LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                       To Sign Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144

	The undersigned director/officer of Anixter International Inc. ("Issuer")
hereby authorizes John Dul, Bob Grubbs, Michele Nelson or any employee of the
Issuer designated by any of them who is responsible for assisting insiders with
compliance with the Federal securities laws, to sign on behalf of the
undersigned any Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 that are required to be filed from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange.
 Such forms shall be completed from the information furnished by me to the
Issuer and the information in the Issuer's records.

         This authority shall remain in effect until either I am no longer
obligated to report transactions pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or the authority has been revoked in writing by me.

  Dated this 16th day of August, 2006



 Signed: /s/ Dennis J. Letham
 Printed Name: Dennis J. Letham