usb cable type b
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.67–$5.68) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad15,930.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£72K£72K/yr · 162K searches
Growth
Bad-18.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad81%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Avg price
Bad£4.27avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.67–£5.68cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, usb cable type b is a £72K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (162K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
usb cable type b market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £64K–£85K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.4%
- Avg BSR
- #266
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 3.9%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 207 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- RAVIAD39%
- UGREEN20%
- ArobiaSB10%
- Amazon Basics8%
- SUCESO7%
- G-PLUG5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -18.4% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top usb cable type b search terms
- usb a to usb b22K/yr
- usb b25K/yr
- usb b cable20K/yr
- usb a to b18K/yr
- usb type b13K/yr
- usb b to usb a12K/yr
- usb 2.0 cable10K/yr
- usb a to usb b cable8K/yr
- usb a to b cable8K/yr
- usb 2.07K/yr
Top usb cable type b 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.
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
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£3.514.7★7,382 rev
UGREEN USB A to B Printer Cable Braided USB 2.0 Type A to USB B Male Lead MIDI Cable Compatible with MIDI Keyboard/DJ Controller Epson/HP/DeskJet/Envy/Lexmark/3D/Dell/Brother/DAC/Scanner (2M)
UGREEN£5.454.7★10,229 rev
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£3.114.6★278 rev
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£5.304.6★3,051 rev
G-PLUG USB 2.0 Printer Cable A to B 2m High Speed Lead for Printer Scanner Fax DAC Laptop PC
G-PLUG£5.684.6★535 rev
Newest
by launch date
Superer 3 Meter/10FT USB Printer Cable USB 2.0 Type A to USB-B Male Lead
Superer£4.9318 rev
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£4.57843 rev
G-PLUG USB 2.0 Printer Cable A to B 2m High Speed Lead for Printer Scanner Fax DAC Laptop PC
G-PLUG£5.68535 rev
3BAO USB Printer Cable 3m USB 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Scanner Cord Nylon Braided USB Printer Cable for HP/Dell/Canon/Lexmark/Xerox/Brother/Samsung etc.
3BAO£4.03252 rev
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£3.11278 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSuperer 3 Meter/10FT USB Printer Cable USB 2.0 Type A to USB-B Male Lead
Superer£4.934.8★
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£5.304.6★
G-PLUG USB 2.0 Printer Cable A to B 2m High Speed Lead for Printer Scanner Fax DAC Laptop PC
G-PLUG£5.684.6★
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£3.514.7★
3BAO USB Printer Cable 3m USB 2.0 Type A Male to B Male Scanner Cord Nylon Braided USB Printer Cable for HP/Dell/Canon/Lexmark/Xerox/Brother/Samsung etc.
3BAO£4.034.8★
What buyers say about usb cable type b
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Worked as expected”
“a really efficient bit of kit”
“Good value for money”
“Good fit”
“Good connection”
“Good cable, solid”
“Does the job fine”
“Quick easy & works”
“The cable worked fine”
“widely compatible”
What buyers complain about
“Didn't work”
“Cheap rubbish, cable did not work with hard drive”
“Had Some Connection Issues”
“Broken”
“not Compatible with my printer”
“Product failure”
“The description says it does transfer data but it doesnt, I have to buy another long USB B cable due to this”
“Cable charger”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is usb cable type b profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £72K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- How competitive is the usb cable type b niche?
- 10 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in usb cable type b?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Connectivity-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for usb cable type b peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the usb cable type b niche?
- Listings span £2.67–£5.68; the average listing price is £4.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,931 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.