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Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Market size 6Growth 16Conversion 100Competition 11Returns 89Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 47
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Is Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges is a £25K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (4K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -18.5% over the last 90 days and 21.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£25K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-18.5%4K
Conversion rate21.7%
Avg price£25.56

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 73
Top-5 product click share87%
Open market0%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement71%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews6,646

Top Canon 545xl 546xl 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 capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up 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%

Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges demand & seasonality

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

Volume4KCVR21.7%Products7Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews6,646Avg BSR#224
250150Spike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

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

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Value For Money23%

GREAT VALUE

Quality-Overall18%

The build quality seemed solid

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

As advertised

Assembly/Installation8%

Easy to assemble

Cartridge/Ink Quality8%

Good quality ink

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews
Compatibility-Overall20%

Cartridge not recognised by printer

Functionality-Overall16%

Black cartridge didnt work at all

Value For Money11%

this is the one I wouldnt buy

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Misleading

Quality-Overall6%

Cheap

Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges return rate & reasons

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

1.3%

Return rate

21%

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
16%
3Size-Overall
15%
4Ink Refill
11%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges questions

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

Flapen scores Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £25K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -18.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Canon 545xl 546xl Ink Cartridges on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.