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                                                                   Exhibit 114.A

TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR INT'L CORPORATION
CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Since our founding, we have insisted that all of our employees maintain the
highest level of integrity in their dealings with us and on our behalf,
including dealings with our banks, with our stockholders, with our customers and
suppliers and with other persons and entities with whom we do business.

This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is intended to document the principles
of conduct and ethics to be followed by our directors, officers and employees,
including our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and our Chief
Accounting Officer. Its purpose is to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

     -   Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or
         apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional
         relationships;

     -   Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in the
         reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the SEC and in
         other public communications made by us;

     -   Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;

     -   The prompt internal reporting to an appropriate person or persons
         identified in the Code of violations of the Code; and

     -   Accountability for adherence to the Code.

We expect all of our directors, officers and employees to comply at all times
with the principles in this Code. A violation of this Code by you is grounds for
disciplinary action up to and including discharge and possible legal
prosecution.

This Code does not summarize all of our policies. You must also comply with our
other policies set out in our policy manual and elsewhere.

FAIR DEALING

     -   You must at all times deal fairly with our customers, suppliers,
         competitors and employees. o While we expect you to try hard to advance
         our interests, we expect you to do so in a manner that is consistent
         with the highest standards of integrity and ethical dealing.

     -   You may not take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation,
         concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of
         facts, or any other unfair-dealing practice.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS (INCLUDING INSIDER TRADING LAWS)

     -   You must at all times comply with the letter and spirit of all
         applicable laws, rules and regulations. This includes, without
         limitation, laws covering copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets,
         information privacy, insider trading, illegal political contributions,
         antitrust prohibitions, foreign

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         corrupt practices, offering or receiving gratuities, environmental
         hazards, employment discrimination or harassment, occupational health
         and safety, false or misleading financial information or misuse of
         corporate assets.

     -   You are strictly prohibited from trading in our stock or other
         securities while in possession of material, nonpublic information about
         our Company. In addition, you are strictly prohibited from
         recommending, "tipping" or suggesting that anyone else buy or sell our
         stock or other securities, on the basis of material, nonpublic
         information. Please carefully read our Insider Trading Policy in full
         and contact our Chief Financial Officer if you have questions about it.

ACCURACY OF BOOKS AND RECORDS

     -   You must honestly and accurately report all business transactions. You
         are responsible for the accuracy of your records, time sheets and
         reports. Accurate information is essential to our ability to meet legal
         and regulatory obligations.

     -   All Company books, records and accounts must accurately reflect the
         true nature of the transactions they record.

     -   Company financial statements shall conform to generally accepted
         accounting rules and our accounting policies.

     -   No undisclosed or unrecorded account or fund shall be established for
         any purpose.

     -   No false or misleading entries shall be made in Company books or
         records for any reason, and no disbursement of corporate funds or other
         corporate property shall be made without adequate supporting
         documentation or for any purpose other than as described in the
         documents.

     -   If you believe that Company books and records are not being maintained
         in accordance with these requirements, you should report the matter to
         your supervisor or our Chief Financial Officer.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

     -   You must avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of
         interest.

     -   A "conflict of interest" occurs when your private interest interferes
         in any way - or even appears to interfere - with the interests of the
         Company as a whole.

         Conflict situations include:

         (1)      When you, or a member of your family, will benefit personally
                  from something you do or fail to do that is not in the best
                  interests of the Company;

         (2)      When you take actions or have interests that may make it
                  difficult to perform your Company work objectively and
                  effectively; and

         (3)      When you, or a member of your immediate family, receive
                  improper personal benefits as a result of your position in the
                  Company.

     -   It is your responsibility to disclose any material transaction or
         relationship that reasonably could be expected to give rise to a
         conflict of interest to our Chief Financial Officer or, if you are an
         executive officer or director, to the Board of Directors, which shall
         be responsible for determining

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         whether such transaction or relationship constitutes a conflict of
         interest.

