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Units of Measure Codes
This table lists the codes for units of measure used in international trade.
Code | Description |
|---|---|
1 | Actual Pounds |
2 | Statute Mile |
3 | Seconds |
4 | Small Spray |
5 | Lifts |
6 | Digits |
7 | Strand |
8 | Heat Lots |
9 | Tire |
10 | Group |
11 | Outfit |
12 | Packet |
13 | Ration |
14 | Shot |
15 | Stick |
16 | 115 Kilogram Drum |
17 | 100 Pound Drum |
18 | 55 Gallon Drum |
19 | Tank Truck |
1A | Car Mile |
1B | Car Count |
1C | Locomotive Count |
1D | Caboose Count |
1E | Empty Car |
1F | Train Mile |
1G | Fuel Usage (Gallons) |
1H | Caboose Mile |
1I | Fixed Rate |
1J | Ton Miles |
1K | Locomotive Mile |
1L | Total Car Count |
1M | Total Car Mile |
1N | Count |
1O | Season |
1P | Tank Car |
1Q | Frames |
1R | Transactions |
1X | Quarter Mile |
20 | 20 Foot Container |
21 | 40 Foot Container |
22 | Deciliter per Gram |
23 | Grams per Cubic Centimeter |
24 | Theoretical Pounds |
25 | Grams per Square Centimeter |
26 | Actual Tons |
27 | Theoretical Tons |
28 | Kilograms per Square Meter |
29 | Pounds per 1000 Square Feet |
2A | Radians Per Second |
2B | Radians Per Second Squared |
2C | Roentgen |
2F | Volts Per Meter |
2G | Volts (Alternating Current) |
2H | Volts (Direct Current) |
2I | British Thermal Units (BTUs) Per Hour |
2J | Cubic Centimeters Per Second |
2K | Cubic Feet Per Hour |
2L | Cubic Feet Per Minute |
2M | Centimeters Per Second |
2N | Decibels |
2P | Kilobyte |
2Q | Kilobecquerel |
2R | Kilocurie |
2U | Megagram |
2V | Megagrams Per Hour |
2W | Bin |
2X | Meters Per Minute |
2Y | Milliroentgen |
2Z | Millivolts |
30 | Horsepower Days per Air Dry Metric Tons |
31 | Catchweight |
32 | Kilograms per Air Dry Metric Tons |
33 | Kilopascal Square Meters per Gram |
34 | Kilopascals per Millimeter |
35 | Milliliters per Square Centimeter Second |
36 | Cubic Feet per Minute per Square Foot |
37 | Ounces per Square Foot |
38 | Ounces per Square Foot per 0.01 Inch |
39 | Basis Points |
3B | Megajoule |
3C | Manmonth |
3E | Pounds Per Pound of Product |
3F | Kilograms Per Liter of Product |
3G | Pounds Per Piece of Product |
3H | Kilograms Per Kilogram of Product |
3I | Kilograms Per Piece of Product |
40 | Milliliter per Second |
41 | Milliliter per Minute |
43 | Super Bulk Bag |
44 | 500 Kilogram Bulk Bag |
45 | 300 Kilogram Bulk Bag |
46 | 25 Kilogram Bulk Bag |
47 | 50 Pound Bag |
48 | Bulk Car Load |
4A | Bobbin |
4B | Cap |
4C | Centistokes |
4D | Curie |
4E | 20-Pack |
4F | 100-Pack |
4G | Microliter |
4H | Micrometer |
4I | Meters Per Second |
4J | Meters Per Second Per Second |
4K | Milliamperes |
4L | Megabyte |
4M | Milligrams Per Hour |
4N | Megabecquerel |
4O | Microfarad |
4P | Newtons Per Meter |
4Q | Ounce Inch |
4R | Ounce Foot |
4S | Pascal |
4T | Picofarad |
4U | Pounds Per Hour |
