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.