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Sichuan Peppercorns

Fail

Prices span $3.21–$14.34, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Sichuan Peppercorns is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 2,659 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −10 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£47K/yr65K searches / yr
90-day growth
-33.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
82%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Sichuan Peppercorns against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Sichuan Peppercorns is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Sichuan Peppercorns market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sichuan Peppercorns 65K times last year and spent an estimated £47K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 65K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -33.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £47K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
65K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-33.2%
Conversion, latest week
11.8%
Market size, estimated
£47Ka year
Peak month
February2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
sichuan peppercorns28K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.16.

Listings sell for £6.16 on average, from £3.21 to £14.34. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £6.16 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.16under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.21–£14.34
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #68 within Herbs, Spices & Seasonings. It carries 765 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
91%
Out of stock, average day
1.0%
Average rank
#68in Herbs, Spices & Seasonings
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
765per listing
Listings tracked
11

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
67 months

Products

Top Sichuan Peppercorns products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 82% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£9K£14K£19K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Zheng Feng45%
  • Spice R Us23%
  • Masala Cottage12%
  • Spice Mart10%
  • anamaya4%
  • Soeos3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand

Sichuan Peppercorns search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Sichuan Peppercorns search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • sichuan peppercorns28K/yr
  • szechuan peppercorn16K/yr
  • sichuan pepper8K/yr
  • szechuan pepper6K/yr
  • szechuan peppercorns4K/yr
  • schezwan peppercorn3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sichuan Peppercorns

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall33%+0.43

Not the best quality

Chunk/Clump/Collection33%−0.27

most of them are split

Taste-Overall17%−0.03

Can't get the rank taste out of my mouth

Smell17%−0.11

This doesn't smell or taste like sichuan peppercorn

It smells like mouldy straw and I ground some and tasted it

Love

Quality-Overall37%+0.43

Excellent product

Good quality

Quality

Spiciness20%+2.00

Quality authentic spice

Great flavour pepper

nice and spicy

Flavor17%+1.61

Really nice flavour

Genuine lip numbing flavor

Great flavour pepper

Taste-Overall13%−0.03

the noodles taste really good

Great taste

Distinctive taste and fiery

Cooking Instructions3%+0.29

So useful in many recipes

FAQ

Common Sichuan Peppercorns questions

Answered from the same tracked data.