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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.2

              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14 AND 15d-14
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robin Cohan, Chief Financial Officer of Tropical Sportswear Int'l
Corporation, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tropical Sportswear
     Int'l Corporation;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this annual report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:

         a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
         material information relating to the registrant, including its
         consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is
         being prepared;

         b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
         and procedures as of the date within 90 days prior to the filing date
         of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c) Presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
         effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
         evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and that the audit
     committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
     equivalent functions):

         a) All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
         record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
         identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
         internal controls; and

         b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
         other employees

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         who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and

6.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
     annual report whether there were significant changes in internal controls
     or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
     subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
     corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
     weaknesses.

Date: January 12, 2004

                                       By: /s/ Robin Cohan
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                                           Robin Cohan
                                           Chief Financial Officer