oil spill granules
Skip itA small market ($28K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Incredible56.13avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great10.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Good£13.25avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay£7.71–£21.04cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay68%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-5.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£28K£28K/yr · 20K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, oil spill granules is a £28K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (20K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
oil spill granules market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £33K–£40K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.8%
- Avg BSR
- #273
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 38%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 20.0%
- Avg brand age
- 63 months
- Avg seller age
- 194 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
18
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Safety First Aid Group35%
- BearTOOLS16%
- Spill-Aid14%
- RE-GEN12%
- Flowfit10%
- Ecospill4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — -5.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Top oil spill granules search terms
- oil spill granules4K/yr
- vomit absorbent powder4K/yr
- absorbent granules3K/yr
- oil absorbent granules3K/yr
- absorbent powder2K/yr
- sick powder2K/yr
Top oil spill granules 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Safety First Aid Group HypaClean Absorbent Powder 500 g
Safety First Aid Group£8.304.6★187 rev
BearTOOLS Spill Absorbent Granules 30L capacity - Fire-Resistant Highly Absorbent Granules for Indoor/Outdoor Use - Spill Control for Home Garages Work Sites
BearTOOLS£19.884.1★68 rev
Spill-Aid Rapid Spill Absorbent Granules 30L Fast-Acting Powder for Oil Fuel Chemicals & Bodily Fluids | Industrial Spill Cleanup for Garages Workshops & Warehouses | UK Made
Spill-Aid£21.043.7★8 rev
Flowfit Eco-Sustainable Granules Absorbent Compound 30L Bag Industrial Spillage Absorbent Fire Retardent Compound for Oil Water Fuel Cleaning
Flowfit£16.184.8★27 rev
Safety First Aid Group HypaClean Absorbent Powder for spillages 10g Pack of 25
Safety First Aid Group£7.714.6★23 rev
Newest
by launch date
3x 500g Bottles (1.5kg) RE-GEN Body Fluid Clean Up Vomit Urine Biohazard Spill Absorbent Granules | Ideal for first aid kits patient care facilities spill response stations janitorial supplies
RE-GEN£17.507 rev
6X 100g Bottles RE-GEN Body Fluid Clean Up Vomit Urine Biohazard Spill Highly Absorbent Granules | Ideal for First aid Kits Patient Care Facilities Spill Response Stations Janitorial Supplies
RE-GEN£14.092 rev
2X 500g Bottles (1kg) RE-GEN Body Fluid Clean Up Vomit Urine Biohazard Spill Absorbent Granules | Ideal for First aid Kits Patient Care Facilities Spill Response Stations Janitorial Supplies
RE-GEN£13.645 rev
500g Bottle RE-GEN Body Fluid Clean Up Vomit Urine Biohazard Spill Highly Absorbent Granules | Ideal for First aid Kits Patient Care Facilities Spill Response Stations Janitorial Supplies
RE-GEN£8.005 rev
Spill-Aid Rapid Spill Absorbent Granules 30L Fast-Acting Powder for Oil Fuel Chemicals & Bodily Fluids | Industrial Spill Cleanup for Garages Workshops & Warehouses | UK Made
Spill-Aid£21.048 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum2X 500g Bottles (1kg) RE-GEN Body Fluid Clean Up Vomit Urine Biohazard Spill Absorbent Granules | Ideal for First aid Kits Patient Care Facilities Spill Response Stations Janitorial Supplies
RE-GEN£13.645.0★
6X 100g Bottles RE-GEN Body Fluid Clean Up Vomit Urine Biohazard Spill Highly Absorbent Granules | Ideal for First aid Kits Patient Care Facilities Spill Response Stations Janitorial Supplies
RE-GEN£14.094.5★
CarpLife Bivvy Loo Absorbent Powder 1kg Super Absorbent Powder for Portable Toilet For Camping Fishing Hiking Travel Toilets For Adults & Children Absorbing Powdered Crystals Granules
CarpLife Products Ltd£14.044.7★
Spill-Aid Rapid Spill Absorbent Granules 30L Fast-Acting Powder for Oil Fuel Chemicals & Bodily Fluids | Industrial Spill Cleanup for Garages Workshops & Warehouses | UK Made
Spill-Aid£21.043.7★
Absorbent Granules 1-pack (5L) Rapid Spill Cleanup for Oils Fuels Chemicals Paint & Bodily Fluids Industrial Absorbent Powder for Home Workshops Warehouses Garages UK-Made
Spill-Aid£10.223.7★
What buyers say about oil spill granules
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great product”
“Excellent product at a good price”
“Have used these at a school and they do a good job of getting rid of the smell and staining”
“Does what it says”
“Good for clearing fluids”
“Good for all body fluids spillsetc”
“Good for all body fluids spillsetc”
“Very absorbent and you don't have to stand ripping open sachets”
What buyers complain about
“an expensive bag of sawdust”
“Not very effective, not granules”
“Not a very good product”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is oil spill granules profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £28K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -5.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the oil spill granules niche?
- 10 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in oil spill granules?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- What does it cost to enter the oil spill granules niche?
- Listings span £7.71–£21.04; the average listing price is £13.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 56 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.