While creating a product you are asked to enter the appropriate unit of measurements
Basic unit of measurements are set for grams (g) as base unit and kilograms (kg) as a secondary unit with a scale of 1000 for kg.
Sometimes a product might have a third unit such as "Bale". Where it might contain 18kg's but your base unit is set as g.
Enter the bale 18Kg as 18000 (g)
Some products might be in pcs,pkts or even cans and tins and secondary unit as Boxes, cases or dozens
NOTE: make sure to enter price for the base unit.