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Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea shows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-33.6% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 66Growth 8Conversion 78Competition 81Returns 100Price range 58Avg price 21Brand share 30Review moat 50Quality gap 24
This niche Category average

Is Herbal Tea profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Herbal Tea is a £633K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Mar–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Herbal Tea: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -33.6% over the last 90 days and 7.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£633K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr100K
Search volume / yr-33.6%1.1M
Conversion rate7.6%
Avg price£7.62

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 141
Top-5 product click share34%
Open market13%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 54 products

Sponsored placement78%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,493

Top Herbal Tea products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£19K£38K£57K£76K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

141

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

10%

  • Twinings58%
  • Tetley11%
  • Pukka Herbs8%
  • Clipper Natural, Fair & Delicious6%
  • LONDON FRUIT & HERB COMPANY5%
  • Creano3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 10%)

Herbal Tea demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.1MCVR7.6%Products54Brands13Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate2.3%Rating4.6★Reviews1,493Avg BSR#117
40K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top Herbal Tea search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • twinings tea bags220K/yr
  • herbal tea244K/yr
  • fruit tea94K/yr
  • twinings75K/yr
  • herbal tea selection59K/yr
  • tea selection50K/yr
  • twinings tea39K/yr
  • twinings english breakfast tea bags19K/yr
  • herbal teas22K/yr
  • flavoured tea25K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Herbal Tea

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Taste-Overall32%

Absolutely delicious

Flavor17%

Refreshing flavour

Quality-Overall11%

Overall, a reliable, high-quality tea assortment that always hits the spot

Value For Money10%

Good value for money

Gifting Purpose8%

Cute gift

What buyers complain about

69% of reviews
Taste-Overall21%

Taste not Good

Flavor12%

It isn't strongly flavoured

Value For Money10%

a waste of money

Strength7%

Bags break too easily

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Not what was advertised

Herbal Tea return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

50%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
40%
2Defective Material/Parts
40%
3Size-Overall
10%
4Safety Standards
10%

Common Herbal Tea questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Herbal Tea 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £633K/yr across 54 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -33.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Herbal Tea on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Mar–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.