Exhibit 32.1

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                            AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


 In connection with the Quarterly Report of Home Products International, Inc.
 (the  "Company") on  Form 10-Q for  the period ended  September 27, 2003  as
 filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on November 11, 2003,  I,
 James R. Tennant, Chief Executive Officer  and Chairman of the Board of  the
 Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
 section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
      15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
      material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
      the Company.


 /s/ JAMES R. TENNANT
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 James R. Tennant
 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
 November 11, 2003


 A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
 provided to Home Products International, Inc.  and will be retained by  Home
 Products International, Inc.  and furnished to  the Securities and  Exchange
 Commission or its staff upon request.