We asked the Department how it planned to support businesses, particularly small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), to take advantage of the opportunities in trade agreements.36 The Department’s 2020 survey of UK registered businesses found that just 28% of surveyed businesses who exported to non-EU countries knew whether the goods they most frequently exported were eligible for reduced customs duties.37 In our 2020 report on government support for exporters, we raised concerns that the Department was not doing enough to support small and innovative businesses to export.38