foam board
Skip itA small market ($27K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$45.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great318avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$5.03–$138.09cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay4.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad1.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-8.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$27K$27K/yr · 32K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, foam board is a $27K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (32K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
foam board market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $34K–$46K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.8%
- Avg BSR
- #23
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 58%
- Out of stock
- 1.5%
- Avg brand age
- 35 months
- Avg seller age
- 61 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
30
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
18%
- FITTO29%
- AL Raied19%
- Cathedral Products15%
- Maxi8%
- ASelected6%
- Daiso5%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 18%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 25 weeks — -8.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Top foam board 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
Fitto Polystyrene Foam Board 40cm x 60cm White for Crafts School Projects and Presentations
FITTO$14.233.5★9 rev
Cathedral A3 Foam Board - White (Pack of 10)
Cathedral Products$54.674.5★5,058 rev
ARS A3 Foam Board - White (Pack of 10)
AL Raied$40.774.4★22 rev
Fitto Polystyrene Foam Board 15cm x 20cm White for Crafts School Projects and Presentations
FITTO$13.183.0★6 rev
ASelected Pack of 10 Foam Boards Hard Foam Board A3 (420mm x 297mm) 5mm Thick Polystyrene Foam Board for Model Making Mounting Photos Presentations Arts and Crafts Projects
ASelected$56.584.3★798 rev
Newest
by launch date
Foam Board 50x70 cm 2mm Lightweight Foam Core Display Board | Strong Mounting Sheet for Signage Posters School Projects & Advertising
Generic$20.340 rev
CRAFT MAGIC 3 Pack White Craft Foam A3 Size (1cm Thick) Polystyrene Thermocol Styrofoam Sheets for Art Sculpting Flower Arrangements Modeling DIY Crafts School Office & Home
CRAFT MAGIC$49.880 rev
CRAFT MAGIC 60 30 5 cm White Styrofoam Craft Foam Board 1 Pack Large Polystyrene Thermocol Sheets for Art Sculpting School Projects Modeling & DIY Crafts
CRAFT MAGIC$50.681 rev
ARS (3 Pcs) A1 White Foam Board | 24x33 inch (60x84 cm) | 5mm Thick | Polystyrene Foam Board | Core Backing Boards | for Model Making | Mounting Photos | Presentations | Arts Crafts Projects
AL Raied$47.530 rev
ARS (2 Pcs) A3 White Foam Board (29.742 cm) | 5mm Thick | Polystyrene Foam Board | Core Backing Boards | for Model Making | Mounting Photos | Presentations | Arts Crafts Projects
AL Raied$27.901 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Juvale Foam Board Sheets Polystyrene Rectangles for DIY Crafts Art Supplies Sculpture White 17 x 11 x 1 inches LJ-YHGYP-030918-07-1
Juvale$74.724.4★
CRAFT MAGIC 3 Pack White Craft Foam A3 Size (1cm Thick) Polystyrene Thermocol Styrofoam Sheets for Art Sculpting Flower Arrangements Modeling DIY Crafts School Office & Home
CRAFT MAGIC$49.880.0★
ARS (3 Pcs) A1 White Foam Board | 24x33 inch (60x84 cm) | 5mm Thick | Polystyrene Foam Board | Core Backing Boards | for Model Making | Mounting Photos | Presentations | Arts Crafts Projects
AL Raied$47.530.0★
DAISO Expandable Polystyrene Universal Board A2 Lightweight Foam Board for Posters Presentations Crafts & Display Projects
Daiso$7.640.0★
10Pcs DIY Flower Craft Foam Foam Board Sheets Black Craft Foam Blocks Lightweight Craft Boards for Art Projects Model Making Photo Mounting and School Presentations (Black A4)
KASTWAVE$54.045.0★
What buyers say about foam board
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Item was conform to the description”
“Price is good”
“Excellent quality”
“Excellent quality and durable”
What buyers complain about
“3mm thickness dont let the photos fools you its very very thin”
“Not compatible”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is foam board profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?
- The niche generates $27K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the foam board niche?
- 12 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in foam board?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: سماكة, التوافق - بشكل عام. The return rate is 4.5%.
- What does it cost to enter the foam board niche?
- Listings span $5.03–$138.09; the average listing price is $45.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 318 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.