Raw Jute Standards

S T A N D A R D S

- Fibre Standards ( White Jute & Tossa / Daisee ) ( As per IS:271-1975 )

- Fibre Standards ( Mesta ) ( As per IS:271-1975 )

Table 1 : Requirements for each grades of White Jute (Corchorus capsularis )
( Figures in parenthesis indicate score marks )

Grade	Strength	Defects	Maxium Root Content (% by weight)	Colour	Finess	Density	Total Score
W1	Very Good (26)	Free from major & minor defects (22)	10 (33)	Very Good (12)	Very Fine (5)	Heavy bodied (2)	(100)
W2	Good (22)	Free from major & minor defects (22)	15 (28)	Good (9)	Fine (2)	-do- (2)	(85)
W3	Fairly Good (18)	Free from major & minor defects except some loose leaf and few speaks (18)	20 (24)	Fairly Good (7)	Fibres well separated (1)	Medium bodied (1)	(69)
W4	Fairly Avg. (14)	Free from major defects & substantially free from speakes & loose sticks (14)	20 (20)	Fair Avg. (4)	Fibres well separated (1)	Medium boiled (1)	(54)
W5	Average (10)	Free from major defects (10)	36 (16)	Average (3)	-	-	(39)
W6	Avarage	Free from centre roots & dazed / over-retted fibre & reasonably free from entangled sticks (10)(4)	46 (12)	-	-	-	(26)
W7	Weak mixed (3)	-	57 (9)	-	-	-	(12)

W8 Entangled or any other jute not suitable for any of the above grades but of commercial value

Table 2 : Requirements for each grades of Tossa / Daisee Jute (Corchorus Olitorius )
( Figures in parenthesis indicate score marks )

Grade	Strength	Defects	Maxium Root Content (% by weight)	Colour	Finess	Density	Total Score
TD1	Very Good (26)	Free from major & minor defects (22)	5 (33)	Very Good (12)	Very Fine (5)	Heavy bodied (2)	(100)
TD2	Good (22)	Free from major & minor defects (22)	10 (28)	Good (9)	Fine (2)	Heavy bodied (2)	(85)
TD3	Fairly Good (18)	Free from major & minor defects except some loose leaf and few speaks (18)	15 (24)	Fairly Good (7)	Fibres well separated (1)	Medium bodied (1)	(69)
TD4	Fairly Avg. (14)	Free from major defects & substantially free from speakes & loose sticks (14)	20 (20)	Fair Avg. (4)	Fibres well separated (1)	Medium boiled (1)	(54)
TD5	Average (10)	Free from major defects (10)	26 (16)	Average (3)	-	-	(39)
TD6	Avarage (10)	Free from centre roots & dazed / over-retted fibre & reasonably free from entangled sticks (4)	35 (12)	Average	-	-	(26)
TD7	Weak mixed (4)	-	42 (9)	-	-	-	(13)

TD8 Entangled or any other jute not suitable for any of the above grades but of commercial value (6)

Note :

a)	The minimum reed length should be 150 cm. or the effective reed length should not be less than 100 cm. except for W8 / TD8
b)	Jute should be in dry storable condition.
c)	Jute should be free from HUNKA, mud and other foreign materials.
d)	Natural dust may be allowed in grades W5 / TD5 to W8/TD8 with proportionate discount.
e)	Root content will include hard barky croppy ends.
f)	A parcel of jute which would not score full marks for a particular grade shall be considered for that grade with suitable discount to be settled between the buyer and the seller provided its score is not less by 50 (or more) percent of the difference between the maximum scores for the and the next lower grade. When the score is less by 50 (or more) percent of the difference the buyer will have option to reject or settle with a suitable discount. Scores on the table may be as guidance for determining the discount.

Table 3 : Requirements for each grades of Uncut India Mesta (Clauses 4.1 & 4.3 )
( Figures in parenthesis indicate score marks )

Grade	Strength	Defects	Maxium Root Content (% by weight)	Colour	Finess	Density	Total Score
MESTA1	Very Good (25)	Free from major & minor defects except brown leaves & appreciably free from specks (25)	12 (27)	Good (15)	Finer with fibre reeds well segregated (5)	Very heavy with thinner reeds (3)	(100)
MESTA2	Good (21)	Free from major defects & loose sticks; substantially free from knots & gummey & croppy fibres (21)	20 (22)	Fair Avg. (11)	Fine, with fibre well segregated (3)	Heavy, with broader thicker reeds (2)	(80)
MESTA3	Fairly Good (17)	Free from major defects except knots (17)	30 (17)	Average (7)	Coarse (1)	Medium bodied (1)	(60)
MESTA4	Average (13)	Free from centre roots,dazed & over-retted-fibres & reasonably free from runners & entangled sticks (13)	40 (14)	-	-	-	(40)
MESTA5	Weak mixed (5)	Reasonably free from runners (5)	50 (10)	-	-	-	(20)

MESTA 6 All MESTA not conforming to any of the above grades but of commercial value.

Note :

a)	The minimum reed length should be 150 cm. or the effective reed length should not be less than 100 cm. except for MESTA 6
b)	The fibre should be in dry storable condition.
c)	The fibre should be free from HUNKA, mud and other foreign materials.
d)	Natural dust may be allowed in grades MESTA4 / MESTA5 and MESTA6 with proportionate discount.
e)	Root content will include hard barky croppy ends.
f)	A parcel of MESTA which would not score full marks for a particular grade shall be considered for that grade with suitable discount to be settled between the buyer and the seller provided its score is not less by 50 (or more) percent of the difference between the maximum scores for the and the next lower grade. When the score is less by 50 (or more) percent of the difference the buyer will have option to reject or settle with a suitable discount. Scores on the table may be as guidance for determining the discount.