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545xl Ink Cartridge Black

soft demand (-25.3% this quarter) — 545xl Ink Cartridge Black doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Market size 17Growth 12Conversion 100Competition 27Returns 90Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 38Review moat 24Quality gap 62
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Is 545xl Ink Cartridge Black profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 545xl Ink Cartridge Black is a £67K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (13K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

545xl Ink Cartridge Black: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -25.3% over the last 90 days and 23.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£67K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-25.3%13K
Conversion rate23.1%
Avg price£22.90

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand, so 18% of the market is open.

18%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 96
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market18%
Avg brand age34 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 · 19 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)7· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews5,511

Top 545xl Ink Cartridge Black 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 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£3K£7K£10K£13K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

96

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Canon31%
  • LIFOR19%
  • Lxprinton18%
  • INFITONER8%
  • IKONK7%
  • KINGWAY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 15%)

545xl Ink Cartridge Black demand & seasonality

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

Volume13KCVR23.1%Products19Brands15Top 5 Brands82%OOS Rate1.4%Rating4.4★Reviews5,511Avg BSR#448
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 545xl Ink Cartridge Black

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Value For Money24%

Cheap price

Quality-Overall19%

Overall, the quality of these ink cartridges seems fairly good,

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

As advertised

Assembly/Installation7%

Easy to assemble

Cartridge/Ink Quality6%

This ink is great

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Compatibility-Overall24%

Not recognise by my printer

Functionality-Overall10%

Black cartridge didnt work at all

Color8%

very pale ink

Value For Money8%

Not the cheapest

Quality-Overall5%

Rubbish quality

545xl Ink Cartridge Black return rate & reasons

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

1.3%

Return rate

27%

Fixable by listing

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

1Compatibility-Overall
38%
2Size-Overall
20%
3Functionality-Overall
16%
4Ink Refill
10%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%

Common 545xl Ink Cartridge Black questions

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

Flapen scores 545xl Ink Cartridge Black 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £67K/yr across 19 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -25.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 545xl Ink Cartridge Black on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 6.5× the quietest.