LOANS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

     -   We will not, directly or indirectly, extend or maintain credit, or
         arrange for an extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to
         or for any executive officer or director.

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

     -   You must not:

         (1)      take for yourself personally any opportunity of which you
                  become aware, or to which you obtain access, through the use
                  of corporate property, information or position;

         (2)      make it possible for somebody other than the Company to take
                  advantage of an opportunity in any of our areas of business of
                  which you become aware in the course of your activities on
                  behalf of the Company, unless we have expressly decided not to
                  attempt to take advantage of the opportunity;

         (3)      otherwise use corporate property, information, or position for
                  personal gain; or

         (4)      compete with us generally or with regard to specific
                  transactions or opportunities.

     -   You owe a duty to us to advance our legitimate interests when the
         opportunity to do so arises.

CONFIDENTIALITY

     -   You must maintain the confidentiality of all information that we, or
         our customers, have entrusted to you, except when disclosure is
         authorized or legally mandated.

     -   Confidential information includes all information that may be of use to
         our competitors, or that could be harmful to us or our customers, if
         disclosed.

     -   You must comply with all confidentiality policies adopted by us from
         time to time, and with confidentiality provisions in agreements to
         which you or we are parties.

PROTECTION AND PROPER USE OF COMPANY ASSETS

     -   You will in all practicable ways protect our assets and ensure their
         efficient use.

     -   Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on our
         profitability. All Company assets should be used only for legitimate
         business purposes.

CHANGE IN OR WAIVER OF THE CODE

     -   Any waiver of any provision of this Code must be approved.

     -   With regard to any waiver of any provision of this Code for a director
         or executive officer, such waiver must be approved by the Board of
         Directors and disclosed on a Form 8-K within 5 days.

     -   With regard to any employee who is not an executive officer or director
         of our Company, by the employee's supervisor or such other person as is
         designated by our Chief Executive Officer.

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         -        Any waiver of provisions of this Code will be reported in
                  filings with the SEC and otherwise reported to our
                  stockholders to the full extent required by the rules of the
                  SEC and by any applicable rules of any securities exchange or
                  securities quotation system on which our securities are listed
                  or quoted.

COMPLIANCE

         -        You must report promptly any violations of this Code
                  (including any violations of the requirement of compliance
                  with law). Failure to report a violation can lead to
                  disciplinary action against the person who failed to report
                  the violation which may be as severe as the disciplinary
                  action against the person who committed the violation.

         -        Normally, a possible violation of this Code by an employee
                  other than an officer of our Company should be reported to the
                  supervisor of the employee who commits the violation. However,
                  any employee may anonymously report any possible violation to
                  our whistle blower's hotline at:

                  Company: EthicsPoint
                  Phone #: 866-297-0224
                  Website: www.ethicspoint.com

         -        A possible violation of this Code by a director or an officer
                  should be reported to our Chief Financial Officer. If you
                  believe that in a particular situation it would not be
                  appropriate to report a possible violation by a director or
                  officer to the Chief Financial, you may report the possible
                  violation to our Chief Executive Officer, to the Chairman of
                  the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, or to any other
                  officer or director of our Company to whom you believe it
                  would be appropriate to report the possible violation.

         -        If you report a possible violation of this Code by another
                  person, your identity will be kept o confidential, except to
                  the extent that you consent to be identified or your
                  identification is required by law.

         -        Possible violations may be reported orally or in writing and
                  may be reported anonymously.

         -        We will not allow retaliation for reports of possible
                  violations made in good-faith.

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CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

I have received and read the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code") of
Tropical Sportswear Int'l Corporation (the "Company"), and I understand its
contents. I agree to comply fully with the standards contained in the Code and
the Company's related policies, procedures and guidelines. I understand that I
have an obligation to report any suspected violations of the Code that I am
aware of. I acknowledge that the Code is a statement of policies for business
conduct and does not, in any way, constitute an employment contract or an
assurance of continued employment.

                                  Printed Name  __________________________
                                  Signature     __________________________
                                  Date          __________________________

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