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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001169232-05-002266
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050420
ITEM INFORMATION:		Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050422

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CTI INDUSTRIES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001042187
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED RUBBER PRODUCTS, NEC [3060]
		IRS NUMBER:				362848943
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23115
		FILM NUMBER:		05767865

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		22160 N PEPPER RD
		CITY:			BARRINGTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60010
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font SIZE=2>UNITED STATES</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font SIZE=2>FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 20, 2005</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=4>CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION</font></p>  </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><b></b></p> </td> </tr></table>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>0-23115</font></p>  </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>36-2848943</font></p>  </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Commission</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(IRS Employer</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>of incorporation)</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>File Number)</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Identification No.)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>22160 North Pepper Road, Barrington, IL</font></p>  </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>60010</font></p>  </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Zip Code)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code (847) 382-1000</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing </font><u><font size=2>Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></u></p> </td> </tr></table>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On April 20, 2005, CTI Industries Corporation (&#147;CTI&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) received a letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market Inc.&#146;s (&#147;NASDAQ&#148;) staff indicating that CTI is not in compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310 (c) (14), which requires listed companies such as CTI to file with NASDAQ copies of all reports filed or required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Since the Company has to date failed to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC, the Company&#146;s securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from the NASDAQ National Market. NASDAQ has modified and appended an &#147;E&#148; to the trading symbol for CTI&#146;s common stock (CTIBE), which will remain until CTI has remedied its filing non-compliance. Under the terms of the notice and NASDAQ rules, delisting of CTI&#146;s stock will be stayed if the Company
files with NASDAQ an appeal of the Staff determination set forth in the notice to the Company on or before April 27, 2005. Further, the Company understands that, if it does file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on or before April 27, 2005 an appeal will not be required and no action to delist the Company&#146;s stock will be taken. </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The Company believes that it will be able to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on or before April 27, 2005 and, in any event, does intend to file an appeal and request for hearing with NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel on or before that date, if such filing becomes necessary due to the non-filing of the Form 10-K by that date. If an appeal and request for hearing are filed, there can be no assurance that the Panel designated to review the matter will grant the Company&#146;s request for continued listing.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><font size=2>CTI Industries Corporation.</font></u></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Date:   April 22, 2005</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>By:</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><u><font size=2>/s/ Howard W. Schwan </font></u></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Press Release entitled &#147;CTI Industries Corporation</font><br> <font size=2>Receives NASDAQ Notice of Possible Delisting&#148;</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font SIZE=2>EXHIBIT 99.1</font></b></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><b><font SIZE=2>NEWS RELEASE</font></b></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Stephen M. Merrick</font></p> </td>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><u><b><font SIZE=2>CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION RECEIVES NASDAQ</font></b></u></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><u><b><font SIZE=2>NOTICE OF POSSIBLE DELISTING</font></b></u></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS, April 22, 2005 &#151; CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ Small Cap-CTIBE), an international manufacturer and marketer of foil and latex balloons and specialty, laminated and printed films, today reported that it has received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market that the Company currently fails to comply with the requirements for continued listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap Stock Market by reason of the fact that the Company has failed to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on a timely basis and that its securities are, therefore, subject to delisting from this Market. Under the terms of the notice and NASDAQ rules, delisting of the Company&#146;s stock will be stayed if the Company files with NASDAQ an appeal of the Staff determination set forth in the notice to the Company on or before April 27, 2005. Further, the Company understands that, if it does file its Annual
Report on Form 10-K on or before April 27, 2005 an appeal will not be required and no action to delist the Company&#146;s stock will be taken.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The Company believes that it will be able to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on or before April 27, 2005 and, in any event, does intend to file an appeal and request for hearing with NASDAQ on or before that date, if such filing becomes necessary due to the non-filing of the Form 10-K by that date. If an appeal and request for hearing are filed, there can be no assurance that the Panel designated to review the matter will grant the Company&#146;s request for continued listing.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 17A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements (including the statement that &#147;The Company believes that it will be able to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on or before April 27, 2005&#148;), which involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and such statements should also be considered in conjunction with cautionary statements contained in the Company&#146;s most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K.</font></p>


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