Is hp 62xl ink cartridges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £728K/yr across 12 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).

How competitive is the hp 62xl ink cartridges niche?

8 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in hp 62xl ink cartridges?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall, Color. The return rate is 0.6%.

What does it cost to enter the hp 62xl ink cartridges niche?

Listings span £17.05–£42.54; the average listing price is £30.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,787 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

hp 62xl ink cartridges

Worth a look

Shows searches that convert (16.9% search→purchase), but soft demand (-11.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Conversion

Incredible16.9%

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

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£30.57

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible£17.05–£42.54

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

Market size

Good£728K

£728K/yr · 141K searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Review moat

Bad8,786.92

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-11.7%

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

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hp 62xl ink cartridges is a £728K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (141K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hp 62xl ink cartridges market data

Units sold / yr: 25K–30K; avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr: £764K–£917K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 16.9%
Avg BSR: #259
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 100%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 42 months
Avg seller age: 174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

HP66%
DRPRINTON9%
Washope9%
LIFOR5%
Lxprinton4%
RUDGUZ3%
Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 29 weeks — -11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top hp 62xl ink cartridges search terms

hp 62 ink cartridges twin pack26K/yr -3.8%18.5% conv.
hp62 ink cartridges17K/yr -19.4%23.2% conv.
hp 6212K/yr -5.7%18.3% conv.
hp 62xl ink cartridges11K/yr -19.5%15.4% conv.
hp 62 ink9K/yr -14.0%13.5% conv.
62xl ink cartridges10K/yr -17.1%15.3% conv.
hp envy 5640 ink cartridges7K/yr -6.8%9.8% conv.
hp envy 5540 ink cartridges6K/yr -9.6%10.9% conv.
hp62xl ink cartridges twin pack6K/yr +6.7%22.5% conv.
hp 62xl6K/yr -17.5%15.3% conv.

All search terms

Top hp 62xl 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.

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

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

HP 62 Black & Tri-Colour Original Ink Cartridges Multipack (N9J71AE) Works with: HP ENVY 5540 5542 5545 5548 5642 5644 OfficeJet 200 Mobile 250 Mobile 5740 5742 5744.

HP£33.404.6★25,899 rev

HP 62 Black Original Ink Cartridge (C2P04AE) Works with: HP ENVY 5540 5542 5544 5545 5546 5548 5642 5644; OfficeJet 200 Mobile 250 Mobile 5740 5742 5744.

HP£17.054.6★27,383 rev

62XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour Multipack Replacement for HP 62 Ink Cartridges Twin Pack High Yield for HP Envy 5540 5544 5640 5546 5644 5541 5640 5646 5542 OfficeJet 5740 200 250 (2-Pack)

DRPRINTON£35.023.9★96 rev

62XL 62 XL Ink Cartridge Black and Colour Replacement for HP 62 62XL Ink Cartridges Twin Pack for Envy 5540 5541 5542 5543 5544 5545 5546 OfficeJet 200 250 5740 5742 5744 (1 Black 1 Tri-colour)

Washope£28.584.2★81 rev

HP 62XL High Yield Black Original Ink Cartridge (C2P05AE) Works with: ENVY: 5540 5542 5544 5545 5546 5548 5642 5644 OfficeJet: 200 Mobile 250 5740 e-All-in-One 5742 5744

HP£39.504.6★27,383 rev

Newest

by launch date

HP 62 Black & Tri-Colour Original Ink Cartridges Multipack (N9J71AE) Works with: HP ENVY 5540 5542 5545 5548 5642 5644 OfficeJet 200 Mobile 250 Mobile 5740 5742 5744.

HP£33.4025,899 rev

today

62XL Ink Cartridge Twin Pack Ink Cartridges Replacement for HP 62 62XL Ink for HP Envy 5540 5542 5543 5544 5545 5546 5640 5642 OfficeJet 200 250 258 5740 5744 8040 8045 printers (1Black 1Tri-Colour)

RUDGUZ£30.4027 rev

3mo ago

62XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour Replacement for HP 62 Ink Cartridges Twin Pack Printer Ink 62 XL for HP Envy 5540 5640 5546 5544 5541 5644 5646 5542 7640 OfficeJet 250 200 5740 5742 (2-Pack)

Lxprinton£31.7459 rev

6mo ago

62 XL 62XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour Replacement for HP 62 62XL Ink Cartridges Twin Pack for HP ENVY 5540 5546 5544 5644 5640 5646 5541 5542 5543 5545 OfficeJet 200 250 5740 5742 5744 (2-Pack)

WISETA£28.9058 rev

7mo ago

62XL Ink Cartridges Black and Colour Multipack Replacement for HP 62 Ink Cartridges Twin Pack High Yield for HP Envy 5540 5544 5640 5546 5644 5541 5640 5646 5542 OfficeJet 5740 200 250 (2-Pack)

DRPRINTON£35.0296 rev

10mo ago

What buyers say about hp 62xl ink cartridges

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

What buyers love

Value For Money20%

“Good value for money”

Quality-Overall13%

“Good quality”

Color8%

“vibrant colours”

Assembly/Installation8%

“EASY INSTALL”

Compatibility-Overall8%

“Compatible”

Print Quality6%

“Clear printing quality”

Cartridge/Ink Quality5%

“Excellent Quality Ink Cartridges and Great Value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Worked as advertised”

Size-Overall5%

“The cartridge fits perfectly”

Ink Refill3%

“Excellent ink cartridges”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall16%

“Did not work”

Compatibility-Overall13%

“Incompatible”

Color7%

“The colour cartridge is very poor”

Cartridge/Ink Quality6%

“The HP62XL has 2.5 the ink capacity of the standard size so not a fair alternative”

Durability6%

“Stopped working after a week”

Value For Money5%

“Not worth it”

Quality-Overall5%

“Suggestions fir a better quality supplier please”

Product Condition5%

“Please supply a New one that I purchased”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Being remanufactured. though listing doesn't make this clear”

Print Quality3%

“the colour cartridges wouldn't register on the printer so cannot be used”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall24%

Functionality-Overall21%

Ink Refill11%