egg boxes
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 78% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible14.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great300.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great£15.80avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good£6.21–£38.91cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay£258K£258K/yr · 113K searches
Growth
Okay+2.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, egg boxes is a £258K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (113K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
egg boxes market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £198K–£237K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 14.5%
- Avg BSR
- #35
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 47%
- Sponsored
- 60%
- Out of stock
- 12.4%
- Avg brand age
- 31 months
- Avg seller age
- 192 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Supa58%
- MPC ERADICATE15%
- HAPPY CHICKENS9%
- Anglia Farm Supplies6%
- SOUJAP4%
- Thymera4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top egg boxes search terms
- egg boxes73K/yr
- egg boxes cardboard for 6 eggs17K/yr
- egg cartons16K/yr
- egg boxes cardboard for 6 eggs 1003K/yr
- egg cartons cardboard4K/yr
Top egg boxes 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.
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Supa Half Dozen Egg Boxes x 24-Pieces Traditional Fibre Egg Box 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable. Packs are Designed to Take Chicken Eggs from Small to Extra Large.
Supa£6.214.4★2,337 rev
MPC ERADICATE Anglia Farm Supplies 100 Cardboard egg boxes half dozen cartons for medium to large eggs with 24 labels
MPC ERADICATE£14.284.4★436 rev
Supa Half Dozen Egg Boxes x 30-Pieces Traditional Fibre Egg Box 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable. Packs are Designed to Take Chicken Eggs from Small to Extra Large.
Supa£7.264.3★182 rev
Supa Half Dozen Egg Boxes x 36 -Pieces Traditional Fibre Egg Box 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable. Packs are Designed to Take Chicken Eggs from Small to Extra Large.
Supa£8.394.6★36 rev
HAPPY CHICKENS- 300 X HALF DOZEN EGG BOXES/CARTONS SUITABLE FOR MEDIUM TO LARGE CHICKEN EGGS
HAPPY CHICKENS£30.324.5★179 rev
Newest
by launch date
Thymera Egg Trays Holds 30 eggs - Cardboard Biodegradable boxes - Reusable Egg Tray Boxes (5 Grey)
Thymera£8.4313 rev
Home Centre Egg Boxes Trays 30 Pieces Holds 6 Eggs Recyclable Cardboard
HomeCentre£9.2240 rev
SOUJAP 40 PCS Egg Boxes Cardboard for 6 Eggs Half Dozen Paper Egg Cartons for Storing Chicken Eggs 15 x 10 x 7cm
SOUJAP£13.601 rev
SOUJAP 50 PCS 6 Count Cardboard Egg Cartons Half Dozen Paper Egg Box for Chicken 15 x 10 x 7cm
SOUJAP£16.722 rev
Supa Half Dozen Egg Boxes x 30-Pieces Traditional Fibre Egg Box 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable. Packs are Designed to Take Chicken Eggs from Small to Extra Large.
Supa£7.26182 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHome Centre Egg Boxes Trays 30 Pieces Holds 6 Eggs Recyclable Cardboard
HomeCentre£9.224.2★
Thymera Egg Trays Holds 30 eggs - Cardboard Biodegradable boxes - Reusable Egg Tray Boxes (5 Grey)
Thymera£8.434.3★
Anglia Farm Supplies 100 Mint Green Egg Boxes - Luxurious Smooth Lid half dozen Coloured Cartons
Anglia Farm Supplies£21.543.9★
Supa Half Dozen Egg Boxes x 36 -Pieces Traditional Fibre Egg Box 100% Recyclable and Biodegradable. Packs are Designed to Take Chicken Eggs from Small to Extra Large.
Supa£8.394.6★
SOUJAP 50 PCS 6 Count Cardboard Egg Cartons Half Dozen Paper Egg Box for Chicken 15 x 10 x 7cm
SOUJAP£16.723.0★
What buyers say about egg boxes
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good egg boxes at a fair price”
“Good quality egg boxes, arrived quickly”
“exactly as described”
“Sturdy boxes”
“Great... waterproof packaging too, so handy when when the delivery driver throws them over the fence on a rainy day”
What buyers complain about
“Reason they are cheap”
“Does the job just not very durable”
“They're ok not the strongest of boxes”
“not as described”
“The catch at the front tears easily which makes it difficult to reuse the boxes”
“Thin cardboard”
“Waste of money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is egg boxes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £258K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the egg boxes niche?
- 8 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in egg boxes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Strength. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for egg boxes peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the egg boxes niche?
- Listings span £6.21–£38.91; the average listing price is £15.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 301 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.