Burley, Rustica, Natu & More — Non-FCV Tobacco from India
Complete Non-FCV tobacco portfolio including Burley, HDBRG, VB, Natu, Rustica, Oriental, Jutty and JTM. Stripped Non-FCV also supplied.
India is the world's second-largest tobacco exporter, supporting 45 million livelihoods. Non-FCV seedlings start from 300,000-per-ounce pelletized seeds grown in polystyrene float trays for 50–60 days. FCV Flue-curing takes 5 to 7 days at 37–74°C; Burley air-curing takes 4–8 weeks naturally.
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Important Supply Note: KSR Exports supplies FCV and Non-FCV Tobacco products in the form of Redried Threshed Lamina (RTL).
Naturally air-cured leaf. Low sugar, high alkaloid. Used in American blend cigarettes and pipe tobacco.
Heavy dark variety with robust flavour profile. Exported to blended cigarette manufacturers.
Hybrid variety combining Virginia and Burley characteristics; medium nicotine.
High-alkaloid native variety. Used in chewing tobacco, beedis and industrial applications.
Traditional variety; used in beedis, hookah and chewing tobacco products.
Aromatic small-leaf variety; used in premium cigarette blends as flavouring leaf.
Jutty tobacco and JTM; used in industrial tobacco processing.
Stripped versions of Non-FCV varieties; ready for direct processing and blending.
Registered with the Tobacco Board of India for Non-FCV varieties including Burley, Rustica, Natu, Oriental, HDBRG and Jutty.
Import Export Code from DGFT — mandatory for all Indian export operations.
COO certifying Indian origin — required for international customs clearance and trade compliance.
Lab analysis per consignment for alkaloid content, moisture and physical characteristics for all Non-FCV varieties.
Sourcing, processing and export preparation of non-fcv tobacco at KSR Exports.
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Industry Glossary
High-sugar, yellow-orange tobacco dried using radiant heat pipes. Forms the baseline of global cigarette blends.
Low-sugar, high-nicotine brown tobacco dried naturally via air exposure. Highly absorbent of liquid casing flavorings.
The thin, aromatic, usable leaf web material free of structural stems. The primary export commodity.
The rigid, woody central vein of the leaf — removed during GLT processing because it burns differently than the lamina.
Factory process of zeroing out leaf moisture and adding back exactly 11%–12% moisture to guarantee stable long-term warehouse aging.
Green Leaf Threshing facility — where mechanical threshers separate Lamina from Main Stem. Product packed into C-48 cartons for export aging.