Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Net Sales	$ 12,536,389	$ 13,979,177
Cost of Sales	10,540,218	11,110,786
Gross profit	1,996,171	2,868,391
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	2,056,073	1,884,046
Selling	437,565	858,537
Advertising and marketing	273,880	296,880
Gain on sale of assets	(23,547)	(24,414)
Total operating expenses	2,743,971	3,015,049
Income from operations	(747,800)	(146,658)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense	(546,906)	(564,060)
Interest income		(345)
Change in fair value of warrants
Foreign currency loss	(8,594)	31,028
Total other expense, net	(555,500)	(533,377)
Net income before taxes	(1,303,300)	(680,035)
Income tax expense	(360,492)	(209,484)
Net income	(942,808)	(470,551)
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(62,387)	(7,543)
Net income attributable to CTI Industries Corporation	(880,421)	(463,008)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign currency adjustment	235,876	433,065
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ (644,545)	$ (29,943)
Basic income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.13)
Diluted income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.13)
Weighted average number of shares and equivalent shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	3,735,950	3,530,227
Diluted (in shares)	3,735,950	3,530,227