Kilograms to short tons conversion table shows the most common values for the quick reference. Alternatively, you may use the converter below to convert any other values.
1 Kilogram = 0.00110231131 Short Ton [US]
1 Short Ton [US] = 907.18474 Kilograms
Kilogram (kilogramme) is a base unit of mass in metric system and equals to the mass of one liter of water. 1 kilogram equals to 2.20462262 pounds. The abbreviation is "kg".
Ton is a unit of mass in different measurement systems and usually mistaken with each other. The short ton (also known as net ton) equals to 2000 pounds and used in north america (united states and canada), the long ton (also known as weight ton or gross ton) is used in imperial system (UK and some of the other english speaking countries) and defined as 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms,
and finally the metric ton (also known as tonne) equals to 1000 kilograms and used in metric system.
If you are trading internationally, you have to know what type of ton is used in that country to avoid the surprises. The abbreviation is "T".
For other units of weight conversion or to convert from short tons to kilograms, please go to Weight Conversion