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In the United Kingdom the ton is defined as 2,240 avoirdupois pounds (1,016 kg). From 1965 the UK embarked upon a programme of metrication and gradually introduced metric units, including the tonne (metric ton), defined as 1000 kg (2,204.6 lbs).
In the United States, a short ton is usually known simply as a ton, without distinguishing it from the tonne (1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62262 pounds), known there as the metric ton, or the long ton (2,240 pounds or 1,016.0469088 kilograms), known there as the Imperial ton. Long ton, 2,240 lb (1,016.0469088 kg). 2  Ton. 3  Tonne, also known as a metric ton (t), equal to 1,000 kg (2,204.6226218 lb) or 1 megagram. 4  Tonnage, volume measurement used in maritime shipping, originally based on 100 cubic feet (2.8316846592 m 3).