355 Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Type

Identifier (ID)

Length

Min 2 / Max 2

Codes

Code	Description
01	Actual Pounds
1A	Car Mile One freight car moving one mile
1B	Car Count The number of freight cars moving over a specified track
1C	Locomotive Count The number of locomotives moved over a specified track
1D	Caboose Count The number of cabooses moved over a specified track
1E	Empty Car Unloaded or empty cars moving over a specified track
1F	Train Mile The first locomotive in a train moving one mile
1G	Fuel Usage (Gallons) The number of gallons of diesel fuel used to move a train or all trains over specified trackage
1H	Caboose Mile One caboose moving one mile
1I	Fixed Rate Indicates a predetermined or set rate for usage of a facility
1J	Ton Miles Tons of freight multiplied by the number of times moved; includes non-revenue freight such as material used to maintain trackage and right-of-way
1K	Locomotive Mile One locomotive moving one mile
1L	Total Car Count The sum of cars, locomotives, and cabooses moving over a specified track; the conversion rate for locomotives and cabooses is set by contract
1M	Total Car Mile The sum of car miles, locomotive miles, and caboose miles moved over a specified track; the conversion rate for locomotives and cabooses is set by contract
1N	Count
1O	Season
1P	Tank Car
1Q	Frames
1R	Transactions
1S	Millimole Millimole is 1/1000 part of a mole (measure of the concentration of a solute)
1T	Terabecquerel
1X	Quarter Mile
1Z	Base Unit
02	Statute Mile
2A	Radians Per Second Measure of angular velocity
2B	Radians Per Second Squared Measure of angular acceleration
2C	Roentgen Unit of X-radiation or gamma radiation equal to the amount of radiation that produces in one cubic centimeter of dry air at 0 degrees Celsius and standard atmospheric pressure ionization of either sign equal to one electrostatic unit of charge
2D	Ship Set
2F	Volts Per Meter Measure of electrical field strength
2G	Volts (Alternating Current) Measure of electrical potential
2H	Volts (Direct Current) Measure of electrical potential
2I	British Thermal Units (BTUs) Per Hour British thermal units per hour
2J	Cubic Centimeters Per Second Rate of flow
2K	Cubic Feet Per Hour Rate of flow
2L	Cubic Feet Per Minute Rate of flow
2M	Centimeters Per Second Rate of speed
2N	Decibels A unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale of 0 for the least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average pain level
2P	Kilobyte Unit of computer storage capacity equal to 1000 bytes
2Q	Kilobecquerel Unit of radiation
2R	Kilocurie Unit of radiation
2U	Megagram Unit of mass
2V	Megagrams Per Hour
2W	Bin Storage container used as a unit of measurement
2X	Meters Per Minute Measure of linear speed
2Y	Milliroentgen Unit of radiation
2Z	Millivolts Unit of electrical potential
03	Seconds
3A	Degrees Lovibond
3B	Megajoule Unit of energy or heat
3C	Manmonth Measure of work output by a single person during a typical work month
3D	Pieces per 100 Grams
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
3J	Pieces per 10 Pounds
3K	Proof
3L	Scoville Units
3M	Water Activity
3Z	Terabytes
04	Small Spray
4A	Bobbin A cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound
4B	Cap Designates that the cap of a container is manufactured to dimensions that enable it to be used as a measuring device when mixing the contents of the container with another substance
4C	Centistokes 1 * 10/-6 square meters/second
4D	Curie A unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 * 10/10 disintegrations per second
4E	20-Pack Pack containing 20 units
4F	100-Pack Pack containing 100 units
4G	Microliter 1/1,000,000 liter
4I	Meters Per Second Measure of linear speed
4J	Meters Per Second Per Second Measure of acceleration
4K	Milliamperes Unit of electrical current
4L	Megabyte Unit of computer storage capacity
4M	Milligrams Per Hour Unit of flow
4N	Megabecquerel Unit of radiation
