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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150529
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150529

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	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:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23115
		FILM NUMBER:		15900047

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM SD</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Specialized Disclosure Report</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.5pt; text-align: center; width: 33%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">36-2848943</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 1.5pt; text-align: center; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">60010</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Stephen M. Merrick, (847) 382-1000</B></P>

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area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which
this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1.5pt">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR
        240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 1 &ndash; Conflict Minerals Disclosure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Conflict Minerals Disclosure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As required by Rule 13p-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, CTI Industries Corporation (&ldquo;the Company&rdquo;) conducted a review of its products to determine whether
conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. The Company contracts to have vacuum sealing
machines manufactured in China by a manufacturer. Incident to conducting a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry, the manufacturer
was contacted by the Company and asked:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Are any of the four conflict minerals (gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten) used in the manufacture
of the vacuum sealing machines we contract to have manufactured,</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Are the conflict minerals necessary to the functionality of the vacuum sealing machines and,</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Are the conflict minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (&ldquo;DRC&rdquo;)
or an adjoining country (&ldquo;covered country&rdquo;)?</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In their certification, the manufacturer
stated that the vacuum sealing machines use one or more of the metals gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">They have determined that these materials
are necessary to the functionality or production of the products.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The manufacturer performed due diligence
and have audited the sources for these metals and have determined that they do not have origins in the DRC or adjoining regions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company does not manufacture or contract
to have manufactured any products other than the vacuum sealing machines referenced above which require conflict minerals for either
functionality or production.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This information is also publicly available
at the Company&rsquo;s website at www.ctiindustries.com. The content of any website referred to in this Form SD is included for
general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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 duly authorized undersigned.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">CTI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">By:</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ Stephen M. Merrick</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">Date:</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">May 29, 2015</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Stephen M. Merrick</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">President</FONT></TD></TR>
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