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cyanotype kit

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 28Growth 67Conversion 78Competition 19Returns 99Price range 53Avg price 75Brand share 43Review moat 88Quality gap 88

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great238.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great7.8%

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

Avg price

Great£14.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Good+47.9%

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

Price range

Good£6.08–£25.14

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

Brand share

Okay79%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Okay£118K

£118K/yr · 100K searches

Competition

Bad77%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cyanotype kit is a £118K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cyanotype kit market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£90K–£120K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.8%
Avg BSR
#192
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
26.8%
Avg brand age
27 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • Jacquard37%
  • Tenee25%
  • Csyidio8%
  • DecorRom5%
  • Ninnyi4%
  • Vutlace3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +47.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top cyanotype kit search terms

  • cyanotype kit56K/yr
  • cyanotype26K/yr
  • cyanotype chemicals14K/yr
  • cyanotype solution3K/yr
All search terms

Top cyanotype kit 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%£12K20%£24K30%£35K40%£47K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cyanotype kit

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use32%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money17%

“fair price”

Quality-Overall11%

“the results – while I am sure we could improve on them after a few early attempts – were still absolutely good enough to put up on the wall”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%

“The instructions are straightforward to follow”

Gifting Purpose5%

“This would make a great gift, it's small and compact and doesn't take up a lot of space to store and seems to be good value for money”

Fun/Entertainment Experience4%

“Fun”

Print Quality4%

“Works perfectly- have created some great prints”

Design-Overall3%

“Lovely Summer craft”

Assembly/Installation2%

“this kit was really easy”

Color2%

“the clear crisp blue colour you get is just beautiful”

What buyers complain about

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting28%

“Not a clue how to use it”

Quality-Overall9%

“Average quality”

Functionality-Overall9%

“Doesn't work”

Paper Quality6%

“Unfortunately, the paper is too flimsy and rinsing the unredacted ferricyanide causes the paper to be completely ruined”

Size-Overall6%

“The bottles seem quite small”

Ease Of Use6%

“Disappointing for what should be a straightforward product”

Color6%

“on first use one of the two chemicals dissolved blue rather than yellow”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“a messy business though”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“the description is written in a somewhat confusing way”

Print Quality3%

“It's impossible to make a proper print using such poor quality paper”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall28%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting23%
Size-Overall10%
Leak-Proof8%
Quality-Overall7%
Color7%
Compatibility-Overall3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Paint Quality3%

Common questions

Is cyanotype kit profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £118K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +47.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
How competitive is the cyanotype kit niche?
14 brands and 44 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cyanotype kit?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for cyanotype kit peak?
Demand peaks in Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cyanotype kit niche?
Listings span £6.08–£25.14; the average listing price is £14.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 238 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.