Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes
A-3: Abbreviations and Symbols
- Units of Measure for Permit Applications
- BFM - Board Feet Measure
- DZN - Dozen
- KGM - Kilogram
- MTK - Square Meter
- NMB - Number
- PAR - Pair
- PCE - Piece
- SME - Square metre equivalent
- Unit of Measure for Description of Goods
- CM - Centimetre
- CM - Square centimetre
- DIAM - Diameter
- DTX - Decitex
- G - Gram
- HIGHT - Height
- KG - Kilogram
- MM - Millimetre
- M - Square meter
- TC - Thread count
- T/M - Turns per meter
- THK - Thick
- WD - Wide
- X-SEC - Cross Section
- Control Type
- QU - Quota Sources
- RS - Restrained Sources
- SS - Surveillance Sources
- SSWD - Surveillance Sources with Document
- TPL - Tariff Preference Level
- TRQ - Tariff Rate Quota
- SHOR - Shortage
- COMP - Compete
- EXP - For Export
- Symbols for Description of Goods
- & - and
- > - greater than
- < - less than
- / - or
- + - plus (addition)
- # - less than or equal to
- $ - greater than or equal to
- Description of Goods
- AMER - American
- AMER BRS - American Bars
- B - Boys'
- B/F - Brushed/Fleece
- BRS - Bars
- C - Children's sizes 2 to 6X
- CRBN (steel) - Carbon
- C/I - Children and Infant
- C-F - Children (female)
- C-M - Children (male)
- CONT - Contain
- COMBO - Combination
- CR - Cold Rolled
- EQ - Equal to
- EXCL - Excluding
- FINISHD - Finished
- FN, FNSH - Finished
- FNSHD - Finished
- FP - Finished Product
- GE - Greater than or Equal to
- G - Girls'
- HR - Hot Rolled
- I - Infants', sizes 0 to 24 months
- K/C - Knitted or Crocheted
- LE - Less than or equal to
- M - Men's
- MB, M/B - Mens/Boys
- MBCI - Mens/Boys/Childrens/Infants
- MFG - Manufacturing
- MM/SW - Mixed mainly or solely with
- MODS - Modification
- N/A - Not Applicable To
- NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
- NAS - Non Alloy Steel
- NES - Not Elsewhere Specified
- NFW - Not Further Worked
- NIC - Not in Coils
- NR - Not for Retail
- O/T - Other Than
- OT, OTH - Other
- OTM - Other textile material
- O/W - Otherwise With
- PLTD - Plated
- PM - Partially Manufactured
- PR, PRTD, - Printed
- PRINTD - Printed
- TC - Tailored Collar Shirt
- W - Women's
- W/ - With
- W/G - Women and Girls
- WGCI - Women, Girls, Children and Infants
- W/O - Without
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