sour sweets gift box
Skip itA small market ($26K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great7.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good584avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£10.74avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£6.34–£17.15cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-12.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£26K£26K/yr · 33K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sour sweets gift box is a £26K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sour sweets gift box market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £21K–£27K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.3%
- Avg BSR
- #190
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 62%
- Out of stock
- 23.1%
- Avg brand age
- 32 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
11 falling
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- Brain Blasterz38%
- iBrandz28%
- Treasure Island Sweets7%
- Heavenly Sweets6%
- Dolci Di Lechlade5%
- Generic4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 29 weeks — -12.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Top sour sweets gift box 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.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Brain Blasterz Sour Sweet Gift Box - Sour Sweets Collection 14 Pcs Sour Candy Sweet Box Sweet Hamper Vegan & Halal Sweets Gift Idea for Easter Halloween Birthdays & Christmas for Adults & Kids
Brain Blasterz£6.704.3★2,804 rev
Super Sour Sweet Gift Box Hamper American Candy. Extreme Sour selection
iBrandz£6.544.2★84 rev
Super Sour Sweet Gift Box Hamper 34 Treats Ultimate American and World Candy. Gift for Adults or Children as Birthday Christmas Easter Gift for him or her.
iBrandz£12.654.1★25 rev
Brain Blasterz Sour Sweets Box - Bulk Sour Candy Collection - 27 Pcs Pick & Mix Vegan & Halal Sweets Hamper - Gift Idea for Easter Halloween Sweets Birthdays Fathers Day Gifts for Adults & Kids
Brain Blasterz£10.984.4★490 rev
Mega Sour Retro Sweet Hamper
Treasure Island Sweets£17.154.5★172 rev
Newest
by launch date
1kg Pick and Mix Sweets Gift Box for Kids Fizzy Sour Jelly & Gummy Sweet Hamper Birthday Sweets Bundle & Pic N Mix Box Selection Large Sweet Hamper Packed Fresh in the UK
Justpickandmix£10.6646 rev
Super Sour Sweet Gift Box - Classic Sour Selection of Sweets Fun Sweet Hamper for Birthdays Thank you Gifts Party Favours & Care Packages
Generic£8.669 rev
Occasion Gifting Sour Sweets Gift Box 25 Super Sour Sweets Selection Perfect for Christmas and Birthdays (Sour Small Hamper)
Occasion Gifting£9.060 rev
SweetCrate Happy Birthday Sweet Hamper 1kg Fizzy & Jelly Pick n Mix Sweets Gift Box Ready Wrapped Present for Kids Women & Men
SWEETCRATE£11.2487 rev
Super Sour Sweet Gift Box Hamper 34 Treats Ultimate American and World Candy. Gift for Adults or Children as Birthday Christmas Easter Gift for him or her.
iBrandz£12.6525 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSweetCrate Happy Birthday Sweet Hamper 1kg Fizzy & Jelly Pick n Mix Sweets Gift Box Ready Wrapped Present for Kids Women & Men
SWEETCRATE£11.244.7★
Sour Sweets Gift Box American Candy Chocolate Extreme Sour Sweet Hamper Sweet USA Candy Birthday Balls Toxic
Dolci Di Lechlade£6.344.0★
1kg Pick and Mix Sweets Gift Box for Kids Fizzy Sour Jelly & Gummy Sweet Hamper Birthday Sweets Bundle & Pic N Mix Box Selection Large Sweet Hamper Packed Fresh in the UK
Justpickandmix£10.664.4★
Super Sour Sweet Gift Box - Classic Sour Selection of Sweets Fun Sweet Hamper for Birthdays Thank you Gifts Party Favours & Care Packages
Generic£8.664.0★
Japanese Snacks & Candy Box w/English Pamphlet 20 Pieces Dagashi Sweets Snacks Candy Gum
Sakura Box£16.094.4★
What buyers say about sour sweets gift box
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing Sweets”
“A unique gift”
“Good value”
“Nice variety and interesting snacks”
“Fabulous sour”
“Good variety”
“bubble gum really burst with flavour”
“Good size”
“Felt fresh, good taste and a very good mic of different types”
“just as described”
What buyers complain about
“Not worth the money”
“Omg its sour”
“Not very nice sweets”
“This was a much smaller box than I expected for the price”
“Not the best”
“All mine were fizzy sweets don't even like fizzy sweets”
“they do have different flavours to them so they aren't just the same sugar taste on them all”
“*AVOID* Looks nothing like the photo advertised”
“sugar is not going to be healthy”
“I couldnt see the ingredients listed on the listing”
Common questions
- Is sour sweets gift box profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £26K/yr across 13 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the sour sweets gift box niche?
- 11 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sour sweets gift box?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Sour, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
- What does it cost to enter the sour sweets gift box niche?
- Listings span £6.34–£17.15; the average listing price is £10.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 584 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.