Plastic Bags
MaybeReturns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $3.18–$12.01, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plastic Bags is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 55 / 100Top 23% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +6 vs the category median of 4955
- Market size
- £344K/yr644K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +2.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 49%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 40 sellers
Flapen Score
Plastic Bags against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Plastic Bags is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Plastic Bags market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastic Bags 644K times last year and spent an estimated £344K. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
7.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 644K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £344K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 644K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +2.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £344Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- carrier bags150K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £6.81.
Listings sell for £6.81 on average, from £3.18 to £12.01. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £6.81 that is £10K to £14K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £6.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.18–£12.01
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 50K–60K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,500–2,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £10K–£14K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #83 within Occupational Health & Safety Products. It carries 1,881 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 67%
- Prime listings
- 93%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.4%
- Average rank
- #83in Occupational Health & Safety Products
- Average rating
- 4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,881per listing
- Listings tracked
- 27
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 39 months
Products
Top Plastic 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
100 x Strong Medium White Plastic Vest Carrier Bags 10x15x18
- Price
- £3.90
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,371
- Age
- 6y ago
ezkart Multi-Pack White Strong Plastic Carrier Bags with a Comfortable Grip 10x15x18 Inch-22mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses for your Groceries
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 1y ago
AMD Nexus Blue Large Plastic Carrier Bags - Heavy Duty Vest Style - 11 x 17 x 21 Inches - Pack of 100
- Price
- £5.14
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 225
- Age
- 3y ago
Clearly Carrier Bags Pack of 100 Blue Plastic Bags 28x43x53cm Reusable Carrier Bag with Handles Vest Style Shopping Bags for Food Clothes Shopping Books and More
- Price
- £4.96
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 460
- Age
- 2y ago
PWgoods Plastic Carrier Bags White - Standard Retail Size 12x18x24 100 Pack Medium Duty Large Carrier Bag with Handles Groceries Retail Shopping Takeaway Bin
- Price
- £8.63
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 505
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 White)
- Price
- £7.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 2mo ago
LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 Blue)
- Price
- £7.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 2mo ago
ezkart Multi-Pack White Strong Plastic Carrier Bags with a Comfortable Grip 10x15x18 Inch-22mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses for your Groceries
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 1y ago
100 x Strong Medium White Plastic Vest Carrier Bags 10x15x18 *FREE P&P!*
- Price
- £4.86
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 2,219
- Age
- 11y ago
100 X AMD Nexus White Carrier Bags 11 x 17 x 21 - Large Plastic Carrier Bags Heavy Duty Vest
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 120
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch dateLYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 Blue)
- Price
- £7.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 2mo ago
LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 White)
- Price
- £7.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 2mo ago
FERRIS | 200pk Strong Large Vest Carrier Bags with Handles | Multi-Purpose Heavy Duty Plastic Bags 11 x 17 x 21 | Use for Shopping Market-Stalls Takeaway Groceries or General use in Kitchen (White)
- Price
- £10.46
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 769
- Age
- 1y ago
ezkart Multi-Pack White Strong Plastic Carrier Bags with a Comfortable Grip 10x15x18 Inch-22mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses for your Groceries
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 1y ago
ezkart Pack of 200 - Large Blue Plastic Carrier Bags with Handles 11 x 17 x 21 inch 18mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses (Blue-200pk 11x17x21 Inch-18mu)
- Price
- £7.76
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 250
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
17 falling
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
34%
- GRIPWELL22%
- AMD Nexus11%
- ezkart11%
- PWgoods9%
- Sabco7%
- Clearly6%
Demand
Plastic Bags search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Search terms
Top Plastic Bags search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- carrier bags150K/yr
- plastic bags143K/yr
- clear plastic bags67K/yr
- clear bags53K/yr
- carrier bags with handles45K/yr
- plastic carrier bags35K/yr
- plastic bag28K/yr
- plastic bags with handles21K/yr
- polythene bags21K/yr
- plastic carrier bags with handles14K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Bags
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap
Awful quality
Rubbish quality
Not as thick
Wafer thin material
The plastic is thick
Too small
Not fit for purpose
Small bags are really small
Poor label adhesion
Tape wont stick
Nothing will stick to the bags
Too fragile
not at robust
Not strong
Love
Amazing quality
These bags are good quality
Good quality not too thin
Great mix of sizes
Good sizes
Good mix of sizes
Good price
EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY
Amazing value
Good strong bag
Good sturdy bags
Nice and strong
Exactly what I needed
As advertised
As described
Return
0.2% Return rate 70% Fixable by listing
Too small
Not fit for purpose
Small bags are really small
Quite thin
Bags are very thin
somewhat thin material
Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap
Awful quality
Rubbish quality
Too fragile
not at robust
Not strong
Not as described
the description is wrong
Not as advertised
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FAQ
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