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This
database is expressed in terms of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS) as of January 1, 2008. The file also indicates products that are
eligible for tariff preferences (under programs such as the Caribbean Basin
Initiative for example), and provides trade data for the items selected.
Brief item descriptions have been provided by USITC for user convenience.
Please note
that the field called "END_EFFECTIVE_DATE" where
the ending effective date is shown as 12/31/2020 should be read as
indicating that currently, no change is scheduled for that HTS item.
NOTES AND
CAUTION: This database is being provided as an advisory tool only. For
complete legal product descriptions and enacted/proclaimed tariff rates to be
used on Customs Service documents, you must consult the current HTS and any
supplements thereto, as well as any applicable Customs regulations and
decisions.
Additionally,
the database provides tariffs at the tariff-line (8-digit HTS item) level.
Therefore, where there is more than one "first" unit of quantity
(i.e. statistical line items are collected in different units of quantity),
the unit of quantity will appear as "NA" for the 8-digit HTS. More
than one line of data will appear for those 8-digit HTS items having a change
within the year in a special program rate or eligibility (such as for the GSP
program) or change in any other data element for the HTS item.
A. DUTY
COMPUTATION CODES:
In each of the formulas currently being used:
Q1 indicates quantity of 1st unit of measure
Q2 indicates quantity of 2nd unit of measure
* indicates multiplication
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Duty
Code
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Duty
Equation
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0
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0.00
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1
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Specific
rate*Q1
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2
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Specific
rate*Q2
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3
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(Specific
rate*Q1) + ("Other" rate*Q2)
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4
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(Specific
rate*Q1) + (Ad Valorem
rate*Value)
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5
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(Specific
rate*Q2) + (Ad Valorem
rate*Value)
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6
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(Specific
rate*Q1) + ("Other" rate*Q2) + (Ad Valorem rate*Value)
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7
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Ad Valorem rate*Value
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9
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Ad Valorem rate*Derived Duty
Refer to HTS for duty computation procedures.
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K or X
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Refer to
HTS for duty computation procedures.
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T
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Must be
computed at the 10-digit level. Refer to the 10-digit file or the
HTS.
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B. SPECIAL PROGRAM CODES- (See HTS for more
complete description of programs)
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Code
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Description
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A
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Generalized
System of Preferences (GSP) (duty-free treatment)
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A*
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Certain
countries excluded from GSP eligibility for that HTS subheading (duty-free
treatment)
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A+
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Only
imports from least-developed beneficiary developing countries eligible for
GSP under that subheading (duty-free treatment)
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AU
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Australia
Special Rate
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B
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Automotive
Products Trade Act (APTA) (duty-free treatment)
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BH
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Bahrain Special Rate
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C
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Agreement
on Trade in Civil Aircraft (duty-free treatment)
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CA
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NAFTA for Canada (duty-free
treatment)
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CL
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Chile Special Rate
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D
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Africa
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (duty-free treatment)
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E
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Caribbean Basin Initiative
(CBI)
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E*
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Certain
countries or products excluded from CBI eligibility
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IL
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Israel
Special Rate (duty-free treatment)
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J
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Andean
Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
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J*
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Certain
products excluded from ATPA eligibility
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J+
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Andean
Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
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JO
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Jordan
Special Rate
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K
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Agreement
on Trade in Pharmaceutical Products (duty-free treatment);
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L
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Uruguay
Round Concessions on Intermediate Chemicals for Dyes (duty-free
treatment)
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MA
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Morocco Special Rate
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MX
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NAFTA for Mexico
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P
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Dominican
Republic-Central American Special Rate (DR-CAFTA)
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P+
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Dominican
Republic-Central American Plus Rate (DR-CAFTA Plus)
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R
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Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership
Act (CBTPA)
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SG
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Singapore Special Rate
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C. CODES
FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL PROGRAM COUNTRY
EXCLUSIONS
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Code
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Country
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AR
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ARGENTINA
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BR
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BRAZIL
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BZ
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BELIZE
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CL
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CHILE
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CO
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COLOMBIA
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CR
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COSTA RICA
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DO
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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EC
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ECUADOR
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EE
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ESTONIA
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GT
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GUATEMALA
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ID
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INDONESIA
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IN
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INDIA
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KZ
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KAZAKHSTAN
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MA
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MOROCCO
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PE
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PERU
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PH
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PHILIPPINES
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PK
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PAKISTAN
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RU
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RUSSIA
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SI
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SLOVENIA
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TH
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THAILAND
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TR
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TURKEY
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TT
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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VE
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VENEZUELA
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ZA
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REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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D. DESCRIPTION
OF QUANTITY CODES
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Code
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Description
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BBL
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barrels
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C
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Celsius
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CAR
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carats
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CC
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cubic
centimeters
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CG
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centigrams
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CGM
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component
grams
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CKG
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component
kilograms
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CM
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centimeters
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CM2
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square
centimeters
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CM3
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cubic
centimeters
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CTN
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component
tons
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CU.
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cubic
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CUR
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Curie
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CY
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clean
yield
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CYK
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clean
yield kilograms
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D
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denier
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DOZ
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dozens
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DPC
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dozen
pieces
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DPR
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dozen
pairs
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DS
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doses
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FBM
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fiber
meters
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G
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grams
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GBQ
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Gigabecquerels
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GCN
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gross
containers
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GKG
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gold
content grams
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GM
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grams
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GR
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gross
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GRL
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gross
lines
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GRS
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gross
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GVW
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gross
vehicle weight
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HND
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hundred
units
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HUN
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hundred
units
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IRC
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Internal
Revenue Code
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JWL
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jewels
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K
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thousand
units
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KCAL
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kilocalories
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KG
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kilograms
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KHZ
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kilohertz
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KM
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kilometers
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KM3
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kilograms
per cubic meter
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KN
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kilonewtons
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KTS
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kilograms
total sugars
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KVA
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kilovolt-amperes
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KVAR
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kilovolt-amperes
reactive
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KW
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kilowatts
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KWH
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kilowatts-hours
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L
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liters
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LIN
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linear
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LNM
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linear
meters
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LTR
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liters
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M
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meters
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M2
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square
meters
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M3
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cubic
meters
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MBQ
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Megabecquerels
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MC
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millicuries
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MG
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milligrams
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MHZ
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megahertz
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ML
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milliliters
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MM
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millimeters
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MPA
|
megapascals
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NA
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not
available
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NO
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number
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ODE
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ozone
depletion equivalen
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PCS
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pieces
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PF
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proof
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PFL
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proof
liters
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PK
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pack
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PRS
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pairs
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RBA
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Running
Bales
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RPM
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revolutions
per minute
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SBE
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standard
brick equivalent
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SME
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square
meters equivalent
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SQ
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squares
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SQM
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square
meters
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T
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metric
tons
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THS
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thousand
units
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TNV
|
ton raw
value
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TON
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tons
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V
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volts
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W
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watts
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WTS
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weight
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X
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no units
collected
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