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Schedule B 2005 - Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Commodity Classification and Units of Quantity                 


      
Abbreviation Description
A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amperes

AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alternating current

Ag g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver content in grams

Au g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold content in grams

Bbl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrels

c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celsius

cc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cubic centimeters

cg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centigrams

cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centimeters

cm2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Square centimeters                    

Cnt kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content kilograms

Cnt t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content metric tons

cN/tex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centinewtons per tex

con. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continued

Cu kg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copper content in kilograms

cy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean yield

cy kg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean yield kilogram

DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct current

Doz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dozens

Dz PCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dozen pieces

Dz Prs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dozen pairs

fbr m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiber meter

fiber m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiber meter

g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grams

Gbq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gigabecquerels

g/cm3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grams per cubic centimeter

g/m2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grams per square meter

g/m3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grams per cubic meter

Gross Cntnrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross containers

GVW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross vehicle weight

hp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horsepower

Hundr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hundreds

in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inches

INN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Nonproprietary Name

Kcal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilocalories

kcal/kg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilocalories per kilogram

kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilogram

kg/cm2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilograms per square centimeter

kgf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilogram-force

kg ttl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilogram total sugares

kN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilonewtons

kPa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilopascals

kPa/g/m2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilopascals per gram                    

                                         per square meter

kV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilovolts

kVA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilovoltampere

Kw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kilowatts 

lb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pound

lbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pounds

m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meters

m2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Square meters

m3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cubic meters

Mbq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megabecquerels

ml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milliliters

MHZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Megahertz

mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Millimeter

Mn kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manganese content in kilograms

Mo kg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molybdenum content in kilograms

MOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metal oxide semiconductor

NaOH kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sodium hydroxide content in

                                        kilograms

n.e.s.o.i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not elsewhere specified or included

NH3 t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ammonia content in metric tons

Ni kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nickel content in kilograms

Nm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of 1,000 meter lengths of

                                         (textile) yarn in 1 kilogram

No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number

Oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ounce

Ozs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ounces

Pb kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead content in kilograms

PCS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pieces

Pd g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palladium content in grams

pf liters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proof liters

Prs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pairs

Pt g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platinum content in grams

PTO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power take-off

Rh g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodium content in grams

r.p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revolutions per minute

R. bale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running bale

sbe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard brick equivalent

Si kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silicon content in kilograms

SMD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface mounted device

sq. yd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Square yard

t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metric ton

Th sbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousands of sbe

Ths m3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousand cubic meters

Thsnds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thousands

V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volts

VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voltampere

V kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanadium content in kilograms

vol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Volume

W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watts

W kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tungsten content in kilograms

wt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weight

yds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yards

X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No unit of quantity required

Zn kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zinc content in kilograms


      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Source: FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. 20233
Location: MAIN
Created: 20 December 2001
Last modified: 22 December 2004 at 01:59:13 PM