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Note 1 - Nature of Business | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] | 1. Nature of Business Nature of Operations CTI Industries Corporation, its United Kingdom subsidiary (CTI Balloons Limited), its Mexican subsidiary (Flexo Universal, S. de R.L. de C.V.), its German subsidiary (CTI Europe GmbH) and CTI Supply, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”) (i) design, manufacture and distribute metalized and latex balloon products throughout the world and (ii) operate systems for the production, lamination, coating and printing of films used for food packaging and other commercial uses and for conversion of films to flexible packaging containers and other products.

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