Exhibit 32.2

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

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Anixter International Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending October 3, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date here of ("the Report") I,
Dennis J. Letham, Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of
the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (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 result of
                  operations of the Company.

/s/ Dennis J. Letham
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Dennis J. Letham
Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
November 12, 2003