SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                        TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


 DATE OF REPORT:             February 24, 2004
                    (Date of the earliest event reported)



                       Home Products International, Inc.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                   Delaware
                           (State of Incorporation)

          0-17237                                         36-4147027
  (Commission File Number)                             (I.R.S. Employer
                                                      Identification No.)


          4501 West 47th Street
               Chicago, IL                                   60632
 (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)



 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (773) 890-1010




 Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

 c) Exhibits

   99.1 - Press release issued by Home Products International Inc. dated
          February 24, 2004.


 Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Statements

 The information in this  Report, including the  Exhibit attached hereto,  is
 furnished pursuant  to Item  12 "Disclosure  of  Results of  Operations  and
 Financial Condition" of this Form 8-K.  Consequently, it is not deemed to be
 "filed" for purposes of  Section 18 of the  Securities Exchange Act of  1934
 (the "Exchange  Act")  or  otherwise subject  to  the  liabilities  of  that
 section, nor shall it  be deemed incorporated by  reference into any  filing
 under the Securities Act  of 1933 or the  Exchange Act, except as  otherwise
 expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 On February  24, 2004,  Home Products  International,  Inc. issued  a  press
 release with respect to earnings for  the fourth quarter ended December  27,
 2003.  A copy  of the Company's  press release is  attached as Exhibit  99.1
 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.




                                     SIGNATURE



      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.



                                    Home Products International, Inc.

                                    By:  /s/ James E. Winslow
                                    ---------------------------
                                    James E. Winslow
                                    Executive Vice President
                                    and Chief Financial Officer



 Dated:  February 24, 2004



                                EXHIBIT INDEX



 Exhibit Number      Description
 --------------      -----------
    99.1             Press release issued by Home Products International,
                     Inc. dated February 24, 2004.