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liquorice papers

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 30Conversion 100Competition 21Returns 100Price range 66Avg price 68Brand share 0Review moat 81Quality gap 21

Conversion

Incredible23.1%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great372.8

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good£14.13

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£3.27–£37.84

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

Growth

Okay+4.3%

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

Market size

Okay£115K

£115K/yr · 35K searches

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, liquorice papers is a £115K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (35K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

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

liquorice papers market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£85K–£113K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
23.1%
Avg BSR
#119
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
84 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Rizla76%
  • Zig Zag12%
  • Swan9%
  • SMK3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +4.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
900700Holiday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top liquorice papers search terms

  • liquorice papers23K/yr
  • rizla liquorice rolling papers8K/yr
  • liquorice rizla papers5K/yr
All search terms

Top liquorice papers 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%£23K30%£35K40%£46K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about liquorice papers

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Excellent Product”

Value For Money27%

“Worth buying in bulk as it's cheaper”

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

“Ok. They will do the job”

Portability6%

“The 50 pk box is so handy for travelling”

Noise Level6%

“Great little dvd player and absolutely silent”

Color6%

“like the colour”

Ease Of Use3%

“more convenient than buying individually in a convenience store”

Taste-Overall3%

“They taste very nice”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money50%

“This actually makes the cigerette papers quite expensive”

Taste-Overall17%

“Don't taste of liquorice”

Jamming/Clogging8%

“Plus the gum does not remain stuck so half way through a cigarette they unwind”

Thickness8%

“compared to my last purchase of identical ones these are wafer thin”

Adhesion/Stickiness8%

“Never had them sticking together”

Top return reasons

Value For Money25%
Taste-Overall25%
Quality-Overall25%
Adhesion/Stickiness25%

Common questions

Is liquorice papers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £115K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +4.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the liquorice papers niche?
4 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in liquorice papers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Jamming/Clogging. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for liquorice papers peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the liquorice papers niche?
Listings span £3.27–£37.84; the average listing price is £14.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 373 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.