EXHIBIT 32.2

                            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 Annual Report of CTI Industries Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K/A Amendment No. 2 for the period ending December 31,
2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), I, Stephen M. Merrick, Executive Vice-President and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to ss. 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 result of operations
            of the Company.

                                       CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION


                                   By: /s/ Stephen M. Merrick
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                                       Stephen M. Merrick, Executive Vice-
                                       President and Chief Financial Officer