4V | Cubic Meter Per Hour |
4W | Ton Per Hour |
4X | Kiloliter Per Hour |
50 | Actual Kilograms |
51 | Actual Tonnes |
52 | Credits |
53 | Theoretical Kilograms |
54 | Theoretical Tonnes |
56 | Sitas |
57 | Mesh |
58 | Net Kilograms |
59 | Parts Per Million |
5A | Barrels per Minute |
5B | Batch |
5C | Gallons per Thousand |
5E | MMSCF/Day |
5F | Pounds per Thousand |
5G | Pump |
5H | Stage |
5I | Standard Cubic Foot |
5J | Hydraulic Horse Power |
5K | Count per Minute |
5P | Seismic Level |
5Q | Seismic Line |
60 | Percent Weight |
61 | Parts Per Billion |
62 | Percent Per 1000 Hours |
63 | Failure Rate In Time |
64 | Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge |
65 | Coulomb |
66 | Oersteds |
67 | Siemens |
68 | Ampere |
69 | Test Specific Scale |
70 | Volt |
71 | Volt-Ampere Per Pound |
72 | Watts Per Pound |
73 | Ampere Turn Per Centimeter |
74 | Milli Pascals |
76 | Gauss |
77 | Mil |
78 | Kilogauss |
79 | Electron Volt |
80 | Pounds Per Square Inch Absolute |
81 | Henry |
82 | Ohm |
83 | Farad |
84 | Kilo Pounds Per Square Inch (KSI) |
85 | Foot Pounds |
86 | Joules |
87 | Pounds per Cubic Foot |
89 | Poise |
8C | Cord |
8D | Duty |
8P | Project |
8R | Program |
8S | Session |
8U | Square Kilometer |
90 | Saybold Universal Second |
91 | Stokes |
92 | Calories per Cubic Centimeter |
93 | Calories per Gram |
94 | Curl Units |
95 | 20,000 Gallon Tankcar |
96 | 10,000 Gallon Tankcar |
97 | 10 Kilogram Drum |
98 | 15 Kilogram Drum |
99 | Watt |
A8 | Dollars per Hours |
AA | Ball |
AB | Bulk Pack |
AC | Acre |
AD | Bytes |
AE | Amperes per Meter |
AF | Centigram |
AG | Angstrom |
AH | Additional Minutes |
AI | Average Minutes Per Call |
AJ | Cop |
AK | Fathom |
AL | Access Lines |
AM | Ampoule |
AN | Minutes or Messages |
AO | Ampere-turn |
AP | Aluminum Pounds Only |
AQ | Anti-hemophilic Factor (AHF) Units |
AR | Suppository |
AS | Assortment |
AT | Atmosphere |
AU | Ocular Insert System |
AV | Capsule |
AW | Powder-Filled Vials |
AX | Twenty |
AY | Assembly |
AZ | British Thermal Units (BTUs) per Pound |
B0 | British Thermal Units (BTUs) per Cubic Foot |
B1 | Barrels per Day |
B2 | Bunks |
B3 | Batting Pound |
B4 | Barrel, Imperial |
B5 | Billet |
B6 | Bun |
B7 | Cycles |
B8 | Board |
B9 | Batt |
BA | Bale |
BB | Base Box |
BC | Bucket |
BD | Bundle |
BE | Beam |
BF | Board Feet |
BG | Bag |
BH | Brush |
BI | Bar |
BJ | Band |
BK | Book |
BL | Block |
BM | Bolt |
BN | Bulk |
BO | Bottle |
BP | 100 Board Feet |
BQ | Brake horse power |
BR | Barrel |
BS | Basket |
BT | Belt |
BU | Bushel |
BV | Bushel, Dry Imperial |
BW | Base Weight |
BX | Box |
BY | British Thermal Unit (BTU) |
BZ | Million BTU's |
C0 | Calls |
C1 | Composite Product Pounds (Total Weight) |
C2 | Carset |
C3 | Centiliter |
C4 | Carload |
C5 | Cost |
C6 | Cell |
C7 | Centipoise (CPS) |
C8 | Cubic Decimeter |
C9 | Coil Group |
