diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 44411a921a4b..b9627f215608 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -374,12 +374,16 @@ describe('load utils', () => {
         output:
           'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum ex urna, molestie et sagittis ut, varius ac justo.',
       },
-      // Content with imports declarations and Markdown markup, as well as Emoji
+      // Content with imports/exports declarations and Markdown markup, as well as Emoji
       {
         input: `
           import Component from '@site/src/components/Component';
           import Component from '@site/src/components/Component'
 
+          export function ItemCol(props) { return <Item {...props} className={'col col--6 margin-bottom--lg'}/> }
+
+          export function ItemCol(props) { return <Item {...props} className={'col col--6 margin-bottom--lg'}/> };
+
           Lorem **ipsum** dolor sit \`amet\`[^1], consectetur _adipiscing_ elit. [**Vestibulum**](https://wiktionary.org/wiki/vestibulum) ex urna[^bignote], ~molestie~ et sagittis ut, varius ac justo :wink:.
 
           Nunc porttitor libero nec vulputate venenatis. Nam nec rhoncus mauris. Morbi tempus est et nibh maximus, tempus venenatis arcu lobortis.
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
index ef693a4bbbdf..6de875d4c37e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -188,21 +188,21 @@ export function getSubFolder(file: string, refDir: string): string | null {
   return match && match[1];
 }
 
-// Regex for an import statement.
-const importRegexString = '^(.*import){1}(.+){0,1}\\s[\'"](.+)[\'"];?';
-
 export function createExcerpt(fileString: string): string | undefined {
-  let fileContent = fileString.trimLeft();
+  const fileLines = fileString.trimLeft().split('\n');
 
-  if (RegExp(importRegexString).test(fileContent)) {
-    fileContent = fileContent
-      .replace(RegExp(importRegexString, 'gm'), '')
-      .trimLeft();
-  }
+  /* eslint-disable no-continue */
+  for (const fileLine of fileLines) {
+    // Skip empty line.
+    if (!fileLine.trim()) {
+      continue;
+    }
 
-  const fileLines = fileContent.split('\n');
+    // Skip import/export declaration.
+    if (/^.*import\s.*from.*;?|export\s.*{.*};?/.test(fileLine)) {
+      continue;
+    }
 
-  for (const fileLine of fileLines) {
     const cleanedLine = fileLine
       // Remove HTML tags.
       .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')