ANSI Units of Measure

Code Description

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

A8

Dollars per Hours

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

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

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

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

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

D2

Shares

D3

Square Decimeter

D5

Kilogram Per Square Centimeter

D8

Draize Score

D9

Dyne per Square Centimeter

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

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)

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)

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

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

G2

U.S. Gallons Per Minute

G3

Imperial Gallons Per Minute

G4

Gigabecquerel

G5

Gill (Imperial)

G7

Microfiche Sheet

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

H1

Half Pages - Electronic

H2

Half Liter

H4

Hectoliter

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)

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

J2

Joule Per Kilogram

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

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)

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

L2

Liters Per Minute

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

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

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

N1

Pen Calories

N2

Number of Lines

N3

Print Point

N4

Pen Grams (Protein)

N6

Megahertz

N7

Parts

N9

Cartridge Needle

OA

Panel

OC

Billboard

ON

Ounces per Square Yard

OP

Two pack

OT

Overtime Hours

OZ

Ounce - Av

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

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

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

Q1

Quarter (Time)

Q2

Pint U.S. Dry

Q3

Meal

Q4

Fifty

Q5

Twenty-Five

Q6

Thirty-Six

Q7

Twenty-Four

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U1

Treatments

U2

Tablet

U3

Ten

U5

Two Hundred Fifty

VA

Volt-ampere per Kilogram

VC

Five Hundred

VI

Vial

VP

Percent Volume

VR

Volt-ampere-reactive

VS

Visit

V1

Flat

V2

Pouch

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

W2

Wet Kilo

XP

Base Box per Pound

X1

Chains (Land Survey)

X2

Bunch

X3

Clove

X4

Drop

X5

Head

X6

Heart

X7

Leaf

X8

Loaf

X9

Portion

YD

Yard

YL

100 Lineal Yards

YR

Years

YT

Ten Yards

Y1

Slice

Y2

Tablespoon

Y3

Teaspoon

Y4

Tub

ZA

Bimonthly

ZB

Biweekly

ZC

Semiannual

ZP

Page

ZZ

Mutually Defined

Z1

Lift Van

Z2

Chest

Z3

Cask

Z4

Hogshead

Z5

Lug

Z6

Conference Points

Z8

Newspaper Agate Line

01

Actual Pounds

02

Statute Mile

03

Seconds

04

Small Spray

05

Lifts

06

Digits

07

Strand

08

Heat Lots

09

Tire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8C

Cord

8D

Duty

8P

Project

8R

Program

8S

Session

8U

Square Kilometer

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

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


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