Tonnes to US Short Tons Converter

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Convert metric tonnes to US short tons at the exact rate 1 t = 1,000 kg and 1 short ton = 907.18474 kg, which gives 1 t ≈ 1.10231 short ton. Critical to keep clear: this is the US short ton (2,000 lb), not the UK long ton (2,240 lb / 1,016 kg). Common in cargo shipping, mining and freight invoices that move between European and American operators.

Metric tonne (t)
US short ton (ton)

Metric tonne (t) → US short ton (ton)

Quick reference table

Metric tonne (t)US short ton (ton)
1 tonne1.1023 ton
2 tonne2.2046 ton
5 tonne5.5116 ton
10 tonne11.0231 ton
25 tonne27.5578 ton
50 tonne55.1156 ton
100 tonne110.2311 ton

Glossary

Metric tonne (t)

A metric tonne is exactly 1,000 kg (1 t = 2,204.62 lb ≈ 1.1023 US short ton). It is the standard unit for cargo shipping, industrial bulk weights, vehicle gross weights in metric countries and CO₂ emission accounting. Do not confuse with the US short ton (907 kg) or the UK long ton (1,016 kg) — those are imperial units.

US short ton (ton)

A US short ton is 2,000 pounds or 907.18474 kg — the standard "ton" used in the United States for vehicle gross weights, scrap metal, mining output and freight rates. It is shorter than the metric tonne (1,000 kg) and the UK long ton (2,240 lb / 1,016 kg). Always check which "ton" a US vs European document means.

Metric system (SI)

The metric system is a decimal system of measurement built around the kilogram for mass, the meter for length and the second for time, with multiples and submultiples expressed as powers of ten (milligram, gram, tonne). Adopted in France in 1799 and codified internationally as the International System of Units (SI) in 1960, it is now the official system in nearly every country and the standard in science.

Imperial / US Customary system

The imperial system is the historical English system of weights and measures whose mass units are the ounce, pound, stone and ton (16 oz = 1 lb, 14 lb = 1 stone, 2,000 lb = 1 US short ton). Codified by the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 and aligned with US Customary by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement (1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly), it is still used in the United States and the United Kingdom for everyday weights.

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