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Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Market size 27Growth 17Conversion 96Competition 20Returns 95Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 40Quality gap 67
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Is Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges is a £111K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (35K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -16.5% over the last 90 days and 13.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£111K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-16.5%35K
Conversion rate13.0%
Avg price£24.70

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 86
Top-5 product click share76%
Open market0%
Avg brand age28 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 · 12 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews2,514

Top Hp 903xl 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 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£22K£33K£45K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

86

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • HP59%
  • Smart Ink31%
  • Gureef6%
  • Palmtree4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges demand & seasonality

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

Volume35KCVR13.0%Products12Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.3★Reviews2,514Avg BSR#500
1K750Spike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges search terms shoppers use

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

  • hp 903xl ink cartridges10K/yr
  • hp 903 ink cartridges6K/yr
  • hp officejet 6950 ink cartridges4K/yr
  • hp officejet pro 6960 ink cartridges4K/yr
  • hp 9034K/yr
  • hp officejet pro 6970 ink cartridges3K/yr
  • hp 6970 ink cartridges2K/yr
  • 903 xl hp ink cartridges2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges

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

What buyers love

99% of reviews
Value For Money38%

Worth it

Quality-Overall24%

Its a fantastic alternative to the original cartridges for a fraction of the cost

Compatibility-Overall10%

are fully compatible with my HP printer

Ease Of Use7%

Quick, efficient, helpful

Durability5%

It last very long

What buyers complain about

96% of reviews
Compatibility-Overall28%

The ink cartridges didn't work in my HP printer

Functionality-Overall15%

These cartridges didn't work

Color10%

I only got magenta and black to work, the yellow and blue doesn't

Value For Money9%

Comparitively expensive

Display Colors8%

But colours do not

Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges return rate & reasons

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

1.0%

Return rate

15%

Fixable by listing

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

1Compatibility-Overall
34%
2Functionality-Overall
26%
3Size-Overall
9%
4Ink Refill
5%
5Cartridge/Ink Quality
5%

Common Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges questions

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

Flapen scores Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £111K/yr across 12 tracked products. Search demand moved -16.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.