4O	Microfarad Unit of electrical capacitance
4P	Newtons Per Meter Unit of measure for surface tension
4Q	Ounce Inch Unit of torque
4R	Ounce Foot Unit of torque
4S	Pascal Unit of pressure
4T	Picofarad Unit of electrical capacitance
4U	Pounds Per Hour Rate of flow
4V	Cubic Meter Per Hour Rate of flow
4W	Ton Per Hour Rate of flow
4X	Kiloliter Per Hour Rate of flow
05	Lifts
5A	Barrels per Minute The number of 42 gallon barrels pumped or mixed in a time period of one minute
5B	Batch The quantity of material produced at one operation
5C	Gallons per Thousand The number of gallons of a component material used per one thousand gallons of a process made
5D	Proof Gallons
5E	MMSCF/Day One million standard cubic feet of gas per day
5F	Pounds per Thousand The number of pounds of solid material used in each 1000 gallons of fluid, mixed or pumped
5G	Pump The number of pumps used on a specific job
5H	Stage A period or step in a process or development
5I	Standard Cubic Foot One cubic foot of gas measured at a fixed temperature and pressure; the value used for the temperature and pressure varies depending on the type of gas being measured
5J	Hydraulic Horse Power A calculated measure of Horse Power using the formula rate (barrels per minute) times pressure (pounds per square inch) divided by 40.8
5K	Count per Minute
5P	Seismic Level
5Q	Seismic Line
06	Digits Expresses a value using total number of digits, e.g., 6 digits
07	Strand
08	Heat Lots
8C	Cord
8D	Duty
8P	Project
8R	Program
8S	Session
8U	Square Kilometer
09	Tire
9A	Apothecary Pound
9B	Briquet
9F	Fold The number of folds as a measure of overlays
9O	Apothecary Ounce
9P	Pillow The number of pillows issued to a medical facility per hospital bed
9S	Seat
9Y	Family Unit
9Z	United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Unit A unit used in the United States to measure the mass of a vitamin or drug based on its expected biological effects
10	Group
11	Outfit
12	Packet
13	Ration
14	Shot
15	Stick
16	115 Kilogram Drum A cylindrical container whose contents weigh 115 kilograms when full
17	100 Pound Drum A cylindrical container whose contents weigh 100 pounds when full
18	55 Gallon Drum A cylindrical container whose volume is equal to 55 gallons
19	Tank Truck A liquid-carrying highway vehicle whose volume is variable according to the customer's needs and which is used as a measure of goods ordered, sold, and delivered; differs from a tank car which transports liquids by rail
20	20 Foot Container A sea-land rectangular container box whose capacity is defined by its longest dimension and by which product shipments are measured and billed
21	40 Foot Container A sea-land rectangular container box whose capacity is defined by its longest dimension and by which product shipments are measured and billed
22	Deciliter per Gram Represents viscosity, Cuene intrinsic viscosity, and limit intrinsic viscosity
23	Grams per Cubic Centimeter Represents product density
24	Theoretical Pounds
25	Grams per Square Centimeter Represents product basis weight
26	Actual Tons
27	Theoretical Tons
28	Kilograms per Square Meter Represents product basis weight
29	Pounds per 1000 Square Feet Represents product basis weight
30	Horsepower Days per Air Dry Metric Tons Represents the energy requirements for processing a product
31	Catchweight
32	Kilograms per Air Dry Metric Tons Represents chemical addition rate during product manufacture or chemical addition within the finished product
33	Kilopascal Square Meters per Gram Represents burst index measurement for pulp products
34	Kilopascals per Millimeter Represents hardness index of pulp products
35	Milliliters per Square Centimeter Second Represents porosity of a sheet of material
36	Cubic Feet per Minute per Square Foot Represents porosity of a sheet of material
37	Ounces per Square Foot Represents sheet weight
38	Ounces per Square Foot per 0.01 Inch Represents sheet density
39	Basis Points
