{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-29.1163","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 29.1163","heading":"Smoking Leaf (H Group).","body":"This group consists of leaves normally grown at or above the midportion of the stalk. Leaves of the H group show a high degree of maturity, more open leaf structure in relation to the B Group, and a material amount of injury characteristic of very ripe leaf tobacco.\nGrades, Grade Names, Minimum Specifications, and Tolerances\nH3F—Good Quality Orange Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, strong color intensity, normal width, 16 inches or over in length. Uniformity, 80 percent; injury tolerance, 15 percent.\nH4F—Fair Quality Orange Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, moderate color intensity, normal width. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 20 percent, of which not over 5 percent may be waste.\nH5F—Low Quality Orange Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity, narrow. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 30 percent, of which not over 10 percent may be waste.\nH6F—Poor Quality Orange Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity, stringy. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.\nH4FR—Fair Quality Orange Red Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, fleshy, lean in oil, moderate color intensity, normal width. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 20 percent, of which not over 5 percent may be waste.\nH5FR—Low Quality Orange Red Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, fleshy, lean in oil, weak color intensity, narrow. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 30 percent, of which not over 10 percent may be waste.\nH6FR—Poor Quality Orange Red Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity, stringy. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.\nH4K—Fair Quality Variegated Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, moderate color intensity, normal width. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 20 percent, of which not over 5 percent may be waste.\nH5K—Low Quality Variegated Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity, narrow. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 30 percent, of which not over 10 percent may be waste.\nH6K—Poor Quality Variegated Smoking Leaf\nMellow, open leaf structure, medium body, lean in oil, weak color intensity, stringy. Uniformity, 70 percent; injury tolerance 40 percent, of which not over 20 percent may be waste.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS","PART 29—TOBACCO INSPECTION","Subpart C—Standards"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"6425c2400b8f201db98639f31a07361a0ddc59488d3d506a9b8c67b32b236943","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-29.1162","next":"us/7-cfr-29.1164"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}