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title: "Epson 405 Ink Cartridges — £226K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 56/100 · £226K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **epson 405 ink cartridges**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (18.6% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 43Growth 20Conversion 99Competition 21Returns 98Price range 94Avg price 95Brand share 32Review moat 56Quality gap 78
**Conversion**
**Incredible****18.6%**
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****£25.63**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£14.43–£92.02**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Good****1,277.38**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£226K**
£226K/yr · 47K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Bad****74%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-9.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
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.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **epson 405 ink cartridges market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£256K–£320K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **18.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#467**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **33 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **178 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**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%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/epson-405-ink-cartridges/trend)
## **Top epson 405 ink cartridges search terms**
- **epson 405 ink cartridges**9K/yr-15.4%16.6% conv. - **405xl ink cartridges**8K/yr-8.9%14.7% conv. - **epson 405xl**6K/yr-0.6%18.6% conv. - **epson wf 4820 ink cartridges**4K/yr+13.7%13.1% conv. - **epson wf-3820 ink cartridges**4K/yr-0.2%14.0% conv. - **epson 405**4K/yr-8.0%19.6% conv. - **405xl**4K/yr-11.0%12.8% conv. - **epson workforce wf-7840 ink cartridges**3K/yr-15.4%15.8% conv. - **epson 405xl ink cartridges multipack**3K/yr-30.1%15.2% conv. - **epson workforce pro wf-4820 ink cartridges**2K/yr-19.4%16.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/epson-405-ink-cartridges/search-terms)
## **Top epson 405 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%£23K20%£45K30%£68K40%£90K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Epson 405 Suitcase Genuine Multipack 4-colours Ink Cartridges DURABrite Ultra Ink**Epson**£35.06**4.4★4,000 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08G1L9BHM) [2**Epson 405XL Suitcase High Yield Genuine Multipack 4-colours Ink Cartridges DURABrite Ultra Ink**Epson**£92.02**4.4★4,000 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08G1MZCG2) [3**Epson 405XL Black Suitcase High Yield Genuine DURABrite Ultra Ink XL High Capacity**Epson**£31.81**4.4★4,000 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08G1KB7N7) [4**Denvoer 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible with Epson 405 for Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820 Ink Cartridges WF-3820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7840 WF-4830 WF 3820 WF 7310 WF 7830 (10-Pack)**Denvoer**£20.66**4.4★309 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKTGT5B7) [5**Paeolos Replacement for 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible Ink Cartridges with Epson Workforce Pro WF-3820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-4820 WF-7835 WF-7840 WF-3825 Printer 12 Pack**Paeolos**£18.19**4.2★42 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DRB98LP3)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Greenjob Compatible 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack Replacement for Epson 405 XL Compatible with Workforce Pro WF-3820 WF-4820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7835 WF-7840 WF-3825 WF-4825 WF-4830 Printer (12-Pack)**Greenjob**£17.68**39 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW4ZB6TY) [**Hookink WF-4820 Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible with Epson 405XL for WorkForce Pro WF-4820 WF-3820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7840 WF-4830 WF 3820 WF 7310 WF 7830 WF 4820 (10 Pack)**Hookink**£16.37**8 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJFLPRJY) [**Clorisun Replacement for 405XL Multipack Compatible with Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820 Ink Cartridge WF-3820 WF-7830 WF-7840 WF-7310 WF-4830 WF 3820 WF 7310 WF 7830 WF 4820**Clorisun**£20.24**18 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8V9F2GT) [**Torvon Ink Cartridges Replacement for Epson 405 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack for WorkForce Pro WF-3820 WF-3825 WF-4820 WF-4825 WorkForce WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7835 WF-7840 (10-Pack)**Torvon**£14.43**79 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYHGJQ11) [**Replacement for 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible with Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4820 Ink Cartridges WF-3820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7840 WF-4830 WF 3820 WF 7310 WF 7830 10 Pack**PACITEK**£15.63**16 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYDPKWY2)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Greenjob Compatible 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack Replacement for Epson 405 XL Compatible with Workforce Pro WF-3820 WF-4820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7835 WF-7840 WF-3825 WF-4825 WF-4830 Printer (12-Pack)**Greenjob**£17.68**4.2★**▲ 187%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW4ZB6TY) [**Clywenss 10-Pack Compatible 405XL Ink Cartridges Replacement for Epson 405 XL Multipack for WorkForce Pro WF-4820 WF-3820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7835 WF-7840 WF-4830 WF4820 WF3820 WF7830 WF7840 Printer**Clywenss**£16.24**4.2★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CWKZB44X) [**Hookink WF-4820 Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible with Epson 405XL for WorkForce Pro WF-4820 WF-3820 WF-7310 WF-7830 WF-7840 WF-4830 WF 3820 WF 7310 WF 7830 WF 4820 (10 Pack)**Hookink**£16.37**3.4★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJFLPRJY) [**DOUBLE D 405XL Ink Cartridges Multipack for Epson 405 XL Ink for Epson Workforce Pro WF-4820DTWF WF-7830DWF WF-3820 WF-7840DTWF WF-4830DTWF WF-4820DWF WF-3825DWF WF-4825DWF WF-7835DTWF Printer 10 Pack**DOUBLE D**£19.77**4.8★**▲ 46%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHCVWR8S) [**Epson 405XL Black Suitcase High Yield Genuine DURABrite Ultra Ink XL High Capacity**Epson**£31.81**4.4★**▲ 26%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08G1KB7N7)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about epson 405 ink cartridges**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**31%
*“Much cheaper than the branded inks”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
*“As described”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Good quality”*
**Assembly/Installation**10%
*“Easy to install”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“fit well”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“They are very easy to use”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“This is a pack of 12 ink cartridges compatible with my Epsom workforce 405 printer”*
**Print Quality**2%
*“Print and colour quality is good”*
**Color**2%
*“Lovely rich colour”*
**Durability**2%
*“Long lasting to last drop”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**22%
*“Expensive to buy”*
**Color**16%
*“no black, then the light grey that was unreadable then in end dark grey rather than black”*
**Cartridge Capacity**14%
*“Honestly a rubbish amount of ink in each cartridge”*
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
*“Not compatible”*
**Durability**7%
*“don't last”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Did not work”*
**Display Colors**3%
*“AVOID - within a week of installing them my printer head was so blocked up two of the four colours would not work”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“it took a good hour trying to get it to recognise it”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“the reviews may have been misleading”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Quality control sorely lacking”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**24%
**Compatibility-Overall**24%
**Size-Overall**18%
**Color**7%
**Value For Money**4%
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**4%
**Cartridge Capacity**2%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Ink Refill**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is epson 405 ink cartridges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £226K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- **How competitive is the epson 405 ink cartridges niche?**
- 10 brands and 81 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in epson 405 ink cartridges?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Color, Cartridge Capacity. The return rate is 0.4%.
- **When does demand for epson 405 ink cartridges peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the epson 405 ink cartridges niche?**
- Listings span £14.43–£92.02; the average listing price is £25.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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