How competitive is the 302xl niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

7 brands and 102 sellers compete in 302xl on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 302xl products take 79% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 302xl?

302xl buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall, Value For Money, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 1.0%.

What does it cost to enter the 302xl niche?

302xl sells for £23.59 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, inside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £18.90–£30.61. The average incumbent carries 13,124 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

302xl

a small market ($30K/yr) — 302xl doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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This niche Category average

Is 302xl profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 302xl is a £30K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (6K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

302xl: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +3.1% over the last 90 days and 21.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£30K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K

Search volume / yr+3.1%6K

Conversion rate21.7%

Avg price£23.59

Who owns the niche?

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

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 102

Top-5 product click share79%

Open market9%

Avg brand age39 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 · 10 products

Top 302xl products & what they sell for

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

HP F6U68AE 302XL High Yield Original Ink Cartridge Black Single Pack

Price: £30.61
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 16,861
Age: 4y ago

HP F6U67AE 302XL High Yield Original Ink Cartridge Tri-color Single Pack

Price: £28.99
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 10,238
Age: 11y ago

302 302XL Ink Cartridges 4527 4520 3630 for HP302XL Black and Colour

Price: £18.90
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 577
Age: 7mo ago

LIFOR 302XL Ink Cartridges 302 Ink Cartridges Combo Pack Remanufactured for HP 302 XL Black and Colour Ink for HP Envy 4520 4527 4524 4523 OfficeJet 3835 3830 3831 4650 DeskJet 3630 Packing May Vary

Price: £20.95
Rating: 4.3/5
Reviews: 2,497
Age: 3y ago

302XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour 2-Pack Replacement for HP 302 Ink Cartridges Combo Pack for HP Envy 4520 4527 4524 4523 OfficeJet 3835 3830 3831 4650 5230 DeskJet 3630 1110 DeskJet 3630 Printer

Price: £19.96
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 617
Age: 1y ago

Newest

by launch date

HP 302XL/304XL High Yield Black Original Ink Cartridge (B7RT9AE) - Works DeskJet 1110 2130 3630 2600 & 3700 series OfficeJet 3830 4650 series ENVY 4520 series 5020 5030 5032

Price: £25.11
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 20
Age: 5mo ago

302 302XL Ink Cartridges 4527 4520 3630 for HP302XL Black and Colour

Price: £18.90
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 577
Age: 7mo ago

302XL Ink Cartridges Combo Pack Replacement for HP 302 Ink Cartridges Black and Colour for HP Envy 4520 4527 4524 4523 OfficeJet 3835 3830 3831 4650 5230 DeskJet 3630 1110 Printer

Price: £23.14
Rating: 4.0/5
Reviews: 52
Age: 8mo ago

302XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour 2-Pack Replacement for HP 302 Ink Cartridges Combo Pack for HP Envy 4520 4527 4524 4523 OfficeJet 3835 3830 3831 4650 5230 DeskJet 3630 1110 DeskJet 3630 Printer

Price: £19.96
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 617
Age: 1y ago

302XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour Replacement for HP 302 Ink Cartridges Combo Pack for HP 302XL Printer Ink 302 XL for Envy 4520 4527 4523 4524 Officejet 3835 5230 4650 Deskjet 3630 2130 3636

Price: £19.01
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 1,660
Age: 1y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

HP62%
INFITONER9%
LIFOR8%
Washope7%
SUNPRINTZ6%
Economink5%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 4%)

302xl demand & seasonality

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

Volume6KCVR21.7%Products10Brands7Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews13,124Avg BSR#99

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 302xl

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews

Value For Money28%

“worth the money”

Quality-Overall18%

“Excellent Product”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Was as advertised”

Cartridge/Ink Quality8%

“Excellent quality cartridges”

Compatibility-Overall5%

“Compatible”

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews

Functionality-Overall14%

“Ink cartridge failed”

Compatibility-Overall13%

“Are not compatible with printer”

Value For Money9%

“A bit pricey”

Quality-Overall8%

“Absolute rubbish”

Color7%

“No difference good colour”

302xl return rate & reasons

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

1.0%

Return rate

18%

Fixable by listing

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

1Compatibility-Overall

34%

2Functionality-Overall

17%

3Ink Refill

4Size-Overall

5Cartridge/Ink Quality

Common 302xl questions

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

Flapen scores 302xl 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £30K/yr across 10 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +3.1% over the last 90 days.