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milk tray

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

Market size 17Growth 5Conversion 87Competition 2Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 13Brand share 0Review moat 73Quality gap 80

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.0%

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

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good593.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad£68K

£68K/yr · 149K searches

Avg price

Bad£4.59

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-40.6%

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

Competition

Bad97%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£1.56–£8.35

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, milk tray is a £68K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (149K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

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

milk tray market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
£69K–£92K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.0%
Avg BSR
#156
Page quality
0%
Prime
67%
Sponsored
17%
Out of stock
4.6%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
168 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 flat

Sellers

84

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Cadbury97%
  • Chocohugs3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -40.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×

Top milk tray search terms

  • milk tray80K/yr
  • milk tray chocolates28K/yr
  • cadbury milk tray9K/yr
  • box of chocolates cadbury5K/yr
  • cadbury box8K/yr
  • dairy milk gift6K/yr
  • dairy milk tray4K/yr
  • cadburys milk tray3K/yr
  • dairy milk selection box4K/yr
All search terms

Top milk tray 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%15%£10K30%£20K45%£31K60%£41K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about milk tray

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall36%

“Delicious has always”

Value For Money29%

“Its cheap”

Gifting Purpose13%

“Good for gifting”

Quality-Overall9%

“Overall, good value for money, with great variety and appearance”

Sweetness3%

“Nice chocolate”

Flavor2%

“the box has two layers with a great variety of flavours”

Size-Overall1%

“Great size, and a great selection for a little treat”

Baking1%

“Superb Chocolates”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“As described”

Freshness1%

“Fresh and well packed”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money26%

“Waste of money”

Size-Overall20%

“was disappointed with the size”

Taste-Overall16%

“These tasted odd/ off”

Quality-Overall13%

“Sub quality”

Sweetness3%

“not lots of chocolate in there”

Chunk/Clump/Collection3%

“Did knot have my choclates”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Tiny box containing just 7 chocolates - very misleading photo”

Flavor2%

“Appalled at how low quality the chocolate and various flavours are”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“Very waxy and not like the smooth chocolate it used to be”

Artificial Sweeteners1%

“basically about as sugary slop-like as chocolate gets”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall80%
Value For Money20%

Common questions

Is milk tray profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £68K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -40.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the milk tray niche?
2 brands and 84 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in milk tray?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for milk tray peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the milk tray niche?
Listings span £1.56–£8.35; the average listing price is £4.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 594 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.