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12g Co2 Cartridge

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 93% of clicks) — 12g Co2 Cartridge doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 12Growth 36Conversion 84Competition 6Returns 99Price range 34Avg price 57Brand share 33Review moat 68Quality gap 63
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Is 12g Co2 Cartridge profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 12g Co2 Cartridge is a £47K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (39K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

12g Co2 Cartridge: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +8.7% over the last 90 days and 9.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£47K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr+8.7%39K
Conversion rate9.3%
Avg price£12.80

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 15% of the market is open.

15%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 15
Top-5 product click share93%
Open market15%
Avg brand age73 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement29%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews799

Top 12g Co2 Cartridge products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 flat

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Umarex60%
  • --15%
  • ICO10%
  • ARSUK8%
  • Lotsdonxia4%
  • AOLS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

12g Co2 Cartridge demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume39KCVR9.3%Products7Brands5Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate14.6%Rating4.4★Reviews799Avg BSR#5
800600Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top 12g Co2 Cartridge search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • 12g co2 cartridge26K/yr
  • 12g co2 cartridge air pistol4K/yr
  • co2 cartridge 12g4K/yr
  • umarex co2 cartridge 12g4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 12g Co2 Cartridge

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

97% of reviews
Quality-Overall36%

Good quality

Value For Money33%

Great bundle, affordable price

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

As per listing

Weight Light6%

Lightweight and smooth appearance

Size-Overall3%

good fit

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews
Leak-Proof33%

Leaks

Flatness17%

The cap is not perfectly flat it has a slight indentation causing the pin to fail to puncture correctly causing ice up

Quality-Overall17%

Poor quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

not boxed as in the illustration

Strength8%

Just a weak, cheap, paper bag so happy that no cartridges were listed in transit thus time

12g Co2 Cartridge return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

70%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
70%
2Leak-Proof
10%
3Defective Material/Parts
5%
4Functionality-Overall
5%
5Compatibility-Overall
5%

Common 12g Co2 Cartridge questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 12g Co2 Cartridge 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £47K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +8.7% over the last 90 days.
12g Co2 Cartridge buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Leak-Proof, Flatness, Quality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.2%.