printer ink
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Great1.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$81.64avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$13.35–$145.33cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good$444K$444K/yr · 98K searches
Competition
Good52%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+14.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Okay3,569.08avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, printer ink is a $444K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (98K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
printer ink market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $653K–$816K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.5%
- Avg BSR
- #85
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 34%
- Out of stock
- 1.8%
- Avg brand age
- 60 months
- Avg seller age
- 54 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 rising
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
3%
- HP63%
- Canon17%
- Nexnova8%
- CARTRIGO4%
- TECKKIN4%
- Pelikan1%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +14.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top printer ink search terms
- printer ink12K/yr
- hp 305 ink cartridge7K/yr
- ink10K/yr
- hp 652 ink cartridge7K/yr
- 305 hp cartridge4K/yr
- 652 hp cartridge5K/yr
- hp ink 6524K/yr
- hp ink8K/yr
- حبر طابعة hp7K/yr
- hp ink 3054K/yr
Top printer ink products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
HP|HP 652 Black Original Ink Cartridge|Black|360 pages|HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3775 3788 3789 3790 3835 4535 5075|F6V25AE.
HP$59.664.5★3,226 rev
305 Black Original Ink Cartridge Black (1) + HP 305 Tri-color Original Ink Cartridge(1) (3YM61AE/3YM60AE) | Works with HP DeskJet 2700 2730 4100 Printers Black/MulticolorBlack/Multicolor
HP$95.404.4★361 rev
HP|HP 652 Tri-Color Original Ink Cartridge|Cyan-Magenta-Yellow|200 pages|HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3775 3788 3789 3790 3835 4535 5075|F6V24AE.
HP$52.584.5★3,226 rev
Hp Cartridge Ink 305 Black
HP$45.194.4★2,710 rev
Canon Pg445 and Cl446 Combo Pack for Ip2840 Mg2440 Mg2540 Mg2940 Printers
Canon$94.464.6★586 rev
Newest
by launch date
305XL 305 Ink Cartridge High Yield Remanufactured for HP 305 XL 305 Ink Cartridge Black and Colour Compatible for HP DeskJet 2700 2710 2720 Plus 4100 4120 4130 Envy 6000 6010 6020 Printer (2 Pack)
TECKKIN$117.5212 rev
652 Black Ink Cartridge Tri-Color Replacement for HP 652XL 652 Black Ink Cartridge for 652 XL 652 Ink Advantage Color Compatible for HP DeskJet 3787 3789 3790 3835 4535 3775 5075 5275 Printers 2 Pack
TECKKIN$105.1311 rev
CARTRIGO 305XL Remanufactured Printer Ink Cartridges Replacement for HP 305 XL HP305 Compatible with DeskJet Plus 4120 4122 4130 DeskJet 2320 2710 2720 2721 2723(Black and Tri-color Combo Pack)
CARTRIGO$130.4723 rev
COCCINK 652XL Ink Cartridges for HP 652 Ink Cartridge for HP 652 XL HP652 for DeskJet 3775 3788 3789 3790 3835 4535 5075 High Yield Printer Ink Replacement Black and Color Combo Pack
COCCINK$93.23420 rev
NexNova Ink for Canon GI 490 (4-Pack Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Compatible with PIXMA G3400 G2400 G1400 G4400 G1411 G2411 G3411 G4411 G4410 G3410
Nexnova$49.4791 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
NexNova 4-Pack GT53XL 135ml GT52 100ml for HP Printer DeskJet Smart GT Tank Black Cyan Magenta Yellow
Nexnova$64.694.6★
CARTRIGO 305XL Remanufactured Printer Ink Cartridges Replacement for HP 305 XL HP305 Compatible with DeskJet Plus 4120 4122 4130 DeskJet 2320 2710 2720 2721 2723(Black and Tri-color Combo Pack)
CARTRIGO$130.473.8★
Hp Cartridge Ink 305 Black
HP$45.194.4★
NexNova Ink for Canon GI 490 (4-Pack Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Compatible with PIXMA G3400 G2400 G1400 G4400 G1411 G2411 G3411 G4411 G4410 G3410
Nexnova$49.474.5★
NexNova ink 4-Pack GT53XL 135ml GT52 100ml for HP Printer DeskJet Smart GT Tank Black Cyan Magenta Yellow
Nexnova$52.134.3★
What buyers say about printer ink
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“Value for Money”
“Works as expected”
“Works well with my HP ink jet printer”
“easy to use”
What buyers complain about
“Bad quality”
“Did not work”
“Poor Value Cartridge”
“Incompatible cartridge”
“only point is that the product should clearly state that its recycled which is fine with me too”
“my 50bucks got wasted”
“The color cartridge didnt work”
“Was dry”
“Old ink”
“making it feel expensive for the amount of printing completed”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is printer ink profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?
- The niche generates $444K/yr across 38 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +14.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the printer ink niche?
- 9 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in printer ink?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: الجودة الشاملة, الوظيفة - بشكل عام, جودة الخرطوشة/الحبر. The return rate is 1.2%.
- When does demand for printer ink peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the printer ink niche?
- Listings span $13.35–$145.33; the average listing price is $81.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,569 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.