40	Milliliter per Second Represents rate of absorbency
41	Milliliter per Minute Represents rate of absorbency
42	Centisimal Hahnemannian Dilution (CH) Centesimal Hahnemannian Scale Attenuation - One milliliter (1.0 ml) of the first centesimal liquid attenuation (1C), or one gram (1.0 g) of the first centesimal trituration (1C) represents 0.01 gram (10.0 mg) of the dry crude medicinal substance
43	Super Bulk Bag A cloth, plastic, or paper-based bag having the dimensions of the pallet on which it is constructed and varying in height according to the weight and density of product contained; typically transports dry, loose materials in bulk form
44	500 Kilogram Bulk Bag A flexible container for bulk goods whose contents weigh 500 kilograms when full
45	300 Kilogram Bulk Bag A flexible container for bulk goods whose contents weigh 300 kilograms when full
46	25 Kilogram Bulk Bag A flexible container for bulk goods whose contents weigh 25 kilograms when full
47	50 Pound Bag A flexible container whose contents weigh 50 pounds when full
48	Bulk Car Load A fully loaded rail car containing dry bulk loose materials
49	Decimal Hahnemannian Dilution (DH) Decimal Scale of Attenuation - One gram (1.0 g) of tincture, one milliliter of 1X aqueous solution, or one gram (1.0 g) of 1X trituration represents 0.10 gram of dry crude medicinal substance
50	Actual Kilograms
51	Actual Tonnes
52	Credits
53	Theoretical Kilograms
54	Theoretical Tonnes
55	Korsakovian (K) Centesimal Korsakovian Scale of Attenuation - One milliliter (1.0 ml) of the first centesimal liquid attenuation (1C), or one gram (1.0 g) of the first centesimal trituration (1C). represents 0.01 gram (10.0 mg) of the dry crude medicinal substance
56	Sitas
57	Mesh Linear measurement of the open area of screen, net, weave, or similarly constructed item
58	Net Kilograms
59	Parts Per Million
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 Unit of charge
66	Oersteds
67	Siemens Unit of admittance
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
75	Fifty Millesimal (LM) Fifty Millesimal Scale of Attenuation - One milliliter (1.0 ml) of the first fifty millesimal attenuation
76	Gauss
77	Mil
78	Kilogauss
79	Electron Volt
80	Pounds Per Square Inch Absolute
81	Henry Unit of inductance
82	Ohm Unit of resistance
83	Farad Unit of capacitance
84	Kilo Pounds Per Square Inch (KSI)
85	Foot Pounds
86	Joules
87	Pounds per Cubic Foot
89	Poise
90	Saybold Universal Second A measure of kinematic viscosity, usually of oil
91	Stokes
92	Calories per Cubic Centimeter
93	Calories per Gram
94	Curl Units
95	20,000 Gallon Tankcar A 20,000 gallon liquid capacity enclosed rail car
96	10,000 Gallon Tankcar A 10,000 gallon liquid capacity enclosed rail car
97	10 Kilogram Drum A cylindrical container whose contents weigh 10 kilograms when full
98	15 Kilogram Drum A cylindrical container whose contents weigh 15 kilograms when full
99	Watt
A1	Absorbance
A2	Bloom Units
A3	Brabender Units
A4	Count per Ounce
A5	Count per Pound
A6	Count per Pouch
A7	Milligrams per Gram
A8	Dollars per Hours A rate expressed in dollars per hour to be charged for each hour worked
A9	Millipoises
AA	Ball
AB	Bulk Pack
AC	Acre
AD	Bytes A computer string of data that consists of a quantity of bits, treated as a unit; a bit is a binary digit
AE	Amperes per Meter
AF	Centigram A unit of metric weight equal to 0.01 gram or 0.000035 ounce
AG	Angstrom
AH	Additional Minutes The minutes, usually associated with usage-sensitive pricing of telecommunication services, which are above the minutes allowed for that particular service
AI	Average Minutes Per Call The total number of minutes of a category of calls divided by the total number of calls within the category for telephone services calculated to provide call summary details
AJ	Cop A cylindrical or conical mass of thread, yarn, or cable on a quill or a tube
AK	Fathom A unit of length equal to 6.0 feet or 1.829 meters
