New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Packaged consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is expected to report flat to 1% year-on-year growth in its September quarter volume sales and revenues on account of transition to the newly revised goods and services tax (GST) rate.

HUL, India's largest fast moving consumer goods company, is to announce its financial results for the July-September quarter on Thursday. It is the first quarter under new CEO Priya Nair.

The GST cuts benefitted 40% of HUL portfolio spanning soaps and shampoos prompting it to pass on the benefits to consumers through high single-digit to low double-digit price cuts.

But primary sales to distributors and retailers got impacted as they paused new orders to clear inventory an...