Is sherbet lemons profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £125K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).

How competitive is the sherbet lemons niche?

9 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in sherbet lemons?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Stale/Rotten/Spoiled, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for sherbet lemons peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the sherbet lemons niche?

Listings span £0.98–£17.69; the average listing price is £8.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 145 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

sherbet lemons

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.98–$17.69) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible16.3%

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

Review moat

Great145.17

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£125K

£125K/yr · 89K searches

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Growth

Bad-0.5%

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

Avg price

Bad£8.65

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad79%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Price range

Bad£0.98–£17.69

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

Signals Low Review Barrier

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sherbet lemons is a £125K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (89K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

sherbet lemons market data

Units sold / yr: 10K–13K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £87K–£108K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 16.3%
Avg BSR: #40
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 92%
Sponsored: 42%
Out of stock: 12.6%
Avg brand age: 55 months
Avg seller age: 177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Maynards Bassetts44%
Berrymans28%
Bonds of London7%
Bargain Gateway6%
Morrisons4%
Generic4%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Open Trend

Top sherbet lemons search terms

sherbet lemons38K/yr -0.5%11.9% conv.
lemon sherbets sweets25K/yr -8.2%12.6% conv.
lemon sweets12K/yr +25.1%3.2% conv.
lemon sherbet6K/yr +0.7%6.5% conv.
lemon sherbets3K/yr -14.4%12.3% conv.
sherbet lemons sweets3K/yr -31.2%14.1% conv.
sherbert lemons2K/yr +28.2%19.2% conv.

All search terms

Top sherbet lemons 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Maynards Bassetts Sherbet Lemons Tangy Lemon Sweets 162 g (Pack of 1)

Maynards Bassetts£0.984.4★34 rev

Original Sherbet Lemons Retro Sweets Gift Jar by Berrymans Sweet Shop - Classic Sweets Traditional Taste.

Berrymans£10.184.4★662 rev

Sherbet Lemons Sweets - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.

Berrymans£12.304.3★123 rev

Bonds of London Lemon Sherbets Bags 120 g (Pack of 12)

Bonds of London£11.354.8★33 rev

BG 500g Sherbet Lemons Hardboiled Wrapped Old Fashioned Sweet Shop Candies Retro Pick & Mix Sweets - Boiled Sweets Lemon Sherbets 500g

Bargain Gateway£6.624.4★10 rev

Newest

by launch date

Maynards Bassetts Sherbet Lemons Tangy Lemon Sweets 162 g (Pack of 1)

Maynards Bassetts£0.9834 rev

4mo ago

BG 500g Sherbet Lemons Hardboiled Wrapped Old Fashioned Sweet Shop Candies Retro Pick & Mix Sweets - Boiled Sweets Lemon Sherbets 500g

Bargain Gateway£6.6210 rev

5mo ago

Morrisons Lemon Sherbets 180g

Morrisons£1.268 rev

5mo ago

Sherbet Lemons - 1KG Bulk Bag - Sherbet Lemons Sweets - The Sweet Jar Co.

THE SWEET JAR CO.£9.135 rev

1y ago

Bonds of London Lemon Sherbets Bags 120 g (Pack of 12)

Bonds of London£11.3533 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about sherbet lemons

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

What buyers love

Sweetness34%

“Lovely sweets”

Taste-Overall18%

“Nice lemon sherbet treat”

Quality-Overall12%

“The sherbet lemons very good quality”

Flavor7%

“Flavour good”

Value For Money6%

“price is good for 4 packs”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“as described”

Soft Feel3%

“Tangy”

Crispiness2%

“a few gentle crunches pop it open to a lovely sweet taste”

Size-Overall1%

“Lovely nice size”

Correct Contents1%

“good number of packs”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall22%

“less sherbert taste”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled13%

“Not like previous batch”

Value For Money10%

“Cost. A bit expensive for what you get”

Size-Overall9%

“A lot smaller than they used to be”

Quality-Overall6%

“quality control could be better”

Sweetness5%

“Not very nice sweets”

Flavor3%

“they turned out to have less flavour generally”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Not the same”

Artificial Sweeteners3%