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378xl Ink Cartridges

378xl Ink Cartridges shows searches that convert (14.8% search→purchase), but a small market ($42K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 10Growth 23Conversion 97Competition 45Returns 97Price range 88Avg price 88Brand share 46Review moat 85Quality gap 58
This niche Category average

Is 378xl Ink Cartridges profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 378xl Ink Cartridges is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (14K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

378xl 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 -3.5% over the last 90 days and 14.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£42K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-3.5%14K
Conversion rate14.8%
Avg price£20.09

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 69
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market22%
Avg brand age43 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 · 18 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews297

Top 378xl 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 take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£4K£8K£13K£17K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • Epson41%
  • Meagiis14%
  • ColorKing10%
  • LeciRoba7%
  • HenceBuy6%
  • SAILNER4%

378xl Ink Cartridges demand & seasonality

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

Volume14KCVR14.8%Products18Brands13Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate1.7%Rating4.4★Reviews297Avg BSR#968
600400Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top 378xl Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • epson xp-8700 printer ink cartridges7K/yr
  • epson 378 ink cartridges3K/yr
  • 378xl ink cartridges4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 378xl Ink Cartridges

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Value For Money36%

Good Price

Cartridge/Ink Quality12%

Good quality ink

Quality-Overall12%

Excellent product

Compatibility-Overall10%

Epson compatible in cartridges-Praise

Color7%

The colours came out decent

What buyers complain about

88% of reviews
Compatibility-Overall35%

Non-Compatibility issue

Value For Money18%

A bit expensive

Quality-Overall9%

Very poor quality not as described

Color6%

Bad quality of the colours

Ease Of Cleaning6%

no amount of head cleaning helped

378xl Ink Cartridges return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

Return rate

24%

Fixable by listing

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

1Compatibility-Overall
38%
2Functionality-Overall
18%
3Size-Overall
11%
4Color
7%
5Ink Refill
7%

Common 378xl Ink Cartridges questions

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

Flapen scores 378xl Ink Cartridges 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £42K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -3.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 378xl Ink Cartridges on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.