Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ESPOSITO ROSANNE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC [EXPD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP-Global Customs
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1015 THIRD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/02/2011
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98104		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/02/2011   G V 800 (1) D $ 0 81,229 I By Trust
Common Stock 12/02/2011   G V 800 (2) D $ 0 80,429 I By Trust
Common Stock 12/02/2011   G V 800 (3) D $ 0 79,629 I By Trust
Common Stock 12/02/2011   G V 200 (4) D $ 0 79,429 I By Trust
Common Stock 12/02/2011   G V 200 (5) D $ 0 79,229 I By Trust
Common Stock 12/02/2011   G V 1,200 (6) D $ 0 78,029 I By Trust
Common Stock               2,164.0421 (7) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ESPOSITO ROSANNE
1015 THIRD AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR
SEATTLE, WA 98104		       Executive VP-Global Customs  

Signatures

 /s/ Rosanne Esposito   12/14/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Gift to the Greater Northwest Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(2) Gift to Swedish Medical Center Foundation
(3) Gift to sons who are not financially dependent on and do not share a household with reporting person
(4) Gift to the University of Puget Sound
(5) Gift to Willamette University
(6) Gift to niece and nephews who are not financially dependent on and do not share a household with reporting person.
(7) Balance of Common Stock beneficially owned includes 581.936685 shares purchased on July 29, 2011 under Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.'s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 8.3913 shares acquired on June 15, 2011 pursuant to the reinvestment of a dividend under Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.'s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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