AL	Access Lines Number of lines subject to Carrier Access Line Charges
AM	Ampoule
AN	Minutes or Messages Number of minutes or messages contracted or used in telephone services where either the number of minutes or messages are the unit of measure for the calculation of charges
AO	Ampere-turn
AP	Aluminum Pounds Only
AQ	Anti-hemophilic Factor (AHF) Units Intravenous administering of blood products that have been tested for potency against the U.S. medical unit of measure
AR	Suppository
AS	Assortment
AT	Atmosphere Equal to the pressure of the air at sea level, or approximately 14.7 pounds per square inch
AU	Ocular Insert System A drug delivery system which is placed in the lower conjunctival formix from which the drug diffuses through a membrane at a constant rate over a seven-day period
AV	Capsule A compact metallic or plastic container for liquids or solids
AW	Powder-Filled Vials Standard unit of intravenous blood product that has to be reconstituted with a liquid before being administered
AX	Twenty 20 each of an item of supply
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 A centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to one million dynes per square centimeter
BJ	Band
BK	Book
BL	Block
BM	Bolt
BN	Bulk
BO	Bottle
BP	100 Board Feet
BQ	Brake horse power The horsepower made available by an engine or turbine for driving machinery other then itself
BR	Barrel
BS	Basket
BT	Belt
BU	Bushel 32 dry quarts
BV	Bushel, Dry Imperial
BW	Base Weight
BX	Box
BY	British Thermal Unit (BTU)
BZ	Million BTU's
C0	Calls Number of calls handled
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
D1	Dollars, Canadian
D2	Shares
D3	Square Decimeter Metric unit of area
D4	Degrees Brix
D5	Kilogram Per Square Centimeter Unit of pressure
D6	Degrees Lintner
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 One tenth of a Newton-meter, representing torque. A Newton-meter represents force times distance
DO	Dollars, U.S.
DP	Dozen Pair
DQ	Data Records Number of Data Records handled
DR	Drum
DS	Display
DT	Dry Ton
DU	Dyne The unit of force in the cgs system equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second
DW	Calendar Days
DX	Dynes per Centimeter Unit of surface tension
DY	Directory Books Number of directory books delivered to customer
DZ	Dozen
E1	Hectometer A unit of metric length equal to 109.36 yards or 0.062 mile
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 Number of Electronic Mail Boxes established for an account
EC	Each per Month
ED	Inches, Decimal--Nominal
EE	Employees
EF	Inches, Fraction-Nominal
EG	Double-time Hours
EH	Knots
EJ	Locations
EK	Mixed Module
EL	Multipack
EM	Inches, Decimal-Minimum
EP	Eleven pack
EQ	Equivalent Gallons Represents number of gallons that syrup and concentrate make of product
ES	Prepack Assortment
ET	Order
EV	Envelope
EX	Feet, Inches and Fraction
EY	Feet, Inches and Decimal
EZ	Feet and Decimal
F0	International Units per Gram
F1	Thousand Cubic Feet Per Day The unit of measure of the rate of production of a gas
F2	International Unit A unit accepted by an international agency; potency of a drug/vitamin based on a specific weight of that drug/vitamin
F3	Equivalent Weight of a substance which combines with or replaces one gram atomic weight of hydrogen
F4	Minim An apothecary's fluid measure; 60 minims = 1 fluid gram (approx. 5 cc)
F5	MOL Gram-molecular weight of a gas
F6	Price Per Share
F9	Fibers per Cubic Centimeter of Air
FA	Fahrenheit
FB	Fields
FC	Blister Pak
FD	Million Particles per Cubic Foot
FE	Track Foot Represents rails, all ties and fittings, and subgrade
FF	Hundred Cubic Meters A unit of metric volume equal to 131.0 cubic yards
FG	Transdermal Patch A drug delivery system which is placed on the skin and releases a drug at a constant rate through the skin
FH	Micromolar One millionth of a mole; a mole is a standard chemical unit
FJ	Sizing Factor
FK	Fibers
FL	Flake Ton
FM	Million Cubic Feet
FN	Clamshell Package
FO	Fluid Ounce
FP	Pounds per Sq. Ft.
