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cling film refill

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 22Conversion 84Competition 14Returns 93Price range 82Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 74Quality gap 35

Avg price

Incredible£23.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.2%

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

Price range

Great£11.16–£34.50

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

Review moat

Good538

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-6.2%

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

Market size

Bad£70K

£70K/yr · 33K searches

Competition

Bad83%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cling film refill is a £70K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cling film refill market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£69K–£92K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.2%
Avg BSR
#138
Page quality
0%
Prime
60%
Sponsored
70%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
68 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • lakeland42%
  • Wrapmaster35%
  • We Can Source It Ltd19%
  • Rosdeca3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top cling film refill search terms

  • wrapmaster19K/yr
  • wrapmaster 100011K/yr
  • wrap master3K/yr
All search terms

Top cling film refill 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%15%£10K30%£21K45%£31K60%£42K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cling film refill

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall28%

“High quality cling wrap”

Value For Money17%

“Reasonably priced”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“It does the job”

Ease Of Use9%

“Easy to use”

Dispensing Mechanism7%

“Dispenser”

Durability5%

“Long lasting”

Refills-Overall3%

“Great refills, last forever”

Efficiency3%

“Works well, unwinds smoothly”

Strength2%

“The mounting arrangement of the previous version was robust”

Size-Overall2%

“its a got fit”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall30%

“The rolls are too short”

Quality-Overall15%

“The cling film is extremely poor quality and just tears”

Compatibility-Overall11%

“Its more of a compatibility issue than anything else”

Value For Money8%

“Expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Product descriptions do not even hint at that”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Couldn't get this to work”

Compactness4%

“only issue is its very close in size to the compact range”

Shape/Style2%

“the old style do not fit”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“When you get it out of box it is compact the instructions are not very clear”

Thickness2%

“Very thin and the poorest quality”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall60%
Compatibility-Overall14%
Dispensing Mechanism6%
Functionality-Overall5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Value For Money1%
Ease Of Use1%
Refills-Overall1%
Cutting/Trimming1%

Common questions

Is cling film refill profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £70K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -6.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the cling film refill niche?
4 brands and 71 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cling film refill?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for cling film refill peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cling film refill niche?
Listings span £11.16–£34.50; the average listing price is £23.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 538 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.