Is sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £159K/yr across 66 tracked products. 6 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).

How competitive is the sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags niche?

32 brands and 102 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 28% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags?

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

When does demand for sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags peak?

Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags niche?

Listings span £4.21–£26.24; the average listing price is £9.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 974 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great28%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great55%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good974.32

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.0%

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

Price range

Good£4.21–£26.24

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

Market size

Okay£159K

£159K/yr · 337K searches

Growth

Okay+3.8%

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

Avg price

Okay£9.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Signals No Dominant Brand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags is a £159K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (337K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.

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

sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags market data

Units sold / yr: 13K–15K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £118K–£141K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 5.0%
Avg BSR: #39
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 82%
Sponsored: 61%
Out of stock: 5.0%
Avg brand age: 55 months
Avg seller age: 160 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

32 falling

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

38%

SoSweet18%
Monmore Confectionery13%
GROVITS GROW WITH US!9%
Bargain Gateway9%
Sweet Treat Gifting Co.7%
Swizzels7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +3.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Open Trend

Top sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags search terms

bulk buy sweets40K/yr +20.3%1.7% conv.
confectionery sweets and chocolate34K/yr -14.2%0.6% conv.
2kg sweets23K/yr -2.2%3.6% conv.
pic n mix sweets21K/yr +5.1%4.7% conv.
so sweet16K/yr -15.0%3.8% conv.
sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags30K/yr -9.2%1.7% conv.
confectionery20K/yr +21.6%0.3% conv.
bulk sweets cheap 3kg18K/yr -3.2%3.1% conv.
3kg sweets bulk7K/yr +81.6%1.8% conv.
jelly sweets 1kg15K/yr -15.7%6.5% conv.

All search terms

Top sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

SoSweet Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Classic Chewy Sweets | Party Pick & Mix Sharing Treats | Jelly Selection | Long Shelf Life

SoSweet£5.864.3★215 rev

1kg Pick. n Mix Sweets - Classic Retro Pick and Mix Candy Selection - More than 20 Different Sweet Selection

Sweet Treat Gifting Co.£8.654.4★2,388 rev

GRO VITS - Pick & Mix Sweets Quality Jelly Sweets Bundle 2 x Pouches Fizzy & Non Fizzy Pick and Mix Classic Retro Candy Selection Assortment Fathers Day Gifting 500g

GROVITS GROW WITH US!£15.094.1★197 rev

SoSweet Blue Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag | Fruity Blue-Themed Pick & Mix Sweets | Party Candy Sweet Tables Events | Long Shelf Life

SoSweet£5.284.2★254 rev

SoSweet Fizzy Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Tangy Pick & Mix Sweets | Sour Party Candy Sharing Treats | Fizzy Fruit Flavour Favourites | Long Shelf Life

SoSweet£5.404.4★186 rev

Newest

by launch date

Large 800g Non-fizzy Pick and Mix Sweets Bag Modern & Retro Candy Mix Resealable Gummy Chewy Jelly Bulk Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts

Candy Club£6.5168 rev

3mo ago

Pick and Mix Sweets Fizzy Sour Sweet Mix 1 Kilo Bulk Bag 1KG Assorted Sweets for Parties Gifts and Sharing.

Berrymans£7.3868 rev

3mo ago

2Kg Halal Fizzy & Jelly Sweet Assortment | TikTok Inspired Bulk Candy Box | Chewy Gummy Sweets for Parties & Events | Monmore Confectionery

Monmore Confectionery£8.2629 rev

9mo ago

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

9mo ago

Pick n Mix Sweets Bulk 3kg | Fizzy Jelly and Blue Mix | Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery

Monmore Confectionery£11.69134 rev

11mo ago

What buyers say about sweets in bulk cheap 3kg bags

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

What buyers love

Sweetness27%

“These sweets are amazing”

Taste-Overall17%

“Delicious jelly babies”

Value For Money16%

“Good value for money”

Quality-Overall7%

“Good variety”

Flavor6%

“There's also such a good selection of flavours”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Birthday present”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“as advertised”

Blend/Ratio2%

“The mix was a good mixture”

Size-Overall2%

“Fit for purpose”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing1%

“not too hard to chew”

What buyers complain about

Sweetness12%

“it was like the whole bag had sugar thrown in”

Taste-Overall10%

“Not very tasty”

Value For Money9%

“Expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Misleading pictures”

Size-Overall6%

“The box was small”

Quality-Overall6%

“Horrible quality”

Sour4%

“To sour”

Flavor4%

“No flavour”

Blend/Ratio3%

“Not very interesting mixed”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled3%

“dont look particularly fresh”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall47%

Color27%