FR	Feet Per Minute Measure of linear speed
FS	Feet Per Second Measure of linear speed
FT	Foot
FU	Furlong A unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)
FV	Grams per 100 Cubic Inches
FZ	Fluid Ounce (Imperial) A liquid unit of measure equal to 1/20 (.05) pint (Imperial), 28.416 cubic centimeters, or 28.416 milliliters
G1	Gallons Capacity
G2	U.S. Gallons Per Minute Rate of flow
G3	Imperial Gallons Per Minute Rate of flow
G4	Gigabecquerel Unit of radiation equal to 27 millicuries
G5	Gill (Imperial) A unit of liquid or dry measure equal to 5 fluid ounces, 8.669 cubic inches, or 142.066 cubic centimeters
G6	Bit
G7	Microfiche Sheet A film that contains photographed documents greatly reduced in size
G8	Gigacalories
G9	Gigabyte
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 Represents kilograms of product and package or container
GU	Gauss per Oersteds
GV	Gigajoules One billion joules; standard method of expressing absolute heating value of natural gas regardless of volume in the Canadian oil and gas industries
GW	Gallons Per Thousand Cubic Feet
GX	Grain A small unit of weight equal to 1/480 (.002083) troy ounce, or 0.0648 gram
GY	Gross Yard
GZ	Gage Systems
H1	Half Pages - Electronic Number of electronic half pages of data delivered
H2	Half Liter Unit of capacity equal to 1/2 liter
H3	18-Pack
H4	Hectoliter Metric measure for 100 liters
H5	22-Pack
H6	30-Pack
H7	38-Pack
H8	62-Pack
H9	75-Pack
HA	Hank One hundred feet of rope
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 Unit of pressure
HQ	Hectare
HR	Hours
HS	Hundred Square Feet
HT	Half Hour
HU	Hundred
HV	Hundred Weight (Short)
HW	Hundred Weight (Long)
HX	Hospital Beds The number of hospital beds issued to a medical facility
HY	Hundred Yards
HZ	Hertz
I1	Persons, Capacity Human occupant capacity
I2	Pellet A small rounded or spherical globule/globoid of medicine
IA	Inch Pound Unit of torque
IB	Inches Per Second (Vibration Velocity) Measure of vibration velocity
IC	Counts per Inch
IE	Person
IF	Inches of Water The maximum differential pressure for which a given meter will measure accurately and is expressed in inches of water
IG	Inner Package
IH	Inhaler Metered-dose pressurized method of getting medication into the lungs or nasal passages
II	Column-Inches A unit of area one column wide and one inch high
IK	Peaks per Inch (PPI)
IL	Inches per Minute
IM	Impressions
IN	Inch
IP	Insurance Policy An individual insurance contract
IS	Stops
IT	Counts per Centimeter
IU	Inches Per Second (Linear Speed) Measure of linear speed
IV	Inches Per Second Per Second (Acceleration) Measure of acceleration
IW	Inches Per Second Per Second (Vibration Acceleration) Measure of vibration acceleration
J1	80-Pack
J2	Joule Per Kilogram Measure of specific energy
J3	81-Pack
J4	82-Pack
J5	84-Pack
J6	85-Pack
J7	96-Pack
J8	5000-Pack
J9	Left Unit
JA	Job
JB	Jumbo
JC	Caplet To denote items in caplet form
JE	Joule Per Kelvin Measure of heat capacity
JG	Joule per Gram Joule is unit of energy and gram is unit of mass
JK	Mega Joule per Kilogram "Mega" means "millions" and "kilo" means "thousands"
JL	Refill Refers to the number of refill units in a package
JM	Megajoule/Cubic Meter A megajoule is one million joules; conventional measurements for expressing the heating value available in a given volume of gas
JN	Pan Refers to items in a pan (such as eye shadow) and would be associated with the number of different colors
JO	Joint
JP	Prepack To indicate this is "n" assortment product with different UPC codes on it
JR	Jar
JS	Use Refers to the number of uses from a product (such as a box of laundry detergent that provides sixty washes)
JT	Tin Refers to giftware products in a tin
JU	Jug
JV	Ovule Refers to products which come in "ovule" form
JX	Exposure To be used to indicate the number of exposures on a roll of film
K0	Kilovolt Potential Refers to the intensity of the radiographic beam and the resulting image on the film.
