Unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure]

The unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure] attribute lets you show how the price of your product translates per the indicated unit. For example, if you were selling a 150-millilitre bottle of perfume, you could show customers how much your perfume costs per 100 millilitres.

In this article

• When to use
• Format
• Minimum requirements
• Best practices
• Examples

When to use 

Optional for each product

If you use unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure], use the unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure] attribute to include the denominator for your unit price. To make the unit prices more comparable for all ads and free listings on a page, your product might show a different base measure than what you provide here.

Format

Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure that Google understands the data that you're submitting.

Learn when and how to submit your product data in English

Supported values	Supported whole number plus unit
Supported units	Weight: oz, lb, mg, g, kg Volume (US imperial): fl oz, pt, qt, gal Volume (metric): ml, cl, l, cbm Length: in, ft, yd, cm, m Area: sqft, sqm Per unit: ct
Supported integers	1, 10, 100, 2, 4, 8
Additional supported metric integer + unit combinations	75 cl, 750 ml, 50 kg, 1,000 kg
Repeated field	No
Schema.org property (What is this?)	Offer.priceSpecification.referenceQuantity.valueReference Type: QuantitativeValue (specify properties value and unitCode or unitText).

 

File format	Example entry
Text (TSV)	100 oz
XML (feeds)	<g:unit_pricing_base_measure>100 oz</g:unit_pricing_base_measure>

To format your data for Content API, see the Content API for Shopping resource.

 

Note: To ensure that this product data attribute is recognised by our system correctly, remember to submit your data feed file in a format that we support.

Minimum requirements

These are the requirements that you'll need to meet to show your product. If you don't follow these requirements, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account.

• Submit the unit pricing measure attribute to define the measure and dimension of your product. For example, if you submit GBP 3 as the value for the price [price] attribute, 150 fl oz as the value for the unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure] attribute and 100 fl oz as the value for the unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure] attribute, the unit price would be GBP 2 for every 100 fl oz.

Best practices

These best practices can help you to go beyond the basic requirements to optimise your product data for performance.

• Use the same type of units for this attribute as you use for unit pricing measure. For example, if you use sqm for the unit pricing measure, then also use sqm for the unit pricing base measure. 

Additional guidelines

Review each section closely to determine whether the requirements apply to your country or product. If you don't follow requirements that apply to you, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account. 

United Kingdom only

• Submit metric values when targeting the UK. The imperial units (for example, fl oz, pt, qt, gal) are interpreted as US imperial units, which are different than the imperial units used in the UK.

Examples

Beverages

Product data for a 9-L bottle of 2007 California Pinot Noir, priced at GBP 69.99
Attribute	Value
Title [title]	Pinot Noir – 2007 – California – 9 L
Unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure]	9 L
Unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure]	1 L
Price [price]	69.99 GBP
Displayed value	£7.78/1 L

 

Product data for 10 bottles of red wine, priced at GBP 65.00
Attribute	Value
Title [title]	10 Bottles of red wine
Unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure]	7.5 L
Unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure]	750 ml
Price [price]	65.00 GBP
Displayed value	£6.50/750 ml

Flooring

Product data for 2.38 sqm of walnut flooring, priced at GBP 113.19
Attribute	Value
Title [title]	Distressed natural walnut flooring
Unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure]	2.38 sqm
Unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure]	1 sqm
Price [price]	113.19 GBP
Displayed value	£47.56/1 m²

Business cards

Product data for 50 custom-made business cards, priced at GBP 13.38
Attribute	Value
Title [title]	50 custom-made business cards
Unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure]	50 ct
Unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure]	1 ct
Price [price]	13.38 GBP
Displayed value	£0.27/1 ct

Perfume

Product data for a 125-ml bottle of Eau de Toilette, priced at GBP 19.90
Attribute	Value
Title [title]	Eau de toilette 125 ml
Unit pricing measure [unit_pricing_measure]	125 ml
Unit pricing base measure [unit_pricing_base_measure]	100 ml
Price [price]	19.90 GBP
Displayed value	£15.92/100 ml