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Epson 405 Ink Cartridges

Epson 405 Ink Cartridges shows searches that convert (18.6% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 43Growth 20Conversion 99Competition 21Returns 98Price range 94Avg price 95Brand share 32Review moat 56Quality gap 78
This niche Category average

Is Epson 405 Ink Cartridges profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Epson 405 Ink Cartridges is a £226K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Epson 405 Ink Cartridges: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -9.5% over the last 90 days and 18.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£226K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-9.5%47K
Conversion rate18.6%
Avg price£25.63

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 81
Top-5 product click share74%
Open market14%
Avg brand age33 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 13 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,277

Top Epson 405 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 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£23K£45K£68K£90K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

81

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Epson61%
  • Denvoer10%
  • Paeolos6%
  • Greenjob5%
  • Torvon4%
  • DOUBLE D4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Epson 405 Ink Cartridges demand & seasonality

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

Volume47KCVR18.6%Products13Brands10Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate5.4%Rating4.3★Reviews1,277Avg BSR#467
1K750Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Epson 405 Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • epson 405 ink cartridges9K/yr
  • 405xl ink cartridges8K/yr
  • epson 405xl6K/yr
  • epson wf 4820 ink cartridges4K/yr
  • epson wf-3820 ink cartridges4K/yr
  • epson 4054K/yr
  • 405xl4K/yr
  • epson workforce wf-7840 ink cartridges3K/yr
  • epson 405xl ink cartridges multipack3K/yr
  • epson workforce pro wf-4820 ink cartridges2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Epson 405 Ink Cartridges

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Value For Money31%

Much cheaper than the branded inks

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

As described

Quality-Overall14%

Good quality

Assembly/Installation10%

Easy to install

Size-Overall8%

fit well

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Value For Money22%

Expensive to buy

Color16%

no black, then the light grey that was unreadable then in end dark grey rather than black

Cartridge Capacity14%

Honestly a rubbish amount of ink in each cartridge

Compatibility-Overall10%

Not compatible

Durability7%

don't last

Epson 405 Ink Cartridges return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

30%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
24%
2Compatibility-Overall
24%
3Size-Overall
18%
4Color
7%
5Value For Money
4%

Common Epson 405 Ink Cartridges questions

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

Flapen scores Epson 405 Ink Cartridges 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £226K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Epson 405 Ink Cartridges on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.