{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-29.3648","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 29.3648","heading":"Thin Leaf (C Group).","body":"This group consists of leaves that are thin to medium in body and show little or no ground injury.\nGrades Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances\nC1L Choice Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.\nRipe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, oily, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nC2L Fine Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.\nRipe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, oily, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC3L Good Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC4L Fair Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC5L Low Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf\nUnderripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nC1F Choice Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.\nRipe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nC2F Fine Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.\nRipe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC3F Good Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC4F Fair Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC5F Low Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.\nUnderripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nC1R Choice Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.\nRipe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.\nC2R Fine Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.\nRipe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.\nC3R Good Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC4R Fair Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC5R Low Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.\nUnderripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nC3M Good Quality Mixed Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC4M Fair Quality Mixed Thin Leaf.\nMature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC5M Low Quality Mixed Thin Leaf.\nUnderripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.\nC3G Good Quality Green Thin Leaf.\nUnderripe, medium body, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.\nC4G Fair Quality Green Thin Leaf.\nImmature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.\nC5G Low Quality Green Thin Leaf.\nImmature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.","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":"29820200094007828144c3469fde4f82b00ab6f65246c4469d71963f08d7a0c2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-29.3647","next":"us/7-cfr-29.3649"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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