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title: "Tins of Sweets — £95K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 41/100 · £95K/yr market · 187K searches/yr · £10.30 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **tins of sweets**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 24Growth 23Conversion 58Competition 52Returns 100Price range 27Avg price 36Brand share 0Review moat 91Quality gap 24
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Great****185.91**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Good****5.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Good****54%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Okay****£10.30**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****£2.74–£19.59**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£95K**
£95K/yr · 187K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-4.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
10K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/tins-of-sweets/trend)
## **Top tins of sweets search terms**
- **travel sweets**41K/yr+9.9%3.7% conv. - **travel sweets in a tin**30K/yr-3.8%5.7% conv. - **simpkins travel sweets**25K/yr+3.0%4.7% conv. - **simpkins travel sweets in a tin**12K/yr-28.2%5.6% conv. - **tins of sweets**26K/yr-9.2%1.0% conv. - **tin of sweets**9K/yr+12.6%0.9% conv. - **tin sweets**12K/yr-27.3%2.6% conv. - **simpkins sweets**7K/yr-19.6%4.7% conv. - **simpkins**6K/yr-24.8%3.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/tins-of-sweets/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£10K20%£19K30%£29K40%£38K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Simpkins Mixed Fruit Travel Sweets 200g Tin (Pack of 3)**Simpkins**£9.97**4.6★994 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076DBWTC4) [2**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**£12.45**4.6★100 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP3ZD7V) [3**Simpkins Forest Fruit Travel Sweets 200g Tin**Simpkins**£3.79**4.6★178 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U8FLMB8) [4**Simpkins Mixed Fruit Drops Travel Sweets 200g**Simpkins**£4.74**4.6★850 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001RYQOZI) [5**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**£12.26**4.7★67 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP6Q766)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£17.32**91 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDCS5HC6) [**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**£12.45**100 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP3ZD7V) [**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**£12.26**67 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP6Q766) [**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**£13.73**91 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP4R7QR) [**Simpkins - Meg Hawkins - Bee Tin with Mixed Fruit Drops - Travel Sweets 175g - Pack of 1**Simpkins**£4.51**1 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BSHLG26P)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Simpkins - Meg Hawkins - Bee Tin with Mixed Fruit Drops - Travel Sweets 175g - Pack of 1**Simpkins**£4.51**5.0★**▲ 98%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BSHLG26P) [**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**£12.45**4.6★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP3ZD7V) [**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**£13.73**4.4★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP4R7QR) [**Simpkins Mixed Fruit Drops Travel Sweets 200g**Simpkins**£4.74**4.6★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001RYQOZI) [**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**£12.26**4.7★**▲ 33%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLP6Q766)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tins of sweets**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Sweetness**47%
*“Sweet and fruity”*
**Taste-Overall**22%
*“Lovely fruity taste”*
**Flavor**12%
*“Great flavours”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“they really are worth the money”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“a good size”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“As hoped for - perfect”*
**Soft Feel**1%
*“Bit soft”*
**Blend/Ratio**1%
*“maybe a little better then the mixed fruit”*
**Freshness**1%
*“Tasty and refreshing”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**1%
*“natural rather than overly synthetic”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Sweetness**22%
*“It is about 200 times sweeter than sugar”*
**Flavor**15%
*“I must seek out the berry flavoured ones as I don't like orange”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Why so expensive”*
**Blend/Ratio**8%
*“95% orange so not exactly mixed fruit”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“Was larger than expected”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**4%
*“Sweets contain a High Risk additive AcesulfameK”*
**Indigestion**4%
*“They brought on diarrhoea”*
**Allergies**1%
*“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.
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