10-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003

Or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 0-17237

HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware	36-4147027
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4501 West 47th Street Chicago, Illinois	60632
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (773) 890-1010.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of Class

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ¨ No x

Aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates (assuming solely for the purpose of this calculation that all directors, officers and 10% beneficial owners of the registrant are “affiliates” as of June 28, 2003 was $14,044,740. At March 1, 2004, 7,873,664 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, were outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference.

Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain information from the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 2, 2004.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment on Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1) amends the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2004, and is being filed solely to revise the signature page to clarify that the Registrant’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary is both its principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. This amendment speaks as of the original filing date of our annual report of Form 10-K. Except for such signature page, no other information contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003 has been updated or amended.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By	/s/ JAMES R. TENNANT
	James R. Tennant Chief Executive Officer
By	/s/ JAMES E. WINSLOW
	James E. Winslow Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: September 13, 2004

EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit 31.1	Certification by James R. Tennant, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Exhibit 31.2	Certification of James E. Winslow, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, James R. Tennant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Home Products International, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Home Products International, Inc.; and

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

Date: September 13, 2004	By:	/s/ James R. Tennant
		James R. Tennant Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, James E. Winslow, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Home Products International, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Home Products International, Inc.; and

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

Date: September 13, 2004	By:	/s/ JAMES E. WINSLOW
		James E. Winslow Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer