insulin needles
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 83% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great184.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great9.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good£455K£455K/yr · 419K searches
Avg price
Okay£11.05avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Okay+3.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay£2.95–£19.94cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Bad83%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, insulin needles is a £455K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (419K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
insulin needles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £332K–£442K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.8%
- Avg BSR
- #58
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 89%
- Sponsored
- 56%
- Out of stock
- 6.6%
- Avg brand age
- 22 months
- Avg seller age
- 216 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
8%
- RecPhysical60%
- Embecta8%
- rietegio8%
- MediFyn5%
- Meterbox5%
- JIUBULUJIU5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +3.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Top insulin needles search terms
- insulin needles266K/yr
- insulin needle68K/yr
- insulin syringe30K/yr
- insulin syringes19K/yr
- subcutaneous injection needles11K/yr
- 8mm insulin needles5K/yr
- 0.6ml insulin syringe with needle8K/yr
- fms micro syringe 32g 8mm 1ml6K/yr
- sterile insulin needles4K/yr
- diabetic syringes with needle 1ml2K/yr
Top insulin needles 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 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Recphysical Pack of 10 - 1ml Plastic Measuring Dispensers Individually Sealed Multipurpose Use
RecPhysical£4.524.6★899 rev
Embecta Micro-Fine 0.3ml U-100 with 30G 8mm Syringe | Multipurpose Use Syringe | Latex-Free CE Certified Pack of 100
Embecta£9.483.6★12 rev
10 Pack 1ml Dispensing Measuring Tools Individually Sealed Lab Accessories Pet Liquid Feeding Tools
rietegio£3.754.6★526 rev
MediFyn 20pcs 1ml Dispensing Tool Indivdually Sterile Packaging 1ml 0.3x13mm 30G Plastic Multiple Uses Measuring Tool
MediFyn£13.334.5★12 rev
100Pack 1ml 31Gx8mm Multi-Purpose Measuring & Dispensing Tools Plastic Laboratory AccessoriesIndividually Packaging
Meterbox£18.004.1★38 rev
Newest
by launch dateEmbecta Micro-Fine 0.3ml U-100 with 30G 8mm Syringe | Multipurpose Use Syringe | Latex-Free CE Certified Pack of 100
Embecta£9.4812 rev
100 Pack 1ml Plastic Multiple Uses Measuring Tools Individually Sealed Packaging 31g/8mm (100)
JIBENGAO£17.9912 rev
Sterile 100 x 0.5ml/cc 30G x 1/2 Multipurpose Measuring & Dispensing Tool Individually Packed (LAB use only )
tested peptides£19.9460 rev
MediFyn 20pcs 1ml Dispensing Tool Indivdually Sterile Packaging 1ml 0.3x13mm 30G Plastic Multiple Uses Measuring Tool
MediFyn£13.3312 rev
JIUBULUJIU 10Pcs Plastic Syringes 1ml Syringe with Cap Multifunctional Measuring Feeding Pet Syringe for Labs Accessories Plant Watering Craft Supplies
JIUBULUJIU£2.9536 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumEmbecta Micro-Fine 0.3ml U-100 with 30G 8mm Syringe | Multipurpose Use Syringe | Latex-Free CE Certified Pack of 100
Embecta£9.483.6★
MediFyn 20pcs 1ml Dispensing Tool Indivdually Sterile Packaging 1ml 0.3x13mm 30G Plastic Multiple Uses Measuring Tool
MediFyn£13.334.5★
JIUBULUJIU 10Pcs Plastic Syringes 1ml Syringe with Cap Multifunctional Measuring Feeding Pet Syringe for Labs Accessories Plant Watering Craft Supplies
JIUBULUJIU£2.954.6★
30 Pack RecPhysical 1ml 30G 8mm Multi-Purpose Measuring Tools Individually Packed
RecPhysical£9.534.4★
Recphysical Pack of 10 - 1ml Plastic Measuring Dispensers Individually Sealed Multipurpose Use
RecPhysical£4.524.6★
What buyers say about insulin needles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As advertised”
“Excellent product”
“Fair price”
“Easy to use”
“Golden Dose Perfect”
“They needles are strong and perfect sharpness”
“Fit for purpose”
“I found them easy to control when dispensing slowly”
“Great insulin needles”
“Effective”
What buyers complain about
“These are not as sharp as others I've order”
“These are dangerous to use A very cheap low quality product”
“Not fit for purpose”
“Flimsy, traps lots of air bubbles which are difficult to remove”
“Painful”
“kept bending when trying to inject”
“Not as advertised”
“The needle needs a little more effort than normal to pierce the skin”
“Needles are really blunt you really have to push to penetrate that skin”
“1 even broke off in the skin”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is insulin needles profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £455K/yr across 9 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the insulin needles niche?
- 8 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in insulin needles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sharpness, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for insulin needles peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the insulin needles niche?
- Listings span £2.95–£19.94; the average listing price is £11.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 185 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.