CA | Case |
CB | Carboy |
CC | Cubic Centimeter |
CD | Carat |
CE | Centigrade, Celsius |
CF | Cubic Feet |
CG | Card |
CH | Container |
CI | Cubic Inches |
CJ | Cone |
CK | Connector |
CL | Cylinder |
CM | Centimeter |
CN | Can |
CO | Cubic Meters (Net) |
CP | Crate |
CQ | Cartridge |
CR | Cubic Meter |
CS | Cassette |
CT | Carton |
CU | Cup |
CV | Cover |
CW | Hundred Pounds (CWT) |
CX | Coil |
CY | Cubic Yard |
CZ | Combo |
D2 | Shares |
D3 | Square Decimeter |
D5 | Kilogram Per Square Centimeter |
D8 | Draize Score |
D9 | Dyne per Square Centimeter |
DA | Days |
DB | Dry Pounds |
DC | Disk (Disc) |
DD | Degree |
DE | Deal |
DF | Dram |
DG | Decigram |
DH | Miles |
DI | Dispenser |
DJ | Decagram |
DK | Kilometers |
DL | Deciliter |
DM | Decimeter |
DN | Deci Newton-Meter |
DO | Dollars, U.S. |
DP | Dozen Pair |
DQ | Data Records |
DR | Drum |
DS | Display |
DT | Dry Ton |
DU | Dyne |
DW | Calendar Days |
DX | Dynes per Centimeter |
DY | Directory Books |
DZ | Dozen |
E1 | Hectometer |
E3 | Inches, Fraction--Average |
E4 | Inches, Fraction--Minimum |
E5 | Inches, Fraction--Actual |
E7 | Inches, Decimal--Average |
E8 | Inches, Decimal--Actual |
E9 | English, (Feet, Inches) |
EA | Each |
EB | Electronic Mail Boxes |
EC | Each per Month |
ED | Inches, Decimal--Nominal |
EE | Employees |
EF | Inches, Fraction-Nominal |
EG | Double-time Hours |
EH | Knots |
EJ | Locations |
EM | Inches, Decimal-Minimum |
EP | Eleven pack |
EQ | Equivalent Gallons |
EV | Envelope |
EX | Feet, Inches and Fraction |
EY | Feet, Inches and Decimal |
EZ | Feet and Decimal |
F1 | Thousand Cubic Feet Per Day |
F2 | International Unit |
F3 | Equivalent |
F4 | Minim |
F5 | MOL |
F6 | Price Per Share |
F9 | Fibers per Cubic Centimeter of Air |
FA | Fahrenheit |
FB | Fields |
FC | 1000 Cubic Feet |
FD | Million Particles per Cubic Foot |
FE | Track Foot |
FF | Hundred Cubic Meters |
FG | Transdermal Patch |
FH | Micromolar |
FJ | Sizing Factor |
FK | Fibers |
FL | Flake Ton |
FM | Million Cubic Feet |
FO | Fluid Ounce |
FP | Pounds per Sq. Ft. |
FR | Feet Per Minute |
FS | Feet Per Second |
FT | Foot |
FZ | Fluid Ounce (Imperial) |
G2 | U.S. Gallons Per Minute |
G3 | Imperial Gallons Per Minute |
G4 | Gigabecquerel |
G5 | Gill (Imperial) |
G7 | Microfiche Sheet |
GA | Gallon |
GB | Gallons/Day |
GC | Grams per 100 Grams |
GD | Gross Barrels |
GE | Pounds per Gallon |
GF | Grams per 100 Centimeters |
GG | Great Gross (Dozen Gross) |
GH | Half Gallon |
GI | Imperial Gallons |
GJ | Grams per Milliliter |
GK | Grams per Kilogram |
GL | Grams per Liter |
GM | Grams per Sq. Meter |
GN | Gross Gallons |
GO | Milligrams per Square Meter |
GP | Milligrams per Cubic Meter |
GQ | Micrograms per Cubic Meter |
GR | Gram |
GS | Gross |
GT | Gross Kilogram |
GU | Gauss per Oersteds |
GV | Gigajoules |
GW | Gallons Per Thousand Cubic Feet |
