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Tamari

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Tamari doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

34
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Market size 26Growth 17Conversion 100Competition 12Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 0Review moat 61Quality gap 22
This niche Category average

Is Tamari profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Tamari is a £107K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Tamari: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -16.9% over the last 90 days and 20.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£107K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-16.9%83K
Conversion rate20.9%
Avg price£6.21

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 39
Top-5 product click share86%
Open market0%
Avg brand age78 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 10 products

Sponsored placement60%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews1,076

Top Tamari products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£16K£32K£48K£64K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 flat

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Kikkoman66%
  • Yutaka14%
  • Emma Basic11%
  • Clearspring6%
  • Yamasa3%

Tamari demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume83KCVR20.9%Products10Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews1,076Avg BSR#25
2K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Tamari search terms shoppers use

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

  • gluten free soy sauce33K/yr
  • tamari25K/yr
  • low sodium soy sauce6K/yr
  • tamari soy sauce7K/yr
  • low salt soy sauce4K/yr
  • tamari sauce4K/yr
  • soy sauce gluten free2K/yr
  • kikkoman gluten free soy sauce2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tamari

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Taste-Overall23%

Good taste

Value For Money20%

Good value for money

Quality-Overall16%

the quality has been consistent

Flavor11%

Great flavour

Nutritional Content6%

Gluten free

What buyers complain about

57% of reviews
Salt Content29%

It is quite salty I think

Size-Overall6%

This tub is massive

Flavor5%

It completely drowns out the flavor of whatever Im cooking

Thickness5%

Consistency: Very thin and watery

Sour4%

very acidic

Common Tamari questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Tamari 34/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £107K/yr across 10 tracked products. Search demand moved -16.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Tamari on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.