Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com TOBACCO (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1937 CONTENTS 1. Short title and application 2. Grade designations 3. Definition of quality 4. Grade designation marks 5. Method of marking 6. Method of packing 7. Special conditions of a certificate of authorisation SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE II SCHEDULE 2A :- SCHEDULE II-A SCHEDULE 3 :- SCHEDULE III SCHEDULE 3A :- SCHEDULE III-A SCHEDULE 4 :- SCHEDULE IV SCHEDULE 5 :- SCHEDULE V SCHEDULE 6 :- SCHEDULE VI SCHEDULE 7 :- SCHEDULE VII SCHEDULE 8 :- SCHEDULE VIII SCHEDULE 9 :- SCHEDULE IX SCHEDULE 10 :- SCHEDULE X SCHEDULE 11 :- SCHEDULE XI SCHEDULE 12 :- SCHEDULE XII SCHEDULE 13 :- SCHEDULE XIII SCHEDULE 14 :- SCHEDULE XIV SCHEDULE 15 :- SCHEDULE XV SCHEDULE 16 :- SCHEDULE XVI SCHEDULE 17 :- SCHEDULE XVII SCHEDULE 18 :- SCHEDULE XVIII SCHEDULE 19 :- SCHEDULE XIX SCHEDULE 20 :- SCHEDULE XX SCHEDULE 21 :- SCHEDULE XXI SCHEDULE 22 :- SCHEDULE XXII SCHEDULE 23 :- SCHEDULE XXIII SCHEDULE 24 :- SCHEDULE XXIV SCHEDULE 25 :- SCHEDULE XXV SCHEDULE 26 :- SCHEDULE XXVI SCHEDULE 27 :- SCHEDULE XXVII SCHEDULE 28 :- SCHEDULE XXVIII SCHEDULE 29 :- SCHEDULE XXIX SCHEDULE 30 :- SCHEDULE XXX SCHEDULE 31 :- SCHEDULE XXXI SCHEDULE 32 :- SCHEDULE XXXII SCHEDULE 33 :- SCHEDULE XXXIII SCHEDULE 34 :- SCHEDULE XXXIV SCHEDULE 35 :- SCHEDULE XXXV SCHEDULE 36 :- SCHEDULE XXXVI SCHEDULE 37 :- SCHEDULE XXXVII TOBACCO (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1937 TOBACCO (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1937 1. Short title and application :- (1) These rules may be called the Tobacco (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1937. (2) They shall apply to tobacco grown in India. 2. Grade designations :- Grade designations to indicate the quality of unmanufactured tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum and Nicotiana ruslica) grown In India are set out in column I of the relevant Schedules attached to these rules. 3. Definition of quality :- (1) The general characteristics of quality indicated by such grade designations shall be as follows : All the tobacco shall be sound, clean and free from excess moisture and other extraneous matter. Any tobacco redried and packed for export to the United Kingdom shall ordinarily contain moisture between 10.5 per cent. and II per cent. at the lime of sampling of such tobacco by the redrying factory except in such cases where an export order specifically requires moisture content to be below 10.5 per cent. or above II per cent. The leaf shall be properly cured. The Tobacco may consist of leaf strips or stems but not mixtures thereof and may be reconditioned (mechanically redried) or not. 1 [The Tobacco may also consist of threshed lamina (Redried) as defined in Schedule XXXVI.) (2) The special quality indicated by such grade designations is set out against such designations in columns 2 to 4 of the relevant Schedules attached to these rules, 1. Ins. by S.O. 2511. dated 7th July. 1982. 4. Grade designation marks :- The grade designation mark shall consist of the word "AGMARK" affixed to the wax or lead seal and a label bearing a design (consisting of an outline map of India in conjunction with the word AGMARK) resembling that set out in Schedule I and clearly showing the following particulars :- (1) Trade description of tobacco (2) Grade designation (3) Year of harvest. 5. Method of marking :- The grade designation mark seal and label shall be securely attached to each package in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. The word AGMARK shall be affixed to tobacco in each package in the manner approved by the Agricullural Marketing Adviser. 6. Method of packing :- (1) Graded tobacco shall be packed in wooden hogs heads or wooden cases or in bales or in such other kind of packages and of capacities and in such manner as may be approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. (2) Except in the case of parcels of samples sent by post, each covering shall contain only tobacco of one grade designation, all of which shall have been harvested in the year specified in the grade designation mark label. 7. Special conditions of a certificate of authorisation :- In addition to the conditions specified in rule 4 of the General (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1937, the conditions set out in Schedule XXXVI shall be conditions subject to which a certificate of authorisation is issued to an owner of a tobacco redrying factory for purposes of these rules. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I (See rule 4) Grade designation mark for bales of tobacco The word AGMARK shall be affixed to tobacco in each package in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE II (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designation* and definition of quality of unmanufactured fluecured virginia+ tobacco grown in India. Grade designation Colour . Texture* Body and condition., (1) (2) (3) (4) 1# Bright lemon and/or bright Good to fine Good body leaves or strips free from sponginess, scalding, yellow and/or bright orange - blemish.## 2# Do. Good Good body leaves or strips which may have light and occas brown spots or other ## blemish all together not exceedin the total area. AP @ Bright lemon and/or bright Fine to medium Good body leaves or strips consisting of Agmark grades 1 a orange and/or yellow to light together not less than 45 per cent and the balance of Agma orange AS @ Do. Do. Good body leaves or strips consisting of Agmark grades 1 a not less than 30 per-cent and the balance ofAgmark grade AT @ Bright lemon and/or bright Do. Good body leaves or strips consisting ofAgmark grades lan orange and/or yellow to light not less than 15-percent and the-balance of Agmark grade orange 3.# Lemon and/or yellow and/ Medium to Good body leaves or strips which may have spongy or brow or light orange. Good other ## blemish altogether not exceeding 10 per cent of t FLG Bright lemon and/or bright Fine lo medium Good body leaves or strips having the characteristics of Ag orange and/or yellow to light and 4 separately or mixed with light green cast .as specifie orange with light green cast Patches of deeper shades of greenish or brownish cast or o on the veins midribs, perip altogether shall not exceed 10 per cent of the total.area. hery and lips 4 # Lemon and/or yellow and/ Medium to Good *Good body, leaves or strips which may have spongy or br or Light orange blemish altogether not exceeding 25 per cent the total area *C.14 Blight lemon and/or bright Fine lo medium Good body leaves or strips consisting of Agnmark grades 1 orange and/or yellow to light - ..not less than 70 per cent and the balance ofAgmark grad orange *F. 14 Do. Do. Good body leaves or strips consisting ofAgmark grades 110 ' not less than 45 per cent. and the balance ofAgmark grade *S.1-4 Bright lemon and/or bright Fine to medium Good body leaves or strips consisting of Agmark glades 1 t orange and/or yellow to light not less than 30 per cent. and the balance to Agmark grade orange T.14 Do. Do. Good body leaves or strips consisting of Agmark grandes 1 . .not less than 15 per cent. and the balance of Agmark gra LG# Light green Medium