One of the most prominent new trends of international trade is trade between the foreign affiliates of one parent
company, known as intra-firm trade. Intra-firm trade represents one third of international trade in goods (WTOOECD-
UNCTAD, 2013). The policy of modern transnational companies is to optimize production resources in the
global market. Therefore, they acquire raw materials at the places, where they are cheapest, then turn them into
intermediate products for further manufacturing, transport them to their affiliates abroad, where finish their
production, and, ultimately, sell them in developed markets. Vertical integration and outsourcing promotes the
formation of the global chains of production. Manufacturing of the product is divided into several stages, and each
stage takes place in a different location. From the beginning of the 21th century the structure of international trade
has changed significantly. The main part of international trade consists of intermediate goods rather than input for
production or final industrial products.