Guide to International Trade Statistics
Conversion Tables and Units of Quantity
Conversion Tables
In January of 1989, The United States adopted the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System, "HS") as the nomenclature for classifying both exports and imports. The Harmonized System collects information based on the metric standard. The following tables will assist data users in converting to metric quantities and values.
Reported Units of Quantity Name (Abbreviation) |
HS Units of Quantity Name (Abbreviation) |
Multiplication Factor to Convert Reported Units to HS Units |
Barrel (BBL) |
Thousand cubicmeters (TCM) |
0.0001590 |
Barrel (BBL) |
Liter (LTR) |
159.0 |
Cubic foot (CF) |
Cubic meter (CBM) |
0.02832 |
Cubic yard (CYD) |
Cubic meter (CBM) |
0.7646 |
Content pound (CLB) |
Content kilogram (CKG) |
0.4536 |
Content pound (CLB) |
Clean yield kilogram (CYK) |
0.4536 |
Clean yield pound (CYP) |
Clean yield kilogram (CYK) |
0.4536 |
Clean yield pound (CYP) |
Kg dry rubber content (KDR) |
0.4536 |
Content ton (CTN) |
Content metric ton (CTN) |
0.9072 |
Content short ton (CST) |
Content metric ton (CTN) |
0.9072 |
Cord (CD) |
Cubic meter (CBM) |
2.550 |
Centimeter (CM) |
Meter (MTR) |
0.010 |
Cubic centimeter (CC) |
Liter (LTR) |
0.001 |
Cubic meter (CBM) |
Liter (LTR) |
1000. |
Cubic meter (CBM) |
Thousand cubic meters (TCM) |
0.001 |
Millicurie (MC) |
Curie (CUR) |
0.0010 |
Curie (CUR) |
Millicurie (MC) |
1000. |
Dozen (DOZ) |
Pieces (PCS) |
12.00 |
Dozen (DOZ) |
Dozen pair (DPR) |
0.5000 |
Dozen (DOZ) |
Gross (GR) |
0.08333 |
Dozen (DOZ) |
Thousand (THS) |
0.0120 |
Dozen (DOZ) |
Number (NO) |
12.00 |
Dozen pair (DPR) |
Dozen (DOZ) |
2.000 |
Foot (FT) |
Meter (MTR) |
0.3048 |
Gallon (GAL) |
Liter (LTR) |
3.785 |
Gallon (GAL) |
Barrel (BBL) |
0.02381 |
Gram (GM) |
Kilogram (KG) |
0.001 |
Gross (GR) |
Number (NO) |
144.0 |
Gross (GR) |
Gross pair (GRP) |
0.5000 |
Gross boxes (GBX) |
Gross cartons (GCN) |
1.000 |
Gross pound (GLB) |
Gram (GM) |
453.6 |
Gross pound (GLB) |
Gross kilogram (GKG) |
0.4536 |
Gross pound (GLB) |
Kilogram (KG) |
0.4536 |
Gross metric ton (GTN) |
Metric Ton (TON) |
1.000 |
Hundredweight (CWT) |
Kilogram (KG) |
45.36 |
Hundredweight (CWT) |
Metric Ton (TON) |
0.04536 |
Kilogram (KG) |
Metric ton (TON) |
0.001 |
Kilogram (KG) |
Gram (GM) |
1000. |
Linear feet (LFT) |
Meter (MTR) |
0.3048 |
Long ton (LTN) |
Kilogram (KG) |
1016. |
Long ton (LTN) |
Metric Ton (TON) |
1.016 |
Liter (LTR) |
Cubic meter (CBM) |
0.001 |
Meters (MTR) |
Thousand meters (THM) |
0.001 |
Metric ton (TON) |
Kilogram (KG) |
1000. |
Metric ton (TON) |
