The subject of the study is the mechanisms of development of foreign economic activity of industrial enterprises. The purpose of its execution was to reveal the essence of the types of mechanisms for the development of foreign economic activity of industrial enterprises, to specify the technology of forming the mechanism of development of foreign economic activity of industrial enterprises. Methodology. The development of the national economy of Ukraine in the context of deepening European integration requires radical changes in the management of foreign economic activity at macro and micro levels. Over the past two decades, there has been a steady trend towards exceeding exports over exports. The share of hightech exports is very low and geographically concentrated. The high level of energy intensity of production and the deterioration of the main production assets are the main reasons for the no competitiveness of domestic industrial products in comparison with analogues of foreign production. The generalization of analytical data of industrial enterprises suggests that the best positions on the market are those organizations that, importing modern technologies and materials, gain access to foreign markets for industrial products. For such organizations, deepening the specialization of production, geographical and product diversification are the most common tools for achieving a high level of competitiveness. Critical analysis