to fine Oood body leaves or strips which may have spongy or brow blemish ##, all together not exceeding 10 per cent. of the LMG Light medium green Medium to Oood body leaves or strips which may have spongy, scalde coarse other blemish ##, all together not exceeding 25 per cent. o MG Medium green Do. Do. DG . Darkgreen, Do. Oood body leaves or strips. LBY Light brownish lemon and/ Medium to Cood body leaves or strips which may have brown patches - or light brownish yellow and/ good bruised spots or other blemish ## due to disease, all toget or light brownish orange. ding 25 per cent. of the total area. , LBY2 Light brownish lemon and/ Coarse to Good body leaves or strips which may have brown patches or light brownish yellow and/ medium bruised spots or other ## belmish, not exceeding 50 per c or, light brownish orange . area. DB. Brown Coarse to Good body. leaves or strips which may have brown patches medium bruised spots or other ## blemish due to disease altogethe ing 65 per cent. of the total area. B Dark brown . . . . DO. Good body leaves or strips which may have brown patches bruised spots or other** blemish not exceeding 65 per cen area. DDB*** Deep dark brown Do. Good body leaves or strips which may have spongy, scalde or other ## blemish altogether not exceeding 65 per cent. area. DBL . Dark.brown ., . . of DB and PL. Oood body leaves or strips which may have brown patches bruised spots or other ## blemish not exceeding 65 per ce area and PL leaves not exceeding 50 per cent. of the total q Bright Bits Bright lemon.,and/or bright Medium to Broken pieces not less than 5 centimetres long. yellow, and/or bright orange, fine - -lemon fine and/or yellow and/ - or light orange, light brow- nish lemon and/or light brow- nish yellow and/or light brow- nish orange, light green colour. Semi bright Bits Light brownish lemon and/or Coarse to Broken pieces not less than 5 centimetres long light brownish yellow and/or medium light brownish orange and/or brown and/or light medium green. Dark Bits Dark brown and/or medium Do. .Do. green and/or dark green Bright PL Colours of all the foregoing Do. Body not covered by the description given for any of the fo grades separately or mixed ex straight grades. cept MG, DG, B, DB and DDB Dark PL Colours of grades, B, DB, Variable Do MG,. and. DG separately or mixed - X **** FS++ Bright lemon or bright orange ' Variable Broken pieces not,less than 2.5 centimetres. or yellow to light orange or light brownish yellow or brown light medium green or mixed FS++ Bright lemon or bright orange Do. Broken pieces of less than 2.5 centimetres in length and fre or yellow to light orange or extraneous matter. ; light brownish yellow or brown light green or light medium green or mixed Steams ## Stems shall consist of midribs of leaves removed to the ext three-fifths or 60 per cent. of the length of the leaf in the p stemming from Virginia varieties of tobacco and their hybri General Bits Colour of Grades. 4, LBY, Medium to Broken pieces of not less than 5 centimetres long. LBY2, B, LG, LMG and MG. coarse The colour of either DG or DB is permissible upto the extent of 35 per cent only. Semi Bright PL The colour of Grades LBY Do. Body not covered by the description given for any of the fo LBY2, B and LMG. grades, ' ' General PL Colour of Grades 4, LBY, Do. Do. LBY2,B,LG, LMG and MG. The colour of 'either DG or DB is permissible upto the extent of 35 per cent. only. Stems and Stem Bits Shall consist of whole mid-ribs and pieces of mid-ribs rem of stemming from Virginia variety of tobacco and their hyb Stem Bits Shall consist of any pieces of mid ribs obtained from Virgin tobacco and their hybrids and shall be free from extraneou SCHEDULE 2A SCHEDULE II-A ] \ SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE III SCHEDULE III (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Suncured Virgnia* tobacco in India . ... Special characteristics Grade @ @ ** designation Colour". Texture" Blemish 1 2 3 4 VBT Bright ,. ... . Good 1/16 VBR ' Light Medium 1/16 VDR Dark Brown .... . Medium 2/16 VG Dark Green . . . . Variable -2/16 VPL# Bright or light brown or Variable brown or mixed V-BITS Bright or light brown or Good to Broken pieces not less than 7.5 centi dark brown or mixed medium metres long. VS+ Do. Variable Broken pieces not less than 2.5 centimetres long. VS2+ Do. Do. Broken pieces less than 15 centimetres in length and free from dust and extraneous matter. SCHEDULE 3A SCHEDULE III-A (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definitions of quality of unmanufactured Oriental tobacco grown in India Special characteristics Grade designation Colour Texture Blemish OLBY Yellow and/or orange Fine to medium Light to good body, embodying leaves to light brown and/or from the various plant position from bot light brownish yellow/ tom to top leaves. Leaves may have brown orange of light brownish or green patches, spongy, bruised or other and/or light to darkish blemishes, but not exceeding 50 per cent. green. of the total area. ODGB Dark green, brown and/ Medium to Light to heavy body, embodying leaves or burnt brown coarse from the various plant position from to bottom top leaves. Leaves may be heavily blemished upto 90 per cent. of the total area. SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE IV Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured Suncured "Now", (Country) tobacco Special characteristics Grade designation Colour+ Texture+ Blemish@ 1 2 3 4 CBT Bright Good texture and body 1/16 CBR Light brown Medium texture and 2/16 body CDK Light dark Do. 2/16 CHBR Heavy brown Heavy body 2/16 CHD Heavy dark Do. 2/16 CG Wholly or partly green Medium to coarse 2/16 SB# Brown or dark or mixed Good body and It shall consist of bits (not less texture than 50.8 mm. in length) obtained from whole leaves after discarding "butt" and "tip" ends. It shall be free from dust, other extraneous matter and moulds. Blemish due to breakage, handling, insect attack and spot disease (frog eye) shall not exceed 4/10ths of the surface. SB2# Do. Medium body and Do. medium to fair texture SBM# Brown or dark or mixed Good to medium It shall consist of strands or texture (not less than 25.4 mm. in length and 2.1 mm. in width) obtained from whole leaves. CPL Bright or brown Variable dark or mixed NS** Brown or dark Variable Broken pieces (not less than 2.5 or mixed centimetres long) of leaves of all grades but excluding dust or other extraneous matter. NS2** Brown or dark Variable Broken pieces of less than 2.5 or mixed centimetres in length and free from dust and extraneous matter. Stems % Stems shall consist of mid ribs without butts of leaves removed to the extent of at least three. fifth or 60 per cent. of the length of the leaf in the process of stemming from Suncure Natu (country) tobacco which may include any of the varieties of Nicotiana tobacum. SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE V Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Suncured Jutty* tobacco grown in Madras Special characteristics Grade designation Colour@ Texture@ Blemish** JBT . Bright Thin 1/16 JBN Brown Thin 2/16 SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE VI Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Suncured