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title: "Printer Cable — £157K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 42/100 · £157K/yr market · 168K searches/yr · £4.43 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **printer cable**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.26–$8.31) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 33Growth 18Conversion 100Competition 30Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 12Brand share 61Review moat 22Quality gap 21
**Conversion**
**Incredible****21.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Good****69%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Okay****£157K**
£157K/yr · 168K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****67%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Bad****9,649.37**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-14.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£4.43**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£1.26–£8.31**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, printer cable is a £157K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (168K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **printer cable market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **30K–40K**
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£133K–£177K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **21.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#390**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **89%**
- **Sponsored**
- **95%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **50 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **187 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**15 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**67%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**26%**
- ArobiaSB23% - RAVIAD22% - G-PLUG9% - XGMATT8% - SUCESO6% - C2G6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/printer-cable/trend)
## **Top printer cable search terms**
- **printer cable**72K/yr-14.1%16.4% conv. - **usb printer cable**27K/yr-12.3%17.4% conv. - **printer cable to usb**16K/yr-16.1%19.4% conv. - **printer usb cable**12K/yr-15.6%17.9% conv. - **hp printer cable**8K/yr+7.0%11.7% conv. - **usb printer cable 2m**5K/yr-30.0%22.5% conv. - **usb to printer cable**5K/yr-16.0%17.0% conv. - **printer to usb cable**4K/yr-3.6%20.1% conv. - **printer lead**4K/yr-24.5%18.2% conv. - **printer usb**3K/yr-12.9%13.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/printer-cable/search-terms)
## **Top printer cable 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%£16K20%£31K30%£47K40%£63K1101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**USB Printer Cable 2M USB 2.0 Type A to Type B High-Speed Data Transfer Compatible with All Printers Scanners and Other Devices Premium Durable Design Printer Cable for HP Dell Canon Samsung**ArobiaSB**£3.11**4.6★278 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNQVC51Z) [2**RAVIAD USB Printer Cable 2M/6.6FT USB 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Nylon Braided Scanner Cord Printer Cord Compatible with Printers like HP Brother Lexmark Dell Envy and all other USBA/B devices**RAVIAD**£3.51**4.7★7,382 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YDJ9N6W) [3**XGMATT USB Printer Cable 3M USB 2.0 Printer Cable A Male to B Male Braided Nylon Scanner Cord for HP Dell Canon Lexmark Xerox Brother Samsung etc.Blue**XGMATT**£4.11**4.7★787 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BKL5156J) [4**G-PLUG USB 2.0 Printer Cable A to B 2m High Speed Lead for Printer Scanner Fax DAC Laptop PC**G-PLUG**£5.68**4.6★535 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX7FRMBW) [5**SUCESO Printer Cable USB 2M/6.5FT USB 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Printer Scanner Cord 24K Gold Plated Compatible with Canon HP DeskJet/Envy Lexmark Dell 3D DAC Xerox Samsung etc**SUCESO**£5.30**4.6★3,051 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081SN9PZF)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**USB Printer Cable USB Type A to B High-Speed Cord for PCs/Scanners 1.5M**SyncLab Cables**£2.69**5 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3NT4NKG) [**USB A to USB B Cable 2M Gold Plated USB2.0 for HP Epson Brother Canon Printer Scanner Robust USB2.0 Printer Lead 2 Meter Midi Cable for Macbook Dell Asus HP Laptop MIDI Controller (1-Pack)**Sailift**£4.38**13 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK6S6C57) [**Superer 3 Meter/10FT USB Printer Cable USB 2.0 Type A to USB-B Male Lead**Superer**£4.93**18 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7238GSG) [**Printer Cable 3M USB Printer Nylon Braid Cord 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Cables Scanner Cord High Speed Compatible with HP Canon Dell Epson Lexmark Xerox Samsung and More**ANMIEL**£4.57**843 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFTJD18) [**3BAO USB Printer Cable 5m Long USB 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Scanner Cord Nylon Braided Printer Cable for HP/Dell/Canon/Lexmark/Xerox/Brother/Samsung etc.**3BAO**£5.38**60 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSXJX72J)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**USB Printer Cable USB Type A to B High-Speed Cord for PCs/Scanners 1.5M**SyncLab Cables**£2.69**5.0★**▲ 215%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H3NT4NKG) [**Superer 3 Meter/10FT USB Printer Cable USB 2.0 Type A to USB-B Male Lead**Superer**£4.93**4.8★**▲ 212%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7238GSG) [**USB A to USB B Cable 2M Gold Plated USB2.0 for HP Epson Brother Canon Printer Scanner Robust USB2.0 Printer Lead 2 Meter Midi Cable for Macbook Dell Asus HP Laptop MIDI Controller (1-Pack)**Sailift**£4.38**4.5★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GK6S6C57) [**RAVIAD USB Printer Cable 2M/6.6FT USB 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Nylon Braided Scanner Cord Printer Cord Compatible with Printers like HP Brother Lexmark Dell Envy and all other USBA/B devices**RAVIAD**£3.51**4.7★**▲ 137%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YDJ9N6W) [**Oypla 2m USB Cable Printer Lead A TO B Male High Speed 2.0**Oypla**£1.55**4.8★**▲ 80%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013XA5B8Y)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about printer cable**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**27%
*“Also seems a decent build quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**22%
*“works as expected”*
**Value For Money**15%
*“Cheap price”*
**Efficiency**6%
*“Does the job fine”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Fits perfectly”*
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
*“connection worked well”*
**Strength**4%
*“Good cable, solid”*
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
*“widely compatible”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“The cable worked fine”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Quick easy & works”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Connectivity-Overall**25%
*“would not connect at all across multiple devices using the app”*
**Durability**16%
*“Broken”*
**Compatibility-Overall**13%
*“would not print from my laptop”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“I've been messing with it”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Not working”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Poor quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“The description says it does transfer data but it doesnt, I have to buy another long USB B cable due to this”*
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
*“Product failure”*
**Stiffness**3%
*“Printer end is a little stiff”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**27%
**Functionality-Overall**21%
**Connectivity-Overall**17%
**Size-Overall**14%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Socket/Port/Plug**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Data Transfer Speed**1%
**Value For Money**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is printer cable profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £157K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the printer cable niche?**
- 15 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in printer cable?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for printer cable peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the printer cable niche?**
- Listings span £1.26–£8.31; the average listing price is £4.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,649 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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