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Canon 551 Ink Cartridges

Maybe

Buyers convert on 24.2% of searches. But shoppers spend only $50K a year here, so Canon 551 Ink Cartridges is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 19% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +8 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£50K/yr10K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 98 sellers

Flapen Score

Canon 551 Ink Cartridges against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Canon 551 Ink Cartridges is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Canon 551 Ink Cartridges market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Canon 551 Ink Cartridges 10K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

24.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 10K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 24.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
10K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.5%
Conversion, latest week
24.2%
Market size, estimated
£50Ka year
Top search term
canon 551 ink cartridges6K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £20.62.

Listings sell for £20.62 on average, from £9.95 to £57.06. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £20.62 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£20.62inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£9.95–£57.06
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

59% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #861 within Printers & Accessories. It carries 2,296 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
59%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
2.0%
Average rank
#861in Printers & Accessories
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,296per listing
Listings tracked
27

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 81 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
81 months

Products

Top Canon 551 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

Canon 551 Ink Cartridges search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

225175Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Canon 551 Ink Cartridges

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

Complain

Compatibility-Overall25%−0.16

Cartridges not recognised by my printer

this ink does not fit the printer

Not compatible with my MG7750 cannon printer

Value For Money18%+0.44

Far too expensive

are invariably a quarter of the price

they can be a bit expensive

Jamming/Clogging10%+0.38

Cheap inks can clog

Display Colors5%

Please sell colours separate

Cartridge Capacity5%−0.05

this ink does not fit the printer

Love

Value For Money31%+0.44

Excellent value

worth it

Good value

Compatibility-Overall14%−0.16

No problems with compatibility

seems 100% compatible with my printer

Compatible with ix6870. Works perfectly fine like OEM ones

Quality-Overall13%−0.07

Product is ace as always

Good quality

Dependable product

Color9%+0.61

The colours are excellent with lines and characters sharp

fantastic colour printing

Excellent colour and unlike cheaper ink doesn't fade

Cartridge/Ink Quality9%+1.40

Good quality inks

Excellent cartridges at a great price

very pleased with these inks

Return

0.5% Return rate 21% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall32%▇█▂▅▄█

Cartridges not recognised by my printer

this ink does not fit the printer

Not compatible with my MG7750 cannon printer

Ink Refill21%▄▅▇█▆▁
Functionality-Overall10%█▁█▄▃▁

Cyan and Yellow don't work

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%▃▄█▁▁▆

Though arrived in a different shaped box than displayed

Color7%▁▃▂▁█▁

The 2 Colours Don't Work

FAQ

Common Canon 551 Ink Cartridges questions

Answered from the same tracked data.