Defines the Item Bulk / Unit of Measure values for Level III purchase card processing.

Level III Purchase Card - Item Bulk / Unit of Measure


The Item Bulk/Unit of Measure values below are used when processing Purchasing Card Level III data.


Unit of Measure Codes

The unit# field must contain an approved Level III Unit of Measure code for each itemized product listed.

Commonly Used Code

Code Unit Name
ACR Acre
ASM Alcoholic strength by mass
ASV Alcoholic strength by volume
AMP Ampere
AMH Ampere-hour (3,6 kC)
ARE Are (100 m2)
BAR Bar
BLL Barrel (petroleum) (158,987 dm3)
BFT Board foot
BQL Becquerel
BIL Billion EUR / Trillion US
MLD Billion US / Milliard
BHP Brake horse power (245,7 watts)
BTU British thermal unit (1,055 kilojoules)
BUA Bushel (35,2391 dm3)
BUI Bushel (36,36874 dm3)
CDL Candela
CCT Carrying capacity in metric tonnes
CNT Cental GB (45,359237 kg)
CGM Centigram
CLT Centilitre
CMT Centimetre
DTN Centner, metric (100 kg) / Decitonne / Quintal, metric (100 kg)
WCD Cord (3,63 m3)
COU Coulomb
CKG Coulomb per kilogram
CMQ Cubic centimeter
DMQ Cubic decimeter
FTQ Cubit foot
INQ Cubic inch
MTQ Cubic metre
MQH Cubic metre per hour
MQS Cubic metre per second
MMQ Cubic millimeter
YDQ Cubic yard
CUR Curie
DAY Day
DAA Decare
DLT Decilitre
DMT Decimetre
CEL Degree Celsius
FAH Degree Fahrenheit
DPT Displacement tonnage
DZN Dozen
DZP Dozen packs
DZR Dozen pairs
DCP Dozen pieces
DRL Dozen rolls
DRM Drachm GB (3,887935 g)
DRI Dram GB (1,771745 g)
DRA Dram US (3,887935 g)
BLD Dry barrel (115,627 dm3)
GLD Dry gallon (4,404884 dm3)
PTD Dry pint (0,55061 dm3)
QTD Dry quart (1,101221 dm3)
FAR Farad
OZI Fluid ounce (28,413 cm3)
OZA Fluid ounce (29,5735 cm3)
FOT Foot (0,3048 m)
GLI Gallon (4,546092 dm3)
GBQ Gigabecquerel
GWH Gigawatt-hour (1 million kW/h)
GII Gill (0,142065 dm3)
GIA Gill (11,8294 cm3)
GRN Grain GB, US (64,798910 mg)
GRM Gram
GFI Gram of fissile isotopes
GGR Great gross (12 gross)
GRO Gross
GRT Gross (register) ton
SAN Half year (six months)
HAR Hectare
HBA Hectobar
HGM Hectogram
DTH Hectokilogram
HLT Hectolitre
HPA Hectolitre of pure alcohol
HMT Hectometre
HTZ Hertz
HUR Hour
CEN Hundred
BHX Hundred boxes
HIU Hundred international units
CLF Hundred leaves
CNP Hundred packs
CWA Hundredweight US (45,3592 kg)
INH Inch (25,4 mm)
JOU Joule
KEL Kelvin
KBA Kilobar
KGM Kilogram
KPH Kilogram of caustic potash / potassium hydroxide
KSH Kilogram of caustic soda / sodium hydroxide
KNS Kilogram of named substance
KNI Kilogram of nitrogen
KPP Kilogram of phosphonic anhydride / phosphorus pentoxide
KPO Kilogram of potassium oxide
KSD Kilogram of substance 90% dry
KUR Kilogram of uranium
KMQ Kilogram per cubic meter
KGS Kilogram per second
KHZ Kilohertz
KJO Kilojoule
KMT Kilometre
KMH Kilometre per hour
KPA Kilopascal
KTN Kilotonne
KVR Kilovar
KVT Kilovolt
KVA Kilovolt-ampere
KWT Kilowatt
KWH Kilowatt-hour
KNT Knot (1 nautical mile per hour)
LEF Leaf
GLL Liquid gallon (3,78541 dm3)
PTL Liquid pint (0,473176 dm3)
QTL Liquid quart (0,946353 dm3)
LTR Litre (1dm3)
LPA Litre of pure alcohol
CWI (Long) hundredweight GB (50,802345 kg)
LTN Long ton GB, US (1,0160469 t)
LUM Lumen
LUX Lux
MHZ Megahertz
MAL Megalitre
MAM Megametre
MPA Megapascal
MVA Megavolt-ampere (1000 KVA)
MAW Megawatt
MWH Megawatt-hour (100 kW/h)
MTR Metre
MTS Metre per second
MSK Metre per second squared
CTM Metric carat
TNE Metric ton / Tonne (1000 kg)
MBR Millibar
MCU Millicurie
MGM Milligram
MLT Millilitre
MMT Millimetre
MIO Million
HMQ Million cubic metres
MIU Million international units
MIN Minute
MON Month
NMI Nautical mile (1852 m)
NTT Net (register) ton
NEW Newton
NMB Number
NAR Number of articles
NBB Number of bobbins
NCL Number of cells
NIU Number of international units
NMP Number of packs
NMR Number of pairs
NPL Number of parcels
NPT Number of parts
NRL Number of rolls
OHM Ohm
ONZ Ounce GB, US (28,349523 g)
APZ Ounce GB, US (31,10348 g) / Troy Ounce
PAL Pascal
DWT Pennyweight GB, US (1,555174 g)
PCE Piece
PTI Pint (0,568262 dm3)
LBR Pound GB, US (0,45359237 kg)
PGL Proof gallon
QTI Quart
QAN Quarter (of a year)
QTR Quarter, GB (12,700586 kg)
RPM Revolution per minute
RPS Revolution per second
SCO Score
SCR Scruple GB, US (1,295982 g)
SEC Second
SET Set
SHT Shipping ton
SST Short standard
STN Short ton GB, US (0,90718474 t)
SIE Siemans
CMK Square centimeter
DMK Square decimeter
FTK Square foot
INK Square inch
KMK Square kilometer
MTK Square metre
MIK Square mile
MMK Square millimeter
TDK Square yard
WSD Standard
ATM Standard atmosphere (101325 Pa)
SMI (Statute) mile (1609,344 m)
STI Stone GB (6,350293 kg)
ATT Technical atmosphere (98066,5 Pa)
DAD Ten days
TPR Ten pairs
MIL Thousand
TAH Thousand ampere-hour
MBF Thousand board feet (2,36 m3)
TQD Thousand cubic metres per day
MBE Thousand standard brick equivalent
TSH Ton of steam per hour
TSD Tonne of substance 90% dry
TRL Trillion EUR
LBT Troy pound, US (373,242 g)
VLT Volt
WTT Watt
WHR Watt-hour
WEB Weber
WEE Week
YRD Yard
ANN Year

The original Level III specification contains a substantially larger list of approved Unit of Measure codes. The values above represent the most commonly used entries.


Processing Notes

Failure to provide complete or accurate Level III data may result in settlement or interchange qualification issues.