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12oz Disposable Coffee Cups

12oz Disposable Coffee Cups shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 42Growth 14Conversion 70Competition 74Returns 99Price range 33Avg price 35Brand share 51Review moat 81Quality gap 67
This niche Category average

Is 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups is a £216K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (333K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

12oz Disposable Coffee Cups: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -21.2% over the last 90 days and 6.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£216K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-21.2%333K
Conversion rate6.3%
Avg price£10.23

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 29
Top-5 product click share41%
Open market26%
Avg brand age38 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 41 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)8· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews373

Top 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups 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 take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£13K£19K£26K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 rising

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

22%

  • Zuvo24%
  • Nationwide Paper23%
  • We Can Source It Ltd11%
  • HOT BARGAINS8%
  • AVLASH8%
  • Sunrise Packaging4%

12oz Disposable Coffee Cups demand & seasonality

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

Volume333KCVR6.3%Products41Brands22Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate3.7%Rating4.3★Reviews373Avg BSR#149
8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups search terms shoppers use

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

  • disposable coffee cups with lids100K/yr
  • coffee cups with lids60K/yr
  • disposable cups with lids39K/yr
  • take away coffee cups with lids24K/yr
  • paper cups with lids20K/yr
  • takeaway coffee cups with lids21K/yr
  • paper coffee cups with lids20K/yr
  • 12oz disposable coffee cups with lids16K/yr
  • disposable coffee cups with lids 12oz5K/yr
  • coffee cups disposable with lids8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Quality-Overall28%

Very good quality cups

Value For Money15%

Affordable price

Strength14%

Cups are good/strong

Size-Overall9%

The pack size is convenient

Leak-Proof4%

dont leak at all

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Size-Overall23%

The size is small

Leak-Proof23%

Leaking Lids

Quality-Overall11%

Bad quality cups - this batch at least

Value For Money6%

AVIOD AT ALL COSTS

Smell6%

Chemical smell

12oz Disposable Coffee Cups return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.3%

Return rate

75%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
66%
2Leak-Proof
8%
3Quality-Overall
6%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%
5Value For Money
2%

Common 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups questions

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

Flapen scores 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £216K/yr across 41 tracked products. 3 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -21.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.