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This study examines the applicability of the gravity model of conventional trade to an analysis of the trade patterns of cross-border e-commerce. As a result of the analysis, the amount of trade between trading countries increased as the national income increased, while the trade amount decreased as the distance between the capitals increased, as in the existing gravity model. In addition, the increase of the consumer price index and the number of Internet users were found to have a very significant effect on the increase in trade volume. The analysis shows that the FTA has a more significant effect on the increase of trade volume than other regional economic cooperation organizations. Based on the results, it is essential to provide official development assistance (ODA), including Internet infrastructure, and to include convenience terms for the increase of e-commerce trade volume when resigning or renegotiating the FTA in order to secure a competitive edge in cross-border e-commerce trade in the future.