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# **545xl ink cartridge black**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-25.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 17Growth 12Conversion 100Competition 27Returns 90Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 38Review moat 24Quality gap 62
**Conversion**
**Incredible****23.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Incredible****£22.90**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£13.77–£35.79**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Great****1.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****82%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,510.84**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****£67K**
£67K/yr · 13K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-25.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
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.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **545xl ink cartridge black market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£46K–£57K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **23.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#448**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **89%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **34 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **183 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**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%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -25.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/545xl-ink-cartridge-black/trend)
## **Top 545xl ink cartridge black products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%£3K10%£7K15%£10K20%£13K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**LIFOR 545XL Black 546XL Colour Printer Ink Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges PG-545 CL-546 XL for Pixma TS3350 TS3355 TS3150 TS3300 TR4550 MG2550S MG3050 TR4500 TS3100 TR4551 TR4650 MX495**LIFOR**£26.11**4.2★192 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GD4SN53C) [2**PG-545 CL-546 XL Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges for Canon Ink Cartridges 545 and 546 for Pixma TS3350 TS3300 TS3150 TS3355 TR4500 TS3100 TR4550 MG2550s MG2950 TS3450 TR4551 MG3050 MX495**Lxprinton**£24.71**4.4★481 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DN6N4R5N) [3**Canon Ink - CL-546XL High Yield Genuine C/M/Y Colour Printer Ink Cartridge - Prints Up to 300 A4 Pages (1 x Cartridge)**Canon**£18.80**4.7★12,206 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ET2LTG4) [4**Canon Ink & Paper Multipack - PG-545/CL-546 Genuine Printer Ink Cartridges 2 Pack (1 x Black 1 x Colour) & 4x6 Photo Paper (50 x Sheets) For TS3350 TS4550 TS3450 TS3150 TR4650 MX495**Canon**£28.16**4.5★3,119 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8KVP2S) [5**545 546 Ink Cartridges TS3350 TS3355 Replacement for Cannon 545 546 Ink Cartridges PG-545 CL-546 XL for Canon Pixma TS3150 TS3300 TR4550 TR4650 TR4500 MG2550 MG2551S Printer 545XL 546XL(Black Colour)**INFITONER**£22.51**4.4★231 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQ9PPDGV)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**545XL 546XL Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges - High Yield**SANCTink**£21.41**61 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1V4NCX1) [**SAILNER 545 546 Ink Cartridges PG-545XL CL-546XL Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink High Yield Compatible with Pixma TS3350 TS3150 MG3050 TR4650 MX495 (1 Black 1 Colour)**SAILNER**£20.25**24 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FL2FNF4K) [**545 546 Ink Cartridges TS3350 TS3355 Replacement for Cannon 545 546 Ink Cartridges PG-545 CL-546 XL for Canon Pixma TS3150 TS3300 TR4550 TR4650 TR4500 MG2550 MG2551S Printer 545XL 546XL(Black Colour)**INFITONER**£22.51**231 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQ9PPDGV) [**545XL 546XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges for PG545 Black CL546 Colour for Pixma TS3350 TS3355 TS3300 TS3150 MG2551S TR4550 TR4650 TR4551 MX495 iP2850 Printers (2 Pack)**WYFYINK**£21.20**21 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GRH6NRWR) [**LIFOR 545XL Black 546XL Colour Printer Ink Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges PG-545 CL-546 XL for Pixma TS3350 TS3355 TS3150 TS3300 TR4550 MG2550S MG3050 TR4500 TS3100 TR4551 TR4650 MX495**LIFOR**£26.11**192 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GD4SN53C)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**545XL 546XL Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges - High Yield**SANCTink**£21.41**4.1★**▲ 291%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1V4NCX1) [**545 546 Ink Cartridges TS3350 TS3355 Replacement for Cannon 545 546 Ink Cartridges PG-545 CL-546 XL for Canon Pixma TS3150 TS3300 TR4550 TR4650 TR4500 MG2550 MG2551S Printer 545XL 546XL(Black Colour)**INFITONER**£22.51**4.4★**▲ 289%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQ9PPDGV) [**545XL 546XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Canon 545 546 Ink Cartridges for PG545 Black CL546 Colour for Pixma TS3350 TS3355 TS3300 TS3150 MG2551S TR4550 TR4650 TR4551 MX495 iP2850 Printers (2 Pack)**WYFYINK**£21.20**4.2★**▲ 218%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GRH6NRWR) [**INKJET compatible for CL546XL 546 XL Remanufactured Ink Cartridges for Canon CL-546XL 546XL (1 Colour) for Pixma TR4550 TR4551 MG2550s MG2550 MG3050 MG2950 MG2555s TS3350 TS3150 TS31511 TS205 MX495**Mondo Stampa**£13.77**4.0★**▲ 160%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CK8M5G75) [**545 XL PG545 Ink Cartridges Black Compatible for Canon 545XL PG-545XL Black Ink Cartridges PG545XL PG545 PG-545 XL for Canon Pixma TS3300 TR4500 TS3450 MG2550s TS3150 TR4550 TR4551 TS3100**Fooylen**£19.15**4.3★**▲ 125%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQHXTNJM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 545xl ink cartridge black**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**24%
*“Cheap price”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Overall, the quality of these ink cartridges seems fairly good,”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“As advertised”*
**Assembly/Installation**7%
*“Easy to assemble”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**6%
*“This ink is great”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“Works perfectly in my cannon printer”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Perfect fit”*
**Print Quality**4%
*“provides clear quality prints”*
**Color**4%
*“Good colour black”*
**Ink Refill**2%
*“Good ink supply”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Compatibility-Overall**24%
*“Not recognise by my printer”*
**Functionality-Overall**10%
*“Black cartridge didnt work at all”*
**Color**8%
*“very pale ink”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Not the cheapest”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Rubbish quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Misleading”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Cartridge doesnt fit”*
**Print Quality**4%
*“The printer didnt accept the inks”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**3%
*“which only printed of two things ink dying off already not good”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Cant use”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**38%
**Size-Overall**20%
**Functionality-Overall**16%
**Ink Refill**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Color**2%
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**1%
**Print Quality**1%
**Cartridge Capacity**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 545xl ink cartridge black profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £67K/yr across 19 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -25.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- **How competitive is the 545xl ink cartridge black niche?**
- 15 brands and 96 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 545xl ink cartridge black?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Compatibility-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 1.3%.
- **When does demand for 545xl ink cartridge black peak?**
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 6.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 545xl ink cartridge black niche?**
- Listings span £13.77–£35.79; the average listing price is £22.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,511 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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