korean snacks
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but a small market ($29K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Good£14.67avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good43%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Good£3.20–£39.46cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Good66%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Good1,241.33avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-17.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£29K£29K/yr · 136K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, korean snacks is a £29K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (136K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
korean snacks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £29K–£37K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #199
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 63%
- Sponsored
- 58%
- Out of stock
- 13.1%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 156 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
28 rising
Sellers
68
Top-5 brand share
66%
Top 20: 93%
Top-5 click share
43%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
31%
- SUSHICANDY The Sweet taste of Japan20%
- Sakura Box20%
- Snacks11%
- wasailuo8%
- Starry Mart7%
- Xihaha4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -17.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top korean snacks search terms
- asian snacks37K/yr
- chinese snacks34K/yr
- korean sweets18K/yr
- korean snack box14K/yr
- chinese sweets13K/yr
- asian snack box7K/yr
- korean candy5K/yr
- asian sweets5K/yr
- korean box3K/yr
Top korean snacks 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Japanese Snacks & Candy Box w/English Pamphlet 20 Pieces Dagashi Sweets Snacks Candy Gum
Sakura Box£16.094.4★2,581 rev
Japanese snack assortment bag Japanese candy and Japanese sweets
SUSHICANDY The Sweet taste of Japan£12.694.1★2,326 rev
Korea Treat Box - Korean Snack Gift Box Full Of Delicious Korean Snacks. Perfect To Send As A Gift. Best Value Korean Snackbox Available
Snacks£29.944.7★138 rev
40 Japanese Candy Sweets Assortment February Set Snack kitkat popin Cookin Japanese Food Great Gift
SUSHICANDY The Sweet taste of Japan£22.974.4★2,829 rev
Latiao snack gift package218/328/588/1050gA variety of spicy strips spicy big gluten spicy and spicy casual snacks Delicious Chinese Snacks gifts (218g (20 Small packets))
wasailuo£8.243.4★11 rev
Newest
by launch date
Old Beijing Rock Sugar Gourd (5/10/20/30/50bags) Preserves Snacks Candied Fruit Snack Food Dessert Dim Sum Sweet and Sour Hawthorn Sugar Gourd Nostalgic Chinese Specialty Snacks Gifts (5bags)
Ouzooe£6.660 rev
Sugar Pop UK 15-Pack Japanese Snacks Box: Authentic Asian Sweet Candy & Savoury Gift
Sugar Pop UK£19.861 rev
Otsumami Tokyo 30pcs Japanese Snacks Dagashi Selection Bag - Authentic Retro Japan Hamper - Curated Assortment of Rice Crackers Fruit Chews & Savoury Sticks - Unique Cultural Gift Experience
OTSUMAMI TOKYO£18.7923 rev
Korean Snack Hamper | Comfort Food Gift Box with Choice of Ramyun For Students Friends & K-Drama Fans (Soon Veggie Ramyun)
Xihaha£16.733 rev
Bento Thai Mixed Seafood Mixed Seafood Snack Crispy Spicy Seafood Jerky Strips High Protein Asian Snack Assorted Flavours 20g Pack of 5
Starry Mart£17.021 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSugar Pop UK 15-Pack Japanese Snacks Box: Authentic Asian Sweet Candy & Savoury Gift
Sugar Pop UK£19.865.0★
30 Japanese Snacks & Candy Box Dagashi Sweets Chips Gum included in the Box an English Pamphlet
NINJAZ TREATZ£16.653.9★
Old Beijing Rock Sugar Gourd (5/10/20/30/50bags) Preserves Snacks Candied Fruit Snack Food Dessert Dim Sum Sweet and Sour Hawthorn Sugar Gourd Nostalgic Chinese Specialty Snacks Gifts (5bags)
Ouzooe£6.660.0★
Otsumami Tokyo 30pcs Japanese Snacks Dagashi Selection Bag - Authentic Retro Japan Hamper - Curated Assortment of Rice Crackers Fruit Chews & Savoury Sticks - Unique Cultural Gift Experience
OTSUMAMI TOKYO£18.794.3★
40 Japanese Candy Sweets Assortment February Set Snack kitkat popin Cookin Japanese Food Great Gift
SUSHICANDY The Sweet taste of Japan£22.974.4★
What buyers say about korean snacks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“A lovely treat”
“A unique gift”
“Great value”
“Absolutely amazing sweets”
“the quality seems consistent”
“great size”
“Very nice and very flavourful”
“Great crispy and tasty”
“bouncy texture”
“kind little extra complimentary items”
What buyers complain about
“Extremely Overpriced”
“Bag is tiny”
“the chocolate ones were the worst ones”
“Don't be fooled by the misleading photos”
“the chocolate ones were the worst ones”
“I hate to say it - they do in fact smell”
“This is a problem for people calorie counting”
“Awful flavour”
“didnt last long once opened”
“Stale and small”
Common questions
- Is korean snacks profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £29K/yr across 43 tracked products. 1 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the korean snacks niche?
- 28 brands and 68 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in korean snacks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for korean snacks peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the korean snacks niche?
- Listings span £3.20–£39.46; the average listing price is £14.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,241 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.