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title: "Brother Ink Cartridges — £109K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 46/100 · £109K/yr market · 56K searches/yr · £35.80 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **brother ink cartridges**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 26Growth 20Conversion 62Competition 47Returns 96Price range 68Avg price 95Brand share 10Review moat 52Quality gap 50
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****£35.80**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****£9.10–£133.45**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****1,400.69**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****57%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****£109K**
£109K/yr · 56K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-10.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, brother ink cartridges is a £109K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **brother ink cartridges market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£107K–£143K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#847**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **96%**
- **Sponsored**
- **92%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **38 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**129**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**57%**
Top 20: 92%
**Open market**
**2%**
- Brother82% - KINGJET7% - Gureef3% - LOSMANN3% - KINGWAY2% - InaGiffy1% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/brother-ink-cartridges/trend)
## **Top brother ink cartridges search terms**
- **brother ink cartridges**20K/yr-6.0%4.5% conv. - **brother printer ink cartridges**18K/yr-16.5%3.4% conv. - **brother printer ink**11K/yr-13.3%3.5% conv. - **brother ink**8K/yr-5.1%7.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/brother-ink-cartridges/search-terms)
## **Top brother ink cartridges 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%10%£11K20%£22K30%£33K40%£44K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Brother LC-422VAL Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multi-Pack Standard Yield Includes 4 x Inkjet Cartridges Genuine Supplies**Brother**£48.65**4.4★879 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VL4VDJK) [2**Brother The LC3219XLVAL Black Cyan Magenta and Yellow Ink Cartridges Multipack. Each cartridge prints 1 500 pages (black prints 3 000 pages colour 1 500 pages).**Brother**£69.38**4.6★2,335 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MXT0SU7) [3**Brother LC-3217BK/LC-3217C/LC-3217M/LC-3217Y Inkjet Cartridges Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multi-Pack Standard Yield Includes 4 x Inkjet Cartridges Genuine Supplies**Brother**£43.88**4.4★1,368 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075L73YMD) [4**Brother LC-422XLVAL Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multi-Pack High Yield Includes 4 x Inkjet Cartridges Genuine Supplies**Brother**£86.40**4.6★731 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VL6T3RB) [5**Brother LC-421BK/LC-421C/LC-421M/LC-421Y Inkjet Cartridges Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multi-Pack includes 4 x Inkjet Cartridges Brother Genuine Supplies**Brother**£28.70**4.6★2,163 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09F3GS3KN)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**LC424 Ink Cartridges (4 Pack) Replacement for Brother LC424 LC-424 LC424VAL**Jetquean**£14.36**2 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GPXHY15Y) [**InaGiffy LC422XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Brother LC422XL High-Yield 5 Pack (2 Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Compatible with Brother MFC-J5340DW MFC-J5740DW MFC-J6540DW Printers**InaGiffy**£14.55**1 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GD1WBJM6) [**KINGJET LC422XL Ink Cartridges 8-Pack Replacement for Brother LC422XL LC422 LC-422XLVAL Ink Multipack Compatible with MFC-J5340DW MFC-J5345DW MFC-J5740DW MFC-J6540DW MFC-J6940DW Printer**KINGJET**£19.06**92 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1JKKH2J) [**Gureef LC3219XL Ink Cartridges for Brother LC3217 Ink Cartridges Multipack for Brother MFC-J6530DW Compatible with MFC-J5335DW MFC-J5730DW MFC-J5930DW MFC-J6935DW (B/C/M/Y)**Gureef**£12.62**187 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP66QX46) [**KINGJET LC3219XL Ink Cartridges 12 Pack for Home & Office High Yield Replacement for Brother LC3217 LC3219XL Multipack for MFC-J5330DW J5335DW J5730DW J5930DW J6530DW J6930DW J6935DW**KINGJET**£27.94**142 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09YH62LMH)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**LC424 Ink Cartridges (4 Pack) Replacement for Brother LC424 LC-424 LC424VAL**Jetquean**£14.36**3.5★**▲ 400%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GPXHY15Y) [**InaGiffy LC422XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Brother LC422XL High-Yield 5 Pack (2 Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Compatible with Brother MFC-J5340DW MFC-J5740DW MFC-J6540DW Printers**InaGiffy**£14.55**5.0★**▲ 284%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GD1WBJM6) [**KINGWAY LC3219XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Brother LC3217 Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible with Brother MFC-J5330DW MFC-J5335DW MFC-J5730DW MFC-J5930DW MFC-J6530DW MFC-J6930DW 8 Pack**KINGWAY**£18.70**4.5★**▲ 161%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NQ334RN) [**D&C Compatible Ink Cartridge for Brother LC123 LC123XL for Brother DCP-J132W DCP-J152W DCP-J172W MFC-J6520DW MFC-J6720DW MFC-J6920DW MFC-J4510DW MFC-J470DW DCP-J4110DW DCP-J552DW (10 Pack)**LOSMANN**£16.75**4.1★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074S2FGTJ) [**KINGJET LC422XL Ink Cartridges 8-Pack Replacement for Brother LC422XL LC422 LC-422XLVAL Ink Multipack Compatible with MFC-J5340DW MFC-J5345DW MFC-J5740DW MFC-J6540DW MFC-J6940DW Printer**KINGJET**£19.06**4.3★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1JKKH2J)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about brother ink cartridges**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**24%
*“Good value for money”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“the current quality remains consistent”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**12%
*“Good quality ink”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“As described”*
**Print Quality**7%
*“No problems in my printer”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“Didnt face any issue to pair with the printer”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“Easy to install”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Effectiveness”*
**Durability**3%
*“Longevity seems to match the description so far”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“generally works fine on first insert”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Compatibility-Overall**24%
*“not compatible”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Overpriced”*
**Functionality-Overall**10%
*“Would not detect either”*
**Cartridge Capacity**6%
*“2 of 3 empty”*
**Dry/Empty Ink**6%
*“Low ink on installation”*
**Print Quality**4%
*“Poor print quality”*
**Display Colors**3%
*“Only downside is the colours arnt quite as vibrant for photos”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“They neither fit”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Unsure about the quality”*
**Ink Leakage**2%
*“just to notice that cyan ink is completely drained”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**28%
**Ink Refill**28%
**Size-Overall**19%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Print Quality**2%
**Ink Leakage**1%
**Cartridge Capacity**1%
**Value For Money**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is brother ink cartridges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £109K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the brother ink cartridges niche?**
- 8 brands and 129 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in brother ink cartridges?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Compatibility-Overall, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for brother ink cartridges peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the brother ink cartridges niche?**
- Listings span £9.10–£133.45; the average listing price is £35.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,401 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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