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Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 651 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −3 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£25K/yr4K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
87%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 73 sellers

Flapen Score

Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges 4K times last year and spent an estimated £25K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

21.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 4K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 21.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £25K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
4K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.5%
Conversion, latest week
21.7%
Market size, estimated
£25Ka year
Peak month
September2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
canon 545 546 ink cartridges xl2K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £25.56.

Listings sell for £25.56 on average, from £18.65 to £35.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 750 to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £25.56 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£25.56inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£18.65–£35.79
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
750–1K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£3K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #224 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 6,646 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#224in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,646per listing
Listings tracked
7

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
30 months

Products

Top Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 87% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£7K£11K£15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Canon69%
  • Washope14%
  • LIFOR13%
  • SHEENGO5%

Demand

Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

250150Spike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Compatibility-Overall20%−0.08

Cartridge not recognised by printer

NOT COMPATIBLE

DOES NOT WORK WITH MY CANNON PRINTER

Functionality-Overall16%−0.07

Black cartridge didnt work at all

now printer doesn't work because it doesn't recognise the cartridges

Doesn't work

Value For Money11%+1.58

this is the one I wouldnt buy

The price is slightly expensive in my opinion

Over priced

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.48

Misleading

the problem I have is the imagery for the product could be misleading

Wrongly advertised

Quality-Overall6%+0.97

Cheap

Bad quality

Very poor product

Love

Value For Money23%+1.58

GREAT VALUE

Excellent value for money

Excellent value

Quality-Overall18%+0.97

The build quality seemed solid

They feel just as reliable as the branded versions

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.48

As advertised

as described

Does exactly what it should

Assembly/Installation8%+0.76

Easy to assemble

EASY INSTALLATION

It installed without any issues

Cartridge/Ink Quality8%+0.38

Good quality ink

Great quality ink cartridge

This ink is great

Return

1.3% Return rate 21% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall38%▇▆▆█▇▆

Cartridge not recognised by printer

NOT COMPATIBLE

DOES NOT WORK WITH MY CANNON PRINTER

Functionality-Overall16%▃▆▆█▆▄

Black cartridge didnt work at all

now printer doesn't work because it doesn't recognise the cartridges

Doesn't work

Size-Overall15%▅▇█▄▃▅

Cartridge doesnt fit

This product does not fit my printer even though it states in the description my specific model

Doesn't fit printer correctly

Ink Refill11%▆█▆▃▆█
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▆▅█▄▄▅

Misleading

the problem I have is the imagery for the product could be misleading

Wrongly advertised

FAQ

Common Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges questions

Answered from the same tracked data.