Paper Bags
MaybeReturns run at only 0.6% of orders. But products sell for $7.12 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Paper Bags is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 63 / 100Top 6% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +14 vs the category median of 4963
- Market size
- £552K/yr1.1M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +15.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 33%top-5 click share · 27 brands · 36 sellers
Flapen Score
Paper Bags against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Paper Bags is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Paper Bags market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Paper Bags 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £552K. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
7.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +15.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £552K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.1M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +15.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £552Ka year
- Peak month
- November2.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- paper bags423K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.12.
Listings sell for £7.12 on average, from £2.93 to £21.83. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £7.12 that is £7K to £9K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.12under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.93–£21.83
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £7K–£9K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 86% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #101 within Food Service Equipment & Supplies. It carries 710 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 77%
- Prime listings
- 86%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.1%
- Average rank
- #101in Food Service Equipment & Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 710per listing
- Listings tracked
- 56
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 3 of last year's 7 launches as successful.
7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 7
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 36 months
Products
Top Paper Bags 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
HURUC 50 Pcs Brown Paper Bags With Handles 130GSM Medium Paper Gift Bags for Present Eco-Friendly Kraft Carrier Bags Christmas Easter Birthday Parties 18x24x8cm
- Price
- £11.45
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 585
- Age
- 3y ago

ezkart Pack of 200 - Versatile Brown Paper Bags for Groceries Vegetables Bread & Fruits- Ideal as Sandwich Cake Paper Food Bags Pick and mix bags Sweet Bags (200 7x7 Inch)
- Price
- £4.72
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 763
- Age
- 3y ago

200 x Strung Kraft Paper Bags (10 x 10 inch) Brown Paper Bags for Food Lunch Gifts Groceries Sandwiches & Takeaway | Greaseproof & Eco-Friendly Fruit Bag | Recyclable Large Brown Bag
- Price
- £5.87
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 329
- Age
- 1y ago

5x7 Pack of 100 Assorted Striped Paper Sweet Bags Ideal for Any Occasion & can be used as Party Candy Sweet Gift Popcorn Small Paper (Mixed 5x7-100 Bags)
- Price
- £4.19
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,242
- Age
- 3y ago

Clearly 50 Small Brown Kraft Paper Bags with Handles | 8.5x7x3 | 70 GSM -Thickness | SOS Takeaway Lunch Grocery Gift | Take Away Bags for Shopping Store Bakery Restaurants
- Price
- £5.75
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 334
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
200 x Strung Kraft Paper Bags (10 x 10 inch) Brown Paper Bags for Food Lunch Gifts Groceries Sandwiches & Takeaway | Greaseproof & Eco-Friendly Fruit Bag | Recyclable Large Brown Bag
- Price
- £5.87
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 329
- Age
- 1y ago

200 x Strung Kraft Paper Bags (7 x 7 inch) Brown Paper Bags for Food Lunch Gifts Groceries Sandwiches & Takeaway | Greaseproof & Eco-Friendly Recyclable Small Brown Fruit Bag
- Price
- £4.85
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 329
- Age
- 1y ago

Gcardist Brown Paper Gift Bags with Handles Bulk 100Pcs Assorted Sizes (Large-33Pcs Medium-33Pcs Small-34Pcs)
- Price
- £21.83
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 11mo ago

Brown Kraft Paper Bags with Handles 50 Large Recyclable Biodegradable SOS Carrier Bag (12 x 10 x 5.5) | Eco-Friendly Strong Takeaway Grocery Shopping Lunch Party & Gift Bags for Catering
- Price
- £8.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 118
- Age
- 1y ago

Clearly White SOS Kraft Paper Bags with Handles | 70 GSM -Thickness | SOS Takeaway Lunch Grocery Gift | Take Away Bags for Shopping Store Bakery Restaurants (50 Small)
- Price
- £5.78
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 82
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Gcardist Brown Paper Gift Bags with Handles Bulk 100Pcs Assorted Sizes (Large-33Pcs Medium-33Pcs Small-34Pcs)
- Price
- £21.83
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 11mo ago

Clearly White SOS Kraft Paper Bags with Handles | 70 GSM -Thickness | SOS Takeaway Lunch Grocery Gift | Take Away Bags for Shopping Store Bakery Restaurants (50 Small)
- Price
- £5.78
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 82
- Age
- 1y ago

GINKGO 50 Pack Brown Kraft Paper Bags with Handles Medium Strong Gift Party & Retail Shopping Bags Eco-Friendly Recyclable 18 x 24 x 8 cm
- Price
- £8.84
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 1y ago

Gcardist 30-Packs Brown Gift Bags with Handles 8.3x3x 6inch Small Size Kraft Present Paper Bags (15x8x21cm)
- Price
- £7.53
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 1y ago

Brown Kraft Paper Bags with Handles 50 Large Recyclable Biodegradable SOS Carrier Bag (12 x 10 x 5.5) | Eco-Friendly Strong Takeaway Grocery Shopping Lunch Party & Gift Bags for Catering
- Price
- £8.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 118
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
27 falling
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
57%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
33%
Top 20: 72%
Open market
36%
- ezkart16%
- Ask Packaging14%
- Clearly12%
- HURUC8%
- Gcardist8%
- PWgoods7%
Demand
Paper Bags search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Search terms
Top Paper Bags search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- paper bags423K/yr
- brown paper bags195K/yr
- paper bags with handles102K/yr
- small paper bags65K/yr
- paper bag37K/yr
- paper bags for food33K/yr
- large paper bags33K/yr
- brown bags26K/yr
- brown paper bags with handles26K/yr
- paper food bags20K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Paper Bags
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Not the thickest
very thin bags so I use two
They are a bit thinner than I expected
Bit bigger
Small sized
small gift bags
Very flimsy
A bit flimsy
Not very strong
Poor Quality
Very poor quality
Really poor quality
Colours not right
Not the colours they appear on here
not such nice shades as shown
Love
Decent quality
Great quality bags
Nice quality and exactly as described
Great value
Excellent value for money
Happy with price
Bright colours
colours are lovely
Nice color
The size is perfect for our needs
perfect size
not too big
Exactly as advertised
As described
Just what I needed
Return
0.6% Return rate 89% Fixable by listing
Bit bigger
Small sized
small gift bags
Poor Quality
Very poor quality
Really poor quality
Colours not right
Not the colours they appear on here
not such nice shades as shown
Very flimsy
A bit flimsy
Not very strong
Not as described
the photo is misleading
Inaccurate description
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