Leading FMCG companies said that GST transition-related impact across the supply chain continued through October. Some players expect the trading conditions to stabilise in November-December period with new pack pricing getting more streamlined.

Ahead of the implementation of GST 2.0, players saw short-term disruption in sales during Q2 as traders focused on liquidating old priced stocks while cutting back on loading new stocks. Meanwhile, consumers also postponed pantry loading in anticipation of benefits due to lower prices. With the new GST regime coming into effect on September 22, FMCG companies pushed product packs with new MRPs as well as increased grammage on products, in accordance with lower tax slabs. However, they pointed out that packs with both new and old MRPs will be seen

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