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biscuits and cookies

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 67Growth 20Conversion 79Competition 22Returns 100Price range 71Avg price 78Brand share 12Review moat 72Quality gap 33

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great7.9%

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

Avg price

Great£16.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good613.13

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£4.46–£40.20

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

Market size

Good£665K

£665K/yr · 515K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-10.6%

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

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, biscuits and cookies is a £665K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (515K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

biscuits and cookies market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
£652K–£815K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.9%
Avg BSR
#80
Page quality
0%
Prime
44%
Sponsored
63%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Border67%
  • Generic16%
  • E.U. Xtores5%
  • Stormbrew3%
  • Snackify3%
  • Nibula2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top biscuits and cookies search terms

  • border biscuits344K/yr
  • borders biscuits61K/yr
  • border81K/yr
  • borders14K/yr
  • biscuits border4K/yr
  • border biscuit4K/yr
  • border biscuits 48 packs4K/yr
  • borders biscuits mini packs 482K/yr
All search terms

Top biscuits and cookies 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%£66K20%£133K30%£199K40%£266K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about biscuits and cookies

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

What buyers love

Baking31%

“Great gift for biscuit lovers”

Taste-Overall26%

“Absolutely delicious”

Quality-Overall13%

“Good quality biscuits”

Value For Money8%

“Worth every penny”

Gifting Purpose4%

“These made a very welcome end of term gift for my childrens schools”

Flavor3%

“Great variety and great flavours”

Freshness3%

“really fresh”

Crispiness2%

“Fresh and crunchy,”

Ease Of Use2%

“Convenient”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“As advertised and arrived on time”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money36%

“Expensive”

Quality-Overall7%

“however I was very disappointed with the quality this time as the majority of the biscuits were broken”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“well packed however the description was a little misleading”

Crispiness5%

“Just wish there was more caramel crunch”

Size-Overall5%

“I was a little disappointed as I thought they came in a smaller box”

Chunk/Clump/Collection5%

“the rest were smashed to inedible chunks”

Powdered/Crumbled5%

“at least 75% where broken so make you need to make sure they are wrapped better in future its kinda put me off them for a while some where just crumbs”

Durability5%

“ending up broken”

Taste-Overall2%

“the taste is not meant for kids alone”

Sweetness2%

“Nice biscuits however missing sugar”

Common questions

Is biscuits and cookies profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £665K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the biscuits and cookies niche?
8 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in biscuits and cookies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for biscuits and cookies peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the biscuits and cookies niche?
Listings span £4.46–£40.20; the average listing price is £16.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 613 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.