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title: "Plastic Bags — £344K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 55/100 · £344K/yr market · 644K searches/yr. Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.18–$12.01) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **plastic bags**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.2%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.18–$12.01) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 53Growth 28Conversion 78Competition 60Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 75Review moat 46Quality gap 53
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****7.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Great****60%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Competition**
**Good****49%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Good****£344K**
£344K/yr · 644K searches
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,881**
avg 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****£6.81**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.18–£12.01**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
13K8KHoliday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/plastic-bags/trend)
## **Top plastic bags search terms**
- **carrier bags**150K/yr-8.5%8.2% conv. - **plastic bags**143K/yr-2.6%4.9% conv. - **clear plastic bags**67K/yr+0.2%2.5% conv. - **clear bags**53K/yr-1.7%1.4% conv. - **carrier bags with handles**45K/yr+113.1%7.6% conv. - **plastic carrier bags**35K/yr+1.8%6.7% conv. - **plastic bag**28K/yr-1.4%2.2% conv. - **plastic bags with handles**21K/yr+8.1%6.7% conv. - **polythene bags**21K/yr+3.6%1.1% conv. - **plastic carrier bags with handles**14K/yr+5.1%8.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/plastic-bags/search-terms)
## **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.
0%5%£17K10%£34K15%£52K20%£69K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**100 x Strong Medium White Plastic Vest Carrier Bags 10x15x18**GRIPWELL**£3.90**4.4★1,371 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085GDPDLZ) [2**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**£5.33**4.3★72 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKFMHP9B) [3**AMD Nexus Blue Large Plastic Carrier Bags - Heavy Duty Vest Style - 11 x 17 x 21 Inches - Pack of 100**AMD Nexus**£5.14**4.3★225 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNY6G2M1) [4**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**£4.96**4.6★460 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D5RL5FKW) [5**PWgoods Plastic Carrier Bags White - Standard Retail Size 12x18x24 100 Pack Medium Duty Large Carrier Bag with Handles Groceries Retail Shopping Takeaway Bin**PWgoods**£8.63**4.6★505 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BS72X13H)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£7.15**13 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GY9GBWQC) [**LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 White)**LYVN**£7.05**13 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GY97RJYW) [**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**£10.46**769 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DV5P93H9) [**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**£5.33**72 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKFMHP9B) [**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**£7.76**250 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHQYF1SW)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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)**LYVN**£7.05**4.6★**▲ 259%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GY97RJYW) [**LYVN Plastic Carrier Bags Blue Heavy Duty Vest Style 11 x 17 x 21 Inches (Carry Bags Plastic Retail Carrier Bag) (100 Blue)**LYVN**£7.15**4.6★**▲ 256%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GY9GBWQC) [**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**£5.33**4.3★**▲ 161%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKFMHP9B) [**100 x Strong Medium White Plastic Vest Carrier Bags 10x15x18 *FREE P&P!***Fasttrack wholesalers**£4.86**3.9★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QTZZKW8) [**100 X AMD Nexus White Carrier Bags 11 x 17 x 21 - Large Plastic Carrier Bags Heavy Duty Vest**AMD Nexus**£4.98**4.2★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNY6W4X2)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about plastic bags**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**21%
*“Amazing quality”*
**Size-Overall**16%
*“Great mix of sizes”*
**Value For Money**15%
*“Good price”*
**Strength**12%
*“Good strong bag”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Ease of use”*
**Durability**3%
*“Good and durable”*
**Thickness**3%
*“Good thickness”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“Adhesive is good”*
**Eco Friendliness**1%
*“is biodegradable I like them a lot”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**29%
*“Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap”*
**Thickness**18%
*“Not as thick”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“Too small”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**9%
*“Poor label adhesion”*
**Strength**7%
*“Too fragile”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“the material is different”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Not as described”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“getting to expensive”*
**Thin**1%
*“Quite thin”*
**Smell**1%
*“Flimsy and smell weird”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**64%
**Thin**8%
**Quality-Overall**7%
**Strength**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Material Quality**2%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**1%
**Thickness**1%
**Smell**1%
**Durability**1%
## **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.
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