Gross metric ton (GTN) |
1.000 |
Metric ton (TON) |
Barrel (BBL) |
7.33331 |
Number (NO) |
Gross (GRS) |
0.006944 |
Number (NO) |
Gross pair (GPR) |
0.003472 |
Number (NO) |
Pieces (PCS) |
1.000 |
Number (NO) |
Thousand (THS) |
0.0010 |
Ounces (OZ) |
Kilogram (KG) |
0.02835 |
Ounces (OZ) |
Grams (GM) |
28.35 |
Pound (LB) |
Carat (CAR) |
2268. |
Pound(LB) |
Gram (GM) |
453.6 |
Pound (LB) |
Kilogram (KG) |
0.4536 |
Pound (LB) |
Metric Ton (TON) |
0.0004536 |
Pound (LB) |
Gross kilogram (GKG) |
0.4536 |
Pound (LB) |
Gross ton(GTN) |
0.0004536 |
Pieces (PCS) |
Number (NO) |
1.000 |
Proof gallon (PFG) |
Proof liter (PFL) |
3.785 |
Pair (PR) |
Dozen (DOZ) |
0.1667 |
Square centimeter (SCM) |
Square meter (SQM) |
0.0001 |
Square meter (SQM) |
Square centimeter (SCM) |
10000. |
Square feet (SFT) |
Square meter (SQM) |
0.0929 |
Square inch (SQT) |
Square meter (SQM) |
0.0006452 |
Square (SQ) |
Square (SQ) |
1.000 |
Square inch (SQT) |
Square centimeter (SCM) |
6.452 |
Square yard (SYD) |
Square meter (SQM) |
0.8361 |
Short ton (STN) |
Kilogram (KG) |
907.2 |
Short Ton (STN) |
Metric Ton (TON) |
0.9072 |
Short Ton (STN) |
Gross Ton (GTN) |
0.9072 |
Thousand cubic meters (TCM) |
Cubic meters (CBM) |
1000. |
Thousand meters (THM) |
Meters (MTR) |
1000. |
Thousand (THS) |
Number (NO) |
1000. |
Thousand square ft (MSF) |
Square meter (SQM) |
92.90 |
Thousand cubic feet (MCF) |
Thousand cubic meters (TCM) |
0.02832 |
Thousand linear feet (MLF) |
Linear meter (LNM) |
304.8 |
Troy ounce (TOZ) |
Gram (GM) |
31.10 |
Troy ounce (TOZ) |
Gross kilogram (GKG) |
0.03110 |
Wine gallon (WG) |
Liter (LTR) |
3.785 |
Yard (YD) |
Meter (MTR) |
0.9144 |
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Abbreviations for Units of Quantity
Abbreviations |
Quantity |
BBL |
Barrels |
CAR |
Carat |
CKG |
Content Kilogram |
CM2 |
Square Centimeters |
CGM |
Content Gram |
CTN |
Content Metric Ton |
CYK |
Clean Yield Kilogram |
DOZ |
Dozen |
DPC |
Dozen Pieces |
DPR |
Dozen Pair |
DS |
Doses |
FBM |
Fiber Meter |
GBQ |
Gigabecquerels |
GCN |
Gross Containers |
GM |
Gram |
GRL |
Gross Lines |
GRS |
Gross |
HUN |
Hundreds |
JWL |
Jewel |
KG |
Kilogram |
KM3 |
Cubic Kilometers |
KTS |
Kilogram Total Sugars |
L |
Liters |
LNM |
Linear Meters |
M |
Meters |
M2 |
Square Meters |
M3 |
Cubic Meters |
MBQ |
Megabecquerels |
MWH |
Megawatt Hours |
NO |
Number |
ODE |
Ozone Depletion Equivalent |
PCS |
Pieces |
PFL |
Proof Liter |
PK |
Pack |
PRS |
Pairs |
SQ |
Square |
T |
Metric Tons |
THM |
Thousand Meters |
THS |
Thousand |
X |
No First Unit Of Qty |
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