
+          Daru::DataFrame.rows(@data, order: @order, index: @index)
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def process_data
+          return skip_data(@data, 1, 1) if @order && @index
+          return skip_data(@data, 1, 0) if @order
+          return skip_data(@data, 0, 1) if @index
+          @data
+        end
+
+        def process_index
+          return nil unless @index
+          @index = @data.transpose.first
+          @index = skip_data(@index, 1) if @order
+          @index
+        end
+
+        def process_order
+          return nil unless @order
+          @order = @data.first
+          @order = skip_data(@order, 1) if @index
+          @order
+        end
+
+        def skip_data(data, rows, cols=nil)
+          return data[rows..-1].map { |row| row[cols..-1] } unless cols.nil?
+          data[rows..-1]
+        end
+
+        def strip_html_tags(data)
+          data.map do |row|
+            row.map do |ele|
+              next ele unless ele.is_a?(String)
+              ele.gsub(/<[^>]+>/, '')
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/daru/io/link.rb b/lib/daru/io/link.rb
index c114df3..f40490a 100644
--- a/lib/daru/io/link.rb
+++ b/lib/daru/io/link.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 module Daru
   class DataFrame
     class << self
-      def register_io_module(function, instance)
+      def register_io_module(function, instance=nil, &block)
+        return define_singleton_method(function, &block) if block_given?
+
         if function.to_s.include? 'to'
           define_method(function) { |*args| instance.new(self, *args).call }
         else
diff --git a/spec/daru/io/importers/excelx_spec.rb b/spec/daru/io/importers/excelx_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e642b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/daru/io/importers/excelx_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+RSpec.describe Daru::IO::Importers::Excelx do
+  subject { described_class.new(path, opts).call }
+
+  let(:opts) { {} }
+
+  context 'when sheet is not specified' do
+    let(:path) { 'spec/fixtures/excelx/Microcode.xlsx' }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'exact daru dataframe',
+      ncols: 32,
+      nrows: 37,
+      index: (0..36).to_a,
+      :'State.first' => 'FETCH0'
+  end
+
+  context 'when sheet name is given' do
+    let(:path) { 'spec/fixtures/excelx/LOBSTAHS_rt.windows.xlsx' }
+    let(:opts) { {sheet: 'LOBSTAHS_rt.windows'} }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'exact daru dataframe',
+      ncols: 3,
+      nrows: 93,
+      order: %w[lipid_class rt_win_max rt_win_min],
+      index: (0..92).to_a,
+      :'lipid_class.first' => 'DGCC'
+  end
+
+  context 'when sheet contains nil elements' do
+    let(:path) { 'spec/fixtures/excelx/Stock-counts-sheet.xlsx' }
+    let(:opts) { {sheet: 2} }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'exact daru dataframe',
+      ncols: 7,
+      nrows: 15,
+      order: [
+        'Status','Stock count number','Item code','New','Description',
+        'Stock count date','Offset G/L Inventory'
+      ],
+      index: (0..14).to_a,
+      :'Item code.first' => nil,
+      :'Stock count number.first' => 1
+  end
+
+  context 'when skipping rows and columns' do
+    let(:path) { 'spec/fixtures/excelx/pivot.xlsx' }
+    let(:opts) { {sheet: 'Data1', skiprows: 2, skipcols: 1} }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'exact daru dataframe',
+      ncols: 9,
+      nrows: 2155,
+      index: (0..2154).to_a,
+      :'Unit Price.first' => 14
+  end
+
+  before do
+    %w[LOBSTAHS_rt.windows Microcode Stock-counts-sheet].each do |file|
+      WebMock
+        .stub_request(:get,"http://dummy-remote-url/#{file}.xlsx")
+        .to_return(status: 200, body: File.read("spec/fixtures/excelx/#{file}.xlsx"))
+      WebMock.disable_net_connect!(allow: /dummy-remote-url/)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'checks for equal parsing of local XLSX files and remote XLSX files' do
+    %w[LOBSTAHS_rt.windows Microcode Stock-counts-sheet].each do |file|
+      let(:local) { described_class.new("spec/fixtures/excelx/#{file}.xlsx").call }
+      let(:path)  { "http://dummy-remote-url/#{file}.xlsx" }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_an(Daru::DataFrame) }
+      it { is_expected.to eq(local)              }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/README.md b/spec/fixtures/README.md
index 6669baa..7404fce 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/README.md
+++ b/spec/fixtures/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 - `twitter.avro` : Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/miguno/avro-hadoop-starter/blob/master/src/test/resources/avro/twitter.avro). An AVRO schema with simple fields for Twitter users like `username`, `timestamp`, `tweet`.
 - `users.avro` : Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/apache/spark/blob/master/examples/src/main/resources/users.avro). A generic AVRO schema with fields like `name`, `favorite_color` and `favorite_numbers`.
 
