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tattoo kit

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.7%), but weak search conversion (2.1%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 69Growth 27Conversion 26Competition 41Returns 97Price range 93Avg price 95Brand share 29Review moat 86Quality gap 52

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£35.39

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£13.06–£86.34

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

Review moat

Great276.44

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good£705K

£705K/yr · 949K searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay87%

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

Growth

Okay+1.5%

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

Conversion

Okay2.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tattoo kit is a £705K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (949K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tattoo kit market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£531K–£708K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#321
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
26%
Out of stock
13.2%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

9%

  • POSEIDON44%
  • Neebol16%
  • STIGMA12%
  • RHEIN9%
  • Solong Tattoo7%
  • PFARRER4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +1.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KHoliday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top tattoo kit search terms

  • tattoo gun266K/yr
  • tattoo kit309K/yr
  • tattoo machine83K/yr
  • tattoo pen46K/yr
  • tattoo gun kit34K/yr
  • tattoo kit for beginners14K/yr
  • tattoo machines25K/yr
  • tatoo gun kit23K/yr
  • tattoo gun kit for beginners with ink22K/yr
  • tattoo machine kit21K/yr
All search terms

Top tattoo kit 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.

0%10%£71K20%£141K30%£212K40%£282K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about tattoo kit

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use18%

“easy to handle”

Value For Money16%

“Excellent value”

Quality-Overall15%

“Excellent product”

Battery Life9%

“Long lasting batteries”

Charging5%

“It came fully charged”

Weight Light5%

“It offers a lightweight”

Comfort-Overall5%

“comfortable to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Seems to work well and as advertised”

Design-Overall3%

“the ergonomic design makes it easy to maintain precision during long practice sessions”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“it had clear instructions which are very easy to follow”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall13%

“Wont turn on at all”

Color10%

“The Coloured Inks are a little iffy”

Quality-Overall10%

“And the one I brought this time is a lot lower quality”

Value For Money7%

“you're looking in the wrong price bracket”

Durability6%

“Only had it few months hardly used an its dont work needle dont move no more”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Cd marker pen instead of a tattoo pen? 3 stars because the tattoo pen it comes with, in which I would have freehand drawn on skin to tattoo with, literally says cd marker on it, and you definitely should not use a cd marker to fix up your tattoo stencil or freehand on your skin”

Charging5%

“Charged once the machine wont turn back on also has really burnt smell from charging port”

Defective Material/Parts4%

“Anyones machine go dead then just stop working”

Thickness4%

“its very thick”

Material Quality4%

“made from cheap non durable materials”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall31%
Defective Material/Parts12%
Charging9%
Durability9%
Quality-Overall7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Heating5%
Value For Money3%
Ethical Trade/Fair Trade2%
Skin Health2%

Common questions

Is tattoo kit profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £705K/yr across 27 tracked products. 5 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the tattoo kit niche?
10 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tattoo kit?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Color, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for tattoo kit peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tattoo kit niche?
Listings span £13.06–£86.34; the average listing price is £35.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 276 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.