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title: "Tattoo Needles — £120K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 43/100 · £120K/yr market · 191K searches/yr · £13.69 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **tattoo needles**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-2.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 28Growth 24Conversion 55Competition 28Returns 99Price range 50Avg price 64Brand share 24Review moat 62Quality gap 43
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Good****£13.69**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****1,019**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Good****4.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****£6.09–£23.88**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****£120K**
£120K/yr · 191K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****68%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-2.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****91%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
5K4KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/tattoo-needles/trend)
## **Top tattoo needles search terms**
- **tattoo needles**105K/yr+4.8%4.0% conv. - **tattoo cartridge needles**30K/yr-10.8%2.5% conv. - **tattoo needles cartridge**22K/yr-7.9%2.6% conv. - **tattoo cartridges**9K/yr-10.5%2.7% conv. - **stigma tattoo cartridge needles**7K/yr-23.7%2.5% conv. - **tattoo needle**6K/yr-6.7%2.6% conv. - **tattoo needle cartridges**5K/yr-26.6%2.1% conv. - **tattoo needles cartridge mixed box**4K/yr-1.6%5.4% conv. - **tattoo gun needles**3K/yr-0.1%3.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/beauty/tattoo-needles/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£12K20%£24K30%£36K40%£48K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**£19.30**4.6★2,775 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNXXTCM4) [2**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**£13.84**4.6★3,935 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TN4HXLB) [3**Tatooine Cartridge Needles Set 20Pcs Mix Size (RL3 RL5 MI5 MI7) for Tattoo Machine Pen Makeup Supplies Tattoos Accessories**Tatooine**£7.85**4.6★377 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09V15KY31) [4**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**£18.60**4.6★135 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7XQ4C1K) [5**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**£8.44**4.6★135 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTV28V3B)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£17.59**30 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GRB2XDZ2) [**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**£7.02**7 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHRDP2ZY) [**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**£8.44**135 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTV28V3B) [**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**£8.39**135 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTV1719Q) [**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**£8.46**135 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTTZFN57)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**£17.59**4.9★**▲ 302%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GRB2XDZ2) [**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**£8.39**4.6★**▲ 260%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTV1719Q) [**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**£7.02**3.1★**▲ 191%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHRDP2ZY) [**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**£8.44**4.6★**▲ 72%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTV28V3B) [**HAWINK Tattoo Cartridge Needles 20PCS #12 Standard 15 Curved/Round Magnum M-Taper Professional Tattoo Needle Diameter 0.35mm EN02-20-CF1215RM**HAWINK**£13.19**4.5★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0821CNZ2B)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tattoo needles**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**46%
*“Best quality”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Good value”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“Fits my tattoo machine well”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“The fountain pen-inspired tip design seems to do a good job of reducing splatter”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Very useful”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**5%
*“Best needles I've ever had will definitely stick with these very comfortable to work with”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“Work very well unlike some others that can be duds”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Actually discribed”*
**Durability**1%
*“Built from stainless steel and durable materials”*
**Material Quality**1%
*“Built from stainless steel and durable materials”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**40%
*“not the best quality”*
**Strength**33%
*“the strength didn't really look good beforehand compared to others”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**20%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**15%
**Compatibility-Overall**15%
**Jamming/Clogging**10%
**Size-Overall**10%
**Value For Money**10%
**Quality-Overall**10%
**Material Quality**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
## **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.
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