In this study, the adoption of e-procurement in select SMEs from Coimbatore City is examined in relation to potential challenges, barriers and hurdles faced by them. The study uses the profound researchers Gunasekaran and Ngai (2009) model of e-procurement adoption in SMEs on the south-east coast of the USA to SMEs of Coimbatore City in order to identify their e-procurement adoption issues and challenges. 91 SMEs were surveyed to gather data using a quantitative method and collected data through a structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS. This study examines a number of barriers and uses an orderly analytic process to assess their relative significance in the process of adopting towards e-procurement.