This article highlights the importance of the World Trade Organization in the field of international economic relations. Economic advantages and disadvantages of membership of the Russian Federation in this organization have been revealed. Changes in the weighted average import customs duty rates on the groups of goods of the Commodity Nomenclature of foreign economic of the Eurasian Economic Union after Russia's accession to the WTO is analyzed, and the impact of these changes on the economy

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... the country is shown. In conclusion, it is concluded that with the growth of foreign economic activity in the world, the importance of the WTO has increased. International trade relations began to develop more dynamically in Russia. However, only the first two years of the country's stay in the organization were positive. Changes in the sphere of customs and tariff regulation after Russia's accession to the WTO affect the economy of the country ambiguously.