In the scientific work based on the published works of researchers from Europe and Russia in the specified periods. Empire and their foreign trade relations are considered. The authors note that during this period the main occupation of the Kazakhs was based on nomadic animal husbandry, which provided the main need for survival of the local population. It is also reported that they were engaged in farming and hunting. As can be seen from the works of foreign researchers, the foreign trade relations of the Kazakhs were also at a rather high level. They exported cattle, wool, leather, furs, and in exchange they took various fabrics, clothes, metal products, weapons, foodstuffs and other goods. As a result, the local population's needs and aspirations for further trade with neighbouring countries and regions increased. On the basis of such concrete examples, foreign researchers provide valuable information on the trade relations of Kazakhs with other peoples and states, which were carried out on a permanent basis.

It is also known that the works of European and Russian researchers and travellers who visited the Kazakh steppes during this period, who positively assessed the way of life and beliefs of the local population, are of great historical importance. They allow subsequent scholars and travellers to become interested in Kazakhstan and its history and contribute to the formation of a holistic view of the history of the development of Kazakh society at this time.