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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>
<periodOfReport>2003-08-22</periodOfReport>
<notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000773840</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>HON</issuerTradingSymbol>
</issuer>
<reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001198096</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GILLETTE ROBERT J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>HONEYWELL</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>23326 HAWTHORNE BLVD STE 200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORRANCE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90505-3756</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>0</isDirector>
<isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>0</isOther>
<officerTitle>President and Chief Executive</officerTitle>
</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
<derivativeTable>
<derivativeTransaction>
<securityTitle>
<value>Supplemental Savings Plan Interests</value>
</securityTitle>
<conversionOrExercisePrice>
<value>1</value>
</conversionOrExercisePrice>
<transactionDate>
<value>2003-08-22</value>
</transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
<footnoteId id="F1"/>
</transactionCoding>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
<value>18.491</value>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value>29.12</value>
</transactionPricePerShare>
<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value>A</value>
</transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
</transactionAmounts>
<exerciseDate>
<value>1988-08-08</value>
</exerciseDate>
<expirationDate>
<value>1988-08-08</value>
</expirationDate>
<underlyingSecurity>
<underlyingSecurityTitle>
<value>Common Stock</value>
</underlyingSecurityTitle>
<underlyingSecurityShares>
<value>18.491</value>
</underlyingSecurityShares>
</underlyingSecurity>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>941.495</value>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>D</value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</derivativeTransaction>
</derivativeTable>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1">Reflects phantom shares of Common Stock represented by company contributions to my account under the Executive Supplemental Savings Plan under Rule 16b-3 on 8/22/03.</footnote>
</footnotes>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>Gail E. Lehman for Robert J. Gillette</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2003-08-26</signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

