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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2006-06-29</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2006-07-03</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001041179</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>IC ISAACS &amp; CO INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>isac.ob</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001192095</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HECHLER JON</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O IC ISAACS &amp; COMPANY, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>3840 BANK STREEET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BALTIMORE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>21224-2522</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>common stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2006-06-29</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>5.8</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>163581</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Does not include 67000 shares of common stock that the reporting person may purchase upon exercise of options granted to him under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and the Issuer's 2005 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This ammendment has been filed to correct an error made in footnote 1 of the original filing regarding the number of shares that the reporting person may purchase pursuant to options that were exercisable by him at the time of such filing.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jon Hechler</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-08-08</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
