| Grades
| Grade names, minimum specifications, and tolerances
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| C1L | Choice Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Ripe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, oily, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.
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| C2L | Fine Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Ripe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, oily, clear finish, deep color intensity, semielastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.
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| C3L | Good Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.
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| C4L | Fair Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.
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| C5L | Low Quality Light-brown Thin Leaf
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| | Underripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.
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| C1F | Choice Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Ripe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.
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| C2F | Fine Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Ripe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.
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| C3F | Good Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.
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| C4F | Fair Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.
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| C5F | Low Quality Medium-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Underripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.
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| C1R | Choice Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Ripe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 90 percent uniform, and 10 percent injury tolerance.
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| C2R | Fine Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Ripe, thin, open leaf structure, smooth, rich in oil, clear finish, deep color intensity, semi-elastic, spready, 85 percent uniform, and 15 percent injury tolerance.
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| C3R | Good Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.
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| C4R | Fair Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.
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| C5R | Low Quality Reddish-brown Thin Leaf.
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| | Underripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.
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| C3M | Good Quality Mixed Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, moderate color intensity, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.
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| C4M | Fair Quality Mixed Thin Leaf.
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| | Mature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.
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| C5M | Low Quality Mixed Thin Leaf.
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| | Underripe, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, pale color intensity, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance.
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| C3G | Good Quality Green Thin Leaf.
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| | Underripe, medium body, firm leaf structure, crepy, oily, normal finish, semielastic, normal width, 80 percent uniform, and 20 percent injury tolerance.
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| C4G | Fair Quality Green Thin Leaf.
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| | Immature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 70 percent uniform, and 30 percent injury tolerance.
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| C5G | Low Quality Green Thin Leaf.
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| | Immature, thin, close leaf structure, rough, lean in oil, dull finish, inelastic, narrow, 60 percent uniform, and 40 percent injury tolerance. |