Is scalpel profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £96K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -3.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).

How competitive is the scalpel niche?

9 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in scalpel?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Strength. The return rate is 0.5%.

When does demand for scalpel peak?

Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the scalpel niche?

Listings span £3.03–£7.08; the average listing price is £5.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,180 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

scalpel

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.03–$7.08) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good5.9%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good1,180.14

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Market size

Bad£96K

£96K/yr · 309K searches

Growth

Bad-3.5%

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

Competition

Bad77%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£5.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£3.03–£7.08

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, scalpel is a £96K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (309K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

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

scalpel market data

Units sold / yr: 20K–25K; avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr: £106K–£132K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 5.9%
Avg BSR: #145
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 21%
Out of stock: 19.4%
Avg brand age: 77 months
Avg seller age: 174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Safety First Aid Group30%
Surgiclass28%
HAORQEE13%
Westcott11%
Modelcraft7%
BAYSU4%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Open Trend

Top scalpel search terms

scalpel168K/yr +0.1%4.7% conv.
scalpel knife63K/yr -27.8%5.2% conv.
scalpels surgical9K/yr +50.8%4.8% conv.
surgical scalpel22K/yr +0.9%3.7% conv.
scalpels14K/yr -3.0%3.2% conv.
disposable scalpels7K/yr -1.0%4.4% conv.
medical scalpel6K/yr +15.8%4.1% conv.
podiatry scalpel5K/yr +56.4%2.3% conv.
surgical knife4K/yr -9.7%2.7% conv.
disposable scalpel3K/yr -1.3%2.2% conv.

All search terms

Top scalpel 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10

Safety First Aid Group£4.194.3★672 rev

Surgical Scalpel Surgical Blades # 10A Stainless Steel Sterile Pack of 10 and Handle No 3 Perfect for wood art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIGR10A-10

Surgiclass£5.864.2★105 rev

Precision Craft Knife Set With 2 Knives and 10 Spare Blades - Professional Exacto for Adult Carving Hobby Modeling and Art Projects

HAORQEE£5.074.3★270 rev

Westcott 84010 00 Scalpel with Metal Handle and Replaceable Blade Silver 12 cm

Westcott£3.034.5★1,515 rev

Modelcraft PKN3305/S Precision Craft Knife Set Silver 16 Piece

Modelcraft£7.084.6★6,447 rev

Newest

by launch date

25 Pcs Scalpel- Edges Scalpel Handle No 3 Surgical_ Baldes # 11 Non Sterile Edges Perfect for culpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Lab Training Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry

Pure sharp£5.4023 rev

1y ago

Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10

Safety First Aid Group£4.19672 rev

2y ago

Precision Craft Knife Set With 2 Knives and 10 Spare Blades - Professional Exacto for Adult Carving Hobby Modeling and Art Projects

HAORQEE£5.07270 rev

2y ago

Surgical Scalpel # 11 Stainless Steel Sterile and Handle No 3 Perfect for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab TRAI SURGISTD11-10

Surgiclass£4.3829 rev

5y ago

Surgical Scalpel # 10 Surgical Steel Sterile Pack of 10 Disposable Perfect for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGISTD10-10

Surgiclass£4.2648 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about scalpel

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall26%

“Good quality blades and price”

Value For Money22%

“Good value”

Ease Of Use10%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Does the job”

Grip5%

“has a partially rubberised grip”

Design-Overall5%

“Excellent, exactly what I needed for my art project”

Strength5%

“Solid”

Weight Light4%

“They are much lighter than the expensive handles”

Sharpness3%

“Good Sharp Scalpel Blades”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“clean and does the job”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall20%

“The handle is basically junk”

Durability11%

“Breaks very easily”

Strength9%

“doesnt feel robust”

Ease Of Use8%

“very difficult to fit into the handle”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“not as per the pictures advertised”

Size-Overall6%

“resulting in more blade changes which given the extremely tight awkward fit is risky”

Grip6%

“the blade kept slipping because the part you are supposed to screw up to tighten the blade doesnt work”

Functionality-Overall6%

“it won't work”

Thickness4%

“Very thin blade”

Defective Material/Parts3%

“It is a low quality cast part with defects”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall21%

Quality-Overall18%

Defective Material/Parts16%

Mechanism Issues9%

Strength6%

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Functionality-Overall5%

Grip4%

Add-Ons/Attachments4%

Compatibility-Overall1%

Common questions

Is scalpel profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £96K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -3.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the scalpel niche?: 9 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in scalpel?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Strength. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for scalpel peak?: Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the scalpel niche?: Listings span £3.03–£7.08; the average listing price is £5.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,180 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.