GX | Grain |
GY | Gross Yard |
GZ | Gage Systems |
H1 | Half Pages - Electronic |
H2 | Half Liter |
H4 | Hectoliter |
HA | Hank |
HB | Hundred Boxes |
HC | Hundred Count |
HD | Half Dozen |
HE | Hundredth of a Carat |
HF | Hundred Feet |
HG | Hectogram |
HH | Hundred Cubic Feet |
HI | Hundred Sheets |
HJ | Horsepower |
HK | Hundred Kilograms |
HL | Hundred Feet - Linear |
HM | Miles Per Hour |
HN | Millimeters of Mercury |
HO | Hundred Troy Ounces |
HP | Millimeter H20 |
HQ | Hectare |
HR | Hours |
HS | Hundred Square Feet |
HT | Half Hour |
HU | Hundred |
HV | Hundred Weight (Short) |
HW | Hundred Weight (Long) |
HY | Hundred Yards |
HZ | Hertz |
IA | Inch Pound |
IB | Inches Per Second (Vibration Velocity) |
IC | Counts per Inch |
IE | Person |
IF | Inches of Water |
IH | Inhaler |
II | Column-Inches |
IK | Peaks per Inch (PPI) |
IL | Inches per Minute |
IM | Impressions |
IN | Inch |
IP | Insurance Policy |
IT | Counts per Centimeter |
IU | Inches Per Second (Linear Speed) |
IV | Inches Per Second Per Second (Acceleration) |
IW | Inches Per Second Per Second (Vibration Acceleration) |
J2 | Joule Per Kilogram |
JA | Job |
JB | Jumbo |
JE | Joule Per Kelvin |
JG | Joule per Gram |
JK | Mega Joule per Kilogram |
JM | Megajoule/Cubic Meter |
JO | Joint |
JR | Jar |
JU | Jug |
K1 | Kilowatt Demand |
K2 | Kilovolt Amperes Reactive Demand |
K3 | Kilovolt Amperes Reactive Hour |
K4 | Kilovolt Amperes |
K5 | Kilovolt Amperes Reactive |
K6 | Kiloliter |
K7 | Kilowatt |
K9 | Kilograms per Millimeter Squared (KG/MM2) |
KA | Cake |
KB | Kilocharacters |
KC | Kilograms per Cubic Meter |
KD | Kilograms Decimal |
KE | Keg |
KF | Kilopackets |
KG | Kilogram |
KH | Kilowatt Hour |
KI | Kilograms/Millimeter Width |
KJ | Kilosegments |
KK | 100 Kilograms |
KL | Kilograms/Meter |
KM | Kilograms per Square Meter, Kilograms, Decimal |
KO | Millequivalence Caustic Potash per Gram of Product |
KP | Kilometers Per Hour |
KQ | Kilopascal |
KR | Kiloroentgen |
KS | 1000 Pounds per Square Inch |
KT | Kit |
KU | Task |
KV | Kelvin |
KW | Kilograms per Millimeter |
KX | Milliliters per Kilogram |
L2 | Liters Per Minute |
LA | Pounds Per Cubic Inch |
LB | Pound |
LC | Linear Centimeter |
LE | Lite |
LF | Linear Foot |
LG | Long Ton |
LH | Labor Hours |
LI | Linear Inch |
LJ | Large Spray |
LK | Link |
LL | Lifetime |
LM | Linear Meter |
LN | Length |
LO | Lot |
LP | Liquid Pounds |
LQ | Liters Per Day |
LR | Layer(s) |
LS | Lump Sum |
LT | Liter |
LX | Linear Yards Per Pound |
LY | Linear Yard |
M0 | Magnetic Tapes |
M1 | Milligrams per Liter |
M2 | Millimeter-Actual |
M3 | Mat |
M4 | Monetary Value |
M5 | Microcurie |
M6 | Millibar |
M7 | Micro Inch |
M8 | Mega Pascals |
M9 | Million British Thermal Units per One Thousand Cubic Feet |
MA | Machine/Unit |
MB | Millimeter-Nominal |
MC | Microgram |
MD | Air Dry Metric Ton |
