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indian spices

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A small market ($44K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 11Conversion 33Competition 46Returns 99Price range 45Avg price 83Brand share 34Review moat 83Quality gap 28

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great342.3

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great£18.07

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Okay58%

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

Price range

Okay£0.96–£26.48

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

Brand share

Okay85%

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

Conversion

Okay2.7%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£44K

£44K/yr · 92K searches

Growth

Bad-27.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, indian spices is a £44K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (92K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

indian spices market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£36K–£45K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.7%
Avg BSR
#58
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
8.7%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Offer Shop27%
  • Pick N Save24%
  • Bub19%
  • Nature Kitchen8%
  • Spice Kitchen6%
  • Rajah5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -27.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top indian spices search terms

  • indian spices60K/yr
  • curry spices12K/yr
  • indian spices for cooking10K/yr
  • curry spice kit5K/yr
  • indian spices set5K/yr
All search terms

Top indian spices 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%5%£2K10%£4K15%£7K20%£9K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about indian spices

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

What buyers love

Spiciness19%

“Nice and spicy”

Quality-Overall16%

“Great quality and good individual container size - means you dont have to keep refilling them”

Taste-Overall13%

“Great for a gift and tastes fab”

Value For Money12%

“Great value for money”

Gifting Purpose9%

“Interesting gift”

Flavor8%

“Lovely flavour”

Storage Capacity5%

“Pretty good with good space”

Cooking Instructions4%

“is loving to use them in his cooking adventures”

Size-Overall4%

“Good size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall30%

“Very small jars”

Spiciness7%

“Spicy”

Flavor7%

“Bit disappointed not much flavor with this powder go back to tandoori paste more flavor”

Quality-Overall7%

“evidently no quality control in place”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled7%

“Rubbish”

Maintenance And Repair7%

“We need a replacement”

Smell3%

“Taste and Smell is Mouthwatering”

Moist/Dry3%

“Tried drying it with a cloth but didn't work”

Functionality-Overall3%

“didn't work”

Value For Money2%

“Waste of money”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall45%
Ease Of Use6%
Rusts/Corrodes6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Scratch Resistance6%
Quality-Overall5%
Leak-Proof5%
Stain Resistance5%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Mechanism Issues3%

Common questions

Is indian spices profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £44K/yr across 20 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -27.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the indian spices niche?
11 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in indian spices?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Spiciness, Flavor. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for indian spices peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the indian spices niche?
Listings span £0.96–£26.48; the average listing price is £18.07 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 342 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.