UNIT MEASURE CODE: A TWO POSITION ALPHA CODE INDICATING A RECOGNIZABLE PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT/LENGTH, VOLUME, WEIGHT/ A COUNT OF ITEM SUCH AS, FOOT, GALLON, POUND, EACH, DOZEN, GROSS, FOR THE RELATED NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 81 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.NUMBER. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 81 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
Code values (82)
| Code | Meaning | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Parts Per Million | PARTS PER MILLION |
| 60 | Percent Weight | PERCENT WEIGHT |
| AR | Suppository | SUPPOSITORY |
| AV | Capsule | CAPSULE |
| B7 | Cycle | CYCLE |
| BF | Board Foot | BOARD FOOT |
| BQ | Briquet | BRIQUET |
| CC | Cubic Centimeter | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| CD | Cubic Yard | CUBIC YARD |
| CF | Cubic Foot | CUBIC FOOT |
| CG | Centigram | CENTIGRAM |
| CI | Cubic Inch | CUBIC INCH |
| CM | Centimeter | CENTIMETER |
| CU | Curie | CURIE |
| CZ | Cubic Meter | CUBIC METER |
| DC | Decagram | DECAGRAM |
| DE | Decimeter | DECIMETER |
| DG | Decigram | DECIGRAM |
| DL | Deciliter | DECILITER |
| DM | Dram | DRAM |
| DW | Pennyweight | PENNYWEIGHT |
| DZ | Dozen | DOZEN |
| EA | Each | EACH |
| EX | Exposure | EXPOSURE |
| FD | Fold | FOLD |
| FG | Transdermal System | TRANSDERMAL SYSTEM |
| FO | Fluid Ounce | FLUID OUNCE |
| FR | Frame | FRAME |
| FT | Foot | FOOT |
| GG | Great Gross | GREAT GROSS |
| GI | Gill | GILL |
| GL | Gallon | GALLON |
| GM | Gram | GRAM |
| GN | Grain | GRAIN |
| GR | Gross | GROSS |
| HD | Hundred | HUNDRED |
| HF | Hundred Feet | HUNDRED FEET |
| HP | Hundred Pounds | HUNDRED POUNDS |
| HS | Hundred Square Feet | HUNDRED SQUARE FEET |
| HW | Hundred Weight | HUNDRED WEIGHT |
| HY | Hundred Yards | HUNDRED YARDS |
| IN | Inch | INCH |
| KG | Kilogram | KILOGRAM |
| KM | Kilometer | KILOMETER |
| KR | Carat | CARAT |
| KT | Kit | KIT |
| LB | Pound | POUND |
| LF | Linear Foot | LINEAR FOOT |
| LI | Liter | LITER |
| MC | Thousand Cubic Ft | THOUSAND CUBIC FT |
| MF | Thousand Feet | THOUSAND FEET |
| MG | Milligram | MILLIGRAM |
| MI | Mile | MILE |
| ML | Milliliter | MILLILITER |
| MM | Millimeter | MILLIMETER |
| MR | Meter | METER |
| MX | Thousand | THOUSAND |
| OZ | Ounce | OUNCE |
| PI | Pillow | PILLOW |
| PR | Pair | PAIR |
| PT | Pint | PINT |
| PX | Pellet | PELLET |
| QT | Quart | QUART |
| RA | Ration | RATION |
| RD | Round | ROUND |
| RM | Ream | REAM |
| RX | Thousand Rounds | THOUSAND ROUNDS |
| SE | Set | SET |
| SF | Square Foot | SQUARE FOOT |
| SH | Sheet | SHEET |
| SI | Square Inch | SQUARE INCH |
| SK | Skein | SKEIN |
| SM | Square Meter | SQUARE METER |
| SO | Shot | SHOT |
| SQ | Square | SQUARE |
| SY | Square Yard | SQUARE YARD |
| SZ | Syringe | SYRINGE |
| TN | Ton (2,000 Lb) | TON (2,000 LB) |
| TO | Troy Ounce | TROY OUNCE |
| TT | Tablet | TABLET |
| US | U.s.p. Unit | U.S.P. UNIT |
| YD | Yard | YARD |
About UM
What is UM in FLIS / NSN cataloging?
UM (Unit of Measure) uNIT MEASURE CODE: A TWO POSITION ALPHA CODE INDICATING A RECOGNIZABLE PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT/LENGTH, VOLUME, WEIGHT/ A COUNT OF ITEM SUCH AS, FOOT, GALLON, POUND, EACH, DOZEN, GROSS, FOR THE RELATED NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 81 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.NUMBER. SEE VOLUME 10, TABLE 81 AND QUICK INFO ON-LINE.
What does UM code 59 mean?
UM code 59 means "Parts Per Million". PARTS PER MILLION
How many UM codes are there?
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency defines 82 UM (Unit of Measure) code values in the FLIS published code dictionary. Each is listed on this page with its official meaning.
Last updated 2026-05-26. Published by DAITK™ against the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) FLIS code dictionary, governed by DoD 4100.39-M (Federal Logistics Information System Procedures Manual).
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