UOM Converter

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UOM codes

Unit as it appears in a supplier file or ERP (EA, ft, box, lbs…) to its UN/ECE Recommendation 20 code, as used in BMEcat, ETIM and e-invoicing.

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“EA” is

How it's calculated
  • UN/ECE Recommendation 20 unit codes; package types from Recommendation 21, written with an X prefix (XBX = box) as in the Peppol code list.
All codes (64)
CodeNameSymbolAlso written as
count
C62one (unit)unit, units, u
EAeacheach, e, ea.
H87piecepiece, pieces, pc, pcs, pce, stk, st
PRpairpair, pairs, pr.
SETsetset, sets, kit
DZNdozendozen, dz, doz
CENhundredhundred, c, /100, per 100
MILthousandthousand, m, /1000, per 1000
package
XBXboxbx, box, boxes
XCTcartonct, ctn, carton
XCScasecs, ca, case, cases
XPKpackagepk, pkg, pack, package
XBGbagbg, bag
XBEbundlebe, bdl, bundle
XROrollro, roll
XCLcoilcl, coil
XRLreelrl, reel, spool
XPXpalletpx, plt, pallet
length
MTRmetremmeter, meters, metres, mtr
KMTkilometrekmkilometer
CMTcentimetrecmcentimeter
MMTmillimetremmmillimeter
FOTfootftfeet, '
INHinchininches, "
LMlinear metrelinear meter, lin m
LFlinear footlinear feet, lin ft, lft
area
MMKsquare millimetremm²mm2, sq mm, square millimeter
MTKsquare metrem²m2, sq m, sqm, square meter
INKsquare inchin²in2, sq in
FTKsquare footft²ft2, sq ft, sqft
volume
LTRlitrelliter, liters, litres, ltr
MLTmillilitremlmilliliter, ml
CMQcubic centimetrecm³cm3, cc, cubic centimeter
INQcubic inchin³in3, cu in
mass
KGMkilogramkgkilo, kgs
GRMgramggr, grams
LBRpoundlblbs, pounds, #
ONZounce (avoirdupois)ozounce, ounces
M31kilogram per kilometrekg/km
P2pound per footlb/ft
temperature
CELdegree Celsius°Cdeg c, celsius, c°
FAHdegree Fahrenheit°Fdeg f, fahrenheit, f°
electrical
VLTvoltVvolts, vac, vdc
KVTkilovoltkV
AMPampereAamp, amps
4KmilliamperemA
OHMohmΩohms
F56ohm per kilometreΩ/kmohm/km
HTZhertzHz
power & energy
WTTwattWwatts
KWTkilowattkW
KVAkilovolt-amperekV·Akva
KVRkilovarkvarkvar
KWHkilowatt hourkW·hkwh
BHPbrake horse powerBHPhp, horsepower
2IBTU (IT) per hourBtuIT/hbtu/h, btu/hr, btuh
torque
NUnewton metreN·mnm, n-m, n.m
F21pound-force inchlbf·inlb-in, in-lb, in-lbs, lbf-in, lb in
M92pound-force footlbf·ftlb-ft, ft-lb, ft-lbs, lbf-ft
light
LUMlumenlmlumens
LUXluxlx
P27footcandleftcfc, foot-candle, foot candle
other
HURhourhhr, hrs, hours
RPMrevolutions per minuter/min

Worked examples

“EA” is

  • UN/ECE code: EA
  • Name: each
  • Category: count

“pcs” is

  • UN/ECE code: H87
  • Name: piece
  • Category: count

“ft” is

  • UN/ECE code: FOT
  • Name: foot
  • Symbol: ft
  • Category: length

“RL” is

  • UN/ECE code: XRL
  • Name: reel
  • Category: package

“box” is

  • UN/ECE code: XBX
  • Name: box
  • Category: package

“in-lb” is

  • UN/ECE code: F21
  • Name: pound-force inch
  • Symbol: lbf·in
  • Category: torque

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