A Tos¯exa8-quinolinol (oxine) coated mercury ®lm electrode (TOMFE) was developed for the determination of tellurium(IV) by squarewave cathodic voltammetry. The electrode is prepared by spin-coating a Tos¯exaoxine solution onto the glassy carbon electrode surface. Subsequently, mercury is plated onto the electrode surface. Tellurium(IV) is preconcentrated, as TeCl 2À 6 in the chloride medium, onto the modi®ed electrode by the ion-exchange effect of the Tos¯ex and the chelating effect of oxine. Good sensitivity was achieved through the catalytic process between oxine and tellurium. In comparison with the conventional mercury electrode, the TOMFE showed improved resistance to interferences from surface-active compounds on the determination of tellurium(IV). The interferences from metal ions, such as cadmium(II) and molybdenum(VI), which are capable of forming complexes with oxine were effectively eliminated by the addition of ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) in the sample solution. The TOMFE is easy to prepare and chemically more stable than other anionexchange polymer modi®ed electrodes such as polyvinylpyridine modi®ed mercury ®lm electrode.