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Canon 581 Ink Cartridges

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Canon 581 Ink Cartridges doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 23Growth 17Conversion 98Competition 24Returns 98Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 65Quality gap 27
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Is Canon 581 Ink Cartridges profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Canon 581 Ink Cartridges is a £94K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (18K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Canon 581 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 -16.2% over the last 90 days and 16.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£94K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-16.2%18K
Conversion rate16.9%
Avg price£30.75

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 76
Top-5 product click share72%
Open market0%
Avg brand age49 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement36%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews916

Top Canon 581 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 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£9K£19K£28K£37K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

76

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Canon80%
  • SMARTOMI12%
  • KINGJET3%
  • CATJOY2%
  • IC-Office2%

Canon 581 Ink Cartridges demand & seasonality

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

Volume18KCVR16.9%Products14Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.7%Rating4.6★Reviews916Avg BSR#592
700500Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Canon 581 Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • canon 580 & 581 ink cartridges8K/yr
  • canon 581 ink cartridges7K/yr
  • canon 5812K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Canon 581 Ink Cartridges

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Value For Money32%

Great value

Quality-Overall20%

But I was encouraged by the good reviews

Cartridge/Ink Quality9%

Good ink for cannon

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Does what you would expect

Print Quality7%

as described gives a great print I use canon all the time

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Value For Money39%

Wish they were a bit cheaper

Compatibility-Overall22%

Not compatible

Color6%

Not best colour

Canon 581 Ink Cartridges return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

16%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Compatibility-Overall
46%
2Functionality-Overall
13%
3Ink Refill
13%
4Size-Overall
11%
5Cartridge/Ink Quality
3%

Common Canon 581 Ink Cartridges questions

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

Flapen scores Canon 581 Ink Cartridges 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £94K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Canon 581 Ink Cartridges on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.