Is postal boxes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £51K/yr across 48 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).

How competitive is the postal boxes niche?

25 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in postal boxes?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for postal boxes peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the postal boxes niche?

Listings span £4.01–£29.57; the average listing price is £13.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 798 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

postal boxes

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($51K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good798.17

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good£13.40

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good£4.01–£29.57

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Good71%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay2.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-15.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£51K

£51K/yr · 138K searches

Signals No Dominant Brand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, postal boxes is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

postal boxes market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £40K–£54K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 2.8%
Avg BSR: #96
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 44%
Sponsored: 69%
Out of stock: 5.6%
Avg brand age: 44 months
Avg seller age: 185 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

25 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

24%

Triplast19%
W.E. Roberts19%
All-Pack Solutions15%
HORLIMER10%
AKAR9%
Packaging Hero4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Open Trend

Top postal boxes 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.

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

All-Pack Solutions 10 Royal Mail Small Parcel Postal mailing Boxes 350x250x160mm (Deep Option)

All-Pack Solutions£6.804.5★2,660 rev

Triplast 203 x 152 x 152mm Small Single Wall 8x6x6 Shipping Mailing Postal Gift Cuboid Cardboard Boxes (Pack of 5)

Triplast£4.014.5★511 rev

HORLIMER 25 Pack Shipping Boxes 23x15.5x5cm(9x6x2 inches) Corrugated Cardboard Mailing Box Brown

HORLIMER£17.074.7★1,763 rev

AKAR Double Wall Extra Large (XL) Cardboard Boxes (61cm x 46cm x 46 cm) for Moving House Removals Packing including Economy Fragile Tape (2 Boxes + 1 Tape)

AKAR£16.484.2★69 rev

Pack of 50 Die Cut Postal Mailing Cardboard Boxes White (250 x 150 x 100mm)

W.E. Roberts£22.954.3★346 rev

Newest

by launch date

HORLIMER 20 Pack Shipping Boxes 30.5x22.9x10.2cm(12x9x4 inches) Corrugated Cardboard Box for Packing MailingBrown

HORLIMER£22.521,763 rev

1y ago

HORLIMER 20 Pack 30.5x22.9x10.2cm(12x9x4 inches) Shipping Boxes White Corrugated Cardboard Box for packing Mailing

HORLIMER£21.261,763 rev

1y ago

Small Cardboard Boxes Brown Corrugated Shipping Boxes 7.3x5 x1.8 Inches (18.5x12.5x4.5 cm) Small Parcel Boxes Packaging Mailing Boxes for Business Posting Storing or Gift(Pack of 10)

Trendecor£7.5630 rev

1y ago

Cenoid Medium Postal Boxes 30x20x8cm Pink Postage Parcel Shipping Cardboard Boxes for Posting Shipping Delivery Packaging boxes for Small Business (Pack of 20)

Cenoid£21.49178 rev

1y ago

W.E. Roberts Strong Double Wall Cardboard Boxes (Pack of 15) - Boxes for posting Boxes for moving house Packing boxes Postal Shipping Boxes (305mm x 229mm x 229mm (12 x 9 x 9))

W.E. Roberts£14.01416 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about postal boxes

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Strength25%

“Good and strong”

Quality-Overall16%

“Excellent Product”

Size-Overall14%

“There good size”

Value For Money13%

“fair price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“As advertised”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Easy assembly”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Storage Capacity2%

“Good storage capacity”

Portability2%

“be able to carry”

Weight Light1%

“Good for lightweight stuff”

What buyers complain about

Strength31%

“Too flimsy”

Size-Overall25%

“Too big”

Quality-Overall12%

“Bad quality”

Thickness4%

“thinner than I expected”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Misleading information”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“They don't even close properly or line up to tape up”

Value For Money2%

“couldve been better if cheaper”

Durability2%

“It breaks easily”

Ease Of Use1%

“difficult to carry. unless you have arms long like an ape.”

Weight Light1%

“absolutely not for anything heavy”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall78%

Strength6%

Quality-Overall4%

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Thin1%

Defective Material/Parts1%

Value For Money1%

Water Resistance1%

Compatibility-Overall1%

Product Condition1%

Common questions

Is postal boxes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £51K/yr across 48 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the postal boxes niche?: 25 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in postal boxes?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for postal boxes peak?: Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the postal boxes niche?: Listings span £4.01–£29.57; the average listing price is £13.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 798 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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