motihari tobacco (Nicotiana Rustica) grown in Bengal Special characteristics Grade desig- nation Texture Colour Body and condition (1) (2) (3) (4) D Thick Dark with Heavy body leaves which may have slight brown patches greenish tinge at veins. Blemish@ permissible upto 5 per cent. of the total area. DB . . Medium Dark brown Good body leaves which may have with light greenish tinge at veins. Blemish@ brown permissible upto 10 per cent. of the patches total area. B . . Thin Brown Good body leaves which may have brown spots or blemish@, all together not exceeding 15 per cent of the total area. DG . . Thin Dark green Good body leaves which may have brown spots or blemish@, all together not exceeding 25 per cent of the total area. *To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent. of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade will be allowed. @Blemish shall include damage due to pests and diseases or breakage in handling, black spots and sun-burn. SCHEDULE 7 SCHEDULE VII Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured suncured Jutty tobacco (Nicoliana tobacum) grown in Bengal Special characteristics Grade designation Texture* Colour* Body and condition (1) '(2) (3) ~ (4) DLB Pine and Dull brown Good body leaves not less than 30 centimetres pliable long, free from blemish@. DLBS . Do. Do. Good body leaves between 15 centimetres and 30 centimetres long free from blemish@. DB - Thick Dark brown Good body leaves which may have slight greenish tinge at veins or occasional brown spot or blemish@, all together not exceeding 5 per cent of the total area. , D , Medium Brown Good body leaves which may have occasional brown spots or blemish@ all together not exceeding 10 per cent. of the total area, DBM . Medium Dark brown Good body leaves which may have occasional brown spots' or blemish @ all together not exceeding 25 per cent. of the total area. SCHEDULE 8 SCHEDULE VIII Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Suncured Jutty Bispath tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum) grown in Bangal Special characteristics Grade designation Colour* Texture* Blemis (1) (2) (3) (4) LB . - Light brown Fine 1/16 DB . . Dark brown or brown Medium to coarse 2/16 DO . - Dark brown and dark Thin 2/16 green mixed. *To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent. of leaves corresponding to the specification in the next lower grade will be allowed. @Blemish shall include damage due to pests and diseases or breakage in handling. The figures in column 4 refer the total area of the leaf affected. SCHEDULE 9 SCHEDULE IX Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Top Leaf* tobacco Special characteristics Grade designation Colour Texture Blemi (1) (2) (3) (4) TL1 . Brown and dull green mixed Coarse 1/16 TL2 . Dark brown and dark green mixed Coarse 2/16 *'Top leaf tobacco shall consist of top leaves and suckers (not less than 75 centimetres long) of any varieties of Virginia tobacco and their hybrid having similar characteristics. +To allow for accidental error in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent of leaves corresponding to the specification in the next lower grade will be allowed. @Blemish includes damage due to pests and diseases, breakage in handling, black spots, sun-burn. The figures in column 4 refer to the total area of the leaf affected. SCHEDULE 10 SCHEDULE X (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured white Barley* tobacco grown in India Special characteristics Grade desig nation Colour+ Texture+ Blemish@ (1) (2) (3) (4) WBL Light reddish brown Medium 2/16 WBR Reddish brown Medium 2/16 WBD Dark reddish brown Medium to 2/16 coarse WBPL# Light reddish brown Variable to dark reddish brown WB-BITS Do. Medium to Broken pieces not less coarse than 7.5 centimetres long. WBS Light reddish brown Medium to Broken pieces of coarse not less than 2.5 centi metres long. WBS2 Light reddish brown Medium to Broken pieces of less to dark reddish coarse than 2.5 centimetres in brown. length and free from dust and extraneous matter.. SCHEDULE 11 SCHEDULE XI (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Sun-cured Desi tobacco (Nicotiana tobacum) of chewing type grown in Bihar Special characteristics Minimum length in Grade (centimetres) designation Colour* Texture+ Blemish@ (1) (2) (3) (4) Grade 1: Special Reddish to dark brown Thick Nil Large Do. Thick Nil Medium Reddish lo Thick Nil dark brown Small . . Do. Thick Nil Grade II: Special . . Brown Medium 2/16 Large . . . Medium 2/16 Medium " Medium 2/16 Small . . " Medium 2/16 Grade III: Special Light brown Medium 2/16 Large " Medium 2/16 Medium " Medium 2/16 Small . . " Medium 2/16 SCHEDULE 12 SCHEDULE XII Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Sun-cured 'L.al Chapodia' tobacco grown in Bombay State Special characteristics Grade desig nation Colour Texture Body and condition (1) (2) (3) (4) (L)BY Brownish yellow Thick Good body leaves with fine aroma with heavy spangling with or without greenish tinge at on the leaf. veins. Blemish@ upto 5 per cent. of the total area. (L)DB Dark brown with Medium Good body leaves with medium medium spangling. aroma with or without greenish tinge at veins. Blemish@ upto 15 per cent. of the total area. (L)GB Greenish brown Medium Good body leaves with medium with or without aroma. Blemish@ upto 20 per cent. of spangles. the total area. Pole Mixed Broken pieces of leaves of Lal Chapo dia more than 12.7 mm. in size not less than 60 per cent. of the total weight, flakes of this size and stems together not less than 80 per cent. of the total. It shall be free from foreign matter. 1. To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent. of leaves corresponding to the specifications of the next lower grade will be allowed. 2. @ Blemish includes damage due to disease, spots, sun-burn and breakage in handling. 3. In the first two grades, greenish patches are also considered as blemish. 4. In case of "hands" (leaf bundles,) the customary placement of small leaves and bits shall be tolerated lo the extent of 20 per cent. SCHEDULE 13 SCHEDULE XIII Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured sun-cured "Jude" tobacco grown in Bombay State Special characteristics Grade desig nation Colour Texture Body and condition (1) (2) (3) (4) JBY Brownish yellow with Medium Medium body leaves with fine heavy spangling. aroma with or without greenish tinge at the veins. Blemish@ upto 5 per cent. of the total area. JDB . . Dark brown with medium Medium Good body leaves wtih medium spangling aroma with or without greenish tinge at veins. Blemish@ upto 15 per cent. of the total area. JGB .. Greenish brown with Medium Medium body leaves with aroma. medium to thin spangling Blemish @ upto 20 per cent of the total area. Fole . . Mixed Broken pieces of leaves of Judi more than 12.7mm. in size not less than 60 per cent. of the total weight; flakes of this size and stem together not less than 80 per cent. of the total. It shall be free from foreign matter. 1. To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent. of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade will be allowed. 2. Blemish@ includes damage due to disease, spots, sun-burn and breakage in handling. 