ME | Milligram |
MF | Milligram per Sq. Ft. per Side |
MG | Metric Gross Ton |
MH | Microns (Micrometers) |
MI | Metric |
MJ | Minutes |
MK | Milligrams Per Square Inch |
ML | Milliliter |
MM | Millimeter |
MN | Metric Net Ton |
MO | Months |
MP | Metric Ton |
MQ | 1000 Meters |
MR | Meter |
MS | Square Millimeter |
MT | Metric Long Ton |
MU | Millicurie |
MV | Number of Mults |
MW | Metric Ton Kilograms |
MX | Mixed |
MY | Millimeter-Average |
MZ | Millimeter-minimum |
N1 | Pen Calories |
N2 | Number of Lines |
N3 | Print Point |
N4 | Pen Grams (Protein) |
N6 | Megahertz |
N7 | Parts |
N9 | Cartridge Needle |
NA | Milligrams per Kilogram |
NB | Barge |
NC | Car |
ND | Net Barrels |
NE | Net Liters |
NF | Messages |
NG | Net Gallons |
NH | Message Hours |
NI | Net Imperial Gallons |
NJ | Number of Screens |
NL | Load |
NM | Nautical Mile |
NN | Train |
NQ | Mho |
NR | Micro Mho |
NS | Short Ton |
NT | Trailer |
NU | Newton-Meter |
NV | Vehicle |
NW | Newton |
NX | Parts Per Thousand |
NY | Pounds Per Air-Dry Metric Ton |
OA | Panel |
OC | Billboard |
ON | Ounces per Square Yard |
OP | Two pack |
OT | Overtime Hours |
OZ | Ounce - Av |
P0 | Pages - Electronic |
P1 | Percent |
P2 | Pounds per Foot |
P3 | Three pack |
P4 | Four-pack |
P5 | Five-pack |
P6 | Six pack |
P7 | Seven pack |
P8 | Eight-pack |
P9 | Nine pack |
PA | Pail |
PB | Pair Inches |
PC | Piece |
PD | Pad |
PE | Pounds Equivalent |
PF | Pallet (Lift) |
PG | Pounds Gross |
PH | Pack (PAK) |
PI | Pitch |
PJ | Pounds, Decimal - Pounds per Square Foot - Pound Gage |
PK | Package |
PL | Pallet/Unit Load |
PM | Pounds-Percentage |
PN | Pounds Net |
PO | Pounds per Inch of Length |
PP | Plate |
PQ | Pages per Inch |
PR | Pair |
PS | Pounds per Sq. Inch |
PT | Pint |
PU | Mass Pounds |
PV | Half Pint |
PW | Pounds per Inch of Width |
PX | Pint, Imperial |
PY | Peck, Dry U.S. |
PZ | Peck, Dry Imperial |
Q1 | Quarter (Time) |
Q2 | Pint U.S. Dry |
Q3 | Meal |
Q4 | Fifty |
Q5 | Twenty-Five |
Q6 | Thirty-Six |
Q7 | Twenty-Four |
QA | Pages - Facsimile |
QB | Pages - Hardcopy |
QC | Channel |
QD | Quarter Dozen |
QE | Photographs |
QH | Quarter Hours |
QK | Quarter Kilogram |
QR | Quire |
QS | Quart, Dry U.S. |
QT | Quart |
QU | Quart, Imperial |
R1 | Pica |
R2 | Becquerel |
R3 | Revolutions Per Minute |
R4 | Calorie |
R5 | Thousands of Dollars |
R6 | Millions of Dollars |
R7 | Billions of Dollars |
R8 | Roentgen Equivalent in Man (REM) |
R9 | Thousand Cubic Meters |
RA | Rack |
RB | Radian |
RC | Rod (area) - 16.25 Square Yards |
RD | Rod (length) - 5.5 Yards |
RE | Reel |
RG | Ring |
RH | Running or Operating Hours |
RK | Roll-Metric Measure |
RL | Roll |
RM | Ream |
RN | Ream-Metric Measure |
RO | Round |
RP | Pounds per Ream |
RS | Resets |
RT | Revenue Ton Miles |
RU | Run |
S1 | Semester |
S2 | Trimester |
S3 | Square Feet per Second |
