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Black Plastic Sheeting

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But shoppers spend only $32K a year here, so Black Plastic Sheeting is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 18% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£32K/yr42K searches / yr
90-day growth
+32.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 28 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Plastic Sheeting against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Black Plastic Sheeting is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Plastic Sheeting market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Plastic Sheeting 42K times last year and spent an estimated £32K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 42K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +32.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £32K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
42K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+32.3%
Conversion, latest week
6.1%
Market size, estimated
£32Ka year
Peak month
October2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
black plastic sheeting23K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.57.

Listings sell for £12.57 on average, from £4.90 to £39.44. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £12.57 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.57under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.90–£39.44
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 71% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #90 within Raw Materials. It carries 597 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
71%
Out of stock, average day
6.9%
Average rank
#90in Raw Materials
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
597per listing
Listings tracked
35

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 46 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
46 months

Products

Top Black Plastic Sheeting products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£963£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

25%

  • PROMORE22%
  • CHESTAF20%
  • TEYIAN11%
  • GardenersDream11%
  • GSHUR9%
  • Duzlee3%

Demand

Black Plastic Sheeting search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

1K800Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Black Plastic Sheeting search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • black plastic sheeting23K/yr
  • black polythene sheeting6K/yr
  • black plastic sheet6K/yr
  • heavy duty black plastic sheeting3K/yr
  • black plastic4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Plastic Sheeting

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Thickness30%−0.14

Not extra thick

Not especially thick

not as thick as I thought it would be

Material Quality11%−0.05

it is literally just a sheet of plastic

thin material, returned

Black and made of plastic

Strength7%+0.54

rather brittle

Brittle

Rubbish, not as described, thin lightweight plastic, go and buy from a DIY store to get proper weight

Durability6%−0.05

Dont expect it to last long at all- complete waste of money

weeds still get through, rips easily, would not use it again

It will split even after a pilot hole

Weight Heavy5%−0.05

Not heavy duty

Not particularly heavy duty

This Black Plastic Sheeting is NOT Heavy Duty

Love

Quality-Overall19%+1.19

I also appreciated how consistent the quality feels across the whole sheet

Great quality liner for garden planters

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%+1.27

As described

Performs as expected

Exactly as advertised

Strength13%+0.54

Good strong garden soil sheet

Nothing flimsy about this

Really strong

Value For Money11%+0.65

Decent value for money

Excellent value

Good value

Thickness10%−0.14

Decent thick plastic

thick -perfect

Really good thick sheets

Return

0.7% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Thin28%▁█▃▇▆▅
Size-Overall19%█▅▆▃▅▇
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%▁▁█▄█▄

Completely unfit for advertised use

Not as pictured

This is NOT SUITABLE FOR ADVERTISED PURPOSES

Quality-Overall8%▁▁▆█▆█
Thickness7%█▅▂▂▂▃

Not extra thick

Not especially thick

not as thick as I thought it would be

FAQ

Common Black Plastic Sheeting questions

Answered from the same tracked data.