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305xl Ink Cartridges

305xl Ink Cartridges shows searches that convert (15.2% search→purchase), but soft demand (-16.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

54
Worth a look
Market size 66Growth 17Conversion 97Competition 23Returns 97Price range 79Avg price 94Brand share 36Review moat 20Quality gap 57
This niche Category average

Is 305xl Ink Cartridges profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 305xl Ink Cartridges is a £649K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (189K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

305xl Ink Cartridges: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -16.8% over the last 90 days and 15.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£649K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr-16.8%189K
Conversion rate15.2%
Avg price£22.64

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 109
Top-5 product click share72%
Open market17%
Avg brand age29 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 · 15 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)4· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews13,278

Top 305xl Ink Cartridges products & what they sell for

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

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up 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

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

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%)

305xl Ink Cartridges demand & seasonality

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

Volume189KCVR15.2%Products15Brands11Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate0.5%Rating4.4★Reviews13,278Avg BSR#183
40K30KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top 305xl Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with 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

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

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

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Value For Money22%

Good value for money

Quality-Overall19%

Spot on quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

As advertised

Cartridge/Ink Quality8%

Great quality of Ink

Compatibility-Overall7%

no error messages or compatibility issues at all

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Compatibility-Overall20%

Not compatible with printer

Value For Money14%

A bit pricey

Functionality-Overall12%

they are no longer functional

Cartridge Capacity7%

Not enough ink

Durability6%

Didn't last an hour

305xl Ink Cartridges return rate & reasons

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

0.7%

Return rate

16%

Fixable by listing

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

1Compatibility-Overall
35%
2Functionality-Overall
18%
3Ink Refill
13%
4Size-Overall
7%
5Color
4%

Common 305xl Ink Cartridges questions

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

Flapen scores 305xl Ink Cartridges 54/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £649K/yr across 15 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 305xl Ink Cartridges on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 7.5× the quietest.