K1	Kilowatt Demand Represents potential power load measured at predetermined intervals
K2	Kilovolt Amperes Reactive Demand Reactive power that must be supplied for specific types of customer's equipment; billable when kilowatt demand usage meets or exceeds a defined parameter
K3	Kilovolt Amperes Reactive Hour Represents actual electricity equivalent to kilowatt hours; billable when usage meets or exceeds defined parameters
K4	Kilovolt Amperes Measure of electrical power
K5	Kilovolt Amperes Reactive Measure of electrical power
K6	Kiloliter One thousand liters
K7	Kilowatt Measure of electrical power
K9	Kilograms per Millimeter Squared (KG/MM2)
KA	Cake
KB	Kilocharacters Kilocharacters of data transmitted
KC	Kilograms per Cubic Meter
KD	Kilograms Decimal
KE	Keg A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds, used for nails
KF	Kilopackets Kilopackets of data transmitted
KG	Kilogram
KH	Kilowatt Hour
KI	Kilograms/Millimeter Width
KJ	Kilosegments Kilosegments of data transmitted
KK	100 Kilograms
KL	Kilograms/Meter
KM	Kilograms per Square Meter, Kilograms, Decimal
KN	Kilocalorie
KO	Millequivalence Caustic Potash per Gram of Product Acid number and saponification number test results have a unit of measure of Millequivalence KOH per Gram
KP	Kilometers Per Hour
KQ	Kilopascal Represents pressure
KR	Kiloroentgen Measure of radiation
KT	Kit
KU	Task
KV	Kelvin
KW	Kilograms per Millimeter
KX	Milliliters per Kilogram
L1	Right Unit
L2	Liters Per Minute Measure of the rate of flow
LA	Pounds Per Cubic Inch
LB	Pound
LC	Linear Centimeter
LE	Lite
LF	Linear Foot
LG	Long Ton 2240 pounds as used in the U.K.
LH	Labor Hours
LI	Linear Inch
LJ	Large Spray
LK	Link
LL	Lifetime A duration ending with the death of the individual
LM	Linear Meter
LN	Length
LO	Lot
LP	Liquid Pounds
LQ	Liters Per Day Measure of liquid flow over a given time period
LR	Layer(s)
LS	Lump Sum
LT	Liter
LX	Linear Yards Per Pound
LY	Linear Yard
M0	Magnetic Tapes Number of Magnetic Tapes delivered with data
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 Represents conversion from a volume of gas to the heat value of the gas
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) 1/1,000,000 meter
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 Daily calories prescribed to be taken for parenteral/enteral therapy
N2	Number of Lines
N3	Print Point A print point is approximately .0138"
N4	Pen Grams (Protein) Grams of amino acids prescribed to be taken for parenteral/enteral therapy
N6	Megahertz One million cycles per second
N7	Parts
N9	Cartridge Needle Used with auto-injector units only, a disposable, filled cartridge that includes a needle
NA	Milligrams per Kilogram
NB	Barge
NC	Car
ND	Net Barrels
NE	Net Liters
NF	Messages Number of Messages transmitted, or delivered
NG	Net Gallons
NH	Message Hours Number of hours used, calculated at some rate basis such as Minutes/message carried
NI	Net Imperial Gallons
NJ	Number of Screens Number of data screens handled, or transmitted
NK	Nights
NL	Load
NM	Nautical Mile
NN	Train
NQ	Mho The basic unit of electrical conductivity, having a unity value when one ampere of current flows through a conductor to which a one volt difference in electrical potential is applied
NR	Micro Mho The typical unit of electrical conductivity measurement - one millionth of an Mho
NS	Short Ton Two thousand pounds
NT	Trailer
NU	Newton-Meter Unit of energy or torque
NV	Vehicle
NW	Newton Represents force in the International Metric System (SI); equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 1 meter per second on a mass of 1 kilogram
NX	Parts Per Thousand
NY	Pounds Per Air-Dry Metric Ton A measure of chemical addition rate during manufacture and product constituent analysis
NZ	Thousand Gallons Per Day
OA	Panel
OB	Outlet
OC	Billboard
OG	Apothecary Grain
ON	Ounces per Square Yard
OP	Two pack
OT	Overtime Hours
OU	Operating Unit
OZ	Ounce - Av
P0	Pages - Electronic Number of electronic pages of data delivered
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 Volume equal to 33.6003125 cubic inches
Q3	Meal A group of food items packaged together for human consumption
Q4	Fifty A unit of issue in which a group of 50 items are consolidated and measured as a single entity
