The unit in which the item described in this catalogue line can be ordered. Mandatory if the item is orderable. Codes for unit of packaging from UNECE Recommendation No. 21 can be used in accordance with the descriptions in the "Intro" section of UN/ECE Recommendation 20, Revision 11 (2015): The 2 character alphanumeric code values in UNECE Recommendation 21 shall be used. To avoid duplication with existing code values in UNECE Recommendation No. 20, each code value from UNECE Recommendation 21 shall be prefixed with an “X”, resulting in a 3 alphanumeric code when used as a unit of measure.

Cardinality
0..1
Namespace
cbc urn:oasis:names:specification:ubl:schema:xsd:CommonBasicComponents-2
Data type
Code
udt:TextType
Example value
MLT
Business terms
BT-055
Code lists
UN/ECE Recommandation 20, including Rec. 21 codes (prefixed with X)
Rules
Identifier/Error message Flag
EHF-PAC-B10901
Value MUST be part of code list 'UN/ECE Recommandation 20, including Rec. 21 codes (prefixed with X)'.
fatal