tattoo needles
Skip itSoft demand (-2.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good£13.69avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,019avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good4.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£6.09–£23.88cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay£120K£120K/yr · 191K searches
Competition
Okay68%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-2.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tattoo needles is a £120K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (191K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tattoo needles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £110K–£137K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.6%
- Avg BSR
- #53
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 6%
- Out of stock
- 3.3%
- Avg brand age
- 33 months
- Avg seller age
- 249 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- POSEIDON49%
- UPTATSUPPLY16%
- Tatooine13%
- STIGMA9%
- GBK5%
- nuoshen5%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 91 weeks — -2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top tattoo needles search terms
- tattoo needles105K/yr
- tattoo cartridge needles30K/yr
- tattoo needles cartridge22K/yr
- tattoo cartridges9K/yr
- stigma tattoo cartridge needles7K/yr
- tattoo needle6K/yr
- tattoo needle cartridges5K/yr
- tattoo needles cartridge mixed box4K/yr
- tattoo gun needles3K/yr
Top tattoo needles 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Poseidon 50Pcs Tattoo Cartridge Needles Assorted Mixed Size Round Liner Shader Magnum Curved/Round Mag # 12 Standard 3RL 5RL 7RL 9RL 5RS 7RS 9RS 7RM 9RM 9M1 Disposable Membrane for Tattoo Pen
POSEIDON£19.304.6★2,775 rev
Poseidon Tattoo Cartridge Needles 50Pcs Assorted Mixed Size Round Liner Shader Magnum Curved/Round Mag 5rl 7rl 9rl 5rs 7rs 9rs 15m1 21m1 15cm 21cm Disposable Membrane Tattoo Needles
UPTATSUPPLY£13.844.6★3,935 rev
Tatooine Cartridge Needles Set 20Pcs Mix Size (RL3 RL5 MI5 MI7) for Tattoo Machine Pen Makeup Supplies Tattoos Accessories
Tatooine£7.854.6★377 rev
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Cartridges Needles 50-Pack Assorted Sizes #12 Round Liner Shader Magnum 5RL/7RL/9RL/5RS/7RS/9RS/7M1/15M1/7RM/15RM Disposable Needles with Membrane Universal Fit
POSEIDON£18.604.6★135 rev
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Needles Cartridges - 20 Pack of 5RL Round Liner (#12) Stainless Steel with Ink Flow Membrane Disposable & Fits All Tattoo Machines (1205RL)
POSEIDON£8.444.6★135 rev
Newest
by launch date
T&T AWE RL Round Liner Tattoo Cartridges 20PCS Professional Tattoo Needles with Patented Fountain Pen-Inspired Tip & Slanted Tension Design Precision Stainless Steel for Outlining (T-A1207RL)
T&T£17.5930 rev
20Pcs Tattoo Cartridge Needles Assorted Mixed Size Box #12 Round Liner 3RL 5RL 7RL 9RL 11RL Round Magnum 7RM 9RM 11RM 13RM 15RM Disposable Tattoo Needle Cartridges for Tattoo Gun Universal Fit
GBK£7.027 rev
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Needles Cartridges - 20 Pack of 5RL Round Liner (#12) Stainless Steel with Ink Flow Membrane Disposable & Fits All Tattoo Machines (1205RL)
POSEIDON£8.44135 rev
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Needles Cartridges - 20 Pack of 7RL Round Liner (#12) Stainless Steel with Ink Flow Membrane Disposable & Fits All Tattoo Machines (1207RL)
POSEIDON£8.39135 rev
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Needles Cartridges - 20 Pack of 9RL Round Liner (#12) Stainless Steel with Ink Flow Membrane Disposable & Fits All Tattoo Machines (1209RL)
POSEIDON£8.46135 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumT&T AWE RL Round Liner Tattoo Cartridges 20PCS Professional Tattoo Needles with Patented Fountain Pen-Inspired Tip & Slanted Tension Design Precision Stainless Steel for Outlining (T-A1207RL)
T&T£17.594.9★
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Needles Cartridges - 20 Pack of 7RL Round Liner (#12) Stainless Steel with Ink Flow Membrane Disposable & Fits All Tattoo Machines (1207RL)
POSEIDON£8.394.6★
20Pcs Tattoo Cartridge Needles Assorted Mixed Size Box #12 Round Liner 3RL 5RL 7RL 9RL 11RL Round Magnum 7RM 9RM 11RM 13RM 15RM Disposable Tattoo Needle Cartridges for Tattoo Gun Universal Fit
GBK£7.023.1★
POSEIDON Professional Tattoo Needles Cartridges - 20 Pack of 5RL Round Liner (#12) Stainless Steel with Ink Flow Membrane Disposable & Fits All Tattoo Machines (1205RL)
POSEIDON£8.444.6★
HAWINK Tattoo Cartridge Needles 20PCS #12 Standard 15 Curved/Round Magnum M-Taper Professional Tattoo Needle Diameter 0.35mm EN02-20-CF1215RM
HAWINK£13.194.5★
What buyers say about tattoo needles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Best quality”
“Good value”
“Fits my tattoo machine well”
“The fountain pen-inspired tip design seems to do a good job of reducing splatter”
“Very useful”
“Best needles I've ever had will definitely stick with these very comfortable to work with”
“Work very well unlike some others that can be duds”
“Actually discribed”
“Built from stainless steel and durable materials”
“Built from stainless steel and durable materials”
What buyers complain about
“not the best quality”
“the strength didn't really look good beforehand compared to others”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tattoo needles profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £120K/yr across 17 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the tattoo needles niche?
- 9 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tattoo needles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for tattoo needles peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tattoo needles niche?
- Listings span £6.09–£23.88; the average listing price is £13.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,019 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.