Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 7  /  Part 29  /  Sec. 29.1181 Summary of standard grades.

23 Grades of Leaf

------------------------------------------------------------------------B1L B1F B1FRB2L B2F B2FRB3L B3F B3FR ............. B3KB4L B4F B4FR ............. B4KB5L B5F B5FR B5R B5KB6L B6F B6FR ............. B6K------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 Grades of Smoking Leaf

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H3F

H4F H4FR H4K

H5F H5FR H5K

H6F H6FR H6K------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 Grades of Cutters

------------------------------------------------------------------------C1L C1FC2L C2FC3L C3FC4L C4FC5L C5F------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 Grades of Lugs

------------------------------------------------------------------------X1L X1FX2L X2FX3L X3FX4L X4FX5L X5F------------------------------------------------------------------------

8 Grades of Primings

------------------------------------------------------------------------P2L P2FP3L P3FP4L P4FP5L P5F------------------------------------------------------------------------

6 Grades of Greenish

------------------------------------------------------------------------B3V ....................... X3VB4V C4V X4VB5V------------------------------------------------------------------------

20 Grades of Variegated

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B3KL B3KF B3KDB4KL B4KF B4KD B4KV C4KL C4KF X4KL X4KF X4KVB5KL B5KF B5KD B5KVB6KL B6KF B6KD B6KV----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7 Mixed Grades

------------------------------------------------------------------------M4F M4KR M4KM M4GKM5F ................. M5KM M5GK------------------------------------------------------------------------

15 Grades of Green

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------B4G ........... B4GK ........... C4G C4GK X4G X4GK P4GB5G B5GR B5GK B5GG ........... ........... X5G .......... P5GB6G ........... B6GK----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7 Grades of Variegated Mixed

------------------------------------------------------------------------B3KM ......................... X3KMB4KM C4KM X4KMB5KMB6KM ......................... .................------------------------------------------------------------------------

6 Grades of Variegated Red or Scorched

------------------------------------------------------------------------B3KR ......................... X3KRB4KR C4KR X4KRB5KR ......................... .................------------------------------------------------------------------------

5 Grades of Excessively Scorched

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B3KK

B4KK

B5KK

B6KK

C4KK------------------------------------------------------------------------

6 Grades of Slick

------------------------------------------------------------------------B3S ......................... X3SB4S C4S X4SB5S ......................... .................------------------------------------------------------------------------

4 Grades of Whitish-Lemon

------------------------------------------------------------------------X3LL C4LLX4LL C5LL------------------------------------------------------------------------

2 Grades of Cutters (Primings Side)

------------------------------------------------------------------------C5LP C5FP------------------------------------------------------------------------

13 Grades of Nondescript

------------------------------------------------------------------------N1L N1KV N1GGN1XL N1GL N1PON1K N1GF N1XON1R N1GR N1BO

......................... N2------------------------------------------------------------------------

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]

key to standard grademarks