7 CFR § 29.2686 - Summary of standard grades.

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section_name: "Summary of standard grades."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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# 29.2686 Summary of standard grades.

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 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]