S4 | Square Meters per Second |
S5 | Sixty-fourths of an Inch |
S6 | Sessions |
S7 | Storage Units |
S8 | Standard Advertising Units (SAUs) |
S9 | Slip Sheet |
SA | Sandwich |
SB | Square Mile |
SC | Square Centimeter |
SD | Solid Pounds |
SE | Section |
SF | Square Foot |
SG | Segment |
SH | Sheet |
SI | Square Inch |
SJ | Sack |
SK | Split Tanktruck |
SL | Sleeve |
SM | Square Meter |
SN | Square Rod |
SO | Spool |
SP | Shelf Package |
SQ | Square |
SR | Strip |
SS | Sheet-Metric Measure |
ST | Set |
SV | Skid |
SW | Skein |
SX | Shipment |
SY | Square Yard |
SZ | Syringe |
T0 | Telecommunications Lines in Service |
T1 | Thousand pounds gross |
T2 | Thousandths of an Inch |
T3 | Thousand Pieces |
T4 | Thousand Bags |
T5 | Thousand Casings |
T6 | Thousand Gallons |
T7 | Thousand Impressions |
T8 | Thousand Linear Inches |
T9 | Thousand Kilowatt Hours |
TA | Tenth Cubic Foot |
TB | Tube |
TC | Truckload |
TD | Therms |
TE | Tote |
TF | Ten Square Yards |
TG | Gross Ton |
TH | Thousand |
TI | Thousand Square Inches |
TJ | Thousand Sq. Centimeters |
TK | Tank |
TL | Thousand Feet (Linear) |
TM | Thousand Feet (Board) |
TN | Net Ton (2,000 LB). |
TO | Troy Ounce |
TP | Ten-pack |
TQ | Thousand Feet |
TR | Ten Square Feet |
TS | Thousand Square Feet |
TT | Thousand Linear Meters |
TU | Thousand Linear Yards |
TV | Thousand Kilograms |
TW | Thousand Sheets |
TX | Troy Pound |
TY | Tray |
TZ | Thousand Cubic Feet |
U1 | Treatments |
U2 | Tablet |
U3 | Ten |
U5 | Two Hundred Fifty |
UA | Torr |
UB | Telecommunications Lines in Service - Average |
UC | Telecommunications Ports |
UD | Tenth Minutes |
UE | Tenth Hours |
UF | Usage per Telecommunications Line - Average |
UH | Ten Thousand Yards |
UL | Unitless |
UM | Million Units |
UN | Unit |
UP | Troche |
UQ | Wafer |
UR | Application |
US | Dosage Form |
UT | Inhalation |
UU | Lozenge |
UV | Percent Topical Only |
UW | Milliequivalent |
UX | Dram (Minim) |
UY | Fifty Square Feet |
UZ | Fifty Count |
V1 | Flat |
V2 | Pouch |
VA | Volt-ampere per Kilogram |
VC | Five Hundred |
VI | Vial |
VP | Percent Volume |
VR | Volt-ampere-reactive |
VS | Visit |
W2 | Wet Kilo |
WA | Watts per Kilogram |
WB | Wet Pound |
WD | Work Days |
WE | Wet Ton |
WG | Wine Gallon |
WH | Wheel |
WI | Weight per Square Inch |
WK | Week |
WM | Working Months |
WP | Pennyweight |
WR | Wrap |
WW | Milliliters of Water |
X1 | Chains (Land Survey) |
X2 | Bunch |
X3 | Clove |
X4 | Drop |
X5 | Head |
X6 | Heart |
X7 | Leaf |
X8 | Loaf |
X9 | Portion |
XP | Base Box per Pound |
Y1 | Slice |
Y2 | Tablespoon |
Y3 | Teaspoon |
Y4 | Tub |
YD | Yard |
YL | 100 Lineal Yards |
YR | Years |
YT | Ten Yards |
Z1 | Lift Van |
Z2 | Chest |
Z3 | Cask |
Z4 | Hogshead |
Z5 | Lug |
Z6 | Conference Points |
Z8 | Newspaper Agate Line |
ZA | Bimonthly |
ZB | Biweekly |
ZC | Semiannual |
ZP | Page |
ZZ | Mutually Defined |