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decaf tea bags

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-24.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 62Growth 13Conversion 98Competition 61Returns 100Price range 62Avg price 23Brand share 27Review moat 67Quality gap 27

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible16.8%

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

Review moat

Good815.8

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good£558K

£558K/yr · 394K searches

Price range

Good£1.66–£36.63

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

Competition

Good48%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£8.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-24.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, decaf tea bags is a £558K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (394K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

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

decaf tea bags market data

Units sold / yr
60K–80K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
£506K–£674K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
16.8%
Avg BSR
#404
Page quality
0%
Prime
89%
Sponsored
69%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
65 months
Avg seller age
166 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

169

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

8%

  • Tetley33%
  • Yorkshire Tea29%
  • Twinings12%
  • Clipper Natural, Fair & Delicious11%
  • PG Tips4%
  • Yorkshire3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — -24.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top decaf tea bags search terms

  • decaf tea bags146K/yr
  • decaf tea67K/yr
  • yorkshire decaf tea bags35K/yr
  • decaf yorkshire tea bags19K/yr
  • tetley decaf teabags16K/yr
  • yorkshire tea decaf16K/yr
  • clipper decaf tea bags14K/yr
  • decaffeinated tea bags15K/yr
  • yorkshire tea bags decaf13K/yr
  • tea bags decaf7K/yr
All search terms

Top decaf tea bags 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%3%£17K6%£33K9%£50K12%£67K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about decaf tea bags

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall32%

“Lovely smooth taste”

Value For Money25%

“Excellent price”

Caffeine Content9%

“Great if youre looking for the caffeine free version”

Quality-Overall8%

“Excellent product quality”

Flavor7%

“it had a lovely strong flavour”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As described”

Freshness2%

“Light and fresh”

Vegan/Organic1%

“Organic”

Alcohol Flavor1%

“Enjoyable brew”

Size-Overall1%

“Perfect Size”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall19%

“Horrible taste”

Strength16%

“insufficiently strong”

Flavor11%

“Didnt have the full flavor of my regular rooibos tea”

Value For Money10%

“very expensive”

Caffeine Content6%

“Didn't realise they were caffeine free”

Size-Overall4%

“they are quite small”

Quality-Overall3%

“I was quite disappointed in the overall quality of these tea-bags”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Disclosure”

Color1%

“the colour is an uninspiring murky greyish-brown rather than the rich brown you'd expect from a decent black tea”

Smell1%

“They also smell a little fishy”

Common questions

Is decaf tea bags profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £558K/yr across 35 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the decaf tea bags niche?
14 brands and 169 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in decaf tea bags?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Strength, Flavor. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for decaf tea bags peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the decaf tea bags niche?
Listings span £1.66–£36.63; the average listing price is £8.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 816 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.