Packing Peanuts
FailThe top 5 brands take 94% of clicks, so Packing Peanuts is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 580 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −7 vs the category median of 4942
- Market size
- £91K/yr96K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -0.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 78%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 11 sellers
Flapen Score
Packing Peanuts against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Packing Peanuts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Packing Peanuts market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Packing Peanuts 96K times last year and spent an estimated £91K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
7.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 96K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £91K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 96K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -0.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £91Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- packing peanuts72K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £13.09.
Listings sell for £13.09 on average, from £5.64 to £27.57. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £13.09 that is £7K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £13.09under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.64–£27.57
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £7K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 14% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #5 within Packaging & Shipping Supplies. It carries 270 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 64%
- Prime listings
- 14%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.3%
- Average rank
- #5in Packaging & Shipping Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.56 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 270per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Packing Peanuts 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 White ECO Packing Peanuts (1 Cubic Ft) - Corn Starch Based Compostable Biodegradable & Water-Soluble - Use as Loose Fill Void Fill Packing Chips & Packaging Filler for Shipping
- Price
- £6.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 307
- Age
- 2y ago

White Packing Peanuts Biodegradable Compostable & Water-Soluble Protective Postal Packaging Void Filler Loose Fill Packing Chips (5 Cubic Ft)
- Price
- £13.28
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 2y ago

White Packing Peanuts Biodegradable Compostable & Water-Soluble Protective Postal Packaging Void Filler Loose Fill Packing Chips (1.5 Cubic Ft)
- Price
- £7.46
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 2y ago

White Packing Peanuts Biodegradable Compostable & Water-Soluble Protective Postal Packaging Void Filler Loose Fill Packing Chips (15 Cubic Ft)
- Price
- £25.76
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 2y ago

1 Large Bag (15 CUBIC FEET) Of Ecoflo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies
- Price
- £25.07
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 496
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
RFE EcoFlo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (15 Cubic Feet)
- Price
- £27.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

RFE EcoFlo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (1 Cubic Feet - 28 litres)
- Price
- £7.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

Bubble Cushioning Wrap for Packaging and Mailing Heavy Small Air Bubbles 300mm x 10m Roll Packing or Storage (300mm x 10m)
- Price
- £6.41
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 625
- Age
- 3y ago

Trojan Packaging Ecoflo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (Rainbow 15 Cubic Feet)
- Price
- £27.06
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 2y ago

White Packing Peanuts Biodegradable Compostable & Water-Soluble Protective Postal Packaging Void Filler Loose Fill Packing Chips (15 Cubic Ft)
- Price
- £25.76
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
RFE EcoFlo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (0.5 Cubic Feet - 14 litres)
- Price
- £6.62
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

RFE EcoFlo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (1 Cubic Feet - 28 litres)
- Price
- £7.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

RFE EcoFlo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (15 Cubic Feet)
- Price
- £27.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago

Trojan Packaging Ecoflo Biodegradable Packing Peanuts - Protective Postal Mailing Packaging Packing Void Loose Fill Filler Filling Supplies (Rainbow 15 Cubic Feet)
- Price
- £27.06
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 2y ago

White Packing Peanuts Biodegradable Compostable & Water-Soluble Protective Postal Packaging Void Filler Loose Fill Packing Chips (5 Cubic Ft)
- Price
- £13.28
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
11
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- STORM TRADING GROUP45%
- Triplast32%
- RFE8%
- YYchan4%
- SZSYumUnion4%
- Sunrise Packaging3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand
Packing Peanuts search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Search terms
Top Packing Peanuts search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- packing peanuts72K/yr
- packaging peanuts6K/yr
- packing peanuts biodegradable5K/yr
- polystyrene packaging4K/yr
- polystyrene packing chips5K/yr
- packing chips4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Packing Peanuts
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
When they say Large they mean LARGE
Very small bag
the roll seems tiny -
misleading images
Not like the pictures at all
Images of box is misleading
Not worth the price
I just wish it was cheaper
not wort the price
It is a very low-quality bubble wrap
Problems arise when you try to open out
Love
Good quality
Great quality and loads of it
Repeat purchase, great quality
Good value for money
Worth buying
Reasonable price
like the idea of them being biodegradable
Environmentally friendly
environmentally friendly
Protected the valuables when shipping
Entertaining for cats
Fab for encouraging creative play
Return
0.5% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing
When they say Large they mean LARGE
Very small bag
the roll seems tiny -
misleading images
Not like the pictures at all
Images of box is misleading
It is a very low-quality bubble wrap
Not worth the price
I just wish it was cheaper
not wort the price
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