Exhibit 99.1


                                   FOR:  Home Products International, Inc.

                           APPROVED BY:  James R. Tennant, Chairman & CEO
                                         Home Products International, Inc.
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   (773) 890-1010
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                               CONTACT:  Investor Relations:
                                         James Winslow, Executive VP & CFO
                                         Home Products International, Inc.
                                         (773) 890-1010


           HOME PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL FILES ANTI-DUMPING PETITION


      Chicago, IL, June 30, 2003 - Home Products International, Inc. (Nasdaq
 SmallCap: HOMZ), (the "Company"), a leader in the housewares industry,
 today announced that it filed an action with the U.S. International
 Trade Commission ("ITC") and the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce
 Department") seeking relief from a surge in the importation of illegally
 priced Chinese ironing boards.  HPI's petition demands the imposition of
 anti-dumping tariffs on the imported Chinese ironing boards.

      HPI's petition, filed today pursuant to U.S. anti-dumping laws, was a
 measure of last resort for the Chicago based company, with ironing board
 manufacturing facilities in Seymour, Indiana.  "We tried to counteract the
 flood of Chinese imports by enhancing production efficiency and downsizing
 our labor force.  Despite our best efforts, we cannot decrease production
 costs enough to compete with these ironing boards offered to retailers at
 such unreasonably low prices," stated James R. Tennant, chairman and chief
 executive officer.  "The Company took this action to prevent further erosion
 of its U.S. ironing board production operations and to preserve hundreds of
 manufacturing jobs at our Seymour location."

      Of the various legal options available, the Company chose to pursue
 relief under anti-dumping statutes, which, if granted, would result in
 the imposition of a tariff on the imports to adjust their price to a fair
 market level.  Relief under alternative provisions could have resulted
 in the establishment of quotas on ironing board imports from China, or a
 combination of tariffs and quotas.  Mr. Tennant noted, "HPI is not seeking
 to prohibit the import of ironing boards from China; HPI is just trying to
 ensure that the pricing is fair."

      Comprising less than 3% of the U.S. ironing board market in 2000,
 current projections indicate that Chinese imports will represent nearly
 50% of the market in 2003.  Up until this rapid increase in Chinese
 imports, the ironing board market was not typically subject to such
 dramatic fluctuations.

      Mr. Tennant concluded, "The steep increase in the number of Chinese
 imports is not the result of any technological advantages enjoyed by the
 Chinese.  They do not have any quality advantage, nor have they introduced
 any new innovative products.  The only reason for the rapid growth of
 Chinese ironing boards in the U.S. market is unfair pricing.  HPI is
 confident that the investigation of this matter by the Commerce Department
 and the ITC will mandate a remedy to restore fairness to the U.S. ironing
 board market."


 Home Products International, Inc. is an international consumer products
 company specializing in the manufacture and marketing of quality diversified
 housewares products.  The Company sells its products to all the largest
 national retailers.


 Some of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking
 and concern the Company's future growth, product development, markets
 and competitive position.  While management makes its best efforts to be
 accurate in making these forward-looking statements, any such statements
 are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual
 results to vary materially.  These include market risks such as increased
 competition for both the Company and its end users and changes in retail
 distribution channels; dependence on a few large customers; economic risks;
 financial risks such as fluctuations in the price of raw materials, future
 liquidity and access to debt and equity markets.  Should one or more of
 these risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results may vary materially
 from those anticipated, expected or projected.  The Company undertakes no
 obligation to update any such factors or to announce the results of any
 revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to
 reflect future events or developments.