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title: "Hp 903xl Ink Cartridges — £111K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **hp 903xl ink cartridges**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 27Growth 17Conversion 96Competition 20Returns 95Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 40Quality gap 67
**Conversion**
**Incredible****13.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Great****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****£24.70**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£9.43–£86.50**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,513.83**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£111K**
£111K/yr · 35K searches
**Competition**
**Bad****76%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-16.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
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.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **hp 903xl ink cartridges market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£124K–£148K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **13.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#500**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **92%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **7.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **28 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **172 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**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%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/hp-903xl-ink-cartridges/trend)
## **Top hp 903xl ink cartridges search terms**
- **hp 903xl ink cartridges**10K/yr-11.0%16.0% conv. - **hp 903 ink cartridges**6K/yr-24.6%16.2% conv. - **hp officejet 6950 ink cartridges**4K/yr-18.8%9.0% conv. - **hp officejet pro 6960 ink cartridges**4K/yr-8.5%9.6% conv. - **hp 903**4K/yr-12.3%12.1% conv. - **hp officejet pro 6970 ink cartridges**3K/yr-29.2%7.0% conv. - **hp 6970 ink cartridges**2K/yr-13.3%4.2% conv. - **903 xl hp ink cartridges**2K/yr-27.7%23.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/hp-903xl-ink-cartridges/search-terms)
## **Top hp 903xl 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%£11K20%£22K30%£33K40%£45K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
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
[1**HP 6ZC73AE 903 Original Ink Cartridges Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multipack 4 Count (Pack of 1) Packaging May Vary**HP**£40.44**4.3★5,199 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08GKWVD7M) [2**Smart Ink Compatible Ink Cartridge Replacement for HP 903 903XL High Yield 4 Multipack (Black XL & C/M/Y) with Advanced Chip Technology to use with HP Officejet 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 All-in-one**Smart Ink**£19.74**4.4★2,784 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VB51TP7) [3**HP High Yield Original Ink Cateridge Drum Unit Black**HP**£30.33**4.4★6,730 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FDHNYOS) [4**Smart Ink Compatible Ink Cartridge Replacement for HP 903 903XL High Yield 5 Multipack (2 Black XL & C/M/Y) with Advanced Chip Technology to use with Officejet 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 All-in-one**Smart Ink**£26.03**4.1★806 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0855W7H4W) [5**Gureef 903 903XL Replacement for HP 903XL Ink Cartridges 903 Ink Multipack Compatible for HP Officejet 6960 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow 4 Pack)**Gureef**£17.45**4.4★56 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8QQ9VVF)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Gureef 903 903XL Replacement for HP 903XL Ink Cartridges 903 Ink Multipack Compatible for HP Officejet 6960 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow 4 Pack)**Gureef**£17.45**56 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8QQ9VVF) [**Palmtree 903XL Replacement for HP 903XL Ink Cartridges Multipack Compatible for HP Officejet 6950 6960 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 (Black Cyan Magenta Yellow)**Palmtree**£16.94**112 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DG8YB1J4) [**HP 6ZC73AE 903 Original Ink Cartridges Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multipack 4 Count (Pack of 1) Packaging May Vary**HP**£40.44**5,199 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08GKWVD7M) [**Smart Ink Compatible Ink Cartridge Replacement for HP 903 903XL High Yield 5 Multipack (2 Black XL & C/M/Y) with Advanced Chip Technology to use with Officejet 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 All-in-one**Smart Ink**£26.03**806 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0855W7H4W) [**HP 3HZ51AE 903XL High Yield Original Ink Cartridges Black/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow Multipack**HP**£86.50**5,900 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CCKRL2W)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Smart Ink Compatible Ink Cartridge Replacement for HP 903 903XL High Yield 4 Multipack (Black XL & C/M/Y) with Advanced Chip Technology to use with HP Officejet 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 All-in-one**Smart Ink**£19.74**4.4★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VB51TP7) [**Smart Ink Compatible Ink Cartridge Replacement for HP 903 903XL High Yield 5 Multipack (2 Black XL & C/M/Y) with Advanced Chip Technology to use with Officejet 6950 Officejet Pro 6960 6970 All-in-one**Smart Ink**£26.03**4.1★**▲ 39%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0855W7H4W) [**HP Inkjet Cartridges Magenta Standard**HP**£9.64**4.4★**▲ 23%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FDHKSWY) [**HP T6L87AE 903 Original Ink Cartridge Cyan Single Pack Standard**HP**£9.43**4.4★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FDHMFS4) [**HP T6M11AE 903XL High Yield Original Ink Cartridge Yellow XL (Pack of 1)**HP**£16.35**4.5★**▲ 16%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FDHMHTQ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about hp 903xl ink cartridges**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**38%
*“Worth it”*
**Quality-Overall**24%
*“Its a fantastic alternative to the original cartridges for a fraction of the cost”*
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
*“are fully compatible with my HP printer”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Quick, efficient, helpful”*
**Durability**5%
*“It last very long”*
**Color**4%
*“Colors look good”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“as expected”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Easy to install”*
**Storage Capacity**1%
*“capacity is very large”*
**Print Quality**1%
*“It is an original cartridge which allows me to print a lot of documents”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Compatibility-Overall**28%
*“The ink cartridges didn't work in my HP printer”*
**Functionality-Overall**15%
*“These cartridges didn't work”*
**Color**10%
*“I only got magenta and black to work, the yellow and blue doesn't”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Comparitively expensive”*
**Display Colors**8%
*“But colours do not”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**8%
*“the printer message said the ink cartridges where to old for the current printer”*
**Dry/Empty Ink**5%
*“Dry cartridge, unable to return or use”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Too OLD”*
**Product Condition**5%
*“Although these are new and were In sealed boxes, they were tatty”*
**Print Quality**4%
*“Really dissatisfied with this cartridge as weve had terrible priblems getting it to print clearly having to run a cleaning programme before each time we print”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**34%
**Functionality-Overall**26%
**Size-Overall**9%
**Ink Refill**5%
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**5%
**Print Quality**5%
**Color**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Cartridge Capacity**2%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is hp 903xl ink cartridges profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £111K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the hp 903xl ink cartridges niche?**
- 4 brands and 86 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in hp 903xl ink cartridges?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Compatibility-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 1.0%.
- **When does demand for hp 903xl ink cartridges peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the hp 903xl ink cartridges niche?**
- Listings span £9.43–£86.50; the average listing price is £24.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,514 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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