3. In the case of "hands" (leaf bundles), the customary placement of small leaves and bits shall be tolerated to the extent of 20 per cent. SCHEDULE 14 SCHEDULE XIV Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured sun-cured "Natu" Bidi tobacco flakes and stems Special characteristics Grade desig nation Colour Texture and body Size (1) (2) (3) (4) Processed Greenish to dark Thick to Between 1.59 mm. to 6.35 mm. green or yellowish medium free from foreign matter Khandi to dark brown or (stems) shall not exceed 10 per mixed. cent of the total weight. Semi-Pro Greenish to dark Thick to More than 6.35 mm. flakes not cessed. green or yellowish medium less than 50 per cent. and flakes to dark brown or and stems together not less than mixed. 75 per cent. Rawa Greenish to dark Medium to Between 0.85 mm. and 1.59 mm. or yellowish to coarse in size and free from foreign matter. dark brown or mixed Stems' Stems shall consist of mid ribs of - leaves of bidi tobacco only between 6.35 mm. and 12.7 mm. in length and free from foreign matter. Butts and bark shall not exceed 10 per cent. 1. 6.35 mm., 1.59 mm. and 0.85 mm. means not more than 4th or 16th or 30th square of circular aperture per linear 25.4 mm respectively. .. 2. To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of-5 per cent. of tobacco not conforming to the specifications will be tolerated in grades "processed" and "semi-processed". 3. "The grade designation shall be marked provided the sale is against a "firm order" from the buyer, the phrase "firm order" meaning that either the whole of the purchase money is to be paid in advance in cash or is guaranteed in some other way. SCHEDULE 15 SCHEDULE XV (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Sun-cured Black Chapodia tobacco Special characteristics Grade desig nation Colour Texture Body and condition (1) (2) (3) (4) (B)DB Dark brown Medium Good body leaves with fine aroma, Blemish@ upto 10 per cent. of the total area. (B)D . Dark Medium to Do. coarse (B)GD Greenish dark Do. Do. Fole . Mixed Broken pieces of leaves of Black clwpodia more than 12.7 mm. in size not less than 60 per cent. of the total weight, flakes of this size and stems together not less than 80 per cent. of the total. It shall be free from foreign matter. @Blemish includes damage due to disease, spots, sun-burn and breakage in handling. 1, To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent. of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade will be allowed. 2. In the case of "hands' (leaf bundles), the customary placement of small leaves and bits shall be tolerated to the extent of 20 per cent. SCHEDULE 16 SCHEDULE XVI (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Sun-cured Calcutta (Nicotiana rustica) tobacco Special characteristics Grade designation Colour Texture Body and condition (1) (2) (3) (4) C(BY) Brownish yellow with heavy spangling on the leaf. Thick Good body leaves with fine aroma. Blemish@ cent. of the area. C(DB) Dark brown with medium spangling Medium Good body leaves with medium aroma. Blem 15 per cent. of the total area. C(GB) Greenish brown with or without spangling. Medium Good body leaves with medium aroma, Blem 20 per cent. of the total area. Fole Mixed Broken pieces of "Calcutta" leaves of tobacco 6.35 mm. in size and free from foreign matte @Blemish includes damage due to discase, spots, sun-burn and breakage in handling. In the first two grades, greenish patche considered as blemish. Greenish tinge at veins is, however not considered as blemish. 1. To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 5 per cent. of leaves corresponding to the specification of the "next grade will be allowed. 2. In the case of 'hands" (Leaf bundles), the customary placement of small leaves and bits shall be tolerated to the extent of 2 SCHEDULE 17 SCHEDULE XVII Grade designations and definition of quality of unmanufactured Dark Western Firecured tobacco grown in Andhra Pradesh Grade desig Colour Texture Body Blemish Size nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 DWF Brown to Dark Medium to Light to Not to exceed Variable Distinct Brown Coarse heavy l/4th surface aroma. of the leaf. SCHEDULE 18 SCHEDULE XVIII Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Northern) (Commonly grown in West B State)* Filler (Nicotiana tabacum) Type I Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 NBF I Olive Medium Not to ex Should not be less than 15 The leaves shall: green to average ceed 25 per cm. long. Free from dust or (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, cent. other extraneous matter, light colour, characteristic of thevariety/ to heavy body, good to fair type; aroma and burning. (2) be mature solid in feel; NBF II Olive Average Not to ex Medium to heavy body, fair (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and green to coarse ceed 65 per to average aroma and mode with a reasonable moisture; cent. rate burning, should not be less than 12 cm. long. Free (4) be reasonably free from damage cau from dust or other extrane sed by insects, mechanical injury and ous matter. staining due to moisture of fungus etc. SCHEDULE 19 SCHEDULE XIX Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Northern) (Commonly grown in West Bihar and Northern Indian States) Fitter (Nicotiana tabacum) Type II. Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics nations burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 NF I Light to Medium Not to ex Should not be less than 15 The leaves shall: brownish to average ceed 25 per cm. long. Free from dust or (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Dark- cent. other extraneous matter, light colour, characteristic of thevariety/ variable to heavy body, fair aroma and type; burning. NP II Light to Average Not to ex Medium to heavy body, fair (2) be mature solid in feel; brownish to coarse ceed 65 per to average aroma and mode Dark cent. rate burning, should not be. (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and variable less than 12 cm. long. Free with a reasonable moisture; from dust or other extrane ous matter. (4) be reasonably free from damage caused by insects, mechanical injury and staining due to moisture of fungus etc. *Cigar filler leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in a or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to the .specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include, green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 20 SCHEDULE XX Grade deagnation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Commonly grown in East and West G Andhra Pradesh State)* Filler (Nicotiana tabacum) Type III Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 CTF I Brownish Medium Not to ex Should not be less than 15 The leaves shall: to light to coarse ceed 25 per cm. long, free from dust or (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Dark cent. other extraneous matter, light colour, characteristic of the variety/ to heavy body, good to fair type; aroma and burning. CFP II . Brownish Medium Not to ex Medium to heavy body, fair to (2) be mature solid in feet; to light to coarse ceed 65 per average aroma and moderate Dark cent. burninig, should not be less (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and than 12 cm. long, free from with a reasonable moisture; dust or other extraneous matter. (4) be reasonably free from damage caused by insects, mechanical injury and staining due to moisture of fungus, etc. *Cigar filler leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in a sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to t specifications in the next lower grade Shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots, and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponing a spots. The figure of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 21 SCHEDULE XXI Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Cigear) (Commonly grown in Andhra State) Filler (Nicotiana tabacum) Type IV Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 COF I Light Medium Not to ex Should not be less than 15 The leaves shall: Dark to to coarse ceed 25 per cm. long, free from dust or (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Heavy cent. other extraneous matter, light colour, characteristic of the variety/ Dark to heavy body, good to fair type; aroma and burning. COF II Light Medium Not to ex Medium to heavy body, fair to (2) be mature solid in feel; Dark to to coarse ceed 65 per average aroma, and moderate Heavy cent. burning. Should not be less (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and Dark than 12 cm. long. Free from with a reasonable moisture; dust or other extraneous matter. (4) be reasonably free from damage caused by insects, mechanical injury and staining due to moisture of fungus etc. *Cigar filler leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacuni but all the leaves in sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blen)ish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponing a spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. \\ SCHEDULE 22 SCHEDULE XXII Grade designation and definition of'quality of'unmanufactured aircured tobacco (Southern) (Commonly grown in Tamil Na State)* Filler (Nicotiana tabacum) Typi V Grade Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics desig nation burning 1 12 3 4 5 6 STF I Light Medium Not to ex Should not be less than 15 The leaves shall: brownish to coarse ceed 25 per cm. long. free from dust or (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, to dark/ cent. other extraneous matter, light colour, characteristics ofthevariety/ heavy to heavy good to fair aroma type; dark and burning. STF II Light Medium Not to ex Medium to heavy body, fair to (2) be mature solid in feel; brownish to coarse ceed 65 per average aroma, and moderate to dark/ cent. burning, should not be less (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and heavy than 12 cm. long. Free from with a reasonable moisture; Dark dust or other extraneous matter. (4) be reasonably free from damage caused by insects, mechanical injury and staining due to' moisture of fungus, etc. *Cigar filler leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties, of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 23 SCHEDULE XXIII Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured ainwed cigar tobacco (Southern) (Commonly grown in Mys State) Fitter (Nicotiana tabacum) Type VI Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics R nation burning .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SMF I Almond Medium Not to ex Shall not be less than 15 cm. The leaves shall: brown to average ceed 25 per long, free from dust or other (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Light to cent. extraneous matter, light to colour, characteristic of thevariety/ Brownish heavy body, good to fair type: Dark aroma and burning. SMF II Almond Medium Not to ex Shall not be less than 12 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; brown to average ceed 65 per long free from dust or other Light to cent. extraneous matter. Medium (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and Brownish to heavy body, fair to average with a reasonable moisture; Dark aroma and moderate burning. (4) be reasonably free from damage caused by insects, mechanical injury and staining due to moisture of fungus etc. *Cigar filler leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding t specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, spongin black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 24 SCHEDULE XXIV Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Northern) (Commonly grown in W Bengal) Binder leaf (Nicotiana tabacum) Type VII Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics R nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NBB I Medium Fine to Not to ex Length above 30 cm. thin to The leaves shall: Olive Medium ceed 10 per medium body, oily, depressed (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, col Green fairly cent. veins, good aroma and bur our, characteristic of the variety/type; elastic ning. NBB II Medium Fine to Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. long (2) be mature solid in feel; Olive Medium to 25 per medium body oily, depressed Green fairly cent. few prominent veins, good (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and elastic. aroma and burning. with a reasonable moisture; NBB III Medium Medium Between 26 Between 15 cm. to 20 cm. long (4) be reasonably free from damage to deep Semi to 50 per medium body, less oily caused by insects mechanical injury Olive elastic cent. depressed few prominent and staining due to moisture or fungus Green veins, fair aroma and mode etc.; rate burning. (5) be reasonably free from perforations. *Cigar binder leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leave any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in leaves affected in sample sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in the column 4 refer to the total area of sponging. SCHEDULE 25 SCHEDULE XXV Grade designation and definition ofquality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Northern) (Commonly grown in W Bengal, Bihar andNorthern Indian Stales) Binder Leaf (Nicotiana tabacum) Type VIII Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Re nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NB I Medium Fine to Not to ex Length above 30 cm. thin to The leaves shall: to Medium ceed 10 per medium body, oily, depressed (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, col- Almond fairly cent. veins, good, aroma, and our, characteristic of the variety/type; Brown. elastic burning. NB II Medium Fine to Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Almond Medium to 25 per length medium body, oily, de- Brown. fairly cent. pressed few prominent veins, (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and etostic. good aroma and burning. with a reasonable moisture; NB III Medium Medium Between 26 Between 15 cm. to 20 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage cau to deep ' Semi to 50 per long, medium body, less oily sed by insects mechanical injury and almond elastic cent. depressed few .prominent staining due to moisture or fungus brown. veins, ,fair aroma and mode etc.; rate burning. (5) be reasonably free from perforations. *Cigar binder leaf (iir cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leave any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, spongi and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 26 SCHEDULE XXVI ' Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Commonly grown in East and W Godawari Districts of Andhra Pradesh State) Binder Leaf (Nicotiana tabacum) Type IX Grade Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Re desig nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CEB I Light Fine to Not to ex Length above 30 cm. thin to The leaves shall: blown to Medium ceed 10 per medium body, oily, depressed (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, light clastic cent. less prominent veins, pleasant colour, characteristic of the variety/ meha- aroma and uniform burning. type; gony brown. CEB II Medium Medium Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. long (2) be mature solid in feel; brown to fairly to 25 per medium body, oily, depressed medium elastic. cent. few prominent veins, pleasant (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and (neha- aroma and uniform burning. with a reasonable moisture; brown. CEB III Dark Medium Between 26 Between 15 cm. to 20 cm. long (4) be reasonably free from damage brown to semi- to 50 per medium body, less oily me caused by insects mechanical injury Deep elastic cent. dium depressed few promi and staining due to moisture or fungus meha- nent veins, fair aroma and etc.; gony moderate burning. brown. (5) be reasonably free from perforations. *Cigar binder leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leav any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Bleniish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and disease, breakage in handling, spongi and black spots. The Figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 27 SCHEDULE XXVII Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Commonly grown in Andhra Pra State) Binder Leaf (Nicotiana tabacum) Type X Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Rem nation burning 1 2 .3 4 5 6 7 CB I Light Fine to Not to ex Length above 30 cm. and thin The leaves shall . brown Medium ceed 10 per to medium body, oily, de (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, col elastic cent. pressed veins, pleasant aroma our, characteristic of the variety/type; and uniform burning. CB II Medium Medium Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; brown fairly i to 25 per long, medium body, oily, de elastic. cent. pressed few prominent veins, (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and pleasant, aroma and uniform with a reasonable moisture; burning. CB III Dark Medium Between 26 Between 15 cm. to 20 cm. long (4) be reasonably free from damage cau brown semi- to 50 per medium body, less oily me sed by insects mechanical injury and elastic cent. dium depressed few promi staining due to moisture or fungus nent veins, fair aroma and etc., moderate burning. (5) be reasonably free from perforations. *Cigar binder leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leav in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves correspondin the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. . %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and disease, breakage in handling, spon and black spots, The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 28 SCHEDULE XXVIII Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircmed cigar Tobacco (Southern) (Commonly grown i Tamil Nada State)* Binder Leaf (Nicotiana tabactim) Type XI Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Rem nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STB I . Light Fine to Not to ex Length above 30 cm. and thin The leaves shall: brown Medium ceed 10 per to medium body, oily, depres (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, to light elastic cent. sed less prominent veins, colour, characteristic of thevariety/ Maha- pleasant aroma and uniform type; gony burning. brown. STB II Medium Medium Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; brown fairly to 25 per long, medium body, oily, de to Me elastic. cent. pressed few prominent veins, (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and dium Ma- pleasant aroma and uniform with a reasonable moisture; hagony burning. brown. STB III . Dark Medium Between 26 Between 15 cm. to 20 cm. long (4) be reasonably free from damage brown to semi- to 50 per medium body, less oily de caused by insects mechanical injury Deep elastic cent. pressed few prominent veins, and staining due to moisture or fungus Maha- fair aroma, moderate bur etc.; gony ning. brown. (5) be reasonably free from perforation. *Cigar binder leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the lea in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves correspondi to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and disease, breakage in handling, spong and black spots. The figures ol proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 29 SCHEDULE XXIX Grade deagnation and definition of quality of unmanufactured air cured cigar tobacco (Southern) (Commonly grown Mysore State) Binder Leaf (Nicotiana tabacum) Type XII Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Rema nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SMB I Light Fine to Not to ex Length above 30 cm. thin to The leaves shall : brown Medium ceed 10 per medium body, oily, depressed (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, light elastic cent. veins, pleasant aroma and colour, characteristics ofthevariety/ Dark uniform burning. type: Brown/ Mahagony blown Me dium Olive green. SMB II Medium Medium Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; brown fairly to 25 per long, medium body, oily, de to Me elastic. cent. pressed few prominent (3) be thoroughly air cured and veins, dried and dium Ma pleasant aroma and uniform with a reasonable moisture; hagony burning. brown/Deep Olive Green. SMB III Dark brown/ Medium Between 26 Between 15, cm. to 20 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Deep semi- to 50 per long,. medium body, less oily, caused by insects mechanical injury Mahagony elastic cent. depressed few prominent and staining due to moisture or fungus brown/ veins, fair aroma, and mode etc.; Deep Olive rate burning. (5) be reasonably free from perforation. *Cigar binder leaf (air cured) tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varjetal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves correspond to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 30 SCHEDULE XXX Grade designation and defunuon of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Northern) (Commonly Grown West Bengal State) * Wrapper Leaf (Nicotiana tabacum) Type XIII Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Rema nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NBW Light Fine Not to ex Length 40 cm. and above in The leaves shall: Olive silky, ceed 5 per body, very oily, very spready, (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Green elastic cent. uniform, depressed with few colour, characteristic of the variety/ thin veins, good aroma and *ype; burning. NBWII Light Pine Between 6 Between 30 cm. to 40 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Olive