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Lc422xl

Lc422xl shows searches that convert (19.6% search→purchase), but soft demand (-22.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look

Top 9% of 1,375 Computer & Zubehör niches · +13 vs the category median of 41

Market size 39Growth 14Conversion 100Competition 32Returns 97Price range 93Avg price 95Brand share 24Review moat 89Quality gap 57
This niche Category average · 1,375 niches

Is Lc422xl profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Lc422xl is a €200K/yr Amazon Germany market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Lc422xl: 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 -22.7% over the last 90 days and 19.6% of searches end in a purchase.

€200K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-22.7%41K
Conversion rate19.6%
Avg price€24.82

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 121
Top-5 product click share66%
Open market9%
Avg brand age24 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 · 17 products

Sponsored placement94%
New entrants (1y)3· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews228

Top Lc422xl 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 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€20K€40K€60K€80K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

121

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Brother59%
  • HALLOLUX11%
  • st@r ink11%
  • ColorKing5%
  • DOREINK4%
  • Supply Guy3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Lc422xl demand & seasonality

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

Volume41KCVR19.6%Products17Brands9Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews228Avg BSR#594
1K600Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Lc422xl search terms shoppers use

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

  • lc422xl12K/yr
  • brother lc4227K/yr
  • lc4227K/yr
  • brother lc422xl7K/yr
  • lc422xl patronen brother original3K/yr
  • brother mfc-j6940dw patronen3K/yr
  • brother tinte mfc2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lc422xl

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis30%

Eine super Alternative zum kleinen Preis

Qualität insgesamt13%

Super Produkt

Farbe11%

Farben sind kräftig

Kompatibilität – insgesamt8%

Supply Guy LC422XL Druckerpatronen kompatibel mit Brother LC422 LC422VAL Patronen

Druckqualität7%

Der Drucker druckt optimal, nichts verstopft also gibt es von mir eine klare Kaufempfehlung

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Funktionalität insgesamt20%

Funktionieren nicht

Kompatibilität – insgesamt14%

werden vom Drucker nicht erkannt

Qualität insgesamt11%

Qualität ungenügend

Druckqualität7%

Artikel wird nicht von meinem Drucker erkannt!!!!

Gesamtgröße7%

Passt nicht

Lc422xl return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Gesamtgröße
32%
2Kompatibilität – insgesamt
27%
3Funktionalität insgesamt
18%
4Tintennachfüllung
5%
5Farbe
5%

Common Lc422xl questions

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

Flapen scores Lc422xl 54/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €200K/yr across 17 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -22.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lc422xl on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.