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12oz Disposable Coffee Cups

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.3% of orders. But demand is soft, at -21.2% this quarter, so 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 29% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£216K/yr333K searches / yr
90-day growth
-21.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 29 sellers

Flapen Score

12oz Disposable Coffee Cups against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups 333K times last year and spent an estimated £216K. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 333K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -21.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £216K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
333K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-21.2%
Conversion, latest week
6.3%
Market size, estimated
£216Ka year
Peak month
November2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
disposable coffee cups with lids100K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.23.

Listings sell for £10.23 on average, from £3.37 to £20.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £10.23 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.23under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.37–£20.82
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£10K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 51% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #149 within Disposable Tableware. It carries 373 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
51%
Out of stock, average day
3.7%
Average rank
#149in Disposable Tableware
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
373per listing
Listings tracked
41

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past 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%

Demand

12oz Disposable Coffee Cups search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups search terms shoppers use

The exact words 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

Reviews and returns

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

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall23%−0.19

The size is small

LIDS DONT FIT

Lid doesnt fit

Leak-Proof23%

Leaking Lids

Spill and Leak

Leaked

Quality-Overall11%+1.81

Bad quality cups - this batch at least

The lids are bad quality

Bad quality

Value For Money6%+0.95

AVIOD AT ALL COSTS

Not as good value as they were two weeks ago

overpriced

Smell6%−0.06

Chemical smell

The cups also has a disgusting smell

Smell horrible

Love

Quality-Overall28%+1.81

Very good quality cups

Good quality cups

Excellent quality

Value For Money15%+0.95

Affordable price

Excellent value

excellent value for money

Strength14%+0.59

Cups are good/strong

sturdy cups

Good and sturdy

Size-Overall9%−0.19

The pack size is convenient

Good size

Good sized cups

Leak-Proof4%

dont leak at all

leak-proof

No leaks

Return

0.3% Return rate 75% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall66%▆▇█▇▇█

The size is small

LIDS DONT FIT

Lid doesnt fit

Leak-Proof8%█▇█▃▄▂

Leaking Lids

Spill and Leak

Leaked

Quality-Overall6%▅▆▃▄█▅

Bad quality cups - this batch at least

The lids are bad quality

Bad quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▄▃▁▂█▆
Value For Money2%▇▁█▁▁▅

AVIOD AT ALL COSTS

Not as good value as they were two weeks ago

overpriced

FAQ

Common 12oz Disposable Coffee Cups questions

Answered from the same tracked data.