Exhibit 32
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                             COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant  to Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  (Section  1350 of
Chapter  63 of Title 18 of the  United  States  Code),  each of the  undersigned
officers of Commerce  Bancorp,  Inc. (the  "Company"),  does hereby certify with
respect to the  Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2003 (the "Report") that:

1. The Report fully complies with the  requirements 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.


Date: March 19, 2004                                   /s/    Vernon W. Hill, II
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                                                       Vernon W. Hill, II
                                                       Chief Executive Officer


Date: March 19, 2004                                   /s/   Douglas J. Pauls
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                                                       Douglas J. Pauls
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of
the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the
United  States  Code)  and is not  being  filed  as part of the  Report  or as a
separate disclosure document.