Exhibit 32.1

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer
           pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350


     In  conjunction  with the  annual  report of IEC  Electronics  Corp.,  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended  September  30, 2003 as filed
with Securities and Exchange Commission on the day hereof (the "Report"),  I, W.
Barry Gilbert, acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant
to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1.) The report fully  complies  with the  requirement  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2.) The  information  contained  in the  report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.





Dated: November 21, 2003                          /s/W. Barry Gilbert
                                                  -------------------
                                                  W. Barry Gilbert
                                                  Chairman and
                                                  Acting Chief Executive Officer

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