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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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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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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2008 (Street) SEATTLE, WA 98104 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/10/2008   G(1) 400 D $ 0 10,145.9835 D (5)   Common Stock 12/10/2008   G 400 A $ 0 1,200 I By Son #1 Common Stock 12/10/2008   G 400 A $ 0 1,200 I By Son #2 Common Stock 12/10/2008   G(1) 400 D $ 0 9,745.9835 D   Common Stock 12/10/2008   G(1) 400 D $ 0 9,345.9835 D   Common Stock 12/10/2008   G 400 A $ 0 1,200 I By Son #3 Common Stock 12/10/2008   G(2) 800 D $ 0 8,545.9835 D   Common Stock 12/10/2008   G(3) 1,000 D $ 0 7,545.9835 D   Common Stock 12/10/2008   G(4) 1,000 D $ 0 6,545.9835 D   Common Stock             64,850 I (6) By Trust

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(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	Â	Â	  Executive VP-Global Customs	Â

Signatures

/s/ Rosanne Esposito		01/27/2009
**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 sons who are financially dependent on reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by her sons, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	Gift to niece and nephews who are not financially dependent on and do not share a household with reporting person.
(3)	Gift to the University of Puget Sound
(4)	Gift to the Greater Washington Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
(5)	Beginning balance of Common Stock beneficially owned includes 552.3638 shares purchased on July 31, 2008 under Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.'s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 21.5804 shares acquired on June 16, 2008 and 32.8348 shares acquired on December 15, 2008 pursuant to the reinvestment of a dividend under Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.'s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(6)	These shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but are now held by the reporting person in a living trust.

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