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 *
  Biesterfeld Robert C Jr
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC [CHRW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14701 CHARLSON		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, N American Surface
 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 11,164 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 795
I
By ESPP

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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) 02/04/2015 12/04/2023 Common Stock 2,911 $ 58.25 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 02/04/2015 12/05/2022 Common Stock 1,145 $ 61.91 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 02/04/2015 12/07/2021 Common Stock 1,908 $ 68.81 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 12/02/2025 Common Stock 30,150 $ 63.58 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr
14701 CHARLSON
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347		       President, N American Surface  

Signatures

/s/ Troy Renner, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert C. Biesterfeld, Jr. 01/11/2016
**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) Represents 11,164 vested restricted stock units that have been credited to the reporting person's account in the Issuer's NQDC Plan and will be settled in an equal number of shares of Issuer common stock at specified future dates.
(2) Performance-based stock option granted 12/4/2013 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(3) Performance-based stock option granted 12/5/2012 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(4) Performance-based stock option granted 12/7/2011 that vests, becomes exercisable and reportable as and to the extent applicable performance conditions are satisfied.
(5) This option will vest as to one-fifth of the shares on December 31 of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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