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title: "Plastic Gloves — £55K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 48/100 · £55K/yr market · 61K searches/yr · £4.58 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **plastic gloves**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.56–$8.62) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 14Growth 22Conversion 100Competition 78Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 13Brand share 45Review moat 24Quality gap 47
**Conversion**
**Incredible****19.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Great****37%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****78%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,934.89**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****£55K**
£55K/yr · 61K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****£4.58**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.56–£8.62**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plastic gloves is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (61K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **plastic gloves market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **13K–15K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£57K–£69K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **19.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#32**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **68%**
- **Sponsored**
- **87%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **58 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **174 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**21 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**43**
**Top-5 brand share**
**78%**
Top 20: 99%
**Top-5 click share**
**37%**
Top 20: 76%
**Open market**
**17%**
- PRAIMA31% - Farla Medical18% - by Amazon18% - firmsafeT7% - Healthy Home5% - UNIGLOVES5% - Open — no brand owns it (15 brands, 17%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/plastic-gloves/trend)
## **Top plastic gloves search terms**
- **medical gloves medium**11K/yr+22.0%17.4% conv. - **plastic gloves disposable large**13K/yr-37.2%19.3% conv. - **surgical gloves medium**11K/yr-2.7%19.0% conv. - **latex free gloves large**7K/yr+15.4%13.8% conv. - **non latex gloves medium**8K/yr+4.3%18.6% conv. - **plastic disposable gloves**4K/yr-0.1%12.3% conv. - **disposable plastic gloves**4K/yr-6.9%10.5% conv. - **examination gloves medium**3K/yr-2.8%16.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/plastic-gloves/search-terms)
## **Top plastic gloves 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%3%£2K6%£3K9%£5K12%£7K101001K10K100K 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**PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Medium)**PRAIMA**£4.78**4.6★7,732 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZJZT57V) [2**by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size M Pack of 100**by Amazon**£3.77**4.6★8,256 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07T8TR863) [3**PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Large)**PRAIMA**£4.77**4.5★7,720 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZJWGFJ7) [4**Healthy Home Disposable Gloves Plastic Food Safe Polyethylene Work Gloves for Kitchen Cooking Cleaning Safety Food Handling Pack of 100**Healthy Home**£3.19**4.4★289 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D7FR4T36) [5**PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)**PRAIMA**£4.69**4.6★6,640 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBD14PXD)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**United Clear Disposable Plastic Gloves 1000 Count for Food Prep and Kitchen - Ideal for Handling Cooking Cleaning and Parties**selling united**£6.02**68 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FBKVF4KF) [**FleXcel Purple Nitrile Gloves (Box of 100) Size Medium - Multipurpose Powder Free Latex Free Medical Grade Food Safe Examination Gloves - AQL 1.5 PPE Regulation 2016/425 Category III Certified**FleXcel**£4.99**428 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F29YRBZR) [**200 Disposable Nitrile Gloves Medium Blue Medical Examination Powder-Free Latex-Free Strong Durable Tear-Resistant for Healthcare Dental Food Cleaning Automotive & Industrial Use (Medium)**firmsafeT**£8.62**483 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DS6H23XV) [**Healthy Home Disposable Gloves Plastic Food Safe Polyethylene Work Gloves for Kitchen Cooking Cleaning Safety Food Handling Pack of 100**Healthy Home**£3.19**289 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D7FR4T36) [**PRAIMA Clear Vinyl Gloves 100 Count Clear Disposable Gloves (100 Large)**PRAIMA**£3.24**3,309 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6C359XW)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**RAP Gloves Blue Nitrile Gloves Large - 200 Disposable Gloves Powder Free Latex Free - Tear Resistant Examination Gloves Food Safe - Multi Purpose for Care Catering Cleaning Salon DIY and Trade**RAP Gloves**£8.11**4.6★**▲ 224%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBSZLF96) [**Farla MediHands Blue Medium Vinyl Gloves - Box of 200 Disposable Vinyl Medical Glove - Powder Latex & Protein Free Glove - Multi-Purpose Single Use Surgical Gloves**Farla Medical**£6.65**4.4★**▲ 206%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BQNBJSKZ) [**Disposable Polyethylene Plastic Gloves for Food handling Cleaning Cooking Food Counters Crafting Hair Colouring Sanitary Multipurpose Powder & Latex Free - One Size Fits Most (500 Clear)**firmsafeT**£5.09**4.2★**▲ 134%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVL6WCPD) [**MediHands Vinyl Clear Medium Gloves Disposable Surgical Gloves Box of 100 Powder Free Latex Free Protein Free Medical Food Multi-Use**Farla Medical**£3.72**4.4★**▲ 95%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077GZXW5R) [**FleXcel Purple Nitrile Gloves (Box of 100) Size Medium - Multipurpose Powder Free Latex Free Medical Grade Food Safe Examination Gloves - AQL 1.5 PPE Regulation 2016/425 Category III Certified**FleXcel**£4.99**4.7★**▲ 66%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F29YRBZR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about plastic gloves**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**23%
*“Good price:quality ratio”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Best price”*
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Fits like a glove”*
**Grip**8%
*“Grip is good”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“As advertised”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Strength**4%
*“Solid product”*
**Durability**4%
*“They are durable enough for what I use them for”*
**Comfort-Overall**3%
*“Comfortable”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“Very cleanable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**27%
*“Not true to size”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Absolutely rubbish quality”*
**Thickness**9%
*“wanted them to be thicker”*
**Durability**7%
*“breaks easily”*
**Strength**4%
*“Not so strong”*
**Tear Resistance**4%
*“Consequently, every time I use them, the gloves tear”*
**Smell**3%
*“Bad odour”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Why has the price suddenly shot up to £8.49”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“Kinda weak material”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Not as advertised”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**65%
**Quality-Overall**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Thin**3%
**Smell**3%
**Value For Money**2%
**Leak-Proof**2%
**Tear Resistance**2%
**Functionality-Overall**1%
**Color**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is plastic gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £55K/yr across 47 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- **How competitive is the plastic gloves niche?**
- 21 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in plastic gloves?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for plastic gloves peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the plastic gloves niche?**
- Listings span £2.56–£8.62; the average listing price is £4.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,935 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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