Is ink tank printer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £469K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).

How competitive is the ink tank printer niche?

3 brands and 112 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in ink tank printer?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Print Quality, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 3.0%.

When does demand for ink tank printer peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the ink tank printer niche?

Listings span £120.32–£224.60; the average listing price is £166.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,089 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

ink tank printer

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Good£469K

£469K/yr · 180K searches

Avg price

Good£166.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Okay3.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Okay2,088.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Conversion

Bad1.6%

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

Growth

Bad-11.9%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£120.32–£224.60

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

Signals Quality Gap High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ink tank printer is a £469K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (180K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

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

ink tank printer market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–3K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £415K–£498K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 1.6%
Avg BSR: #70
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 93%
Sponsored: 93%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 34 months
Avg seller age: 174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

112

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

HP65%
Epson33%
Canon1%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 77 weeks — -11.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top ink tank printer search terms

hp smart tank printer31K/yr -18.5%2.5% conv.
ink tank printer25K/yr -8.6%1.2% conv.
hp smart tank14K/yr -1.0%2.6% conv.
tank printer17K/yr -14.7%1.2% conv.
eco tank printers uk11K/yr -33.5%1.2% conv.
ink tank printers for home use9K/yr -16.8%1.1% conv.
smart tank printer7K/yr -12.6%1.3% conv.
tank printers for home use6K/yr +4.7%0.9% conv.
printer with refillable ink tank6K/yr -2.9%0.7% conv.
eco tank printer7K/yr +18.4%2.1% conv.

All search terms

Top ink tank printer 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

HP£121.534.0★795 rev

HP£124.683.9★3,864 rev

Epson£120.324.0★1,450 rev

Epson£126.763.9★608 rev

HP£158.673.9★2,710 rev

Newest

by launch date

HP£181.3926 rev

8mo ago

Epson£200.701,450 rev

10mo ago

HP£205.6771 rev

1y ago

HP£171.02181 rev

1y ago

Epson EcoTank ET-2862 Inkjet A4 5760 x 1440 DPI 10 ppm Wi-Fi Printer

Epson£125.0413,794 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about ink tank printer

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

What buyers love

Print Quality26%

“Good print quality”

Assembly/Installation11%

“It was fairly easy to put together”

Value For Money7%

“Good for the money”

Quality-Overall6%

“Easy to set up and great quality”

Printing Speed6%

“good print quality at reasonable speed”

Ease Of Use3%

“super handy”

Cartridge/Ink Quality3%

“Good value on the ink compared to cartridges”

Cartridge Capacity2%

“once set Im impressed all I wanted it for was the awesome ink tank capability”

Connectivity-Overall2%

“Very good wireless connectivity”

Home Usability1%

“Good for home use”

What buyers complain about

Connectivity-Overall10%

“Impossible to connect up”

Print Quality8%

“Bad print quality also”

Assembly/Installation8%

“Not easy to set up”

Functionality-Overall8%

“Did not work”

Ease Of Use5%

“Not easy”

Quality-Overall5%

“The product is very low quality”

Durability4%

“It breaks almost immediately”

Jamming/Clogging3%

“paper jams”

Value For Money3%

“really would not recommend for the price”

Double-Sided Printing2%

“Does not have double-sided printing. somehow”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall20%

Connectivity-Overall16%

Print Quality13%

Compatibility-Overall6%

Double-Sided Printing5%

Defective Material/Parts5%

Assembly/Installation5%

Jamming/Clogging4%

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Printing Speed2%

Common questions

Is ink tank printer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £469K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the ink tank printer niche?: 3 brands and 112 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ink tank printer?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Print Quality, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 3.0%.
When does demand for ink tank printer peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ink tank printer niche?: Listings span £120.32–£224.60; the average listing price is £166.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,089 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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ink tank printer market data

Competition & brand share

Demand & seasonality

Top ink tank printer search terms

Top ink tank printer products on Amazon

Top sellers

Newest

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What buyers say about ink tank printer

What buyers love

What buyers complain about

Top return reasons

Common questions

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