Canada Customs HS Tariff Symbols and Abbreviation
The following table lists symbols and abbreviations with their corresponding meaning which may be found throughout the
Canadian Customs HS Tariff Schedule.
$ - Canadian dollars
$/doz - Canadian dollars per dozen
$/hl - Canadian dollars per hectolitre
$/kg - Canadian dollars per kilogram
$/litre - Canadian dollars per litre
$/m² - Canadian dollars per square metre
$/tonne - Canadian dollars per tonne
% - percent
¢ - Canadian cents
¢/doz - Canadian cents per dozen
¢/kg - Canadian cents per kilogram
¢/litre - Canadian cents per litre
° - degrees
°A.P.I. - degrees American Petroleum Institute
°C - degrees Celsius
μ Ci/g - microcuries per gram
A - amperes
ABS - acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
AC - alternating currrent
Ag - silver
AGV - automated guided vehicle
AISI - American Iron and Steel Institute
Al - aluminum
Al2O3 - aluminum oxide, alumnia, corundum
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
API or A.P.I. - American Petroleum Institute
As - arsenic
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
AUT - Australia Tariff
AWG - American Wire Gauge
AWWA - American Water Works Association
B2O3 - boron oxide
Be - beryllium
Bi - bismuth
BiMOS - combination of bipolar and metal oxide semiconductor technologies
BP - British Pharmacopoeia
Bq - becquerels
Bq/g - becquerels per gram
BR - butadiene rubber
BTU - British thermal unit
Ca - calcium
CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 36-M89 - Government of Canada, Canadian General Standards Board - publication 4.2 No.36-M89 Textile Test Methods - Air Premeability
CaO - calcium oxide
cc - cubic centimetres
CCCT - Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff
CCMC - Canadian Construction Materials Centre
Cd - Cadmium
CEUT - Canada-European Union Tariff
CF - Chlorofluorocarbons
cg - centigrams
CIAT - Canada-Israel Agreement Tariff
CIFTA - Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement
CIIR or BIIR - halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber
cm - centimetres
cm² - square centimetres
cm³ - cubic centimetres
CMT - Corrugated Medium Test
cN - centinewtons
cN/tex - centinewtons per tex
Co - cobalt
COLT - Colombia Tariff
CPTPT - Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Tariff
CR - chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber
Cr - chromium
Cr2O3 - chromium (III) oxide
CRT - cathode-ray tube
CRT - Costa Rica Tariff
CT - Chile Tariff
Cu - copper
DC - direct current
DIMMs - electronic dual in-line memory modules
dl/g - decilitres per gram
dm³ - cubic decimetres
doz - dozen
DRAM - dynamic read-write random access memory
dyne/cm - dyne per centimetre
EEPROM - electrically erasable programmable read only memory
EPDM - ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber
etc. - et cetera
Fe - iron
Fe2O3 - hematite
FLASH E² - PROM flash memories
g - grams
g.v.w. - gross vehicle weight
g/cm³ - grams per cubic centimetre
g/m² - grams per square metre
GPT - General Preferential Tariff
H3BO3 - boric acid
HBFC - hydrobromofluorocarbons
HCFC - hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HCH - hexachlorocyclohexane
Hem-Fir - Canadian timber species (western hemlock and amabilis fir) manufactured and marketed together
HFC - hydrofluorocarbons
HNT - Honduras Tariff
Hz - hertz
IF - intermediate frequency
IIR - isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber
INN - International Non-proprietary Name
IPC-4101 - Association Connecting Electronics Industries (originally Institute for Printed Circuits) - Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards
IR - infra-red
IR - isoprene rubber
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
IT - Iceland Tariff
JT - Jordan Tariff
K2O - potassium oxide
kcal - kilocalories
kcal/kg - kilocalories per kilogram
kg - kilograms
kg/m - kilograms per metre
kJ - kilojoules
kN - kilonewtons
kN/m - kilonewtons per metre
kPa - kilopascals
kPa.m²/g - Mullen burst index
KRT - Korea Tariff
kV - kilovolts
kVA - kilovolts-amperes
kvar - kilovars or kilovolts-amperes-reactive
kW - kilowatts
L. - Linnaeus (latin)
l/m - litre per metre
LCD - liquid crystal display
LDCT - Least Developed Country Tariff
LED - light emitting diode
m - metres
m- - metam
² - square metres
m³ - cubic metres
m³/s - cubic metres per second
MDF - medium density fibreboard
MDI - diphenylmethane-4, 4'-diisocyanate
Meas. - measure
MFN - Most-Favoure-Nation Tariff
mg - milligrams
Mg - magnesium
mg/cm² - milligrams per square centimetre
MgO - magnesium oxide
MHz - megahertz
MIDI - musical instrument digital interface
min -minute
ml - millilitres
mm - millimetres
mm²/sec. - square millimetres per second
mN - millinewtons
Mn - manganese
mono - one or single
MOS - metal oxide semiconductor
MPa - megapascals
MSS -Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry
MXT - Mexico Tariff
MVA - megavolt amperes
MW - megawatt
n- - normal-
N.m - newton metre (torque)
N/m - newtons per metre (surface tension)
Na2O - sodium monoxide
NaOH - sodium hydroxide
NB - nota bene
NBR - acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber
NCO - isocyanate - functional group of atoms -N=C=O (1 nitrogen, 1 carbon, 1 oxygen)
NF - National Formulary
Ni - nickel
NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
No. or Nos. - number
NT - Norway Tariff
NZT - New Zealand Tariff
O - oxygen
o- - ortho-
OSB - oriented strand board
p- - para-
P2O5 - diphosphorus pentoxide
PAT - Panama Tariff
Pb - lead
PBB - polybrominated biphenyls
PBD - phenylbiphenyloxadiazole (2-phenyl-5(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole
PbO -lead monoxide, lead oxide
PCB - polychlorinated biphenyls
PCT - polychlorinated terphenyls
PFC - perfluorocarbons
pH - potential of hydrogen
POPOP - 1,4-bis-2-(5-phenyloxazolyl)-benzene
PPO - 2,5-diphenyloxazole
PT - Peru Tariff
PTO - power take-off
PVC - poly(vinyl chloride)
RAM - random access memory
RC - Rockwell scale "C"
RF - radio frenquency
rH - redoxpotential
ROM - read-only memory
S - sulphur
S.P.F. - spruce, pine, fir
SAE J1392 980XF - Society of Automotive Engineers standard
SAN - styrene-acrylonitrile
Sb - antimony
SBR - styrene-butadiene rubber
sec - seconds
Si - silicon
SIMMs - electronic single in-line memory modules
SiO2 - silica, silicon oxide, silicon dioxide
SLT - Switzerland Liechtenstein Tariff
Sn - tin
spp. - species plural (latin)
SRAM - static read-write random access
SS - statistical suffix
T - tesla
Te - tellurium
TIMS - Train Information Monitoring System
TSNR - technically specified natural rubber
UAT - Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
UKT - United Kingdom Tariff, including the Channel Islands, Gibraltar, and the Isle of Man
USP - United States Pharmacopeia
UST - United States Tariff
UV - ultra-violet
V - volts
VA - volt-amperes
var. - varietas (latin) = variety
vol - volume
W - watts
W.O.G. - water, oil, gas
XSBR - carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber
Zn - zinc
Zr - zirconium
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