silky to 10 per long, thin body, oily, fairly Green elastic. cent. spready, uniform, depressed (3) be thoroughly air cured and dried and with few thin veins, good with a reasonable moisture; aroma and burning. NBW III Medium Fine to Between 11 Between 20 cm, to 30 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Olive Medium to 15 per long, medium body, less oily, caused by insects, mechanical injury Green fairly cent. spready uniform, depressed and staining due to moisture of or silky with few thin veins, fair aroma fungus etc.; semi- and burning. elastic (5) be reasonably free from perforation. NBW IV Medium Fine to Between Between 10 cm. to 20 cm. Olive medium 16 to 20 long, medium body, less oily, Green fairly, per cent. spready, uniform, depressed silky with few veins, fair aroma and semi- burning. elastic. *Cigar wrapper leaf (air cured) Tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling,sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 31 SCHEDULE XXXI * Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured cigar tobacco (Northern) (Commonly Grown in West Bengal, Bihar and Northern Indian State) Wrapper Leaf(Nicotiana tabacum) Type XIV Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Remar nation burning 1 ' 2 3 4 5 6 7 NBW I . Light Fine Not to ex Length 40 cm. and above thin The leaves shall: Almond silky, ceed 10 per body, very oily, very spready, (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Brown elastic cent. uniform, depressed with few colour, characteristic of the variety/ thin veins, good aroma and type; burning. NBW II Light Fine Between 6 Between 30 cm. to 40 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Almond silky to 10 per long, thin body, oily, fairly Brown elastic. cent. spready, uniform, depressed (3) be thoroughly air cured and dried and with few prominent thin veins, with a reasonable moisture; good aroma and burning. NBW III Medium Fine to Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Almond Medium to 15 per long, medium body, less oily, caused by insects, mechanical injury Brown fairly cent. spready uniform, depressed and staining due to moisture or fungus silky with few thin veir s, fair aroma etc.; semi- and burning. elastic (5) be reasonably free from perforation. NBW IV Medium Pine to Between Between 10 cm. to 20 cm. Almond medium 16 to 20 long, medium body, less oily, Brown fairly, per cent. spready, uniform, depressed silky with few veins, fair aroma semi and burning. elastic. *Cigar wrapper leaf (air cured) Tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all th leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 32 SCHEDULE XXXII Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured air cured cigar tobacco (Circars) (Commonly Grown in East and West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh)* Wrapper Leaf (Nicotiana Tabacum) Type XV Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Remark nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CEW I . Light Fine to Not to ex Length 40 cm. and above, The leaves shall: Almond medium, ceed 5 per medium body, oily, spready, (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Brown Fairly cent. uniform, very smooth, de colour, characteristic of thevariety/ silky pressed with few thin veins, type; elastic. good aroma and burning. CEW II . Light Fine to Between 6 Between 30 cm. to 40 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Almond medium, to 10 per long, medium body, oily, Brown fairly, cent. spready, uniform, smooth de (3) be thoroughly air cured and dried with silky, pressed with few thin veins, a reasonable moisture; elastic. good aroma and burning. CEW III Medium Medium, Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Almond fairly to 15 per long, medium to heavy body, caused by insects, mechanical injury Brown to elastic cent. less oily, spready uniform, and staining due to moisture or fungus Brown depressed with few veins, fair etc.; aroma and burning. (5) be reasonably free from perforation. CEW IV . Medium Medium Between Between 10 cm. to 20 cm. Almond fairly 16 to 20 long, medium body, less oily, Brown to elastic. per cent, spready, uniform, depressed Brown with few veins, fair aroma and burning. *Cigar wrapper leaf (air cured) Tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @to allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 33 SCHEDULE XXXIII * Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured cigar tobacco (Circars) (Commonly Grown in Andhra Pradesh) Wrapper Leaf (Nicotiana Tabacum) Type XV] Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Remarks nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 COW I Medium Pine to Not to ex Length 40 cm. and above, thin The leaves shall: Almond medium, ceed 5 per body, oily, spready, uniform, (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, brown fairly cent. depressed with few thin veins, colour, characteristic of thevariety/ silky good aroma with fair bur type; elastic. ning. COW II Medium Fine to Between 6 Between 30 cm. to 40 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Almond medium, to 10 per long, thin body, oily, sp brown fairly, cent. ready, uniform, depressed (3) be thoroughly air cured and dried and silky, with few thin veins, good with a reasonable moisture; clastic. aroma with fair burning. COW III Deep Medium, Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Almond fairly to 15 per long, medium body, less oily, caused by insects, mechanical injury Blown to. elastic cent. spready depressed with few and staining due to moisture of fungus dark veins, fair aroma with mode etc.; brown rate burning. (5) be reasonably free from perforation. COW IV Deep Medium Between Between 10 cm. to 20 cm. Almond fairly 16 to 20 long, medium body, less oily, Brown to elastic. per cent, spready, uniform, depressed dark with few veins, fair aroma brown with moderate burning. *Cigar wrapper leaf (air cured) Tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding lo the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due lo pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 34 SCHEDULE XXXIV ~ . Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured aircured tobacco (Southern)(Commonly Grown in Tamil Nadu State) Wrapper Leaf (Nicotiana Tabacum) Type XVII Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Remarks nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 STW I Medium Fine to Not to ex Length 40 cm. and above, thin The leaves shall: Olive medium, ceed 5 per body, oily, spready, uniform, (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, green/ fairly cent. depressed with few thin veins, colour, characteristic of thevariety/ medium silky good aroma with fair burning. type; almond elastic. brown. STW II Medium Fine to Between 6 Between 30 cm. to 40 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Olive medium, to 10 per long, thin body, oily, spready, green/ fairly, cent. uniform, depressed with few (3) be thoroughly air cured and dried and medium silky, thin veins, good aroma with with a reasonable moisture; almond elastic. fair burning. brown. STW III Deep Medium. Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Olive fairly to 15 per long, medium body, less oily, caused by insects, mechanical injury green/ elastic cent. spready depressed with few and staining due to moisture or fungus deep veins, fair aroma with mode etc; almond rate burning. brown or (5) be reasonably free from perforation. brown. STW IV Deep Medium Between Between 10 cm. to 20 cm. Olive fairly 16 to 20 long, medium body, less oily, green/ elastic. per cent. spready, uniform, depressed deep with few veins, fair aroma almond with moderate burning. brown or brown. *Cigar wrapper leaf (air cured) Tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum but all the leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grading, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. SCHEDULE 35 SCHEDULE XXXV * Grade designation and definition of quality of unmanufactured air cured cigar tobacco (Southern) (Commonly Grown in Mysore State) Wrapper Leaf (Nicotiana Tabacum) Type XVIII Grade desig Colour@ Texture Blemish % Size, shape, body, aroma, General characteristics Remarks nation burning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SMW I Light Fine to Not to ex Length 40 cm. and above, The leaves shall: Almond medium, ceed 5 per medium body, oily, spready, (1) be reasonably uniform in shape, Brown fairly cent. uniform, very smooth, de colour, characteristic of thevariety/ silky pressed with few thin veins, type; elastic. good aroma and burning. SMW II Light Fine to Between 5 Between 30 cm. to 40 cm. (2) be mature solid in feel; Almond medium, to 10 per long, medium body, oily, brown fairly, cent. spready, uniform, smooth de (3) be thoroughly aircured and dried and silky, pressed with few thin veins, with a reasonable moisture; elastic. good aroma and burning. SMW III Deep Medium, Between 11 Between 20 cm. to 30 cm. (4) be reasonably free from damage Almond fairly to 15 per long, medium to heavy body, caused by insects, mechanical injury brown to elastic cent. less oily, spready uniform, and staining due to moisture or fungus brown depressed with few veins, fair etc.: aroma and burning. (5) be reasonably free from per foration. SMW IV Deep Medium Between Between 10 cm. to 20 cm. Almond fairly 16 to 20 long, medium body, less oily, biswuto elastic. per cent. spready, uniform, depressed brown with few veins, fair aromi and burning. 'Cigar wrapper leaf (air cured) Tobacco may include any of the indigenous varieties of Nicotiana tabacum hut all the leaves in any sample or container shall have similar varietal characteristics. @To allow for accidental errors in grazing, a tolerance of 1/16 for colour and texture in respect of leaves corresponding to the specifications in the next lower grade shall be allowed. %Blemish shall include green patches, brown spots and damage due to pest and diseases, breakage in handling, sponging and black spots. The figures of proportion given in column 4 refer to the total area of leaves affected in any sample. SCHEDULE 36 SCHEDULE XXXVI Grade designation and definition of threshed lamina derived from tobacco grown in India 1. Threshed Lamina is derived from graded tabacco leaves of any variety and their hybrids having similar characteristics, by threshing and shall consist of leaf tips obtained by cutting about 1/3 length of leaf and broken bits or pieces of varying lengths obtained by threshing the tipped leaf (remaining portion) meachanically. 2. Threshed lamina comprises of leaf tips and mechanically broken bits or pieces of lamina of varying lengths obtained from the tipped leaf subject to the following limitations, namely:- (a) The size of leaf tips shall be between 76 to 152 mm. in length. (b) The size of broken bits or pieces obtained from the tipped leaf shall be in between 6 to 152 mm, in length. (c) The weight of leaf tips shall not exceed 25% (by weight) of total lamina. (d) Threshed lamina shall contain a minimum of 70% (by weight) of pieces of over 13 mm. in length in the total product. (e) Threshed lamina shall not contain more than 10% (by weight) of pieces of less than 6 mm. in size in the total product. (f) The total stem in the threshed lamina shall not exceed 5% by weight of the total product. 3. The packing and export of threshed lamina is subject to the following conditions, namely: (a) The grade to be assigned for the threshed lamina shall be determined before the whole leaf is issued for threshing. The grade specifications applicable to the unmanufactured tobacco as laid down in respective Schedule shall be enforced before putting the tabacco in the threshing plant. (b) Only tabacco inspected and approved for a particular grade shall be allowed for threshing in the presence of an inspecting officer and on the AGMARK label the words "Threshed lamina" shall be stamped in bracket alongside the grade designation mark. (c) Graded "Threshed lamina" tabacco packages are subjected to usual check sampling and check inspection as in the case of Agmarked unmanufactured tobacco packages. SCHEDULE 37 SCHEDULE XXXVII (See rule 7) Special conditions of a Certificate of Authorisation issued to an owner of a tobacco redrying factory 1. That the owner of the redrying factory shall provide the factory with moisture testing equipment approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India or an officer authorised by him in this behalf and shall employ suitable staff for moisture determination work. 2. That any redrying factory authorised in this behalf shall maintain proper records of moisture tests of tabacco samples in the forms approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Govt. of India. 3. That a redrying factory shall test at least every tenth package redried in the order of packing whether on its own account or on behalf of another authorised packer or packers and shall issue a copy of the moisture test report on each parcel of tabacco redried and packed at the factory. 4. That all instructions regarding the methods of sampling and moisture determination which may be issued from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India shall be strictly observed. 5. That every redrying factory authorised in this behalf shall make available for inspection at all reasonable times the moisture test records to persons duly authorised by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. 6. That the owner of each redrying factory shall declare the rated capacity of the redrying machine. 7. That as long as the bales are warehoused in the factory premises, the factory owner shall be responsible to see that labels and seals are intact. 8. That the owner of every redrying factory shall provide adequate accommodation with proper light to facilitate the examination by the Inspecting Officers of loose tabacco in baskets intended for redrying and packing in the absence of the Inspecting Officer. 9. That the owner of every redrying factory shall maintain in register as per proforma given below: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Date S. No. of bales/cases Factory and Variety, grade Agmark Net wt. and packed in 24 hours, excise S.No. and year of No. (kg.) time harvest __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 \ \ \2 3 4 5 \ 6 __________________________________________________________________________________________