Q5	Twenty-Five A unit of issue in which a group of 25 items are consolidated and measured as a single entity
Q6	Thirty-Six A unit of issue in which a group of 36 items are consolidated and measured as a single entity
Q7	Twenty-Four A unit of issue in which a group of 24 items are consolidated and measured as a single entity
Q9	Five A unit of issue in which a group of five items are consolidated and measured as a single entity
QA	Pages - Facsimile Number of FAX pages transmitted
QB	Pages - Hardcopy Number of printed pages delivered
QC	Channel
QD	Quarter Dozen
QE	Photographs
QF	Quarter One of four divisions of a human body
QH	Quarter Hours Number of 15 minute increments of usage handled
QK	Quarter Kilogram A unit of metric weight equal to 250 grams
QR	Quire
QS	Quart, Dry U.S.
QT	Quart
QU	Quart, Imperial
R1	Pica Approximately .166 inches measured from the top of the ascender (the upward stroke in a lowercase letter, such as "t") to the bottom of the descender (the downward stroke in a lowercase letter, such as "p"); twelve points equal one pica; six picas equal approximately one inch (.996)
R2	Becquerel Unit of radiation equal to 3.7 * 10/10 of a curie
R3	Revolutions Per Minute
R4	Calorie The amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Centigrade at a pressure of one atmosphere
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 Measure of accumulated time of machine or piece of equipment has been running
RK	Roll-Metric Measure
RL	Roll
RM	Ream
RN	Ream-Metric Measure
RO	Round
RP	Pounds per Ream
RS	Resets Number of times a transmission is reset due to line drop, interrupt, etc.
RT	Revenue Ton Miles One ton of revenue-generating freight moving one mile
RU	Run
RX	Thousand Rounds Number of a series of professional calls on hospital patients made by a doctor or nurse in thousands
S1	Semester
S2	Trimester
S3	Square Feet per Second
S4	Square Meters per Second
S5	Sixty-fourths of an Inch
S6	Sessions Number of interactive sessions handled
S7	Storage Units Number of storage increments used
S8	Standard Advertising Units (SAUs) A predefined partition of advertising page consisting of column-inch multiples
S9	Slip Sheet A cardboard platform used for holding product for storage or transportation
SA	Sandwich
SB	Square Mile
SC	Square Centimeter
SD	Solid Pounds
SE	Section 640 acres or one square mile
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 A unit of measure for roofing materials equal to 100 square feet
SR	Strip
SS	Sheet-Metric Measure
ST	Set
SV	Skid
SW	Skein
SX	Shipment
SY	Square Yard
SZ	Syringe Glass or plastic barrels used to administer fluid medication under the skin, into a vein artery, or into a muscle
T0	Telecommunications Lines in Service Snapshot sample of 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 A compressed or molded block of solid material; a collection of sheet paper glued together at one edge
U3	Ten 10 each of an item of supply
U5	Two Hundred Fifty 250 each of an item of supply
UA	Torr Pressure
UB	Telecommunications Lines in Service - Average Average number of lines in service specific to equal access requirements
UC	Telecommunications Ports Number of network access ports
UD	Tenth Minutes Number of 6 second increments of usage
UE	Tenth Hours Number of 6 minute increments of usage
UF	Usage per Telecommunications Line - Average
UH	Ten Thousand Yards
UL	Unitless Unit of Measure for properties or test results without units of measure
UM	Million Units Measure used to indicate large quantities in multiples of one million
UN	Unit
UP	Troche A flat, round, tablet made of a medicinal substance
UQ	Wafer A light, thin, crisp, cake
UR	Application An action of putting something into material contact
US	Dosage Form
UT	Inhalation
UU	Lozenge
UV	Percent Topical Only A measure of medication intended only for external use
UW	Milliequivalent
UX	Dram (Minim)
UY	Fifty Square Feet
UZ	Fifty Count
V1	Flat A shallow rectangular container frequently used for fruits and vegetables
V2	Pouch
V3	Mixed Module A specially configured orderable product module
V4	Multipack A group of trade items that are intended to be sold as a single consumer unit at the Point-of-Sale check-out
V5	Setpack An orderable assortment of trade items, each of which may be sold individually at the Point-of-Sale check-out. The Setpack may also be sold.