+### Excelx
+
+- `LOBSTAHS_rt.windows.xlsx` : Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/vanmooylipidomics/LOBSTAHS/blob/master/inst/doc/xlsx/LOBSTAHS_rt.windows.xlsx). Contains data about Lipid and Oxylipin Biomarker Screening Through Adduct Hierarchy Sequences (LOBSTASHS). Conatins two sheets called `LOBSTAHS_rt.windows` and `Notes`.
+- `Microcode.xlsx` : Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/tkim371/CS2200/blob/master/proj2/project2/Microcode.xlsx).
+- `Stock-counts-sheet.xlsx` : Downloaded from [here](https://www.exact.com/uk/images/downloads/getting-started-excel-sheets/Stock-counts-sheet.xlsx). Contains data about stocks. Helps in ensuring that HTML tags of cell attributes are striped off, while constructing the DataFrame.
+- `pivot.xlsx` : Downloaded from [here](myy.haaga-helia.fi/~taaak/r/pivot.xlsx). Contains pivot tables, which requires `:skiprows` and `:skipcols` functionality.
+
 ### JSON
 
 - `allsets.json` : An ultra-truncated version of the huge zip file available [here](http://mtgjson.com/json/AllSets.json.zip). Contains nested hashes.
@@ -29,9 +36,10 @@
 - `chicago.rds` : Contains data about city and temperatures. Can potentially create a `<6940*8> Daru::DataFrame`. Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/DataScienceSpecialization/courses/blob/master/03_GettingData/dplyr/chicago.rds)
 - `healthexp.rds` : Contains data comparing health expectancies among various countries. Can potentially create a `<3030*6> Daru::DataFrame`. Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/jcheng5/googleCharts/blob/master/inst/examples/bubble/healthexp.Rds)
 - `heights.rds` : Contains data as individual-wise, with attributes such as income, education, height, weight, etc. Can potentially create a `<3988*10> Daru::DataFrame`. Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/hadley/r4ds/blob/master/data/heights.RDS) 
-- `maacs_env.rds` : Contains data about Marine Air Command and Control System (MAACS) Environment. Can potentially create a `<750*27> Daru::DataFrame`. Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/DataScienceSpecialization/courses/blob/master/04_ExploratoryAnalysis/PlottingLattice/maacs_env.rds) 
+- `maacs_env.rds` : Contains data about Marine Air Command and Control System (MAACS) Environment. Can potentially create a `<750*27> Daru::DataFrame`. Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/DataScienceSpecialization/courses/blob/master/04_ExploratoryAnalysis/PlottingLattice/maacs_env.rds)
 - `RPPdataConverted.rds`: Contains data about author, citations and more of such fields. A fairly large dataset, which can potentially create a `<168*138> Daru::DataFrame`. Downloaded from [here](https://github.com/CenterForOpenScience/rpp/blob/master/data_allformats/RPPdataConverted.rds)
 
+
 ### NOTE FOR FUTURE MAINTAINERS
 
 If you're having difficulty in finding fixtures files for a certain format, search in google for a specific filetype and keyword. The search url usually comes in a format like https://www.google.co.in/search?q=filetype:{filetype}+{keyword}. For example, https://www.google.co.in/search?q=filetype:avro+github
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