7 CFR § 29.2686
Summary of standard grades
July 6, 2020
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6 Grades of Wrappers | |||
A1F | A3F | A2D | A3D |
A2F | A1D | ||
19 Grades of Heavy Leaf | |||
B1F | B1D | B3M | B5VF |
B2F | B2D | B4M | B3G |
B3F | B3D | B5M | B4G |
B4F | B4D | B3VF | B5G |
B5F | B5D | B4VF | |
24 Grades of Thin Leaf | |||
C1L | C2F | C3D | C3VF |
C2L | C3F | C4D | C4VF |
C3L | C4F | C5D | C5VF |
C4L | C5F | C3M | C3G |
C5L | C1D | C4M | C4G |
C1F | C2D | C5M | C5G |
24 Grades of Lugs | |||
X1L | X2F | X3D | X3VF |
X2L | X3F | X4D | X4VF |
X3L | X4F | X5D | X5VF |
X4L | X5F | X3M | X3G |
X5L | X1D | X4M | X4G |
X1F | X2D | X5M | X5G |
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5 Grades of Nondescript | ||||
N1L | N1D | N1GL | N1GX | N2 |
1 Grade of Scrap | ||||
S |
Special factors “U”, “W”, “S” and “SF” may be applied to all grades. Tobacco not covered by the standard grades is designated “No-G.”
Standard Sizes Applicable
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A1, A2, A3 | 2, 3 |
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 | 1, 2, 3 |
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 | 1, 2, 3 |
[37 FR 13626, July 12, 1972, as amended at 49 FR 16757, Apr. 20, 1984; 51 FR 40407, Nov. 7, 1986]