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EXHIBIT 21
SUBSIDIARIES OF BLYTH, INC.
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant/U.S. Other Names Under Which Subsidiary Does Business State/Country of Incorporation
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1. Aromatic Industries, Inc. California
2. Candle Corporation of America Valley Candle Mfg. Co. New York
Old Harbor Candles
Colonial Candle of Cape Cod
Original Recipe
Carolina Designs, Ltd.
3. Candle Corporation Worldwide, Inc. Delaware
4. Cobblesonte Bridge, LLC Minnesota
5. Endar Corporation California
6. Fabrica de Velas Borinquen, Inc. Illinois
7. Fragrance Solutions, Inc. Delaware
8. FVB, Inc. Delaware
9. Gift Holdings Acquisition Company Delaware
10. Gift Intermediate Acquisition Company Delaware
11. JMC Impact, Inc. Oklahoma
12. JMC Holdings, Inc. Delaware
13. KWA, Inc. Minnesota
14. Midwest of Cannon Falls, Inc. Minnesota
15. New Ideas International Inc. Delaware
16. PartyLite Gifts, Inc. PARTYLITE Delaware
17. PartyLite Holding, Inc. Delaware
18. PartyLite Worldwide, Inc. PARTYLITE Delaware
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant/International
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19. Adam Gies Gmbh Germany
20. Asp-Holmblad A/S Denmark
21. Blyth Asia Limited Hong Kong
22. Blyth, Ltd. Barbados
23. Candle Corporation Europe BV Netherlands
24. Candle Corporation UK Limited England
25. Candle Corporation Worldwide Sweden AB Sweden
26. Candlelight Holding AG Switzerland
27. Candlelight Holding Gmbh Germany
28. Carolina Designs, Ltd. England
29. CCW Manufacturing Limited England
30. Colony Private Label Limited England
31. Colony Gifts Corporation Limited England
32. Colony SARL France
33. Endar de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mexico
34. Endar Servicios S.A. de C.V. Mexico
35. Fragrant Memories Ltd. United Kingdom
36. Gies Holding GmbH Germany
37. Gies Kerzen Gmbh Germany
38. Gies Natura Handelsgesellschaft mbH Germany
39. Ingena/Nordlicht Gmbh Germany
40. J. Becker & Co. AG Switzerland
41. Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB Sweden
42. Midwest of Cannon Falls Canada Canada
43. Natures Scents Ltd. United Kingdom
44. Nordlicht GmbH Germany
45. PartyLite BV Netherlands
46. PartyLite Gifts, Ltd. Canada
47. PartyLite Gmbh Germany
48. PartyLite Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Austria
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49. PartyLite Importaciones S.A. de C.V. Mexico
50. PartyLite, S.A. de C.V. Mexico
51. Servicios Administrativos PartyLite, S.A. de C.V. Mexico
52. Partylite Oy Finland
53. PartyLite Pty Limited Australia
54. PartyLite SA Switzerland
55. PartyLite SARL France
56. PartyLite S.r.l. Italy
57. PartyLite Trading SA Switzerland
58. PartyLite U.K., Ltd. England
59. Promol SA Portugal
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The Registrant also owns 75% of the capital stock of Colony Italy, S.r.l.,
organized under the laws of Italy, 75% of the capital stock of Colony Iberia,
S.L., orgainized under the laws of Spain, 99.7% of the capital stock of Wax
Lyrical Limited, organized under the laws of England, and 50% of the capital
stock of PT Gies Natura, organized under the laws of Indonesia.