Is Pipe Insulation profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

Flapen scores Pipe Insulation 45 out of 100 on Amazon United Kingdom, a Fail. Shoppers spend £85K a year across 35 tracked products. Amazon counts 0 of the 6 products launched in the last year as successful launches. Search demand grew -15.5% in the last 90 days.

How competitive is the Pipe Insulation niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

17 brands and 46 sellers compete in Pipe Insulation on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Pipe Insulation products take 52% of clicks, and the top 5 brands take 79%.

What do buyers complain about in Pipe Insulation?

Pipe Insulation buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Thickness, Adhesion/Stickiness, and Advertised Vs Actual Product. Returns run at 1.5% of orders.

When does demand for Pipe Insulation peak?

Search demand for Pipe Insulation on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov, and the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the Pipe Insulation niche?

Pipe Insulation sells for £7.06 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside the $15 to $100 sweet spot. Listings run £3.42 to £12.73. The average product has 337 reviews, the count a new listing must catch up to.

Pipe Insulation

Fail

Prices span $3.42–$12.73, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Pipe Insulation is a Fail.

Flapen Score: 45
45 / 100Ranks 482 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −4 vs the category median of 49
Market size: £85K/yr330K searches / yr
90-day growth: -15.5%search demand this quarter
Competition: 52%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 46 sellers

Flapen Score

Pipe Insulation against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Pipe Insulation is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail

This niche Category average

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Market

The Pipe Insulation market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pipe Insulation 330K times last year and spent an estimated £85K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 330K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £85K a year.

Searches, last 12 months: 330K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90: -15.5%
Conversion, latest week: 3.7%
Market size, estimated: £85Ka year
Peak month: November2.8× the quietest month
Top search term: pipe insulation foam tube94K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.06.

Listings sell for £7.06 on average, from £3.42 to £12.73. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.06 that is £4K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price: £7.06under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range: £3.42–£12.73
Amazon United Kingdom median price: £12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year: 15K–20K
Units per listing a year: 500–750
Revenue per listing a year: £4K–£5K
Returns: 1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

74% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 69% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #31 within Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Plumbing. It carries 337 reviews at 4.16 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings: 74%
Prime listings: 69%
Out of stock, average day: 4.9%
Average rank: #31in Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Plumbing
Average rating: 4.16 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews: 337per listing
Listings tracked: 35

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months: 6
Successful launches: 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age: 41 months

Products

Top Pipe Insulation 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

Climaflex Pipe Insulation - Foam Pipe Lagging - 15mm x 9mm - 5m Pack

Price: £6.52
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 1,025
Age: 8y ago

Quality 9mm Wall 15mm Bore 2 Metre Length Slit Self-Seal K-Flex Pipe Insulation/Lagging/cladding

Price: £7.57
Rating: 4.3/5
Reviews: 892
Age: 3y ago

M METERXITY Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 3/8(10mm) ID x 6Ft Pipe Cover Wrap Roll Hollow Pipe Cover for AC Unit/Guitar Stands/Exercise Machine Handle/Roof Rack [Black]

Price: £6.23
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 130
Age: 1y ago

M METERXITY Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 5/8(16mm) ID x 6Ft Pipe Cover Wrap Roll Hollow Pipe Cover for AC Unit/Guitar Stands/Exercise Machine Handle/Roof Rack [Black]

Price: £6.59
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 130
Age: 1y ago

Climaflex 15X91M Pipe Insulation - Foam Pipe Lagging - 15mm x 9mm - 1m Length Grey

Price: £4.03
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 1,025
Age: 12y ago

Newest

by launch date

Dshunnc 2 Rolls 1/4(16 mm) ID×6ft×0.35Thick Pipe Insulation Foam Tube

Price: £6.64
Rating: 3.7/5
Reviews: 8
Age: 4mo ago

Hexizexi Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 1/4(6mm) ID Pipe Insulation Black 6.56Ft Pipe Lagging Foam for AC Unit Fitness Equipment Guitar Stand

Price: £7.06
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 9
Age: 4mo ago

LOWENERGIE Climaflex Foam Pipe Insulation Closed-Cell Polyethylene Pipe Lagging Multiple Bore Sizes & Pack Options (15x9_pk10)

Price: £10.08
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 5
Age: 7mo ago

LOWENERGIE Climaflex Foam Pipe Insulation Closed-Cell Polyethylene Pipe Lagging Multiple Bore Sizes & Pack Options (15x13_pk3)

Price: £5.80
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 5
Age: 7mo ago

sourcing map 2pcs 1/5 ID Pipe Insulation Foam Tube Foam Pipe Tubing Covers 0.59 OD Wrap Roll Bar Tubing 3.3FT Long - Heat Preservation for Handle Heat Water/Pipe Freeze Protection Pink

Price: £5.92
Rating: 3.0/5
Reviews: 8
Age: 9mo ago

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

17%

M METERXITY28%
Climaflex27%
K-FLEX13%
sourcing map7%
Armacell5%
LOWENERGIE4%
Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 17%)

Demand

Pipe Insulation search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Search terms

Top Pipe Insulation search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

pipe insulation foam tube94K/yr -2.3%2.9% conv.
pipe insulation47K/yr -39.1%2.3% conv.
pipe lagging foam30K/yr -8.9%3.5% conv.
foam tube25K/yr -7.4%1.2% conv.
pipe lagging21K/yr -21.0%3.0% conv.
foam pipe insulation15K/yr -3.9%2.7% conv.
foam tubing14K/yr +6.1%1.3% conv.
pipe coverings13K/yr -38.4%0.1% conv.
15mm pipe insulation13K/yr -41.2%3.8% conv.
foam tubes7K/yr +3.4%1.5% conv.

