Shims
FailPrices span $4.92–$15.17, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Shims is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 38 / 100Ranks 660 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −11 vs the category median of 4938
- Market size
- £62K/yr89K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +0.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 79%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 53 sellers
Flapen Score
Shims against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Shims is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Shims market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shims 89K times last year and spent an estimated £62K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
9.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 89K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £62K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 89K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +0.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 9.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £62Ka year
- Peak month
- April1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- shims30K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.29.
Listings sell for £7.29 on average, from £4.92 to £15.17. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.29 that is £4K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.29under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.92–£15.17
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£5K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #31 within Raw Materials. It carries 594 reviews at 4.67 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 92%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.5%
- Average rank
- #31in Raw Materials
- Average rating
- 4.67 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 594per listing
- Listings tracked
- 12
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are young.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 26 months
Products
Top Shims 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
Evoges 28mm x 100mm Flat Plastic Glazing Packers (1-6mm) Durable Shim Spacers for DIY Home Improvement Window and Door Frame Installations (Mixed Pack of 42)
- Price
- £5.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 317
- Age
- 1y ago

72 Pcs Plastic Packers and Shims Flat Plastic Glazing Packers Plastic Shims and Packers for Door and Window Glazing Glass Packers Window and Door Spacers(100 mm x 28 mm x 1/2/3/4/5/6 mm)
- Price
- £5.27
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 1y ago

TIMCO Assorted Packers - Assorted colours - Colourful spacers shims plastic packers - 28mm 100 x 28 - Bag of 200
- Price
- £8.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,564
- Age
- 11y ago

200 MIXED Plastic Small U Shims/Packers/Pails/Horseshoe/Wedge - 55 x 43mm -//////35 of each 1mm/2mm/3mm/4mm/5mm and 25 of 6mm///////
- Price
- £13.78
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 168
- Age
- 8y ago

Nelson Wood Shims - 8 Wood Shims (12 count)
- Price
- £6.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,757
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
72 Pcs Plastic Packers and Shims Flat Plastic Glazing Packers Plastic Shims and Packers for Door and Window Glazing Glass Packers Window and Door Spacers(100 mm x 28 mm x 1/2/3/4/5/6 mm)
- Price
- £5.27
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 1y ago

100pc Assorted Plastic Packers Durable Shims in 6 Sizes (1mm to 6mm) Ideal for Leveling Spacing and Packing Perfect for Windows Doors
- Price
- £4.94
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1y ago

200 MIXED Plastic Small U Shims/Packers/Pails/Horseshoe/Wedge - 55 x 43mm -//////35 of each 1mm/2mm/3mm/4mm/5mm and 25 of 6mm///////
- Price
- £13.78
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 168
- Age
- 8y ago

Evoges 28mm x 100mm Flat Plastic Glazing Packers (1-6mm) Durable Shim Spacers for DIY Home Improvement Window and Door Frame Installations (Mixed Pack of 42)
- Price
- £5.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 317
- Age
- 1y ago

TIMCO Assorted Packers - Assorted colours - Colourful spacers shims plastic packers - 28mm 100 x 28 - Bag of 200
- Price
- £8.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,564
- Age
- 11y ago
Newest
by launch date
100pcs U Shaped Plastic Packers Assorted Shims in 6 Sizes (1mm to 6mm) for Window and Door Installation Flooring Joinery Furniture Leveling Durable Plastic Wedges for Builders & DIY Projects
- Price
- £4.92
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 1y ago

72 Pcs Plastic Glazing Packers 28mm × 100mm Durable Shim Spacers 6 Thicknesses Window Packers Non-Slip Design Lightweight Levelling Plates for DIY Home Improvement Door Frame Installations
- Price
- £5.64
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago

72 Pcs Plastic Packers and Shims Flat Plastic Glazing Packers Plastic Shims and Packers for Door and Window Glazing Glass Packers Window and Door Spacers(100 mm x 28 mm x 1/2/3/4/5/6 mm)
- Price
- £5.27
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 1y ago

100pc Assorted Plastic Packers Durable Shims in 6 Sizes (1mm to 6mm) Ideal for Leveling Spacing and Packing Perfect for Windows Doors
- Price
- £4.94
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1y ago

72 Pcs Plastic Glazing Packers 28mm x 100mm Colourful Spacers Window Packers Assorted Flat Shim Spacers for DIY Window/Door/Floor Installations (Mixed 1-6mm)
- Price
- £5.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 112
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- EVOGES40%
- HuangXinyu12%
- Broadfix11%
- TIMCO11%
- ALWAYSFIRST 4 FIXINGS8%
- Nelson Wood Shims7%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)
Demand
Shims search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Shims search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- shims30K/yr
- packers and shims16K/yr
- plastic shims12K/yr
- spacers packers11K/yr
- shim9K/yr
- shims for levelling7K/yr
- door shims3K/yr
- shims and packers638/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shims
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
far too expensive
Given the fact there is seemingly no standard colours for these things it leaves you guessing which is which
Splintery
arent very sturdy
A little fragile
Poor quality
Love
Good value
Great value
Great value packers
Well made, plenty of size variety in the box
good selection
Good quality
As described. As described....does the job!!!!
Exactly what I ordered
Did what I needed
Good item good size did the job I got them for
Well made, plenty of size variety in the box
Good Variety of sizes
Useful
Easy to work with
Handy for DIY
Return
0.7% Return rate 45% Fixable by listing
So hard to fit
Poor quality
far too expensive
Given the fact there is seemingly no standard colours for these things it leaves you guessing which is which
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FAQ
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