cake boxes for cake portions
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.01–$12.26) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great246.9avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good5.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good67%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good52%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay£155K£155K/yr · 364K searches
Growth
Bad-6.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£7.42avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.01–£12.26cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cake boxes for cake portions is a £155K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (364K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cake boxes for cake portions market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £111K–£148K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.7%
- Avg BSR
- #179
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 13.8%
- Avg brand age
- 28 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
20 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 87%
Open market
28%
- Surflyee29%
- SOL20%
- Maridergo7%
- winbest6%
- ZQuintuplian5%
- JOYSKY5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top cake boxes for cake portions search terms
- cake boxes for cake portions96K/yr
- cake slice boxes73K/yr
- small cake boxes37K/yr
- cake packaging20K/yr
- individual cake boxes19K/yr
- mini cake boxes19K/yr
- cake slice boxes for cake portions13K/yr
- cake slice box12K/yr
- individual cake slice boxes11K/yr
- cake takeaway boxes9K/yr
Top cake boxes for cake portions 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Surflyee 50PCS Boxes Individual for Cake Slice Portions 5.5 Inch Clear Boxes for Food Use for Large Muffin Salad Cheese Suitable for Home Baking Party Cake Shop
Surflyee£7.034.5★1,397 rev
SOL 20pk White Cake Slice Boxes 105 x 65 x 35mm Small Individual Boxes for Cake Portions Kids Parties Sturdy Cardboard Containers for Cupcakes Muffins Desserts Home Baking Presentation and Gifting
SOL£4.444.3★398 rev
50 Pieces Clear Cake Slice Boxes - Individual Containers for Portions Sandwiches Pies Salad Cheese - Suitable for Home Baking Party Cake Shop
Surflyee£7.264.2★863 rev
Maridergo 50 Pieces Single Individual Cake Slice Boxes 4.2 Inch Dessert Containers Cheesecake Boxes with Lids for Pastry Salad Cakes
Maridergo£6.784.3★773 rev
ZQuintuplian 20 Pcs Cake Boxes Candy Sweet Boxes with Window 5.31 * 2.76 * 1.97inch Cookie Boxes For Gift Bakery Container Set Suitable for Home Baking Party Wedding Cupcakes Muffins Desserts
ZQuintuplian£6.404.2★21 rev
Newest
by launch date
20PCS Small Cake Boxes Brown Paper Cupcake Boxes Cookie Boxes with Windows and 12 Stickers Mini Cake Boxes Individual Bakery Dessert Brownie Boxes for Gift Small Cakes Sweet Candy (10 * 10 * 6.5cm)
winbest£5.523 rev
50 Pack Cake Boxes 5.3inch Cake Container Cake Boxes for Cake Portions Individual Thickened Sandwich Containers for Food Cake Slice Dessert Hamburger Salad
Woobroo£5.8217 rev
Joyseedi 50pcs Paper Cake Slice Boxes with Clear Lids 12cm Oil-Proof Charcuterie Dessert Square Food Containers Cupcake Takeaway Boxes for Bakery Macaron Sandwich Cookies (White)
Joyseedi£10.537 rev
KIERKIER 20 Pack Individual Cupcake Boxes 4 Inch White Cardboard Cake Boxes with Clear Window 10×10×6 cm Small Cake Packaging for Single Cakes Desserts & Wedding Favours
KIERKIER£6.9910 rev
50 Pack Cake Boxes for Cake Portion Brown Cupcake Boxes with 60 Stickersxes
DYUEE£10.7154 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJoyseedi 50pcs Paper Cake Slice Boxes with Clear Lids 12cm Oil-Proof Charcuterie Dessert Square Food Containers Cupcake Takeaway Boxes for Bakery Macaron Sandwich Cookies (White)
Joyseedi£10.535.0★
20PCS Small Cake Boxes Brown Paper Cupcake Boxes Cookie Boxes with Windows and 12 Stickers Mini Cake Boxes Individual Bakery Dessert Brownie Boxes for Gift Small Cakes Sweet Candy (10 * 10 * 6.5cm)
winbest£5.525.0★
50 Pack Cake Boxes 5.3inch Cake Container Cake Boxes for Cake Portions Individual Thickened Sandwich Containers for Food Cake Slice Dessert Hamburger Salad
Woobroo£5.824.5★
Gcardist Brown Bakery Box with Window 30Pcs 10.2x10.2x6.4cm White Cookie Boxes Pastry Box for Wedding Favor Birthday Party(4x4x2.5 Inch)
Gcardist£9.304.5★
50 Pack Cake Boxes for Cake Portion Brown Cupcake Boxes with 60 Stickersxes
DYUEE£10.714.7★
What buyers say about cake boxes for cake portions
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great size and convenient”
“Good quality arrived on time”
“Great value”
“Strong and easy to put together”
“Strong and easy to put together”
“Made things easier”
“Ideal for wedding anniversary cake gifts for friends”
“Exactly as advertised”
“Ideal for individual slices of cake for events or parties for take away with no mess”
“Look very classy”
What buyers complain about
“my cakes wont fit”
“Quite thin”
“However, the quality of this is rubbish”
“I had to cellotape the bottom they were that flimsy”
“assembling them is a nightmare”
“Waste of money”
“Do not stick down or hold together”
“Just waisting money”
“It destroyed the design”
“Pictures are deceptive”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cake boxes for cake portions profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £155K/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the cake boxes for cake portions niche?
- 20 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cake boxes for cake portions?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for cake boxes for cake portions peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cake boxes for cake portions niche?
- Listings span £2.01–£12.26; the average listing price is £7.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 247 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.