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pipe Insulation

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Thickness21%−0.12

Thin

While the wall of the tube looks quite thin

Rubbish too thin

Adhesion/Stickiness19%−0.33

Adhesive poor as side did not stick together

doesn't stick

glue hopeless

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%−0.09

It said it was precut which was not the case not good value for money

These are nothing like the sales picture in fact they are rubbish

Quality-Overall4%+0.45

Poor quality

Poor quality and not fit for purpose

Jamming/Clogging4%−0.03

Pipe lagging

Love

Value For Money23%+1.28

Good value for money

Good value

Save time,money

Quality-Overall18%+0.45

Versatile product

The quality of the insulation is good

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%−0.09

Did the job perfectly

As described

Did what I wanted

Ease Of Use10%

Easy to use

Easy to use for small insulating jobs

So easy to put on

Thickness5%−0.12

Covers well, bubble wrap covered with silver foil both sides makes it way better than the screwfix stuff, thicker too

Thick and durable

its a solid buy — thick

Return

1.5% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall59%▆▇▇▇▅█

would have suited the purpose had it been the right diameter

Quality-Overall10%▂▆▃▅█▃

Poor quality

Poor quality and not fit for purpose

Thin8%█▇▃▆▆▃

Thickness3%▁▁▅▅█▃

Thin

While the wall of the tube looks quite thin

Rubbish too thin

Adhesion/Stickiness3%█▁▂▂▃▁

Adhesive poor as side did not stick together

doesn't stick

glue hopeless

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FAQ

Common Pipe Insulation questions

Answered from the same tracked data.

Categories

Pipe Insulation against its category

The Pipe Insulation market on Amazon at a glance

3.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

A sale here is worth £7.06.

The bar here is low.

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

Top Pipe Insulation products & what they sell for

Top sellers

Climaflex Pipe Insulation - Foam Pipe Lagging - 15mm x 9mm - 5m Pack

Quality 9mm Wall 15mm Bore 2 Metre Length Slit Self-Seal K-Flex Pipe Insulation/Lagging/cladding

M METERXITY Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 3/8(10mm) ID x 6Ft Pipe Cover Wrap Roll Hollow Pipe Cover for AC Unit/Guitar Stands/Exercise Machine Handle/Roof Rack [Black]

M METERXITY Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 5/8(16mm) ID x 6Ft Pipe Cover Wrap Roll Hollow Pipe Cover for AC Unit/Guitar Stands/Exercise Machine Handle/Roof Rack [Black]

Climaflex 15X91M Pipe Insulation - Foam Pipe Lagging - 15mm x 9mm - 1m Length Grey

Trending

Dshunnc 2 Rolls 1/4(16 mm) ID×6ft×0.35Thick Pipe Insulation Foam Tube

Hexizexi Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 1/4(6mm) ID Pipe Insulation Black 6.56Ft Pipe Lagging Foam for AC Unit Fitness Equipment Guitar Stand

LOWENERGIE Climaflex Foam Pipe Insulation Closed-Cell Polyethylene Pipe Lagging Multiple Bore Sizes & Pack Options (15x9_pk10)

LOWENERGIE Climaflex Foam Pipe Insulation Closed-Cell Polyethylene Pipe Lagging Multiple Bore Sizes & Pack Options (15x13_pk3)

sourcing map 2pcs 1/5 ID Pipe Insulation Foam Tube Foam Pipe Tubing Covers 0.59 OD Wrap Roll Bar Tubing 3.3FT Long - Heat Preservation for Handle Heat Water/Pipe Freeze Protection Pink

Newest

Dshunnc 2 Rolls 1/4(16 mm) ID×6ft×0.35Thick Pipe Insulation Foam Tube

Hexizexi Pipe Insulation Foam Tube 1/4(6mm) ID Pipe Insulation Black 6.56Ft Pipe Lagging Foam for AC Unit Fitness Equipment Guitar Stand

LOWENERGIE Climaflex Foam Pipe Insulation Closed-Cell Polyethylene Pipe Lagging Multiple Bore Sizes & Pack Options (15x9_pk10)

LOWENERGIE Climaflex Foam Pipe Insulation Closed-Cell Polyethylene Pipe Lagging Multiple Bore Sizes & Pack Options (15x13_pk3)

sourcing map 2pcs 1/5 ID Pipe Insulation Foam Tube Foam Pipe Tubing Covers 0.59 OD Wrap Roll Bar Tubing 3.3FT Long - Heat Preservation for Handle Heat Water/Pipe Freeze Protection Pink

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Pipe Insulation search demand

Top Pipe Insulation search terms shoppers use

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pipe Insulation

Complain

Love

Return

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