Ratings: Tar and nicotine
Listed in increasing order
Summary tables from many countries shown below

BRAND TAR NICOTINE Photo link Photo link
Carlton 120 5 0.5 Advertisement In Real Life
Carlton 120 menthol 5 0.5 Advertisement In Real Life
Eve 120 ultra 5 0.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Eve 120 ultra menthol 5 0.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Tourney 120 slim ultra light 6 0.5 Advertisement In Real Life
More special white 120 (UK)

6

0.6

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More special menthol 120 (UK)

6

0.6

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Santos Dumont 120 mild (cream)

7

0.6

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Eve 120 (Russian)

7

0.6

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Fine 120 light menthol 8 0.5 Advertisement In Real Life
Fine 120 light 8 0.8 Advertisement In Real Life
M 120 light 8 0.7 Advertisement In Real Life
Evita light 120 9 0.6 Advertisement In Real Life
Evita menthol 120 9 0.6 Advertisement In Real Life
American Lights 120 (and menthol) (discontinued) 9 n.a. Advertisement In Real Life
More menthol light 120 9 0.8 Advertisement In Real Life
Eve light 120 10 0.8 Advertisement In Real Life
More light 120 10 0.9 Advertisement In Real Life
Tourney slim 120 light 10 0.9 Advertisement In Real Life
Tourney slim 120 light menthol 10 0.9 Advertisement In Real Life
Eve light 120 (Germany, Austria) 10 0.7 Advertisement In Real Life
Newport 120 light slim

10

0.9

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Eve light 120 menthol 11 0.8 Advertisement In Real Life
M 120

11

0.8

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M 120 menthol

11

0.8

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More white light 120 menthol 11 0.9 Advertisement In Real Life
Rose 120 (Japan) 11 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
Time 120 12 0.8 Advertisement In Real Life
Time 120 menthol 12 0.8 Advertisement In Real Life
More 120 (Austria)

12

0.8

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More 120 (Russia)

12

0.9

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More white light 120 12 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
Fine 120 12 0.9 Advertisement In Real Life
Santos Dumont 120 menthol

12

0.9

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Fine 120 menthol 12 0.9 Advertisement In Real Life
Newport 120 slim

12

1.0

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Santos Dumont 120 swiss

12

1.0

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Rothmans Royal 120

12

1.0

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Capri 120 13 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
Capri 120 menthol 13 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
Misty light 120 13 1.1 Advertisement In Real Life
Misty light 120 menthol 13

1.1

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Jockey Club 120

14

1.0

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Saratoga 120 14

1.1

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Saratoga 120 menthol 14

1.1

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Virginia Slims light 120 14 1.1 Advertisement In Real Life
Virginia Slims light 120 menthol 14 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
More 120 menthol 14 1.2 Advertisement In Real Life
Courtleigh 120

14

1.4

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Perilly 120

14

1.4

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Santos Dumont 120  15 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
St Moritz 120  15 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
St Moritz 120 menthol 15 1.0 Advertisement In Real Life
More 120 15 1.2 Advertisement In Real Life
Max 120 15 1.2 Advertisement In Real Life
Max menthol 120 15 1.2 Advertisement In Real Life
Craven A 120 15 1.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Craven A 120 menthol 15 1.4 Advertisement In Real Life
American Longs (Virginia and menthol) 120 (discontinued) 16 n.a. Advertisement In Real Life
Phoenix (Virginia and menthol) 120 (discontinued) 17 1.3 Advertisement In Real Life
Long Johns 120 17 1.3 Advertisement In Real Life
Suede 120 17 1.3 Advertisement In Real Life
Joker 120 17 1.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Dunhuang 120 17 1.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Tall 120 menthol 18 1.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Tall 120 19 1.5 Advertisement In Real Life
Plus 120 (discontinued) 19 1.2 Advertisement In Real Life
Virginia Slims 120 19 1.2 Advertisement In Real Life
Long John 120 menthol (discontinued) 19 1.8 Advertisement In Real Life
Long John 120 (discontinued) 20 1.7 Advertisement In Real Life
LT Brown menthol 120 21 1.4 Advertisement In Real Life
Dawn 120 virginia and menthol (discontinued)

21

1.6

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International standards by 2002 were a limit of 15 mg/cigarette for tar and 1,3 mg/cigarette for nicotine. UK is, I think, moving to 12 mg/cigarette, and EU for 2004 is 10 mg/cigarette.  In the USA, domestic cigarettes are not limited. Some of the older brands in particular were very strong! The original Max was 3.2 mg nicotine!
In Russia, the domestic nicotine maximum is the same, but tar is 20 mg/cig. in filter cigarettes and 24 mg/cig. in cigarettes without filter. If the cigarettes are too mild, then some really interesting techniques exist.

American FTC home page for latest report on tar and nicotine:      http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-tobac.htm   or
click here to download the 1998 report in PDF format. It makes a great shopping list (heh-heh). 
Czechoslovakia  click here for their report of tar and nicotine
European click here for the European report of tar and nicotine
French  click here for their report of tar and nicotine
Italian  click here for their report of tar and nicotine
Hong Kong click here for their report of tar and nicotine
UK
  click here for their report of tar and nicotine
Menthol
click here for a listing of USA menthol tar and nicotine

Cross reference by a list of manufacturers in the USA and their brands, and then a fairly detailed international list of brands and their manufacturer. 

European renaming - the EC has banned the use of the words 'light' 'mild' and as a consequence many or most brands have been renamed. Click here for the list from the Italians, and here for the Austrian list with more details on the renaming.

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