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Epson 405

Epson 405 shows low returns (0.4%), but soft demand (-13.9% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look

Top 8% of 1,375 Computer & Zubehör niches · +14 vs the category median of 41

Market size 54Growth 18Conversion 97Competition 38Returns 98Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 35Review moat 36Quality gap 52
This niche Category average · 1,375 niches

Is Epson 405 profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Epson 405 is a €359K/yr Amazon Germany market (82K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Epson 405: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -13.9% over the last 90 days and 15.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€359K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-13.9%82K
Conversion rate15.3%
Avg price€28.47

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 121
Top-5 product click share62%
Open market16%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)3· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews2,900

Top Epson 405 products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€36K€72K€108K€144K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

121

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Epson54%
  • GoToners13%
  • HALLOLUX7%
  • Denvoer6%
  • NewLift5%
  • GREENSKY4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)

Epson 405 demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume82KCVR15.3%Products18Brands11Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate8.1%Rating4.4★Reviews2,900Avg BSR#633
3K2KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Epson 405 search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • epson 40514K/yr
  • epson 405xl10K/yr
  • 405 xl patronen epson8K/yr
  • epson workforce pro wf-4820 patronen7K/yr
  • epson wf 4820 druckerpatronen6K/yr
  • epson druckerpatronen 4055K/yr
  • epson 405xl multipack6K/yr
  • epson wf 3825 druckerpatronen4K/yr
  • 405xl5K/yr
  • epson wf 7840 druckerpatronen3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Epson 405

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt22%

Super Produkt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis20%

Preisleistung ist ebenfalls Klasse

Gesamtgröße10%

Passen Super,

Kompatibilität – insgesamt9%

die Patronen funktionieren einwandfrei mit meinem Drucker Epson.

Farbe7%

die Farben sind kräftig

What buyers complain about

81% of reviews
Funktionalität insgesamt16%

Tinte ohne Funktion, kein Ausdruck

Qualität insgesamt14%

Das sind absolute Mülldinger

Kompatibilität – insgesamt13%

Funktioniert nicht mit Epson WF3820

Druckqualität10%

Druckbild äußerts schlecht

Farbe9%

Farben wirken blass und ungleichmäßig

Epson 405 return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Funktionalität insgesamt
29%
2Gesamtgröße
24%
3Kompatibilität – insgesamt
23%
4Druckqualität
5%
5Patrone/Tinte Qualität
3%

Common Epson 405 questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Epson 405 55/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €359K/yr across 18 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Epson 405 on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.