Summary of standard grades.

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§ 29.1181 Summary of standard grades.

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23 Grades of Leaf

B1L B1F B1FR
B2L B2F B2FR
B3L B3F B3FR B3K
B4L B4F B4FR B4K
B5L B5F B5FR B5R B5K
B6L B6F B6FR B6K
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10 Grades of Smoking Leaf

H3F
H4F H4FR H4K
H5F H5FR H5K
H6F H6FR H6K
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10 Grades of Cutters

C1L C1F
C2L C2F
C3L C3F
C4L C4F
C5L C5F
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10 Grades of Lugs

X1L X1F
X2L X2F
X3L X3F
X4L X4F
X5L X5F
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8 Grades of Primings

P2L P2F
P3L P3F
P4L P4F
P5L P5F
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6 Grades of Greenish

B3V X3V
B4V C4V X4V
B5V
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20 Grades of Variegated

B3KL B3KF B3KD
B4KL B4KF B4KD B4KV C4KL C4KF X4KL X4KF X4KV
B5KL B5KF B5KD B5KV
B6KL B6KF B6KD B6KV
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7 Mixed Grades

M4F M4KR M4KM M4GK
M5F M5KM M5GK
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15 Grades of Green

B4G B4GK C4G C4GK X4G X4GK P4G
B5G B5GR B5GK B5GG X5G P5G
B6G B6GK
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7 Grades of Variegated Mixed

B3KM X3KM
B4KM C4KM X4KM
B5KM
B6KM
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6 Grades of Variegated Red or Scorched

B3KR X3KR
B4KR C4KR X4KR
B5KR
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5 Grades of Excessively Scorched

B3KK
B4KK
B5KK
B6KK
C4KK
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6 Grades of Slick

B3S X3S
B4S C4S X4S
B5S
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4 Grades of Whitish-Lemon

X3LL C4LL
X4LL C5LL
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2 Grades of Cutters (Primings Side)

C5LP C5FP
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13 Grades of Nondescript

N1L N1KV N1GG
N1XL N1GL N1PO
N1K N1GF N1XO
N1R N1GR N1BO
N2
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1 Grade of Scrap

S

Special factors “U” (unsound), “W” (doubtful-keeping order), “S” (strip), and “M” (mixed) may be applied to all grades. The special factors “dirt” or “sand” may be applied to any grade in the Primings group, including first quality Nondescript from the Primings group. Tobacco not covered by the standard grades is designated “No-G,” “No-G-F,” or “No-G-Nested.”

[48 FR 29671, June 28, 1983, as amended at 49 FR 16756, Apr. 20, 1984; 51 FR 25028, July 10, 1986; 52 FR 28534, July 31, 1987; 60 FR 36028, July 13, 1995]


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