Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 01, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 16, 2024
§ 29.3181 - Summary of standard grades.

14 Grades of Flying

X1LX5LX4FX4G
X2LX1FX5FX5G
X3LX2FX4M
X4LX3FX5M

21 Grades of Lugs or Cutters

C1LC2FC5KC5V
C2LC3FC3MC4G
C3LC4FC4MC5G
C4LC5FC5M
C5LC3KC3V
C1FC4KC4V

39 Grades of Leaf

B1FB3FRB3KB3VR
B2FB4FRB4KB4VR
B3FB5FRB5KB5VR
B4FB1RB2MB3GF
B5FB2RB3MB4GF
B2FLB3RB4MB5GF
B3FLB4RB5MB3GR
B4FLB5RB3VFB4GR
B1FRB4DB4VFB5GR
B2FRB5DB5VF

21 Grades of Tips

T3FT3RT5KT5GF
T4FT4RT4VFT4GR
T5FT5RT5VFT5GR
T3FRT4DT4VR
T4FRT5DT5VR
T5FRT4KT4GF

8 Grades of Mixed Group

M3FM5FM4FRM4K
M4FM3FRM5FRM5K

7 Grades of Nondescript

N1LN1RN2LN2G
N1FN1GN2R

1 Grade of Scrap

S

Special factors “U”, “W” and “S” may be applied to all grades. Tobacco not covered by the standard grades is designated by No-G or No-G-Nested.

[24 FR 8771, Oct. 29, 1959, as amended at 35 FR 10490, June 27, 1970; 47 FR 51722, Nov. 17, 1982; 49 FR 16758, Apr. 20, 1984; 51 FR 40407, Nov. 7, 1986]
authority: 7 U.S.C. 511-511s.
cite as: 7 CFR 29.3181