Main directions and principles of applying technology 4.0 by foreign trade companies of the EAEU and BRICS jurisdictions

Introduction: the paper reveals a scientific and methodological approach to determining the main (priority) directions of development and the principles of application of digital technologies of Industry 4.0, which increase efficiencyand should be applied byeconomic entities of the EAEU and BRICS jurisdictions in the implementation of foreign trade activities. The purpose of the studyis to reveal the main directions and principles of the application of4.0 technologies by foreign trade companies of the EAEU and BRICS jurisdictions. Methods: the research is carried out based on the materialistic worldview of the authors and the universal scientific method of historical materialism. The general scientific and specific scientific methods of cognition are applied. Results: two priority main directions of development are substantiated; five fundamental principles of the application of the digital technologies of Industry4.0 are identified, contributing to the proper implementation of cross-border export-import transactions between residents of the member states of integration associations with the participation of the Russian Federation, as well as the prevention of potential conflicts and economic disputes. Conclusions: the authors substantiate the proposal to digitize the space-application of neo-industrial digital technologies 4.0 byforeign trade companies of the EAEU and BRICS member states in the form of an online portal “Foreign Economic Activityof the Greater Eurasian Partnership online”, on which each participant in foreign economic activity will be able to open and operate his own legally significant personal account. At the same time, it is proposed to fix the priorities and principles of the development of the space for the use of neo-industrial digital technologies 4.0 by foreign trade companies of the member countries of the Greater Eurasian Partnership (EAEU + BRICS) in an interstate conventional agreement.