Is tuna profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?

The niche generates $178K/yr across 51 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).

How competitive is the tuna niche?

12 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in tuna?

Top complaints mined from reviews: الذوق العام, الحجم الكلي, الألوان الاصطناعية. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for tuna peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the tuna niche?

Listings span $2.64–$27.58; the average listing price is $13.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 58 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

tuna

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Incredible57.51

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Great7.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Avg price

Good$13.52

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good$2.64–$27.58

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$178K

$178K/yr · 169K searches

Brand share

Okay90%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-5.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, tuna is a $178K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (169K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tuna market data

Units sold / yr: 30K–40K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: $406K–$541K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 7.8%
Avg BSR: #33
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 29%
Out of stock: 4.2%
Avg brand age: 60 months
Avg seller age: 0 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

Rio Mare31%
Siblou27%
California Garden14%
Al Alali12%
Generic6%
Del Monte4%
Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Open Trend

Top tuna search terms

tuna93K/yr -10.6%7.4% conv.
tuna in water26K/yr +11.2%10.7% conv.
تونة16K/yr -2.5%2.1% conv.
rio mare tuna9K/yr -17.2%8.7% conv.
rio mare5K/yr +44.1%8.5% conv.
تونه قطع3K/yr -14.5%0.3% conv.
تونه5K/yr +21.6%6.3% conv.
tuna can4K/yr -22.8%5.5% conv.
تونا5K/yr -17.2%3.8% conv.
rio3K/yr +7.6%3.8% conv.

All search terms

Top tuna 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Siblou Light Tuna in Water 160g - Triple Pack

Siblou$8.824.5★100 rev

Siblou Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil 160g - Triple Pack

Siblou$11.804.1★34 rev

Siblou White Tuna in Water 170g - Triple Pack

Siblou$15.644.6★36 rev

California Garden Light Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g

California Garden$17.615.0★1 rev

Rio Mare Tuna In Water 160Gx3 - Delicious With Sandwich

Rio Mare$20.134.5★210 rev

Newest

by launch date

California Garden Light Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g

California Garden$17.611 rev

3mo ago

California Garden Fancy Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g

California Garden$21.400 rev

3mo ago

LuLu Skipjack Tuna Shredded in Sunflower Oil 3 x 185 g

Lulu$13.853 rev

9mo ago

Siblou Light Tuna in Water 160g - Triple Pack

Siblou$8.82100 rev

1y ago

Siblou Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil 160g - Triple Pack

Siblou$11.8034 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about tuna

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

الذوق العام50%

“Good taste”

القيمة مقابل المال36%

“Good Price”

الجودة الشاملة7%

“Good quality tuna”

الحجم الكلي7%

“reasonable size tin”

What buyers complain about

الذوق العام33%

“The taste is not that good”

الحجم الكلي33%

“Too small”

الألوان الاصطناعية11%

“It contains MSG, colorings etc which is not stated in the item description”

فاسد/فاسد/فاسد11%

“Trash”

المكونات-إجمالاً11%

“The ingredients on the product packaging are different than in the item description”

Common questions

Is tuna profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?: The niche generates $178K/yr across 51 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
How competitive is the tuna niche?: 12 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tuna?: Top complaints mined from reviews: الذوق العام, الحجم الكلي, الألوان الاصطناعية. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for tuna peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tuna niche?: Listings span $2.64–$27.58; the average listing price is $13.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 58 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.