block printing ink
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great219.83avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great7.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay£4.31–£24.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£11.22avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad£56K£56K/yr · 68K searches
Growth
Bad-25.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, block printing ink is a £56K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
block printing ink market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £67K–£90K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.3%
- Avg BSR
- #155
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 75%
- Sponsored
- 25%
- Out of stock
- 23.8%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 201 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
17
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- ESSDEE76%
- scola10%
- Zieler6%
- COOZEE6%
- Schmincke2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -25.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Top block printing ink search terms
- lino printing ink25K/yr
- lino ink15K/yr
- block printing ink14K/yr
- printing ink for lino cutting5K/yr
- essdee block printing ink5K/yr
- lino print ink4K/yr
Top block printing 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.
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Essdee Premium Quality Block Printing Ink (Pack of 5 Primary Colours) 19 x 18 x 4 cm
ESSDEE£19.264.6★1,439 rev
Essdee Block Printing Ink Black 300ml
ESSDEE£7.924.5★471 rev
Essdee Block Printing Ink Sky Blue 100ml
ESSDEE£4.314.7★12 rev
Lino Block Printing Ink Pack of 6 x 300ml Art Print Paint Set Assorted Colours
scola£24.394.7★58 rev
Essdee Block Printing Ink Yellow Ochre 100ml
ESSDEE£4.544.7★7 rev
Newest
by launch date
COOZEE Water-Soluble Block Printing Ink 6-Color Printmaking Ink Set for Linoleum Block 100ML
COOZEE£14.094 rev
5 Water-Based Block Printing Inks | Black Blue Red White & Yellow | 38ml High Concentration Tubes | Easy-to-Mix | High Opacity - by Zieler
Zieler£17.5637 rev
Essdee Block Printing Ink Sky Blue 100ml
ESSDEE£4.3112 rev
Essdee Block Printing Ink Yellow Ochre 100ml
ESSDEE£4.547 rev
Essdee Block Printing Ink Burnt Sienna 100ml
ESSDEE£5.3810 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCOOZEE Water-Soluble Block Printing Ink 6-Color Printmaking Ink Set for Linoleum Block 100ML
COOZEE£14.095.0★
Essdee Block Printing Ink Sky Blue 100ml
ESSDEE£4.314.7★
Essdee Block Printing Ink Black 300ml
ESSDEE£7.924.5★
Essdee Block Printing Ink Yellow Ochre 100ml
ESSDEE£4.544.7★
Lino Block Printing Ink Pack of 6 x 300ml Art Print Paint Set Assorted Colours
scola£24.394.7★
What buyers say about block printing ink
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great quality”
“A great product for us crafters idea for my Lino printing”
“Sunny”
“Just what one would expect from water based inks”
“certainly I feel for 300ml this is good value”
“Just a small amount of ink rolls out very smoothly”
“A good working ink”
What buyers complain about
“bit expensive”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is block printing ink profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £56K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -25.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the block printing ink niche?
- 5 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in block printing ink?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for block printing ink peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the block printing ink niche?
- Listings span £4.31–£24.39; the average listing price is £11.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 220 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.