EXHIBIT 99.1

                            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 March 29, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 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
James R. Tennant
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
May 12, 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.