V6	Prepack Assortment An orderable standard assortment of trade items - each of which may be sold individually at the Point-of-Sale check-out. The Prepack Assortment itself is not sold at the Point-of-Sale check-out.
VA	Volt-ampere per Kilogram
VC	Five Hundred 500 each of an item of supply
VI	Vial
VP	Percent Volume
VR	Volt-ampere-reactive
VS	Visit A quantitative measure of the number of visits to a provider by the patient
W2	Wet Kilo Weight of product plus liquid solution
W7	Thimble Full
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 A measure used to identify a group of like items grown or fastened together
X3	Clove A measure used to identify a section of a separate bulb
X4	Drop The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to form a spherical mass
X5	Head A measure used for a rounded, compact mass of leaves, buds or flowers
X6	Heart A measure used to identify the central or innermost physical part
X7	Leaf A measure used to identify a usually green flattened structure of vascular plants processed for a particular purpose
X8	Loaf A shaped mass of food cooked or prepared in one piece
X9	Portion A measure used to identify a section or quantity within a larger thing
XP	Base Box per Pound
Y1	Slice A measure used to identify a thin broad piece cut from a larger object
Y2	Tablespoon A measure equal to three teaspoons or a half fluid ounce
Y3	Teaspoon A measure equal to five milliliters or one third tablespoon
Y4	Tub A measure used to identify a storage container
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 A participant on a conference call
Z7	13-pack Marketing
Z8	Newspaper Agate Line
Z9	14-pack Marketing
ZA	Bimonthly
ZB	Biweekly
ZC	Semiannual
ZD	Kilojoule
ZE	Ping Asian Measurement; 1 Ping = 3.3 square meters
ZF	16-pack Marketing
ZG	48-pack Component Parts
ZH	51-pack Component Parts
ZI	52-pack Component Parts
ZJ	60-pack Gift Packs
ZK	72-pack Gift Packs
ZL	83-pack Gift Packs
ZM	10-pack Marketing
ZN	120-pack Promotional
ZO	150-pack Component Parts
ZP	Page
ZQ	200-pack Component Parts
ZR	1000-pack Component Parts
ZS	15-Pack
ZT	Per Annum
ZU	Mother Tincture (TM) Mother tincture is for homeopathic preparation and is a liquid preparation obtained by the solvent action of a suitable vehicle upon raw materials. The raw materials are usually in the fresh form but may be dried. Mother tinctures for homeopathic preparations may also be obtained from plant juices, with, or without the addition of a vehicle.
ZV	Nanogram Nanogram is one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) of a gram
ZW	Barrel, Dry
ZX	Barrel, Liquid
ZY	Apothecary Scruple
ZZ	Mutually Defined

Sign up for free

Trusted by EDI professionals from leading companies

“Best EDI reference site online. I came across while researching a segment. I have been doing EDI since 1994.”

James Rossiter

EDI Professional