Is cfexpress type a profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £86K/yr across 19 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).

How competitive is the cfexpress type a niche?

8 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cfexpress type a?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.6%.

When does demand for cfexpress type a peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cfexpress type a niche?

Listings span £76.44–£322.51; the average listing price is £150.94 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 215 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cfexpress type a

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($76.44–$322.51) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Great215.16

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Good£150.94

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Okay59%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-5.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£86K

£86K/yr · 50K searches

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad1.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Bad£76.44–£322.51

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cfexpress type a is a £86K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cfexpress type a market data

Units sold / yr: 1K–1K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £151K–£189K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.1%
Avg BSR: #71
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 79%
Out of stock: 16.9%
Avg brand age: 37 months
Avg seller age: 208 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Lexar40%
PERGEAR31%
Sony14%
CHIPFANCIER5%
Nextorage3%
ProGrade Digital3%
Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top cfexpress type a 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Lexar Professional Silver Series CFexpress 4.0 Type A Card 256GB

Lexar£140.484.6★142 rev

Sony CEA-G Series TOUGH 240GB CFexpress Type A Memory Card VPG400 Ultra High Speed (Up to 1800MB/s Read & 1700MB/s Write) Prof 4K/8K Video Bend-Proof Waterproof & Shockproof CEAG240T.CE7

Sony£222.364.6★71 rev

Pergear 512GB CFexpress Type A Memory Card Standard Series Maximum Read Speed 800MB/s & Maximum Write Speed 780MB/s for 4K 120P 8K 30P Video Recording Compatible for Sony Alpha & FX Series Cameras

PERGEAR£115.894.6★191 rev

Lexar Professional Silver Series CFexpress 4.0 Type A Card 512GB

Lexar£223.794.6★142 rev

Pergear 256GB CFexpress 4.0 Type A Memory Card Up to 1780MB/s Read Speed & 1600MB/s Write Speed for 4K 120P 8K 30P Video Recording(Master Series) Compatible for Sony Alpha & FX Cameras

PERGEAR£100.314.6★139 rev

Newest

by launch date

Sony CEA-G Series TOUGH 240GB CFexpress Type A Memory Card VPG400 Ultra High Speed (Up to 1800MB/s Read & 1700MB/s Write) Prof 4K/8K Video Bend-Proof Waterproof & Shockproof CEAG240T.CE7

Sony£222.3671 rev

9mo ago

Sony CEA-G Series TOUGH 480GB CFexpress Type A Memory Card VPG400 Ultra High Speed (Up to 1800MB/s Read & 1700MB/s Write) Prof 4K/8K Video Bend-Proof Waterproof & Shockproof CEAG480T.CE7

Sony£322.5171 rev

9mo ago

Lexar Professional Silver Series CFexpress 4.0 Type A Card 256GB

Lexar£140.48142 rev

11mo ago

Lexar Professional Silver Series CFexpress 4.0 Type A Card 512GB

Lexar£223.79142 rev

12mo ago

CHIPFANCIER Gold II 512GB CFexpress 4.0 Type A Card VPG800 Certified Sustained Read 1780MB/s & Write 860MB/s for Photographers & Videographers - Sony Alpha FX RAW 8K/12K Video

CHIPFANCIER£165.2036 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about cfexpress type a

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall27%

“The build quality is excellent”

Value For Money20%

“Worth it”

Compatibility-Overall12%

“so far they work as expected on my FX3”

Computation Performance11%

“Fastest Type A cards I have used”

Durability7%

“Effective, fast & durable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“perform exactly as advertised”

Data Transfer Speed7%

“The write speeds are fast and reliable, even when recording high-bitrate 4K footage, and I've experienced no dropped frames or buffering issues”

Storage Capacity3%

“With this storage capacity, and my needs, it's a good card for taking on holiday as it will carry thousands of images and plenty of video”

Camera Quality3%

“Good product works well with Sony camera”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Durability25%

“Broke very quickly”

Value For Money25%

“The price fluctuates”

Functionality-Overall25%

“it didn't work at all”

Computation Performance6%

“Although write speed isnt that fast”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall39%

Size-Overall19%

Functionality-Overall14%

Value For Money13%

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Heating6%

Camera Quality2%

Computation Performance1%

Data Transfer Speed1%

Common questions

Is cfexpress type a profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £86K/yr across 19 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the cfexpress type a niche?: 8 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cfexpress type a?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.6%.
When does demand for cfexpress type a peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cfexpress type a niche?: Listings span £76.44–£322.51; the average listing price is £150.94 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 215 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.