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304xl

Maybe

Buyers convert on 22.1% of searches. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so 304xl is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 19% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +8 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£1.8M/yr406K searches / yr
90-day growth
-24.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
90%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 102 sellers

Flapen Score

304xl against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, 304xl is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 304xl market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 304xl 406K times last year and spent an estimated £1.8M. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

22.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 406K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 22.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -24.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.8M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
406K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-24.3%
Conversion, latest week
22.1%
Market size, estimated
£1.8Ma year
Peak month
March17.2× the quietest month
Top search term
hp 304 ink cartridges black and colour105K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £19.60.

Listings sell for £19.60 on average, from £12.01 to £24.35. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At £19.60 that is £157K to £196K a year per listing.

Average price
£19.60inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£12.01–£24.35
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
8,000–10,000
Revenue per listing a year
£157K–£196K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #144 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 31,018 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#144in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
31,018per listing
Listings tracked
8

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top 304xl products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 90% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£176K£352K£529K£705K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • HP76%
  • DRPRINTON10%
  • Washope9%
  • LIFOR3%
  • INFITONER2%

Demand

304xl search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 17.2×

Search terms

Top 304xl search terms shoppers use

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

  • hp 304 ink cartridges black and colour105K/yr
  • hp 304 black ink cartridge45K/yr
  • 304 hp ink cartridges43K/yr
  • hp 30438K/yr
  • hp 304 ink cartridges24K/yr
  • hp304 black ink cartridge15K/yr
  • hp envy 5020 printer ink cartridges17K/yr
  • 304xl hp ink cartridges black and colour14K/yr
  • hp304 black and colour ink cartridge16K/yr
  • printer ink hp 30411K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 304xl

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money12%+1.59

Avoid at all cost

but its a bit expensive

A bit pricey

Functionality-Overall10%−0.05

then suddenly stops working

They DON'T work - the printer does NOT recognise the black cartridge

Didnt work

Compatibility-Overall10%−0.03

My HP printer does not recognise the cartridge

Not compatible

Incompatible

Cartridge Capacity9%−0.05

Low ink

it's telling me there is no ink

it ran out of ink

Durability6%−0.03

then suddenly stops working

Runs out quickly

ABSOLUTE RIP OFF

Love

Value For Money25%+1.59

Great value

Excellent value

Excellent price

Quality-Overall21%+1.13

Premium quality

Great Product as usual

Excellent quality

Cartridge/Ink Quality10%+0.54

Good quality ink

Good ink

Good cartridge

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.63

Works as advertised

As described

works as it should

Assembly/Installation5%+0.40

Easy install

Installed and printing no complaints

They both installed with no errors or problems

Return

0.7% Return rate 16% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall27%▇▇█▇▇▆

My HP printer does not recognise the cartridge

Not compatible

Incompatible

Functionality-Overall18%▆▇▇▆█▆

then suddenly stops working

They DON'T work - the printer does NOT recognise the black cartridge

Didnt work

Ink Refill15%▆▅▇▇▅█
Size-Overall10%█▇▆▅▇▇
Cartridge/Ink Quality6%▇▄▆▄▄█

FAQ

Common 304xl questions

Answered from the same tracked data.