canon 551 ink cartridges
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (24.2% search→purchase), but a small market ($50K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible24.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£20.62avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£9.95–£57.06cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,295.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-17.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£50K£50K/yr · 10K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, canon 551 ink cartridges is a £50K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (10K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
canon 551 ink cartridges market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £31K–£41K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 24.2%
- Avg BSR
- #861
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 85%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 2.0%
- Avg brand age
- 81 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 rising
Sellers
98
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
11%
- Canon56%
- ejet13%
- HALLOLUX8%
- CATJOY5%
- Coloran4%
- Uniwork3%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 11%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — -17.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Top canon 551 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Canon CLI-551 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)
Canon£36.894.6★90 rev
ejet 550 551XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Canon PGI-550 CLI-551XL for Canon Pixma ix6850 IP8750 MX925 MG5550 MG5650 MG6450 MG6650 MG7150 MG7500 MG7550 (30-Pack)
ejet£20.274.5★2,571 rev
Canon CLI-551 XL C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black XL Cyan XL Magenta XL Yellow XL) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)
Canon£50.164.8★168 rev
HALLOLUX 550XL 551XL Ink Cartridges High Yield Compatible for Canon PGI-550XL CLI-551XL Pixma MG7550 MG6350 iP7250 MG5650 MG7150 IX6850 MX925 MG7500 MG6450 MG6650 MX725 MX920(PG/B/M/Y/C 15-Pack)
HALLOLUX£13.954.4★161 rev
CANON Ink Cartridge Canon PGI Pack 550XL Black + CLI 551 4 colors (Cyan/Yellow/Black/Magenta)
Canon£55.084.5★2,020 rev
Newest
by launch date
CATJOY 550 551XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Canon PGI-550XL CLI-551XL for Canon Pixma ix6850 IP8750 MX925 MG5550 MG5650 MG6450 MG6650 MG7150 MG7500 MG7550 (15-Pack)
CATJOY£15.4968 rev
Coloran 550 551XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Canon PGI-550 CLI-551 Compatible with Canon Pixma ix6850 IP8750 MX925 MG5550 MG5650 MG6450 MG6650 MG7150 MG7500 MG7550 (PGBK/B/C/M/Y 5-Pack)
Coloran£11.5788 rev
Canon CLI-551 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)
Canon£36.8990 rev
Canon CLI-551 XL C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black XL Cyan XL Magenta XL Yellow XL) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)
Canon£50.16168 rev
Starlet24 12x 551XL Printer Cartridges Compatible with Canon CLI-551 551XL for PIXMA iP-7200 iP-7250 MX-925 MG-5450 MG-5550 MG-5650 MG-5655 MG-6350 MG-6450 MG-6650 MX-725
Starlet24£14.16212 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
InkJello Ink Cartridge For Printer Compatible With Canon Pixma iP7200 iP7250 iP8700 iP8750 iX6850 MG5450 MG5450S MG5550 MG5600 MG5650 MG6350 MG6450(Black Photo-Black Cyan Magenta Yellow 20-Pack)
Inkjello£14.234.3★
Canon CLI-551 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)
Canon£36.894.6★
ejet 550 551XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Canon PGI-550 CLI-551XL for Canon Pixma ix6850 IP8750 MX925 MG5550 MG5650 MG6450 MG6650 MG7150 MG7500 MG7550 (30-Pack)
ejet£20.274.5★
Colour Direct 550XL 551XL Compatible Ink Cartridges for Canon PGI-550 CLI-551 XL for Canon Pixma iP7250 MG5650 MX925 MG6450 iX6850 MG5550 MX920 MX725 iP8750 MG6350 MG5450 MG6650-10 Pack (2 Sets)
Colour Direct£12.684.5★
Canon PGI-550 original Tintenpatrone Schwarz für Pixma Inkjet Drucker MX725-MX925-MG5450-MG5550-MG5650-MG6350-MG6450-MG6650-MG7150-MG7550-iP7250-iP8750-iX6850
Canon£10.224.5★
What buyers say about canon 551 ink cartridges
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent value”
“No problems with compatibility”
“Product is ace as always”
“The colours are excellent with lines and characters sharp”
“Good quality inks”
“printing seems clear”
“Fitted perfectly, works well”
“Pleasant surprise: enclosed bag to return used cartridge for recycling - loved it”
“Exactly what I ordered”
“Installing them is as easy as any”
What buyers complain about
“Cartridges not recognised by my printer”
“Far too expensive”
“Cheap inks can clog”
“Please sell colours separate”
“this ink does not fit the printer”
“Cyan and Yellow don't work”
“The 2 Colours Don't Work”
“Though arrived in a different shaped box than displayed”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is canon 551 ink cartridges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £50K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the canon 551 ink cartridges niche?
- 14 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in canon 551 ink cartridges?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Compatibility-Overall, Value For Money, Jamming/Clogging. The return rate is 0.5%.
- What does it cost to enter the canon 551 ink cartridges niche?
- Listings span £9.95–£57.06; the average listing price is £20.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,296 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.