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# **canon 551 ink cartridges**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (24.2% search→purchase), but a small market ($50K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 12Growth 16Conversion 100Competition 53Returns 97Price range 86Avg price 89Brand share 32Review moat 42Quality gap 40
**Conversion**
**Incredible****24.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****£20.62**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£9.95–£57.06**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****53%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,295.67**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
225175Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/canon-551-ink-cartridges/trend)
## **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.
0%4%£2K8%£4K12%£6K16%£8K101001K10K 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**Canon CLI-551 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£36.89**4.6★90 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8Q9KP4) [2**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**£20.27**4.5★2,571 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082XWDBMX) [3**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**£50.16**4.8★168 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8MKSPN) [4**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**£13.95**4.4★161 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZC9MC9G) [5**CANON Ink Cartridge Canon PGI Pack 550XL Black + CLI 551 4 colors (Cyan/Yellow/Black/Magenta)**Canon**£55.08**4.5★2,020 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JJI7Q2Y)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£15.49**68 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D9L6WDCM) [**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**£11.57**88 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D7CFWBWS) [**Canon CLI-551 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£36.89**90 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8Q9KP4) [**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**£50.16**168 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8MKSPN) [**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**£14.16**212 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCD7QFJ3)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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**£14.23**4.3★**▲ 175%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077YLQD28) [**Canon CLI-551 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£36.89**4.6★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8Q9KP4) [**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**£20.27**4.5★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082XWDBMX) [**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**£12.68**4.5★**▲ 64%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00CWFVQXG) [**Canon PGI-550 original Tintenpatrone Schwarz für Pixma Inkjet Drucker MX725-MX925-MG5450-MG5550-MG5650-MG6350-MG6450-MG6650-MG7150-MG7550-iP7250-iP8750-iX6850**Canon**£10.22**4.5★**▲ 57%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009DL01CY)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about canon 551 ink cartridges**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**31%
*“Excellent value”*
**Compatibility-Overall**14%
*“No problems with compatibility”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Product is ace as always”*
**Color**9%
*“The colours are excellent with lines and characters sharp”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**9%
*“Good quality inks”*
**Print Quality**5%
*“printing seems clear”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Fitted perfectly, works well”*
**Recycle/Reuse**3%
*“Pleasant surprise: enclosed bag to return used cartridge for recycling - loved it”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Exactly what I ordered”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“Installing them is as easy as any”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Compatibility-Overall**25%
*“Cartridges not recognised by my printer”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“Far too expensive”*
**Jamming/Clogging**10%
*“Cheap inks can clog”*
**Display Colors**5%
*“Please sell colours separate”*
**Cartridge Capacity**5%
*“this ink does not fit the printer”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Cyan and Yellow don't work”*
**Color**5%
*“The 2 Colours Don't Work”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Though arrived in a different shaped box than displayed”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**32%
**Ink Refill**21%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Color**7%
**Size-Overall**4%
**Print Quality**4%
**Certifications**3%
**Leak-Proof**3%
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**1%
## **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.
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