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title: "Canon 581 Ink Cartridges — £94K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **canon 581 ink cartridges**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 23Growth 17Conversion 98Competition 24Returns 98Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 65Quality gap 27
**Conversion**
**Incredible****16.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****£30.75**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£9.47–£65.84**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****916**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****72%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****£94K**
£94K/yr · 18K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-16.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
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.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **canon 581 ink cartridges market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£92K–£123K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **16.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#592**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **86%**
- **Sponsored**
- **36%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **49 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **173 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**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%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
700500Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/canon-581-ink-cartridges/trend)
## **Top canon 581 ink cartridges search terms**
- **canon 580 & 581 ink cartridges**8K/yr-14.8%12.1% conv. - **canon 581 ink cartridges**7K/yr-12.7%14.1% conv. - **canon 581**2K/yr-30.5%13.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/canon-581-ink-cartridges/search-terms)
## **Top canon 581 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%10%£9K20%£19K30%£28K40%£37K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Canon Ink Multipack - PGI-580/CLI-581 Genuine Printer Ink Cartridges 5 Pack (1 x Black 1 x Cyan 1 x Magenta 1 x Yellow & 1 x Office Black Colour)**Canon**£44.61**4.7★1,002 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8NGPLT) [2**SMARTOMI PGI-580 XXL CLI-581 XXL Replacement for Canon 580 & 581 Ink Cartridges for TS705 TS705a TR8550 TS8250 TS6350 TS6250 TS6150 TS9550 TR8500 TS6351 TS6251 (10-Pack)**SMARTOMI**£13.95**4.6★95 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3PR8371) [3**Canon CLI-581 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£35.55**4.5★63 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8P1JV8) [4**Canon PGI-580 CLI-581 BK C M Y PGBK Pack of 5 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Office Black Colour) Genuine Canon (Plastic Pack)**Canon**£44.85**4.6★6,628 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0751M8TSM) [5**Canon CLI-581 XXL C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges Yield XXL (Black XXL Cyan XXL Magenta XXL Yellow XXL) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£65.84**4.7★269 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8NDVXY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**KINGJET 580 581XXL Ink Cartridge Replacement for Canon 580 & 581 ink cartridges for TS705 Ink Cartridges for Pixma TS6350 TS6250 TS8250 TS6351 TS6251 TS705 TS8550 TS6250 TS8500 TS8252 TS9150 (15 Pack)**KINGJET**£16.66**269 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F9D8WVB2) [**SMARTOMI PGI-580 XXL CLI-581 XXL Replacement for Canon 580 & 581 Ink Cartridges for TS705 TS705a TR8550 TS8250 TS6350 TS6250 TS6150 TS9550 TR8500 TS6351 TS6251 (10-Pack)**SMARTOMI**£13.95**95 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3PR8371) [**Canon Ink Multipack - PGI-580/CLI-581 Genuine Printer Ink Cartridges 5 Pack (1 x Black 1 x Cyan 1 x Magenta 1 x Yellow & 1 x Office Black Colour)**Canon**£44.61**1,002 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8NGPLT) [**Canon CLI-581 C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£35.55**63 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8P1JV8) [**Canon CLI-581 XXL C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges Yield XXL (Black XXL Cyan XXL Magenta XXL Yellow XXL) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£65.84**269 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8NDVXY)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SMARTOMI PGI-580 XXL CLI-581 XXL Replacement for Canon 580 & 581 Ink Cartridges for TS705 TS705a TR8550 TS8250 TS6350 TS6250 TS6150 TS9550 TR8500 TS6351 TS6251 (10-Pack)**SMARTOMI**£13.95**4.6★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3PR8371) [**Canon 2050C001 Inkjet Cartridge - Magenta Compatible with OEM**Canon**£12.42**4.6★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0751L3ZQD) [**Canon PGI 580 CLI 581 Setup Original Ink Cartridges for Pixma TR 7500 TR 8500 TS 6250 TS 9550 TS 9100 without Blister Packaging**Canon**£33.95**4.5★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C17BS9JQ) [**Canon CLI-581 XXL C M Y BK Pack of 4 cartridges Yield XXL (Black XXL Cyan XXL Magenta XXL Yellow XXL) Genuine (Recycled Cardboard Multipack)**Canon**£65.84**4.7★**▲ 14%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8NDVXY) [**Canon Ink Multipack - PGI-580/CLI-581 Genuine Printer Ink Cartridges 5 Pack (1 x Black 1 x Cyan 1 x Magenta 1 x Yellow & 1 x Office Black Colour)**Canon**£44.61**4.7★**— 6%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH8NGPLT)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about canon 581 ink cartridges**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**32%
*“Great value”*
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“But I was encouraged by the good reviews”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**9%
*“Good ink for cannon”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Does what you would expect”*
**Print Quality**7%
*“as described gives a great print I use canon all the time”*
**Compatibility-Overall**5%
*“Compatibility, performance and cost”*
**Ink Refill**4%
*“Good ink”*
**Color**4%
*“Colour perfect”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“easy to use with my Canon TS6350 printer and replace old ones”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**1%
*“Also came with instructions which were easy to follow”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**39%
*“Wish they were a bit cheaper”*
**Compatibility-Overall**22%
*“Not compatible”*
**Color**6%
*“Not best colour”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**46%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Ink Refill**13%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Certifications**2%
**Display Colors**2%
**Ink Leakage**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is canon 581 ink cartridges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £94K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- **How competitive is the canon 581 ink cartridges niche?**
- 5 brands and 76 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in canon 581 ink cartridges?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Compatibility-Overall, Color. The return rate is 0.4%.
- **When does demand for canon 581 ink cartridges peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the canon 581 ink cartridges niche?**
- Listings span £9.47–£65.84; the average listing price is £30.75 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 916 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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