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Codes for Units of Measurement

The following table lists the codes for units of measurement used in international trade.

Table 26Codes for Units of Measurement

Value

Description

EA

Unknown unit of measure

ACR

Acre (4840 yd2)

AMH

Ampere-hour (3.6 kC)

AMP

Ampere

ANN

Year

APZ

Ounce GB, US (31.10348 g) (tr oz.)

ARE

Are (100 m2)

ASM

Alcoholic strength mass

ASV

Alcoholic strength by volume

ATM

Standard atmosphere (101325 Pa)

ATT

Technical atmosphere (98066.5 Pa)

BAR

Bar

BFT

Board foot

BG

Unknown unit of measure

BHP

Brake horsepower (745.7 W)

BHX

Hundred boxes

BIL

Billion Eur (trillion US)

BLD

Dry barrel (115.627 dm3)

BLL

Barrel

BQL

Becquerel

BTU

British thermal unit (1.055 Kilojoules)

BUA

Bushel (35.2391 dm3)

BUI

Bushel (36.36874 dm3)

BX

Unknown unit of measure

C

Unknown unit of measure

CA

Unknown unit of measure

CCT

Carrying capacity in metric tons

CD

Unknown unit of measure

CDL

Candela

CEL

Celsius degrees

CEN

Hundred

CGM

Centigram

CKG

Coulomb per kg

CLF

Hundred leaves

CLT

Centiliter

CMK

Square centimeter

CMT

Centimeter

CNP

Hundred packs

CNT

Cental GB (45.359237 kg)

COU

Coulomb

CS

Unknown unit of measure

CTM

Metric carat (200 Mg = 2.10-4 kg)

CUR

Curie

CWA

Hundredweight US (45.3592 kg)

D

Unknown unit of measure

DAA

Decare

DAD

Ten days

DAY

Day

DEC

Decade (10 years)

DLT

Deciliter

DMK

Square decimeter

DMQ

Cubic decimeter

DMT

Decimeter

DPC

Dozen pieces

DPT

Displacement tonnage

DRA

Dram US (3.887935 g)

DRI

Dram GB (1.771745 g)

DRL

Dozen rolls

DRM

Drachm gm (3.887935 g)

DTH

Hectokilogram

DTN

Centner / Quintal, metric (100 kg) (decitonne)

DWT

Pennyweight GB, US (1.555174 g)

DZ

Unknown unit of measure

DZN

Dozen

DZP

Dozen packs

DZR

Dozen pairs

EA

Unknown unit of measure

EAC

Each

FAH

Fahrenheit degrees

FAR

Farad

FOT

Foot (.3048 m)

FT

Unknown unit of measure

FTK

Square foot

FTQ

Cubic foot

G

Unknown unit of measure

GAL

Unknown unit of measure

GBQ

Gigabequerel

GFI

Gram of fissile isotopes

GGR

Great gross (12 gross)

GIA

Gill (11.8294 cm3)

GII

Gill (0.142065 dm3)

GLD

Dry gallon (4.404884 dm3)

GLI

Gallon (4.546092 dm3)

GLL

Liquid gallon (3.78541 dm3)

GRM

Gram

GRN

Grain GB, US (64.798910 mg)

GRO

Gross

GRT

Gross (Register) ton

GWH

Gigawatt-hour (1 Million kWh)

HAR

Hectare

HBA

Hectobar

HGM

Hectogram

HIU

Hundred international units

HLT

Hectoliter

HMQ

Million cubic meters

HMT

Hectometer

HPA

Hectoliter of pure alcohol

HTZ

Hertz

HUR

Hour

INH

Inch (25.4 mm)

INK

Square inch

INQ

Cubic inch

ITM

Item

JOU

Joule

KBA

Kilobar

KEL

Kelvin

KGM

Kilogram

KGS

Kilogram per second

KHZ

Kilohertz

KJO

Kilojoule

KMH

Kilometer per hour

KMK

Square kilometer

KMQ

Kilogram per cubic meter

KMT

Kilometer

KNI

Kilogram of nitrogen

KNS

Kilogram of named substance

KNT

Knot (1 nautical mile per hour)

