Sewing Needles
MaybeReturns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $1.30–$12.05, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Sewing Needles is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 58 / 100Top 15% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +9 vs the category median of 4958
- Market size
- £297K/yr490K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +8.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 49%top-5 click share · 25 brands · 69 sellers
Flapen Score
Sewing Needles against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Sewing Needles is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Sewing Needles market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sewing Needles 490K times last year and spent an estimated £297K. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
12.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 490K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £297K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 490K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +8.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £297Ka year
- Peak month
- May1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- needles138K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.79.
Listings sell for £4.79 on average, from £1.30 to £12.05. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £4.79 that is £10K to £12K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.79under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.30–£12.05
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £10K–£12K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #68 within Lab & Scientific Products. It carries 1,083 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 68%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.3%
- Average rank
- #68in Lab & Scientific Products
- Average rating
- 4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,083per listing
- Listings tracked
- 31
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 12 launches as successful.
12 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 12
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 26 months
Products
Top Sewing Needles products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
30 Pcs Hand Sewing Needles Handle Sewing Needle Set Assorted Sizes Embroidery Mending Craft Sew Case
- Price
- £3.36
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,538
- Age
- 4y ago
CCLKHY Stainless Steel Sharp Point 25 Pieces Sewing Needles Large Eye Hand Sewing Knitting Crochet Leather Handbags Wallets Belts Jeans 5 Sizes
- Price
- £3.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,083
- Age
- 4y ago
Sotica 5Pcs 18G Piercing Needles 316L Stainless Steel Piercing Accessories
- Price
- £5.91
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 155
- Age
- 6y ago
Korbond 30 Piece Needle Compact by Korbond Needle Assortment for a Multitude of Hand Sewing Betweens Tapestry & Darning Needles White|blue|grey
- Price
- £1.30
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,646
- Age
- 14y ago
Zeeorymn 25 Pcs Large Eye Sewing Needles Sharp Stainless Steel Needles for Hand Sewing Embroidery Knitting 5 Sizes
- Price
- £3.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 7mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Sotica 5PCS Catheter Piercing Needles 20G for Ear Nose Lip Tongue
- Price
- £5.94
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 92
- Age
- 6y ago
57PCS Big Eye Stainless Steel Needle Set Sewing Needles Easy Thread 50 Steel Portable Hand Sewing Needles 2 Needle Threader 2 Thimble & 1 Thread Ripper for Beginners & Craft Lovers
- Price
- £3.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 4mo ago
Sotica 5Pcs 18G Piercing Needles 316L Stainless Steel Piercing Accessories
- Price
- £5.91
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 155
- Age
- 6y ago
30 Pcs Large Eye Hand Sewing Needles Sewing Sharp Needles 6 Size Easy Threading Needles Sharp Large Durable Stainless Steel Threading Needle for Crafting Hand Sewing
- Price
- £3.29
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 4mo ago
Zeeorymn 25 Pcs Large Eye Sewing Needles Sharp Stainless Steel Needles for Hand Sewing Embroidery Knitting 5 Sizes
- Price
- £3.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 7mo ago
Newest
by launch date57PCS Big Eye Stainless Steel Needle Set Sewing Needles Easy Thread 50 Steel Portable Hand Sewing Needles 2 Needle Threader 2 Thimble & 1 Thread Ripper for Beginners & Craft Lovers
- Price
- £3.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 4mo ago
30 Pcs Large Eye Hand Sewing Needles Sewing Sharp Needles 6 Size Easy Threading Needles Sharp Large Durable Stainless Steel Threading Needle for Crafting Hand Sewing
- Price
- £3.29
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 4mo ago
Zeeorymn 25 Pcs Large Eye Sewing Needles Sharp Stainless Steel Needles for Hand Sewing Embroidery Knitting 5 Sizes
- Price
- £3.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 7mo ago
25 Pcs Large Eye Hand Sewing Needles Durable & Rustproof Stainless Steel Hand Sewing-Needles Yarn Knitting Embroidery-Needles Sharp Large-Eye Stainless-Stee Craft Set (Silver)
- Price
- £3.65
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 63
- Age
- 9mo ago
Hand Sewing Needles 30 Pcs Handle Sewing Needle Set Stainless Steel Sharp Point for Assorted Sizes Embroidery Mending Craft Sew Case
- Price
- £3.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 231
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
25 rising
Sellers
69
Top-5 brand share
63%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
33%
- CCLKHY23%
- Sotica14%
- KORBOND11%
- Zeeorymn10%
- YYDSSHIW5%
- Ailiver5%
Demand
Sewing Needles search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Sewing Needles search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- needles138K/yr
- sewing needles159K/yr
- needle53K/yr
- needles for sewing41K/yr
- hand sewing needles22K/yr
- sewing needles large eye21K/yr
- sewing needle14K/yr
- large eye sewing needles13K/yr
- sewing needles easy thread9K/yr
- large sewing needles7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sewing Needles
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Poor quality needles
are cheaply made
Poor quality
The eyes are quite small
Larger than I expected
Too small
Not as sharp as I had hoped and quite thick
Not sharp
Not as sharp as I had hoped
not great value
not worth the effort for cost
Expensive
Have managed to break a few
I dont expect them to last
Not durable whatsoever
Love
Great value for money
Excellent value
Good deal
Excellent quality
really great product as there are so many different items in the kit
Reasonable product
The seam ripper is well made
These needles are perfect for my cross stitch
Perfect for cross stitch
Exactly what I needed
Arrived as described
As described
Good range of lengths
Great selection of sizes at a good price
Perfect for my needs, sizes are superb and a great quantity, delivery & quality spot on thank you
Return
0.2% Return rate 64% Fixable by listing
The eyes are quite small
Larger than I expected
Too small
Poor quality needles
are cheaply made
Poor quality
absolutely misleading pictures- holes are very, very tiny
The photo of the needles displays long needles. They are not
These are not sterile as the Description says
Not as sharp as I had hoped and quite thick
Not sharp
Not as sharp as I had hoped
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