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title: "Star Anise — £79K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 34/100 · £79K/yr market · 97K searches/yr · £5.31 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **star anise**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.03–$11.12) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 20Growth 9Conversion 97Competition 11Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 15Brand share 16Review moat 73Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****15.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****584.75**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Bad****£79K**
£79K/yr · 97K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.31**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****86%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-31.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.03–£11.12**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, star anise is a £79K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **star anise market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **15K–20K**
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£80K–£106K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **15.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#15**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **88%**
- **Sponsored**
- **75%**
- **Out of stock**
- **6.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **69 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **187 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**7 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**38**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**86%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**3%**
- The Worldwide Mint49% - Alpi Nature21% - TRS9% - Schwartz7% - Old India7% - Somra4% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -31.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/star-anise/trend)
## **Top star anise search terms**
- **star anise**61K/yr-32.6%15.4% conv. - **star anise whole**26K/yr-24.3%15.1% conv. - **anise**6K/yr-42.8%5.1% conv. - **anis**3K/yr-21.3%1.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/star-anise/search-terms)
## **Top star anise 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%£12K30%£24K45%£35K60%£47K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Star Anise (Badiyan) Whole Star Anise 50g (1.76 oz) - Premium Quality Natural Vegan Non-GMO - No Additives & No Preservatives**The Worldwide Mint**£4.31**4.6★297 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CY5L48M1) [2**Alpi Nature Star Anise Whole 125g 4.4 oz Whole Star Anise Pods for Cooking and Mulled Wine**Alpi Nature**£5.91**4.6★2,737 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LTQJG24) [3**Star Aniseed (Badian)**TRS**£3.93**4.6★727 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003XB4O2I) [4**Schwartz Star Anise Whole 10g**Schwartz**£2.03**4.4★85 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0913FHKQL) [5**Old India Star Anise 500g**Old India**£11.12**4.6★252 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LVGW6VZ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Somra - Star Aniseed 125g - Premium Whole Star Anise Pods Ideal Spice for Cooking Baking Chai Tea & Herbal Tea - Resealable Bag**Somra**£5.97**5 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTGFZY9L) [**Star Anise (Badiyan) Whole Star Anise 50g (1.76 oz) - Premium Quality Natural Vegan Non-GMO - No Additives & No Preservatives**The Worldwide Mint**£4.31**297 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CY5L48M1) [**Star Anise (Badiyan) Whole Star Anise 100g - Premium Quality Natural Vegan Non-GMO - No Additives & No Preservatives**The Worldwide Mint**£5.77**511 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6FVGZTZ) [**Star Anise Whole | Badiyan | Badiya | Premium Quality Free P&P UK (50g)**Spice Mart**£3.41**64 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6G8H4SX) [**Schwartz Star Anise Whole 10g**Schwartz**£2.03**85 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0913FHKQL)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Somra - Star Aniseed 125g - Premium Whole Star Anise Pods Ideal Spice for Cooking Baking Chai Tea & Herbal Tea - Resealable Bag**Somra**£5.97**5.0★**▲ 602%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTGFZY9L) [**Star Anise (Badiyan) Whole Star Anise 50g (1.76 oz) - Premium Quality Natural Vegan Non-GMO - No Additives & No Preservatives**The Worldwide Mint**£4.31**4.6★**▲ 77%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CY5L48M1) [**Star Anise Whole | Badiyan | Badiya | Premium Quality Free P&P UK (50g)**Spice Mart**£3.41**4.6★**▲ 57%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6G8H4SX) [**Old India Star Anise 500g**Old India**£11.12**4.6★**▼ 13%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LVGW6VZ) [**Schwartz Star Anise Whole 10g**Schwartz**£2.03**4.4★**▼ 14%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0913FHKQL)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about star anise**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**33%
*“Good quality”*
**Smell**17%
*“The aroma is sweet”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“Fair price I would say as well”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“As described”*
**Taste-Overall**8%
*“Love the taste of these whilst cooking curry or rice even”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“good size”*
**Freshness**5%
*“So fresh and lovely”*
**Spiciness**4%
*“Nice'n'spicy”*
**Sweetness**2%
*“Sweet”*
**Health Benefits-Overall**2%
*“Good healthy options”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**50%
*“Title absolutely rubbish”*
**Quality-Overall**25%
*“Poor quality”*
**Smell**25%
*“these are terrible quality they smell and taste overpoweringly of dirty wood and bark and not the clean aniseed taste and smell it should be which is either down to poor product or poor storage or both”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is star anise profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £79K/yr across 8 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -31.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
- **How competitive is the star anise niche?**
- 7 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in star anise?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Quality-Overall, Smell. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for star anise peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the star anise niche?**
- Listings span £2.03–£11.12; the average listing price is £5.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 585 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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