KPA

Kilopascal

KPH

Kilogram of caustic potash (kilogram of potassium hydroxide)

KPO

Kilogram of potassium oxide

KPP

Kilogram of phosphoric anhydride (kilogram of phosphoric pentoxide)

KSD

Kilogram of substance 90% dry

KSH

Kilogram of caustic soda

KTN

Kilotonne

KUR

Kilogram of uranium

KVA

Kilovolt-ampere

KVR

Kilovar

KVT

Kilovolt

KWH

Kilowatt-hour

KWT

Kilowatt

LBR

Pound GB, US (0.45359237 kg)

LBS

Unknown unit of measure

LBT

Troy pound, US (373.242 g)

LEF

Leaf

LPA

Liter of pure alcohol

LTN

Long ton GB, US (1.0160469 T)

LTR

Liter (1 dm3)

LUM

Lumen

LUX

Lux

MAL

Megaliter

MAM

Megameter

MAW

Megawatt

MBE

Thousand standard brick equivalent

MBF

Thousand board-feet (2.36 m3)

MBR

Millibar

MCU

Millicurie

MGM

Milligram

MHZ

Megahertz

MIK

Square mile

MIL

Thousand

MIN

Minute

MIO

Million

MIU

Million international units

MLD

Billion US (milliard)

MLT

Milliliter

MMK

Square millimeter

MMQ

Cubic millimeter

MMT

Millimeter

MON

Month

MPA

Megapascal

MQH

Cubic meter per hour

MQS

Cubic meter per second

MSK

Meter per second squared

MTK

Square meter

MTQ

Cubic meter

MTR

Meter

MTS

Meter per second

MVA

Megavolt-ampere (1000 kva)

MWH

Megawatt-hour (1000 kWh)

NAR

Number of articles

NBB

Number of bobbins

NCL

Number of cells

NEW

Newton

NIU

Number of international units

NMB

Number

NMI

Nautical mile (1852 m)

NMP

Number of packs

NMR

Number of pairs

NPL

Number of parcels

NPT

Number of parts

NRL

Number of rolls

NTT

Net (register) ton

OHM

Ohm

ONZ

Ounce GB, US (28.349523 g)

OZA

Fluid ounce (29.5735 cm3)

OZI

Fluid ounce (28.413 cm3)

PAL

Pascal

PCB

Piece

PCE

Unknown unit of measure

PER

Unknown unit of measure

PGL

Proof gallon

PK

Unknown unit of measure

PTD

Dry pint (0.55061 dm3)

PTI

Pint (0.568262 dm3)

PTL

Liquid pint (0.473176 dm3)

QAN

Quarter (of a year)

QTD

Dry quart (1.101221 dm3)

QTI

Quart (1.136523 dm3)

QTL

Liquid quart (0.946353 dm3)

QTR

Quarter, GB (12.700586 kg)

RL

Unknown unit of measure

RM

Unknown unit of measure

RPM

Revolution per minute

RPS

Revolution per second

SAN

Half year (6 months)

SCO

Score

SCR

Scruple GB, US (1.295982 g)

SEC

Second

SET

Set

SHT

Shipping ton

SIE

Siemens

SMI

(Statute) mile (1609.344 m)

SST

Short Standard (7200 matches)

ST

Unknown unit of measure

STI

Stone GB (6.350293 kg)

STN

Short ton GB, US (0.90718474 T)

TAH

Thousand ampere-hour

TNE

Metric ton (1000 kg) (tonne (1000 kg))

TPR

Ten pairs

TQD

Thousand cubic meters per day

TRL

Trillion EUR

TSD

Tonne of substance 90% dry

TSH

Ton of steam per hour

VLT

Volt

WCD

Cord (3.63 m3)

WEB

Weber

WEE

Week

WHR

Watt-hour

WSD

Standard

WTT

Watt

YDK

Square yard

YDQ

Cubic yard

YRD

Yard (0.9144 m)