Is chemical metal profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £210K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).

How competitive is the chemical metal niche?

2 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in chemical metal?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.5%.

When does demand for chemical metal peak?

Demand peaks in Apr; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the chemical metal niche?

Listings span £4.82–£15.55; the average listing price is £7.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,337 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

chemical metal

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Incredible17.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£210K

£210K/yr · 164K searches

Growth

Okay+8.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Bad7,336.92

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£7.48

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad81%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Price range

Bad£4.82–£15.55

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, chemical metal is a £210K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (164K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

chemical metal market data

Units sold / yr: 25K–30K; avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr: £187K–£224K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 17.1%
Avg BSR: #112
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 50%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 55 months
Avg seller age: 177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

J-B Weld94%
HIVETZ6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.6% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top chemical metal search terms

jb weld74K/yr +13.3%14.7% conv.
liquid metal27K/yr +3.7%7.6% conv.
jb weld metal20K/yr +9.5%19.9% conv.
chemical metal15K/yr +8.0%8.9% conv.
jb weld epoxy5K/yr -2.7%11.6% conv.
metal weld5K/yr -0.8%9.9% conv.
metal epoxy5K/yr -8.8%9.6% conv.
j b weld4K/yr +24.8%17.0% conv.
j-b weld3K/yr +20.8%13.1% conv.
j b weld metal3K/yr -8.2%21.9% conv.

All search terms

Top chemical metal 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

JB Weld Original Cold-Weld 8265-SUK Steel Reinforced Epoxy - Dark Grey (Packaging may vary)

J-B Weld£5.064.6★23,025 rev

J-B Weld 8267UK SteelStik Epoxy Putty dark grey

J-B Weld£7.104.5★15,650 rev

JB WELD KWIKWELD - 6 MINUTE STEEL EPOXY | Strong Lasting Repairs To Metal & Multiple Other Surface Types | 50176UK

J-B Weld£6.624.3★4,337 rev

J-B Weld Syringe Original Cold-Weld Two-Part Epoxy System Ultra-Fast Setting Time High Strength Suitable for All Metals and Other Materials Dark Grey 25ml

J-B Weld£4.824.6★1,250 rev

Strong AB Liquid Metal Weld Paste - All Purpose Repair Glue Industrial Heat Resistance 20ML

HIVETZ£5.994.1★561 rev

Newest

by launch date

Strong AB Liquid Metal Weld Paste - All Purpose Repair Glue Industrial Heat Resistance 20ML

HIVETZ£5.99561 rev

2y ago

J-B Weld 8281 Professional Size Steel Reinforced Epoxy Twin Pack 10 oz

J-B Weld£15.55224 rev

7y ago

J-B Weld Syringe Original Cold-Weld Two-Part Epoxy System Ultra-Fast Setting Time High Strength Suitable for All Metals and Other Materials Dark Grey 25ml

J-B Weld£4.821,250 rev

9y ago

J-B Weld 37901 ExtremeHeat High Temperature Resistant Metallic Paste - 3 oz Grey

J-B Weld£6.3411,920 rev

10y ago

J-B Weld 8281 Original Cold-Weld Epoxy Dark Grey 10 oz

J-B Weld£12.919,463 rev

10y ago

What buyers say about chemical metal

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Astonishing product”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“As described”

Strength12%

“Strong and Easy to Use”

Adhesion/Stickiness7%

“Decent glue”

Durability7%

“Strong and durable”

Ease Of Use6%

“Easy to use”

Maintenance And Repair6%

“Solves lots of repair problems”

Value For Money5%

“Good value for money”

Efficiency4%

“100% effective”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Did not set hard”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall15%

“Didn't work”

Quality-Overall10%

“Absolutely rubbish product, completely useless”

Durability8%

“It broke again”

Adhesion/Stickiness8%

“Sticky stuff”

Hard Feel7%

“Hardens in bottle”

Ease Of Use6%

“difficult to open”

Assembly/Installation6%

“took 48 hours to set hard”

Strength4%

“Not Strong,”

Leak-Proof4%

“Had a dish washer leak”

Value For Money3%

“Amazon Prime still expensive”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall18%

Adhesion/Stickiness14%

Defective Material/Parts12%

Compatibility-Overall8%

Color7%