Boxes for Posting
FailShoppers spend only $50K a year here, so Boxes for Posting is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 39 / 100Ranks 638 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −10 vs the category median of 4939
- Market size
- £50K/yr116K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -17.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 65%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 22 sellers
Flapen Score
Boxes for Posting against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Boxes for Posting is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Boxes for Posting market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Boxes for Posting 116K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Nov. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
4.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 116K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 116K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -17.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £50Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- small boxes for posting33K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.93.
Listings sell for £8.93 on average, from £4.01 to £17.31. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.93 that is £893 to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.93under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.01–£17.31
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £893–£2K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 72% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #95 within Packaging & Shipping Supplies. It carries 710 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 72%
- Prime listings
- 72%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.4%
- Average rank
- #95in Packaging & Shipping Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 710per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 40 months
Products
Top Boxes for Posting products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Triplast 203 x 152 x 152mm Small Single Wall 8x6x6 Shipping Mailing Postal Gift Cuboid Cardboard Boxes (Pack of 5)
- Price
- £4.01
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 511
- Age
- 10y ago
Corrugated Cardboard Shipping Boxes 15x10x5cm Royal Mail Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)
- Price
- £8.29
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 851
- Age
- 5y ago
Small Cardboard Boxes Brown Corrugated Shipping Boxes 7.3x5 x1.8 Inches (18.5x12.5x4.5 cm) Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)
- Price
- £7.56
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 1y ago
Triplast C6 160 x 110 x 20 mm White PIP Cardboard Large Letter Postal Box for Royal Mail (Pack of 10)
- Price
- £5.16
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,179
- Age
- 9y ago
Triplast 203 x 152 x 102mm Small Single Wall 8x6x4 Shipping Mailing Postal Gift Cuboid Cardboard Boxes (Pack of 25)
- Price
- £7.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,744
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
25 Boxes of 8x6x4 Inch Small Cardboard Boxes Pack of 25 | Single Wall Shipping Boxes Mailing & Postal Boxes | Strong Corrugated Packing Boxes for Moving Storage Royal Mail Small Parcel
- Price
- £8.20
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 2mo ago
APACALI 50 Pack Small Shipping Boxes 150x100x40mm / 5.9 x 3.9 x 1.5 Inch Brown Corrugated Cardboard Mailing Boxes for Business Packing Mailing Storing Posting
- Price
- £16.92
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 3y ago
Small Cardboard Boxes White Corrugated Shipping Boxes 7.1 x 4.3 x1.9 Inches (18 x11 x5 cm) Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)
- Price
- £7.50
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 7mo ago
Small Cardboard Boxes Brown Corrugated Shipping Boxes 7.3x5 x1.8 Inches (18.5x12.5x4.5 cm) Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)
- Price
- £7.56
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 1y ago
Triplast C6 160 x 110 x 20 mm White PIP Cardboard Large Letter Postal Box for Royal Mail (Pack of 10)
- Price
- £5.16
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,179
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch date25 Boxes of 8x6x4 Inch Small Cardboard Boxes Pack of 25 | Single Wall Shipping Boxes Mailing & Postal Boxes | Strong Corrugated Packing Boxes for Moving Storage Royal Mail Small Parcel
- Price
- £8.20
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 2mo ago
Small Cardboard Boxes White Corrugated Shipping Boxes 7.1 x 4.3 x1.9 Inches (18 x11 x5 cm) Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)
- Price
- £7.50
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 7mo ago
Small Cardboard Boxes Brown Corrugated Shipping Boxes 7.3x5 x1.8 Inches (18.5x12.5x4.5 cm) Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)
- Price
- £7.56
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 1y ago
HORLIMER 6 Pack Shipping Boxes 152x100x76 mm (6x4x3 inch) Brown Corrugated Cardboard Boxes for Small Item Packaging Secure Storage and Business
- Price
- £7.67
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 445
- Age
- 1y ago
Triplast Ecommerce Crash Lock Boxes with Peel & Seal Strips - Pack of 5 x ECOM02 (200x100x100mm) - Easy to Assemble Quick Seal Strong Cardboard Postal Box Mailers for Packing & Shipping Small Parcels
- Price
- £6.46
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
13 falling
Sellers
22
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
14%
- Triplast44%
- Trendecor14%
- STRBOXONG12%
- All-Pack Solutions7%
- Apex Business Supplies5%
- HORLIMER4%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 14%)
Demand
Boxes for Posting search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Boxes for Posting search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- small boxes for posting33K/yr
- small postage boxes17K/yr
- small shipping boxes14K/yr
- packaging boxes for small business11K/yr
- postage boxes small parcel8K/yr
- small postal boxes7K/yr
- shipping boxes small6K/yr
- small packaging boxes6K/yr
- mailer boxes4K/yr
- 45 x 35 x 16 postal box4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Boxes for Posting
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
boxes are bad quality
This purchase is very cheaply made
Bad quality
Size listing is incorrect
Not the specified size
Small size
Very flimsy
Flimsy
Not very strong
They don't even close properly or line up to tape up
Boxes difficult to tape up
Difficult to tape bottom of box
Size listing is incorrect
Misleading description
Not as advertised
Love
Good price
Brilliant worth the money
Great value
Excellent quality boxes
Great quality boxes
Good quality
There good size
Large enough for what I need :
Size was exactly what I needed
As described
Just right for what I needed
Exactly as description
Easy assembly
Easy to assemble
Ive had no concerns using these—they assemble easily
Return
0.4% Return rate 89% Fixable by listing
Size listing is incorrect
Not the specified size
Small size
Very flimsy
Flimsy
Not very strong
Very thin
boxes are bad quality
This purchase is very cheaply made
Bad quality
Size listing is incorrect
Misleading description
Not as advertised
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FAQ
Common Boxes for Posting questions
Answered from the same tracked data.