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diff --git a/src/ts/0x.js.ts b/src/ts/0x.js.ts
index bd0ce80e2..cc2adca33 100644
--- a/src/ts/0x.js.ts
+++ b/src/ts/0x.js.ts
@@ -56,5 +56,30 @@ export class ZeroEx {
         assert.isString('orderHash', orderHash);
         const isValid = /^0x[0-9A-F]{66}$/i.test(orderHash);
         return isValid;
+    /*
+     * A unit amount is defined as the amount of a token above the specified decimal places (integer part).
+     * E.g: If a currency has 18 decimal places, 1e18 or one quintillion of the currency is equivalent
+     * to 1 unit.
+    */
+    public static toUnitAmount(amount: BigNumber.BigNumber, decimals: number): BigNumber.BigNumber {
+        assert.isBigNumber('amount', amount);
+        assert.isNumber('decimals', decimals);
+
+        const aUnit = new BigNumber(10).pow(decimals);
+        const unit = amount.div(aUnit);
+        return unit;
+    }
+    /*
+     * A baseUnit is defined as the smallest denomination of a token. An amount expressed in baseUnits
+     * is the amount expressed in the smallest denomination.
+     * E.g: 1 unit of a token with 18 decimal places is expressed in baseUnits as 1000000000000000000
+    */
+    public static toBaseUnitAmount(amount: BigNumber.BigNumber, decimals: number): BigNumber.BigNumber {
+        assert.isBigNumber('amount', amount);
+        assert.isNumber('decimals', decimals);
+
+        const unit = new BigNumber(10).pow(decimals);
+        const baseUnitAmount = amount.times(unit);
+        return baseUnitAmount;
     }
 }