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small kilner jars

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A small market ($39K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 14Conversion 84Competition 30Returns 97Price range 25Avg price 28Brand share 10Review moat 47Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.1%

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

Review moat

Okay1,794.79

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay67%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Okay£9.32

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£1.43–£19.52

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

Growth

Bad-21.2%

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

Market size

Bad£39K

£39K/yr · 46K searches

Brand share

Bad96%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, small kilner jars is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

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

small kilner jars market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£47K–£56K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.1%
Avg BSR
#442
Page quality
0%
Prime
63%
Sponsored
37%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Kilner79%
  • OS Oak & Steel ENGLAND6%
  • Argon Tableware6%
  • Chef-hub3%
  • Vogue2%
  • HEFTMAN2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 42 weeks — -21.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Holiday '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Apr '26May '26

Top small kilner jars search terms

  • small kilner jars15K/yr
  • small kilner jars with clip lids11K/yr
  • kilner jars 250ml9K/yr
  • 250ml kilner jars4K/yr
  • mini kilner jars3K/yr
  • kilner jars small3K/yr
All search terms

Top small kilner jars 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%10%£4K20%£8K30%£12K40%£16K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about small kilner jars

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall25%

“Good quality jar”

Value For Money18%

“Good price”

Size-Overall17%

“Good size for my needs”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Does the job - good value for money”

Storage Capacity7%

“Good storage”

Ease Of Cleaning5%

“Easy to clean”

Ease Of Use3%

“Useful”

Durability3%

“All durable”

Strength2%

“Nice size looks sturdy”

Color1%

“Perfect for green”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall19%

“Dimensions insufficient and misleading”

Quality-Overall15%

“Not great quality glass”

Durability13%

“Broke after 2 uses”

Smell8%

“I was led to believe these were smell proof, they are not”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“The dimensions provided don't give enough information and are misleading”

Ease Of Use6%

“making it completely impossible for a toddler to confidently open or close the jar without the whole thing falling apart”

Value For Money5%

“Not worth the RRP”

Jamming/Clogging3%

“already 2 of them started chipping pretty badly when closing”

Leak-Proof3%

“leaks if turned upside down”

Heating2%

“Most crack when anything hot is put in them”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall72%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Quality-Overall2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Compatibility-Overall1%
Rusts/Corrodes1%
Ease Of Use1%
Storage Capacity1%
Maintenance And Repair1%

Common questions

Is small kilner jars profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £39K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the small kilner jars niche?
7 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in small kilner jars?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.7%.
What does it cost to enter the small kilner jars niche?
Listings span £1.43–£19.52; the average listing price is £9.32 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,795 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.