FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Rambaud Stephane 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [CHRW] (Last) (First) (Middle) 14701 CHARLSON ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 174,876 (1) D   Common Stock 8,434 (1) I By Profit Sharing Plan Trust Common Stock 35,364 (1) I By GST Trust for the Rambaud Children (2) Common Stock 8,841 (1) I By 2012 GRAT

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rambaud Stephane 14701 CHARLSON ROAD EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Troy Renner, Attorney-in-Fact for Stephane Rambaud		11/13/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The reporting person became the direct or indirect beneficial owner of these shares of the Issuer's common stock prior to his appointment as an officer of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of a Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 2012 among Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd., initial selling shareholders and the Issuer (the "Agreement"). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, these shares will be held in escrow for a period of 18 months to secure the indemnification obligations of the reporting person and may be subject to forfeiture during the 18 month escrow period to satisfy the terms of the Agreement.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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