| Title: | UNITS OF QUANTITY |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1995-06-06 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN PIERCE
SUBJECT : STA-UNITS OF QUANTITY
DATE : 06/06/95
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JUNE 6, 1995
FO:TC:C:S JAP
CATEGORY: STA
TO : ALL IMPORT SPECIALISTS, ENTRY PERSONNEL, AND BROKERS
FROM : DIRECTOR, CARGO CONTROL AND ENTRY
SUBJECT : UNITS OF QUANTITY
IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE IS SOME MIS-UNDERSTANDING
CONCERNING THE ABBREVIATION USED TO INDICATE "THOUSANDS" AS A
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE UNIT OF QUANTITY. THE MEASURE FOR
THOUSANDS IS DESIGNATED BY THE LETTER "K". HOWEVER, IN SOME
INSTANCES "K" HAS BEEN USED TO INDICATE KILOGRAMS. KILOGRAMS ARE
DESIGNATED BY THE LETTERS "KG". ALSO, "M" HAS BEEN USED TO
INDICATE THOUSANDS IN SOME INSTANCES. "M" INDICATES METERS NOT
THOUSANDS. TONS ARE DESIGNATED BY THE LETTER "T".
PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THE APPROPRIATE ABBREVIATION(S) FOR UNITS
OF QUANTITY. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED
TO THE STATISTICS BRANCH AT (202) 927-1249.
RAYMOND JANISZEWSKI
FOR
THOMAS P. BANNER