7 CFR 29.1181 - Summary of standard grades.

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Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Apr 24, 2025

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§ 29.1181 - Summary of standard grades.

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

10 Grades of Smoking Leaf

H3F
H4F	H4FR	H4K
H5F	H5FR	H5K
H6F	H6FR	H6K

10 Grades of Cutters

C1L	C1F
C2L	C2F
C3L	C3F
C4L	C4F
C5L	C5F

10 Grades of Lugs

X1L	X1F
X2L	X2F
X3L	X3F
X4L	X4F
X5L	X5F

8 Grades of Primings

P2L	P2F
P3L	P3F
P4L	P4F
P5L	P5F

6 Grades of Greenish

B3V		X3V
B4V	C4V	X4V
B5V

20 Grades of Variegated

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

7 Mixed Grades

M4F	M4KR	M4KM	M4GK
M5F		M5KM	M5GK

15 Grades of Green

B4G		B4GK		C4G	C4GK	X4G	X4GK	P4G
B5G	B5GR	B5GK	B5GG			X5G		P5G
B6G		B6GK

7 Grades of Variegated Mixed

B3KM		X3KM
B4KM	C4KM	X4KM
B5KM
B6KM

6 Grades of Variegated Red or Scorched

B3KR		X3KR
B4KR	C4KR	X4KR
B5KR

5 Grades of Excessively Scorched

	B3KK
	B4KK
	B5KK
	B6KK
	C4KK

6 Grades of Slick

B3S		X3S
B4S	C4S	X4S
B5S

4 Grades of Whitish-Lemon

X3LL	C4LL
X4LL	C5LL

2 Grades of Cutters (Primings Side)

C5LP

C5FP

13 Grades of Nondescript

N1L	N1KV	N1GG
N1XL	N1GL	N1PO
N1K	N1GF	N1XO
N1R	N1GR	N1BO
		N2

1 Grade of Scrap

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]

authority: 7 U.S.C. 511-511s.

cite as: 7 CFR 29.1181