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305xl Ink Cartridges

Maybe

Buyers convert on 15.2% of searches. But demand is soft, at -16.8% this quarter, so 305xl Ink Cartridges is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 10% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +12 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£649K/yr189K searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 109 sellers

Flapen Score

305xl Ink Cartridges against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, 305xl Ink Cartridges is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 305xl Ink Cartridges market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 305xl Ink Cartridges 189K times last year and spent an estimated £649K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

An estimated 15.2% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 189K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 15.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £649K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
189K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.8%
Conversion, latest week
15.2%
Market size, estimated
£649Ka year
Peak month
September7.5× the quietest month
Top search term
305xl ink cartridges41K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £22.64.

Listings sell for £22.64 on average, from £9.84 to £35.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £22.64 that is £57K to £68K a year per listing.

Average price
£22.64inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£9.84–£35.79
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£57K–£68K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #183 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 13,278 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
0.5%
Average rank
#183in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
13,278per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

3 of last year's 4 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. 3 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top 305xl Ink Cartridges products & what they sell for

The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.

Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 22, 2026. The live listing can differ.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take an estimated 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£65K£130K£195K£260K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

109

Est. top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Est. top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • HP65%
  • CBWOIHELP9%
  • Gureef3%
  • SAILNER3%
  • RUDGUZ3%
  • Washope3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 14%)

Demand

305xl Ink Cartridges search demand

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

40K30KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×

Search terms

Top 305xl Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • 305xl ink cartridges41K/yr
  • hp 305xl24K/yr
  • hp 305xl ink cartridges black and colour20K/yr
  • 305xl15K/yr
  • hp 305 xl14K/yr
  • hp 305 or 305xl ink cartridges black and colour11K/yr
  • hp305xl11K/yr
  • hp 305 xl ink cartridges black and colour10K/yr
  • hp 305 xl black ink cartridge6K/yr
  • 305 xl ink cartridges hp8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 305xl Ink Cartridges

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

22%of positive reviews mention “Value For Money”
20%of negative reviews mention “Compatibility-Overall”
0.7%of orders come back
“Not compatible with printer”
A buyer, on “Compatibility-Overall”20% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

16 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common 305xl Ink Cartridges questions

Answered from the same tracked data.

Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data