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title: "Alcohol Ink — £49K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **alcohol ink**
**Skip it**
A small market ($49K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 12Growth 14Conversion 68Competition 19Returns 94Price range 55Avg price 59Brand share 30Review moat 48Quality gap 43
**Returns**
**Great****1.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Good****6.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****£13.03**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****£6.15–£25.94**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,735.92**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Bad****78%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-22.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****£49K**
£49K/yr · 61K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, alcohol ink is a £49K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (61K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **alcohol ink market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£33K–£39K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#103**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **77%**
- **Out of stock**
- **16.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **53 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **191 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**16**
**Top-5 brand share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**78%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**8%**
- About life32% - DecorRom28% - Limino14% - LET'S RESIN8% - ERCorArt5% - FansArriche5% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -22.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/alcohol-ink/trend)
## **Top alcohol ink search terms**
- **alcohol ink**23K/yr-20.9%3.0% conv. - **alcohol inks for resin**16K/yr-23.9%5.6% conv. - **alcohol inks**14K/yr-25.6%3.5% conv. - **alcohol inks for art**9K/yr-20.1%3.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/alcohol-ink/search-terms)
## **Top alcohol ink 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%£5K20%£10K30%£15K40%£20K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Professional Alcohol Ink Set 30 Colours - Vibrant & Metallic Epoxy Resin Paint 10ml Each for Resin Art Tumblers Jewellery Making Painting on Ceramic**About life**£13.67**4.5★723 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BHV6MMML) [2**Alcohol Ink Set - 24 Vibrant Colours Alcohol-Based Ink for Petri Dish Making Epoxy Resin Painting - Concentrated Alcohol Paint Colour Dye for Resin Art Tumbler Making Painting - 24 x 10ml**DecorRom**£12.47**4.6★2,822 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082G81R7S) [3**Alcohol Ink Set - 12 Colours Alcohol Based Ink for Epoxy Resin Painting Epoxy Petri Dish Making Resin Art - Concentrated Paint Color Dye for Coaster Yupo Tumbler Making - 10ml Each**Limino**£7.50**4.5★1,024 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CC1W8Y6) [4**LETS RESIN Alcohol Inks for Resin 26 Vibrant Colors Alcohol-Based Resin Ink Concentrated Alcohol Ink Set Alcohol Paint Dye for Art Tumblers Epoxy(26×10 ml)**LET'S RESIN**£15.16**4.5★1,865 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BZKTN6F) [5**Alcohol Ink Set - ERCorArt 26 Vibrant & Concentrated Colours Alcohol Inks for Resin Art Painting Resin Petri Dish Making Tumbler Making - 10 ml/Bottle**ERCorArt**£11.01**4.5★167 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BY8N1L4T)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Nicpro 18 Colors Acrylic Ink 1-oz(30ml) Bottle with Dropper Quick Dry Permanent Acrylic Drawing Inks For Artist Essential Color Set For Ink Drawing Pouring Art Airbrush Scrapbooking Mixed Media**Nicpro**£18.25**140 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F59T2RWW) [**FansArriche Alcohol Ink Set - 64 Vivid Colours Alcohol-Based Ink for Epoxy Painting Dye for Resin Petri Dish Making Resin Art Tumbler Making - Each 10 ml**FansArriche**£25.94**183 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DW89S4ZM) [**Epoxy Resin**Fidton**£6.15**116 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DD43QQBK) [**Epoxy Resin Pigment - 30 Colors Concentrated Liquid Epoxy Resins Dye Transparent Resin Colorant for DIY Jewelry Making Resins Painting Art Crafts - 0.35oz/10ml Each**Vibrandye**£10.80**182 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D2HDS1JR) [**Alcohol Ink Set - ERCorArt 26 Vibrant & Concentrated Colours Alcohol Inks for Resin Art Painting Resin Petri Dish Making Tumbler Making - 10 ml/Bottle**ERCorArt**£11.01**167 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BY8N1L4T)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Nicpro 18 Colors Acrylic Ink 1-oz(30ml) Bottle with Dropper Quick Dry Permanent Acrylic Drawing Inks For Artist Essential Color Set For Ink Drawing Pouring Art Airbrush Scrapbooking Mixed Media**Nicpro**£18.25**4.4★**▲ 184%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F59T2RWW) [**FansArriche Alcohol Ink Set - 64 Vivid Colours Alcohol-Based Ink for Epoxy Painting Dye for Resin Petri Dish Making Resin Art Tumbler Making - Each 10 ml**FansArriche**£25.94**4.5★**▲ 166%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DW89S4ZM) [**Epoxy Resin Pigment - 30 Colors Concentrated Liquid Epoxy Resins Dye Transparent Resin Colorant for DIY Jewelry Making Resins Painting Art Crafts - 0.35oz/10ml Each**Vibrandye**£10.80**4.7★**▲ 64%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D2HDS1JR) [**Alcohol Ink Set - 24 Vibrant Colours Alcohol-Based Ink for Petri Dish Making Epoxy Resin Painting - Concentrated Alcohol Paint Colour Dye for Resin Art Tumbler Making Painting - 24 x 10ml**DecorRom**£12.47**4.6★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082G81R7S) [**LETS RESIN Epoxy Resin Pigment 16 Color Liquid Resin Dye Resin Colorant for Jewelry Art Crafts DIY Making (Each 10ml)**LET'S RESIN**£11.57**4.6★**▲ 22%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VHD4QJY)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about alcohol ink**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**54%
*“Lovely colours”*
**Value For Money**21%
*“Great value”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“No complaints here”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“100% as advertised would buy again”*
**Drawing Experience**3%
*“Great for beginners art and practice”*
**Cartridge/Ink Quality**2%
*“Good inks, nice colours, good price”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“Good size 10ml bottles”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**18%
*“There were duplicated colours”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Very poor quality”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“waste of money”*
**Ink Leakage**8%
*“They were impossible to open then when I finally managed to get the ink out they leaked all over my work”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Very difficult to open”*
**Dry/Empty Ink**5%
*“Be careful to make sure you don't let them dry on your brushes or palettes because once dry”*
**Display Colors**5%
*“faded to nothing in the sunlight”*
**Thickness**3%
*“These inks a very thin”*
**Spray/Flow**3%
*“however they dont flow well even with flow extender”*
**Water Resistance**3%
*“the main one is they are not waterproof”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Ink Refill**20%
**Functionality-Overall**20%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
**Size-Overall**9%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Smell**4%
**Material Quality**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Display Colors**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is alcohol ink profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £49K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the alcohol ink niche?**
- 10 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in alcohol ink?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.1%.
- **When does demand for alcohol ink peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the alcohol ink niche?**
- Listings span £6.15–£25.94; the average listing price is £13.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,736 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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