Is hairdressing clips profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £96K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).

How competitive is the hairdressing clips niche?

31 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 53% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in hairdressing clips?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Suitability Short Hair, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.

When does demand for hairdressing clips peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the hairdressing clips niche?

Listings span £1.74–£7.55; the average listing price is £4.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,337 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

hairdressing clips

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.3%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.74–$7.55) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.8%

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

Brand share

Great53%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good43%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,336.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad£96K

£96K/yr · 185K searches

Growth

Bad-11.8%

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

Avg price

Bad£4.78

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£1.74–£7.55

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hairdressing clips is a £96K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (185K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 53% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hairdressing clips market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £72K–£96K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 10.8%
Avg BSR: #160
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 84%
Out of stock: 8.8%
Avg brand age: 25 months
Avg seller age: 188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

31 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

44%

AIMIKE26%
JT JUSTIME10%
XMBYGEY9%
FRAMAR4%
Aeuezxx4%
Beayuer4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Open Trend

Top hairdressing clips search terms

sectioning hair clips38K/yr -10.8%9.7% conv.
hair sectioning clips27K/yr -12.4%9.7% conv.
hairdressing clips24K/yr -10.8%7.9% conv.
hair styling clips18K/yr -11.5%7.4% conv.
sectioning clips12K/yr -1.7%7.5% conv.
hairdresser clips12K/yr -12.5%8.3% conv.
hair plastic clips7K/yr -19.0%8.2% conv.
hair sectioning clips for women6K/yr -4.0%10.3% conv.
styling clips6K/yr -3.3%6.8% conv.
hair dressing clips6K/yr -14.6%9.5% conv.

All search terms

Top hairdressing clips 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

AIMIKE 6pcs Professional Hair Clips for Styling Sectioning Non Slip No-Trace Duck Billed Hair Clips with Silicone Band Salon and Home Hair Cutting Clips for Hairdresser Women Men - Black 10.9cm

AIMIKE£5.024.6★7,041 rev

12pcs Sectioning Clips + 1pcs Antistatic Tail Comb Hair Clamp Grips for Women Girls Hairdressing Styling Salon Tool (Clips & Comb Set)

JT JUSTIME£4.924.6★1,808 rev

6pcs Hair sectioning clips Professional Hair Clips Plastic Hairdresser Clips Hair Styling Clips Salon and Home Hair Cutting Clips for Hairdresser (Black)

XMBYGEY£2.924.4★469 rev

AIMIKE 6PCS Sectioning Hair Clips for Styling Anti-Slip No-Trace Salon Hair Sectioning Clips with Silicone Band

AIMIKE£5.534.6★8,477 rev

AIMIKE 6pcs Duck Billed Hair Clips for Styling & Sectioning No Crease Salon & Cutting Clips with Silicone Band

AIMIKE£5.504.6★5,403 rev

Newest

by launch date

Hair Clips for Styling 3.5 Pin Curl Clip Metal Sectioning Duck Billed Clips Long Roller Styling Alligator Hairdressing

Aujzoo£1.7422 rev

4mo ago

10 Pcs Alligator Hair Clips Styling Sectioning Clips Professional Salon-Grade Hair Clips for Hair Styling Coloring Cutting (Black)

YTBYT£4.3416 rev

8mo ago

12 Pcs Black Claw Clip Black Hairdressing Sectioning Hair Clips Salon Butterfly Hair Clips for Women Girls Crocodile Clips Hair Clamps Styling Accessories

YiJianLiangBai£5.837 rev

9mo ago

12 Pack Professional Hair Sectioning Clips with Wide Teeth for Secure Hold - Ideal for Styling Cutting and Coloring

Clyndora£3.606 rev

9mo ago

12 PCS hairdresser clips butterfly hair clips Salon Hairdresser butterfly clips Hair Styling Accessories black hair clips for Women Girls(Black)

ZPLASK£6.3038 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about hairdressing clips

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall29%

“Strong build quality”

Value For Money17%

“Good for price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall8%

“Fit for purpose”

Color7%

“the colours are pretty too”

Suitability Straight Hair6%

“good for keeping hair separate for styling or out of face”

Hair Styling5%

“Perfect clips for styling hair”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Suitability Curly Hair3%

“Holds curls really well”

Durability2%

“appear quite durable”

What buyers complain about

Strength15%

“weak 2 have broken already”

Suitability Short Hair15%

“Can get stuck in hair”

Quality-Overall10%

“very cheap and easily breakable”

Hair Related9%

“Had to bend for them to hold hair which is a little annoying”

Durability8%

“all broke in less than 6 months”

Grip6%

“Grip on hair could have been better”

Color4%

“Didnt receive the colour I ordered”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“one of the clips came broken as it is stretched out”

Weight Heavy3%

“Very heavy to work with”

Product Condition3%

“Not brand new”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall34%

Quality-Overall11%

Strength8%

Suitability Short Hair8%

Value For Money5%

Functionality-Overall5%

Durability4%

Suitability Long Hair4%