grease cartridge
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.2%), but a small market ($86K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible£24.34avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great10.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great£2.57–£72.74cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great410.17avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+20.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad£86K£86K/yr · 33K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grease cartridge is a £86K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
grease cartridge market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £73K–£97K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.7%
- Avg BSR
- #63
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 67%
- Sponsored
- 39%
- Out of stock
- 3.9%
- Avg brand age
- 80 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
10%
- Carlube30%
- Agri-Linc24%
- Smith & Allan14%
- HMT11%
- Hilka7%
- EXL4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +20.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top grease cartridge search terms
- grease cartridge24K/yr
- grease gun cartridge5K/yr
- grease tube3K/yr
Top grease cartridge 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 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Carlube XMG030 Lithium Multi-Purpose Grease Cartridge
Carlube£6.174.6★1,844 rev
Grease Cartridges Box of 12 EP2 General Purpose Lithium-based Brown Grease lubricant in 400g/14oz Cartridge for Grease Gun by Agri-Linc
Agri-Linc£39.654.7★211 rev
HMT Lithium Multipurpose Grease EP2 6 x 400g Cartridges | NLGI 2 Lithium EP Grease for Bearings Machinery & Vehicles | High Load Anti-Wear Water Resistant Corrosion Protection Industrial
HMT£20.604.6★384 rev
Lithium EP2 Grease Cartridge Multi-Purpose NLGI2 12 x 400g Tube
Smith & Allan£28.384.9★17 rev
Hilka 84802003 3oz Grease Gun Cartridge Set
Hilka£6.834.5★610 rev
Newest
by launch dateLithium EP2 Grease Cartridge Multi-Purpose NLGI2 12 x 400g Tube
Smith & Allan£28.3817 rev
Lithium EP2 Grease Cartridge Multi-Purpose NLGI2 6 x 400g Tube
Smith & Allan£16.876 rev
Lithium EP2 Grease Cartridge Multi-Purpose NLGI2 36 x 400g Tube
Smith & Allan£72.743 rev
Molyslip ARVINA EP2 Multi-Purpose Grease Cartridge 400g - High Performance High Temp Protection - Tube
MOLYSLIP£5.7650 rev
Multi Purpose Grease Cartridge EP2 Tube EXOL Lithium grease 400g (PACK of 2)
EXL£9.79140 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Sealey SCS106 EP2 Lithium Complex Grease Cartridge 400g
Sealey£7.174.4★
Lithium EP2 Grease Cartridge Multi-Purpose NLGI2 6 x 400g Tube
Smith & Allan£16.874.7★
HMT Lithium Multipurpose Grease EP2 12 x 400g Cartridges | NLGI 2 EP Grease for Industrial Construction & Agricultural Machinery | Extreme Pressure Anti-Wear Corrosion & Water Resistant Grease
HMT£35.894.6★
TETROSYL LTD Carlube Xmg070 Lithium Multi-Purpose Grease
Carlube£2.574.6★
HMT Lithium Multipurpose Grease EP2 3 x 400g Cartridges | NLGI 2 Extreme Pressure EP Grease | Anti-Wear Corrosion & Water Resistant Lubricant for Bearings Automotive Agricultural & Industrial
HMT£13.444.6★
What buyers say about grease cartridge
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good price”
“The perfect cartridges recommended to go with the Grease gun”
“As described”
“Easy to use”
“Good quality”
“Works well”
“Nice and thick”
“Staying power”
What buyers complain about
“Doesnt work out of the box”
“My car boot was making a noise when I opened it”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is grease cartridge profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £86K/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +20.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the grease cartridge niche?
- 10 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in grease cartridge?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Noise Level. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for grease cartridge peak?
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the grease cartridge niche?
- Listings span £2.57–£72.74; the average listing price is £24.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 410 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.