tins of sweets
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great185.91avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good5.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good54%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay£10.30avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay£2.74–£19.59cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad£95K£95K/yr · 187K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-4.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tins of sweets is a £95K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (187K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tins of sweets market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £103K–£129K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.0%
- Avg BSR
- #6
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 82%
- Sponsored
- 14%
- Out of stock
- 11.1%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
31
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
54%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
0%
- Simpkins67%
- mysmartbuy.com18%
- Nipits11%
- Multiple3%
- Cavendish & Harvey1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 81 weeks — -4.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.8×
Top tins of sweets search terms
- travel sweets41K/yr
- travel sweets in a tin30K/yr
- simpkins travel sweets25K/yr
- simpkins travel sweets in a tin12K/yr
- tins of sweets26K/yr
- tin of sweets9K/yr
- tin sweets12K/yr
- simpkins sweets7K/yr
- simpkins6K/yr
Top tins of sweets 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Simpkins Mixed Fruit Travel Sweets 200g Tin (Pack of 3)
Simpkins£9.974.6★994 rev
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Mixed Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Fruity Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 200g
mysmartbuy.com£12.454.6★100 rev
Simpkins Forest Fruit Travel Sweets 200g Tin
Simpkins£3.794.6★178 rev
Simpkins Mixed Fruit Drops Travel Sweets 200g
Simpkins£4.744.6★850 rev
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Tropical Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Fruity Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 200g
mysmartbuy.com£12.264.7★67 rev
Newest
by launch date
Cavendish & Harvey Hard Candy Drops Set 6 Flavours 175-200g Tins Tropical Fruit Sour Cherry Cola Sour Lemon Wild Berry Mixed Fruit
Cavendish & Harvey£17.3291 rev
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Mixed Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Fruity Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 200g
mysmartbuy.com£12.45100 rev
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Tropical Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Fruity Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 200g
mysmartbuy.com£12.2667 rev
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Sugar-Free Mixed Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 175g
mysmartbuy.com£13.7391 rev
Simpkins - Meg Hawkins - Bee Tin with Mixed Fruit Drops - Travel Sweets 175g - Pack of 1
Simpkins£4.511 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSimpkins - Meg Hawkins - Bee Tin with Mixed Fruit Drops - Travel Sweets 175g - Pack of 1
Simpkins£4.515.0★
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Mixed Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Fruity Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 200g
mysmartbuy.com£12.454.6★
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Sugar-Free Mixed Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 175g
mysmartbuy.com£13.734.4★
Simpkins Mixed Fruit Drops Travel Sweets 200g
Simpkins£4.744.6★
Pack of 3 Cavendish & Harvey Tropical Fruit Drops in Tin Premium Fruity Travel Sweets made with Real Fruit Juice Vegan Friendly Confectionery Hard-Boiled Candies Each H4 x 9.7cm Diameter 200g
mysmartbuy.com£12.264.7★
What buyers say about tins of sweets
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Sweet and fruity”
“Lovely fruity taste”
“Great flavours”
“they really are worth the money”
“a good size”
“As hoped for - perfect”
“Bit soft”
“maybe a little better then the mixed fruit”
“Tasty and refreshing”
“natural rather than overly synthetic”
What buyers complain about
“It is about 200 times sweeter than sugar”
“I must seek out the berry flavoured ones as I don't like orange”
“Why so expensive”
“95% orange so not exactly mixed fruit”
“Was larger than expected”
“Sweets contain a High Risk additive AcesulfameK”
“They brought on diarrhoea”
“Trace Allergens: Those with strict dairy allergies should note they may contain traces of milk”
Common questions
- Is tins of sweets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £95K/yr across 22 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -4.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the tins of sweets niche?
- 5 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tins of sweets?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sweetness, Flavor, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for tins of sweets peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tins of sweets niche?
- Listings span £2.74–£19.59; the average listing price is £10.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 186 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.