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port

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.4%), but strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 76Growth 23Conversion 78Competition 25Returns 98Price range 76Avg price 78Brand share 23Review moat 58Quality gap 18

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great7.7%

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

Avg price

Great£16.34

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Great£915K

£915K/yr · 724K searches

Price range

Great£9.15–£33.73

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

Review moat

Good1,179.43

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad70%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-4.0%

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

Brand share

Bad91%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, port is a £915K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (724K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

port market data

Units sold / yr
60K–80K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
£980K–£1.3M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.7%
Avg BSR
#26
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
36%
Out of stock
1.1%
Avg brand age
86 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Cockburns35%
  • Graham's30%
  • TAYLORS16%
  • Morrisons6%
  • The Port Of Leith Distillery3%
  • Thornton & France3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
80K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.6×

Top port search terms

  • port465K/yr
  • port wine84K/yr
  • ruby port29K/yr
  • tawny port34K/yr
  • vintage port23K/yr
  • port gift set31K/yr
  • cockburns special reserve port9K/yr
  • lbv port7K/yr
  • cockburns port8K/yr
  • port gift sets for men7K/yr
All search terms

Top port 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%£92K20%£183K30%£275K40%£366K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about port

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall22%

“Easy to drink, tastes amazing”

Value For Money22%

“One of the best ports around at this price”

Flavor13%

“Flavour great”

Gifting Purpose9%

“Given as a gift which was very well received”

Portability6%

“Lovely port”

Quality-Overall6%

“as they are good quality”

Design-Overall6%

“Such a lovely design”

Sweetness3%

“It's sweet”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

“Very disappointed and feel misleading with false advertising in the images”

Gifting Purpose10%

“However, I'm a little disappointed this time around as I was going to give this bottle as a gift, and now can no longer as the bottles packaging has arrived damaged”

Taste-Overall10%

“The central problem with this beautiful bottle of liquid is that it tastes entirely of port”

Sweetness10%

“Too sweet”

Thickness10%

“The glass is thin -”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall75%
Leak-Proof25%

Common questions

Is port profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £915K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the port niche?
9 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in port?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Gifting Purpose, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
When does demand for port peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 10.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the port niche?
Listings span £9.15–£33.73; the average listing price is £16.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,179 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.