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tin of chocolates

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-21.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 29Growth 14Conversion 27Competition 60Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 74Brand share 39Review moat 74Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great£1.63–£58.25

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

Review moat

Good521.59

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good£14.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good49%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay81%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Okay£128K

£128K/yr · 390K searches

Conversion

Okay2.2%

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

Growth

Bad-21.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tin of chocolates is a £128K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (390K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

tin of chocolates market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£224K–£298K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#824
Page quality
0%
Prime
24%
Sponsored
26%
Out of stock
44.0%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

89

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

16%

  • Celebrations62%
  • Cadbury5%
  • Swizzels5%
  • Quality Street5%
  • Oscanoltd4%
  • Sweetish3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 16%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 32 weeks — -21.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top tin of chocolates search terms

  • celebrations chocolates tub29K/yr
  • chocolate tubs75K/yr
  • tubs of chocolates67K/yr
  • tins of chocolates51K/yr
  • chocolate tub27K/yr
  • tub of chocolates18K/yr
  • heroes chocolates tub6K/yr
  • celebrations tub18K/yr
  • tin of chocolates16K/yr
  • cadburys heroes tub10K/yr
All search terms

Top tin of chocolates 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%4%£5K8%£10K12%£15K16%£20K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tin of chocolates

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall24%

“they taste like what they are”

Value For Money20%

“Good value”

Sweetness17%

“Party sweets”

Gifting Purpose12%

“Great little gift box”

Quality-Overall9%

“Brilliant quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Works exactually as advertised”

Size-Overall3%

“great size”

Baking2%

“verry nice chocolateballs”

Flavor1%

“Three great tasting options”

Blend/Ratio1%

“Love this mixture”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money29%

“Too expensive”

Size-Overall28%

“was disappointed with the size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Misleading”

Quality-Overall5%

“but I just needed a small item to quality for free shipping”

Sweetness5%

“not lots of chocolate in there”

Taste-Overall5%

“Squashies taste disgusting”

Oily/Greasy3%

“its oily”

Ease Of Use2%

“Very tiny packet difficult to take out of foil”

Powdered/Crumbled2%

“just rewrapped a lump of mud”

Storage Temperature2%

“many of the chocolates look as if they had melted, hardened up and were discoloured”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall100%

Common questions

Is tin of chocolates profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £128K/yr across 34 tracked products. 4 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the tin of chocolates niche?
18 brands and 89 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tin of chocolates?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the tin of chocolates niche?
Listings span £1.63–£58.25; the average listing price is £14.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 522 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.