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Lc422

Lc422 shows searches that convert (22.9% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 40Growth 17Conversion 100Competition 32Returns 96Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 34Review moat 90Quality gap 62
This niche Category average

Is Lc422 profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lc422 is a £203K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Lc422: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -16.4% over the last 90 days and 22.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£203K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-16.4%37K
Conversion rate22.9%
Avg price£23.86

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 15% of the market is open.

15%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 94
Top-5 product click share66%
Open market15%
Avg brand age26 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews208

Top Lc422 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 take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£20K£41K£61K£81K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

94

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Brother54%
  • KINGJET11%
  • starink7%
  • Greenjob7%
  • KINGWAY6%
  • Gureef5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Lc422 demand & seasonality

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

Volume37KCVR22.9%Products18Brands11Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews208Avg BSR#583
800600Spike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Lc422 search terms shoppers use

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

  • lc422xl ink cartridges10K/yr
  • lc422xl6K/yr
  • brother lc422 ink cartridges5K/yr
  • brother mfc-j5340dw ink cartridges4K/yr
  • brother mfc-j5740dw ink cartridges3K/yr
  • lc4223K/yr
  • brother lc422xl ink cartridges3K/yr
  • lc422 ink cartridges2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lc422

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

What buyers love

93% of reviews
Value For Money27%

at a lower price

Quality-Overall23%

Good quality

Compatibility-Overall8%

Excellent compatible inks

Color7%

easy to see which colour- so you can use as required

Cartridge/Ink Quality7%

Good quality ink

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Compatibility-Overall36%

not compatible

Quality-Overall20%

Cheap and cheerful

Functionality-Overall9%

No longer work after printer update

Value For Money6%

Quite expensive ink

Display Colors5%

WHAT I DID PRINT HAD GOOD QUALITY COLOUR BUT ONLY PRODUCED 100 OR SO DOUBLE SIDED LEAFLETS

Lc422 return rate & reasons

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

0.8%

Return rate

17%

Fixable by listing

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

1Ink Refill
37%
2Compatibility-Overall
31%
3Size-Overall
11%
4Functionality-Overall
7%
5Color
3%

Common Lc422 questions

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

Flapen scores Lc422 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £203K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lc422 on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.