EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC

Regulatory Filings • Sep 3, 2019

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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 1015 Third Avenue Seattle, WA 98104-1190 September 3, 2019 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporate Finance Office of Transportation and Leisure United States Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Filed February 22, 2019 File No. 000-13468 Dear Division of Corporate Finance: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the “Company”) is in receipt of your letter dated August 29, 2019 (the “Comment Letter”) that sets forth the comments of the Staff of the Division of Corporate Finance (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) regarding the Company’s above-referenced Form 10-K. In the Comment Letter, you requested that the Company respond to the comments set forth in the Comment Letter within ten business days of August 29, 2019, or tell the Commission when the Company would provide a response. The Company respectfully requested an extension of 5 additional business days due to schedules of our internal accounting personnel. The Staff approved this request on September 3, 2019. The Company plans to provide a response to the Commission on or before September 20, 2019. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 206-674-3412. Sincerely, EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. /s/ Bradley S. Powell Bradley S. Powell Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer