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 connection with the quarterly report of IEC Electronics Corp., (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 26, 2004 as filed
with Securities and Exchange Commission on the day hereof (the "Report"), I, W.
Barry Gilbert, 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: April 22, 2004                          /s/ W. BARRY GILBERT
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                                               W. Barry Gilbert
                                               Chairman and
                                               Chief Executive Officer

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