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ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES
1. The following table lists symbols and abbreviations with their corresponding meaning which may be found throughout the Customs Tariff.
Abbreviation
/ symbol
$
$/doz
$/hl
$/kg
$/litre
$/m²
$/tonne
%
¢
¢/doz
¢/kg
¢/litre
°
°A.P.I.
°C
µ Ci/g
A
ABS
AC
Ag
AGV
AISI
Al
Meaning
Canadian dollars
Canadian dollars per dozen
Canadian dollars per hectolitre
Canadian dollars per kilogram
Canadian dollars per litre
Canadian dollars per square metre
Canadian dollars per tonne
percent
Canadian cents
Canadian cents per dozen
Canadian cents per kilogram
Canadian cents per litre
degrees
degrees American Petroleum Institute
degrees Celsius
microcuries per gram
amperes
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
alternating currrent
silver
automated guided vehicle
American Iron and Steel Institute
aluminum
Al2O3
ANSI
API or A.P.I.
As
ASTM
AWG
AWWA
aluminum oxide, alumnia, corundum
American National Standards Institute
American Petroleum Institute
arsenic
American Society for Testing and Materials
American Wire Gauge
American Water Works Association
B2O3
Be
Bi
BiMOS
BP
Bq
Bq/g
BR
BTU
Ca
boron oxide
beryllium
bismuth
combination of bipolar and metal oxide semiconductor technologies
British Pharmacopoeia
becquerels
becquerels per gram
butadiene rubber
British thermal unit
calcium
CAN/CGSB4.2 No. 36M89
CaO
cc
CCMC
Cd
CFC
Government of Canada, Canadian General Standards Board publication 4.2 No.36-M89 Textile Test Methods - Air Premeability
calcium oxide
cubic centimetres
Canadian Construction Materials Centre
cadmium
chlorofluorocarbons
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Abbreviation
/ symbol
cg
CIFTA
CIIR or BIIR
cm
cm²
cm³
CMT
cN
cN/tex
Co
CR
Cr
Meaning
centigrams
Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement
halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber
centimetres
square centimetres
cubic centimetres
Corrugated Medium Test
centinewtons
centinewtons per tex
cobalt
chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber
chromium
Cr2O3
CRT
Cu
DC
DIMMs
dl/g
dm³
doz
DRAM
dyne/cm
EEPROM
EPDM
etc.
Fe
chromium (III) oxide
cathode-ray tube
copper
direct current
electronic dual in-line memory modules
decilitres per gram
cubic decimetres
dozen
dynamic read-write random access memory
dyne per centimetre
electrically erasable programmable read only memory
ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber
et cetera
iron
Fe2O3
FLASH E²
PROM
g
g.v.w.
g/cm³
g/m²
hematite
H3BO3
HBFC
HCFC
HCH
IPC-4101
IR
IR
ISO
boric acid
hydrobromofluorocarbons
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
hexachlorocyclohexane
Canadian timber species (western hemlock and amabilis fir)
manufactured and marketed together
hydrofluorocarbons
hertz
intermediate frequency
isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber
International Non-proprietary Name
Association Connecting Electronics Industries (originally Institute for
Printed Circuits) - Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and
Multilayer Printed Boards
infra-red
isoprene rubber
International Organization for Standardization
K2O
potassium oxide
Hem-Fir
HFC
Hz
IF
IIR
INN
flash memories
grams
gross vehicle weight
grams per cubic centimetre
grams per square metre
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Meaning
kcal
kcal/kg
kg
kg/m
kJ
kN
kN/m
kPa
kPa.m²/g
kV
kVA
kvar
kW
L.
l/m
LCD
LED
m
mm²
m³
m³/s
MDF
MDI
Meas.
