Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc:

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 27, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG, LLP

Seattle, Washington

May 15, 2009