8 inch cake box
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.09–$13.67) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible13.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great393.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good55%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-9.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£6.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£45K£45K/yr · 51K searches
Price range
Bad£4.09–£13.67cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 8 inch cake box is a £45K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (51K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
8 inch cake box market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £39K–£52K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.5%
- Avg BSR
- #95
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 5.8%
- Avg brand age
- 31 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- Culpitt33%
- FALGUN26%
- PACK N TRADE Specialists in Bakery & Food Packaging17%
- SOL6%
- SHILIUZHI4%
- SAMZ Packaging4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -9.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Top 8 inch cake box search terms
- 8 inch cake box19K/yr
- cake box 8 inches7K/yr
- 8 cake box6K/yr
- 8inch cake box6K/yr
- cake boxes 8 inch8K/yr
- cake box 8 inch5K/yr
Top 8 inch cake box 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Culpitt 8 Square Cake Boxes With Lid | 5 Pack | Rigid Transport And Protection For Birthday Wedding And Celebration Bakes Recyclable Cardboard Bakery Boxes - Pack Of 5
Culpitt£4.094.7★216 rev
PACK N TRADE White 8 Inch Cake Box Pack of 5 Square Cardboard Cake Boxes with Lids (8 x 8 x 5 Inches) Ideal for Safely Carrying and Transporting Cakes
PACK N TRADE Specialists in Bakery & Food Packaging£5.194.6★445 rev
FALGUN White Cake Boxes - 8 Inch square with lid (Pack of 10)
FALGUN£5.334.6★410 rev
FALGUN Premium 8 Thick Round Silver Cake-Board & Tall White Cake-Box Combo Premium 8 x 8 x 8 Inch Square Box and Matching Circle Set For Tiered or Transport - 8 Inch Tall
FALGUN£4.184.6★105 rev
Culpitt 8 Square Cake Boxes With Lid | 10 Pack | Rigid Transport Storage And Protection For Birthday Wedding And Celebration Bakes Recyclable Cardboard Bakery Boxes - Pack Of 10
Culpitt£6.544.7★797 rev
Newest
by launch date
IRELINM 8 inch Cake Box & White Cake Board Set 8 x 8 x 8 Square 10 Packs (5 x boxes & 5 x boards) Clear Windows Disposable Cake Containers for Wedding Birthday Party Celebration
IRELINM£8.299 rev
SHILIUZHI 3 Pcs White Cake Boxes with Window 8 Inch Cake Box Cakes Containers with Removable Lids Cardboard Square Baking Boxes for Bakery Cookies Dessert Wedding Birthday Party
SHILIUZHI£5.745 rev
FALGUN Premium 8 Thick Round Silver Cake-Board & Tall White Cake-Box Combo Premium 8 x 8 x 8 Inch Square Box and Matching Circle Set For Tiered or Transport - 8 Inch Tall
FALGUN£4.18105 rev
FALGUN Premium TALL 8 White Tall Cake Box Pack of 5 203 x 203 x 203mm (8 x 8 x 8 inch) Ideal for Transporting Celebration and Wedding Cakes Tall Cake Boxes Pack of 5 (8 Inch)
FALGUN£6.6677 rev
Pack N Trade White 8-Inch Cake Box with 13mm Round Silver Drum Durable 8×8×5 Cake Box & Drum Combo Ideal for Birthday & Wedding Cakes Cake Decorators & Home Bakers
PACK N TRADE Specialists in Bakery & Food Packaging£4.2553 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumIRELINM 8 inch Cake Box & White Cake Board Set 8 x 8 x 8 Square 10 Packs (5 x boxes & 5 x boards) Clear Windows Disposable Cake Containers for Wedding Birthday Party Celebration
IRELINM£8.294.6★
FALGUN Premium 8 Thick Round Silver Cake-Board & Tall White Cake-Box Combo Premium 8 x 8 x 8 Inch Square Box and Matching Circle Set For Tiered or Transport - 8 Inch Tall
FALGUN£4.184.6★
FALGUN White Cake Boxes - 8 Inch square with lid (Pack of 10)
FALGUN£5.334.6★
FALGUN Premium TALL 8 White Tall Cake Box Pack of 5 203 x 203 x 203mm (8 x 8 x 8 inch) Ideal for Transporting Celebration and Wedding Cakes Tall Cake Boxes Pack of 5 (8 Inch)
FALGUN£6.664.8★
SHILIUZHI 3 Pcs White Cake Boxes with Window 8 Inch Cake Box Cakes Containers with Removable Lids Cardboard Square Baking Boxes for Bakery Cookies Dessert Wedding Birthday Party
SHILIUZHI£5.745.0★
What buyers say about 8 inch cake box
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“Good sturdy cake boxs”
“Cake fit into the box perfectly”
“Assembly was so easy”
“Good value for money”
“As described”
“Space-Saving Design: I found it very useful that the box arrives flat-packed”
“easier to carry”
“durable”
“a good thickness as this always makes it feel premium”
What buyers complain about
“The cardboard feels thick”
“Poor quality”
“Feel very flimsy too”
“Need to redo the product description”
“it is a little smaller than I expected”
“The only reason Im giving 4 stars instead of 5 is that the initial assembly takes a little care to get everything lined up neatly”
“My only real issue is the cost because it feels a bit expensive for what it is”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 8 inch cake box profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £45K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the 8 inch cake box niche?
- 10 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 8 inch cake box?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for 8 inch cake box peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 8 inch cake box niche?
- Listings span £4.09–£13.67; the average listing price is £6.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 394 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.