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pine candle

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but soft demand (-34.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 17Growth 8Conversion 77Competition 76Returns 97Price range 78Avg price 92Brand share 26Review moat 70Quality gap 82

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£21.69

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great£8.15–£40.14

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

Conversion

Great7.4%

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

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good680.97

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay90%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Bad£67K

£67K/yr · 42K searches

Growth

Bad-34.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pine candle is a £67K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (42K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pine candle market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£43K–£54K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.4%
Avg BSR
#492
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
14.5%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

8%

  • Skandinavisk72%
  • Spotless Leopard7%
  • SIMPLY SUBLIME SCENTS4%
  • Ocoee House4%
  • Yankee Candle3%
  • 96NORTH3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 20 weeks — -34.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
500300Spike '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top pine candle search terms

  • skandinavisk16K/yr
  • pine candle11K/yr
  • skandinavisk candle6K/yr
  • skog3K/yr
  • pine scented candle6K/yr
All search terms

Top pine candle 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.

0%5%£3K10%£7K15%£10K20%£13K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pine candle

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

What buyers love

Smell52%

“Beautiful fragrance”

Brightness/Shine/Glow11%

“Absolutely beautiful candle”

Quality-Overall7%

“You can tell its a good quality candle”

Gifting Purpose6%

“I would highly recommend this either for yourself or for gifting”

Fun/Entertainment Experience3%

“Greatly eanjoyed”

Value For Money2%

“so it feels like good value”

Suitable For Indoor1%

“Suitable for all interiors”

Design-Overall1%

“fits perfectly with the decor”

Durability1%

“worked well for a long time”

Moist/Dry1%

“Fab moisturizer”

What buyers complain about

Smell33%

“Not pleasant smell”

Value For Money24%

“feels more expensive than it was”

Dispensing Mechanism5%

“Poor dispenser”

Quality-Overall5%

“Garbage - dont bother”

Size-Overall3%

“Its slightly smaller than expected”

Strength2%

“It's not very strong, it's subtle”

Noise Level2%

“However towards the end of the wick, while lit, we heard a lot popping noise and saw the glass had broken”

Ease Of Use2%

“It's not useful”

Top return reasons

Smell48%
Size-Overall14%
Motor Power5%
Flammable5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Gifting Purpose5%
Value For Money5%
Compatibility-Overall5%
Moist/Dry5%
Dispensing Mechanism5%

Common questions

Is pine candle profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £67K/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -34.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the pine candle niche?
10 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pine candle?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Value For Money, Dispensing Mechanism. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the pine candle niche?
Listings span £8.15–£40.14; the average listing price is £21.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 681 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.