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BRTU Code: British Thermal Unit

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BRTU means british thermal unit in the ISO 20022 unit of measure code set. Unit of measure of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.

Code
BRTU
ISO name
BritishThermalUnit
Status
Registered
Last updated
2022-11-21

Official definition

Unit of measure of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalUnitOfMeasure1Code

MessageElement path
auth.030TradData/Rpt/New/CmonTradData/TxData/TxPric/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, TradData/Rpt/Mod/CmonTradData/TxData/TxPric/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, TradData/Rpt/Crrctn/CmonTradData/TxData/TxPric/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, TradData/Rpt/Termntn/CmonTradData/TxData/TxPric/UnitOfMeasr/Cd
auth.090AggtdPos/Rpt/PosSet/Dmnsns/UndrlygInstrm/Bskt/Cnsttnts/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, AggtdPos/Rpt/CcyPosSet/Dmnsns/UndrlygInstrm/Bskt/Cnsttnts/UnitOfMeasr/Cd
auth.091RcncltnSttstcs/Rpt/TxDtls/RcncltnRpt/MtchgCrit/CtrctMtchgCrit/UndrlygInstrm/Val1/Bskt/Cnsttnts/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, RcncltnSttstcs/Rpt/TxDtls/RcncltnRpt/MtchgCrit/CtrctMtchgCrit/UndrlygInstrm/Val2/Bskt/Cnsttnts/UnitOfMeasr/Cd
auth.106WrnngsSttstcs/Rpt/AbnrmlVals/Rpt/Wrnngs/TxDtls/NtnlQty/FrstLeg/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, WrnngsSttstcs/Rpt/AbnrmlVals/Rpt/Wrnngs/TxDtls/NtnlQty/ScndLeg/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, WrnngsSttstcs/Rpt/AbnrmlVals/Rpt/Wrnngs/TxDtls/NtnlQty/FrstLeg/Dtls/Term/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, WrnngsSttstcs/Rpt/AbnrmlVals/Rpt/Wrnngs/TxDtls/NtnlQty/ScndLeg/Dtls/Term/UnitOfMeasr/Cd
auth.107TradData/Stat/CmonTradData/TxData/TxPric/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, TradData/Stat/CmonTradData/TxData/NtnlQty/FrstLeg/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, TradData/Stat/CmonTradData/TxData/NtnlQty/ScndLeg/UnitOfMeasr/Cd, TradData/Stat/CmonTradData/CtrctData/UndrlygInstrm/Bskt/Cnsttnts/UnitOfMeasr/Cd

BRTU questions

What does BRTU mean in ISO 20022?
BRTU is British Thermal Unit in the ExternalUnitOfMeasure1Code code set: Unit of measure of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Where does BRTU appear in a message?
For example in auth.030, element TradData/Rpt/New/CmonTradData/TxData/TxPric/UnitOfMeasr/Cd.

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