plastic bags
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.2%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.18–$12.01) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great7.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Great60%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Good£344K£344K/yr · 644K searches
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay1,881avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+2.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£6.81avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£3.18–£12.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plastic bags is a £344K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (644K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plastic bags market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £341K–£409K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.8%
- Avg BSR
- #83
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond 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 & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top plastic bags search terms
- 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
Top plastic bags 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
100 x Strong Medium White Plastic Vest Carrier Bags 10x15x18
GRIPWELL£3.904.4★1,371 rev
ezkart Multi-Pack White Strong Plastic Carrier Bags with a Comfortable Grip 10x15x18 Inch-22mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses for your Groceries
ezkart£5.334.3★72 rev
AMD Nexus Blue Large Plastic Carrier Bags - Heavy Duty Vest Style - 11 x 17 x 21 Inches - Pack of 100
AMD Nexus£5.144.3★225 rev
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
Clearly£4.964.6★460 rev
PWgoods Plastic Carrier Bags White - Standard Retail Size 12x18x24 100 Pack Medium Duty Large Carrier Bag with Handles Groceries Retail Shopping Takeaway Bin
PWgoods£8.634.6★505 rev
Newest
by launch date
LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 Blue)
LYVN£7.1513 rev
LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 White)
LYVN£7.0513 rev
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)
FERRIS£10.46769 rev
ezkart Multi-Pack White Strong Plastic Carrier Bags with a Comfortable Grip 10x15x18 Inch-22mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses for your Groceries
ezkart£5.3372 rev
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)
ezkart£7.76250 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 White)
LYVN£7.054.6★
LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 Blue)
LYVN£7.154.6★
ezkart Multi-Pack White Strong Plastic Carrier Bags with a Comfortable Grip 10x15x18 Inch-22mu Heavy Duty for Multi-Purpose Uses for your Groceries
ezkart£5.334.3★
100 x Strong Medium White Plastic Vest Carrier Bags 10x15x18 *FREE P&P!*
Fasttrack wholesalers£4.863.9★
100 X AMD Nexus White Carrier Bags 11 x 17 x 21 - Large Plastic Carrier Bags Heavy Duty Vest
AMD Nexus£4.984.2★
What buyers say about plastic bags
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing quality”
“Great mix of sizes”
“Good price”
“Good strong bag”
“Exactly what I needed”
“Ease of use”
“Good and durable”
“Good thickness”
“Adhesive is good”
“is biodegradable I like them a lot”
What buyers complain about
“Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap”
“Not as thick”
“Too small”
“Poor label adhesion”
“Too fragile”
“the material is different”
“Not as described”
“getting to expensive”
“Quite thin”
“Flimsy and smell weird”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plastic bags profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £344K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the plastic bags niche?
- 17 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plastic bags?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Thickness, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for plastic bags peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the plastic bags niche?
- Listings span £3.18–£12.01; the average listing price is £6.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,881 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.