Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of the problems of international trade in the process of digitalization. Digitalization causes fundamental shifts in the sphere of world trade: its dynamics are restored, previously unknown comparative advantages of the countries involved in it are formed. New problems appear — the possibilities of state regulation and control of cross-border turnover of goods and services are weakening, additional factors of strengthening monopolistic tendencies in the foreign trade sphere arise. The purpose of the study is to analyze the key areas of regulation of international digital trade. A comparative analysis of two main indices used to assess regulatory barriers to the development of digital trade in the international community is carried out — the Digital Trade Restrictiveness Index (DTRI), developed by the European Center for International Political Economy (ECIPE), and the Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (DSTRI), compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). An analysis of the features of international digital trade regulation in different countries was conducted in such key areas as tariff policy, taxation, data protection and privacy, licensing and registration, requirements for ensuring local (commercial) presence, public procurement, regulation of online advertising, intellectual property rights and privacy. The state is proposed to stimulate the digitalization of economic processes by the following actions: 1) act as an organizer of technological platforms that unite various organizations, or a regulator that directively establishes requirements for the use of certain technological solutions; 2) improve the existing regulatory framework that regulates the development of digitalization of foreign trade; 3) develop the «Electronic Government» system and the list of state services provided in electronic format; 4) stimulate and encourage the implementation of information systems, electronic services, introduce tax incentives for the development of online trade; 5) train the necessary number of IT specialists and programmers, as well as qualified users; 6) ensure security against cyber threats; 7) expand international cooperation and create attractive conditions for the influx and implementation of advanced information technologies. It is concluded that differences in the approaches of countries to regulating digital trade at the national level create additional administrative and transaction costs for business, hindering the spread and implementation of digital technologies. Therefore, the creation of appropriate instruments for regulating digital trade, including rules developed at the global level with the participation of international organizations, is becoming an increasingly important issue today