EXHIBIT 99.3



                  Certification of Principal Financial Officer
                           Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
                 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


I,  Awadhesh  K.  Sinha,  Chief  Financial  Officer of Salant  Corporation  (the
"Registrant"),  do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of
my knowledge,  based upon a review of the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 29, 2003 of the Registrant, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"):

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

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


                                           By:   /s/ Awadhesh K. Sinha
                                                     Awadhesh K. Sinha
                                                     Chief Financial Officer


May 12, 2003






*A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Salant  Corporation  and will be retained by Salant  Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.