MFN
mg
Mg
mg/cm²
MgO
MHz
MIDI
min
ml
mm
mm²/sec.
mN
Mn
mono
MOS
MPa
MSS
MVA
MW
nN.m
N/m
kilocalories
kilocalories per kilogram
kilograms
kilograms per metre
kilojoules
kilonewtons
kilonewtons per metre
kilopascals
Mullen burst index
kilovolts
kilovolts-amperes
kilovars or kilovolts-amperes-reactive
kilowatts
Linnaeus (latin)
litre per metre
liquid crystal display
light emitting diode
metres
metasquare metres
cubic metres
cubic metres per second
medium density fibreboard
diphenylmethane-4, 4'-diisocyanate
measure
Most Favoured Nation
milligrams
magnesium
milligrams per square centimetre
magnesium oxide
megahertz
musical instrument digital interface
minute
millilitres
millimetres
square millimetres per second
millinewtons
manganese
one or single
metal oxide semiconductor
megapascals
Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry
megavolt amperes
megawatt
normalnewton metre (torque)
newtons per metre (surface tension)
Na2O
NaOH
sodium monoxide
sodium hydroxide
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Abbreviation
/ symbol
NB
NBR
NCO
NF
Ni
NIOSH
No. or Nos.
O
oOSB
p-
Meaning
nota bene
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber
isocyanate - functional group of atoms -N=C=O (1 nitrogen, 1 carbon, 1
oxygen)
National Formulary
nickel
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
number
oxygen
orthooriented strand board
para-
P2O5
Pb
PBB
PBD
PbO
PCB
PCT
PFC
pH
POPOP
PPO
PTO
PVC
RAM
RC
RF
rH
ROM
S
S.P.F.
SAE J1392
980XF
SAN
Sb
SBR
sec
Si
SIMMs
diphosphorus pentoxide
lead
polybrominated biphenyls
phenylbiphenyloxadiazole (2-phenyl-5(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole
lead monoxide, lead oxide
polychlorinated biphenyls
polychlorinated terphenyls
perfluorocarbons
potential of hydrogen
1,4-bis-2-(5-phenyloxazolyl)-benzene
2,5-diphenyloxazole
power take-off
poly(vinyl chloride)
random access memory
Rockwell scale "C"
radio frenquency
redoxpotential
read-only memory
sulphur
spruce, pine, fir
SiO2
Sn
spp.
SRAM
SS
T
Te
TIMS
TSNR
USP
silica, silicon oxide, silicon dioxide
tin
species plural (latin)
static read-write random access
statistical suffix
tesla
tellurium
Train Information Monitoring System
technically specified natural rubber
United States Pharmacopeia
Society of Automotive Engineers standard
styrene-acrylonitrile
antimony
styrene-butadiene rubber
seconds
silicon
electronic single in-line memory modules
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UST
Abbreviation
/ symbol
UV
V
VA
var.
vol
W
W.O.G.
XSBR
Zn
Zr
v
United States Tariff
Meaning
ultra-violet
volts
volt-amperes
varietas (latin) = variety
volume
watts
water, oil, gas
carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber
zinc
zirconium
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2. Throughout the Schedule, the following codes have been used to identify units of measure. Where the symbol "-" appears, neither a unit of
measure code nor a quantity are required.
UNIT OF
MEASURE
CODE
CTM
DZN
GRM
GRO
HLT
KGM
KNS
KSD
LPA
LTR
MBQ
MIL
MTK
MTQ
MTR
MWH
NAP
NMB
PAR
SET
TMQ
TNE
TSD
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UNIT OF MEASURE
Mass in carats
Number of dozen
Mass in grams
Gross (12 dozen)
Liquid volume in hectolitres
Mass in kilograms
Mass in kilograms of named
substance
Mass in kilograms air dry
Liquid volume in litres of pure
alcohol
Liquid volume in litres
Radioactivity in megabecquerels
Thousands
Area in square metres
Volume in cubic metres
Metres
Electrical energy in megawatt-hours
Number of packages
Number
Number of pairs
Number of sets
Volume in thousands of cubic
metres
Mass in metric tonnes
Mass in metric tonnes air dry