Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Foe Bryan
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/03/2012
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)
President-C.H. Robinson Europe
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 82,335 (1)
D
 

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 12/07/2013 Common Stock 3,198 $ 50 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Foe Bryan
14701 CHARLSON ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347
      President-C.H. Robinson Europe  

Signatures

/s/ Troy Renner, Attorney-in-Fact 12/10/2012
**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) Included in this amount are 64,396 shares of common stock issuable in settlement of an equal number of vested performance restricted stock units credited to the reporting person's account under the registrant's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, and 17,939 shares held directly by the reporting person. The vested performance restricted stock units result from awards under the registrant's equity compensation plan during the years 2003-2011 involving 98,450 units in total, with the remaining 34,054 units eligible to vest over performance periods ending December 31, 2012-2016.
(2) Fully vested and exercisable.
 
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Exhibit List

Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

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