surgical gloves
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.56–$8.62) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible16.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay61%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-2.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad5,272.78avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£84K£84K/yr · 111K searches
Avg price
Bad£4.65avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£2.56–£8.62cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, surgical gloves is a £84K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (111K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
surgical gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £70K–£93K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 16.3%
- Avg BSR
- #16
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 61%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 3.3%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 rising
Sellers
9
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- PRAIMA45%
- Farla Medical26%
- by Amazon22%
- firmsafeT4%
- ACCURATE2%
- 1ABOVE1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top surgical gloves 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.
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Large)
PRAIMA£4.774.5★7,720 rev
by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size M Pack of 100
by Amazon£3.774.6★8,256 rev
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)
PRAIMA£4.694.6★6,640 rev
PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Medium)
PRAIMA£4.784.6★7,732 rev
MediHands Nitrile Gloves Medium Blue Heavy Duty Disposable Glove and Surgical Gloves Powder Free and Latex Free Medical Food Multi Use Pack of 100
Farla Medical£5.134.6★8,537 rev
Newest
by launch date
200 Disposable Nitrile Gloves Medium Blue Medical Examination Powder-Free Latex-Free Strong Durable Tear-Resistant for Healthcare Dental Food Cleaning Automotive & Industrial Use (Medium)
firmsafeT£8.62483 rev
200 Disposable Nitrile Gloves Large Blue Medical Examination Powder-Free Latex-Free Strong Durable Tear-Resistant for Healthcare Dental Food Cleaning Automotive & Industrial Use (Large)
firmsafeT£8.55483 rev
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)
PRAIMA£4.696,640 rev
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Medium)
PRAIMA£4.856,661 rev
PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Large)
PRAIMA£4.777,720 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Farla MediHands Blue Large Vinyl Gloves - Box of 200 Disposable Vinyl Medical Glove - Powder Latex & Protein Free Glove - Multi-Purpose Single Use Surgical Gloves
Farla Medical£6.664.4★
by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size L Pack of 100
by Amazon£4.304.6★
MediHands Vinyl Clear Gloves Large Disposable Surgical Gloves Box of 100 Powder Free Latex Free & Protein Free Medical Gloves Food Multi Use
Farla Medical£2.564.5★
MediHands Vinyl Clear Large Gloves Disposable Surgical Gloves Box of 100 Powder Free Latex Free Protein Free Medical Food Multi-Use
Farla Medical£3.534.4★
Farla MediHands Blue Medium Vinyl Gloves - Box of 100 Disposable Vinyl Medical Glove - Powder Latex & Protein Free Glove - Multi-Purpose Single Use Surgical Gloves
Farla Medical£3.584.4★
What buyers say about surgical gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality performance”
“Fits like a glove”
“Best price”
“Useful gloves”
“As advertised”
“Nice and strong”
“Easy to use”
“More durable than others I've tried”
“Comfortable”
“remain clean”
What buyers complain about
“Not true to size”
“Low in quality”
“Too thin for Carers”
“breaks easily”
“A bit flimsy”
“Unable to use”
“Bad odor”
“Very cheep material”
“Tear”
“the image is perhaps a little misleading”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is surgical gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £84K/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -2.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the surgical gloves niche?
- 6 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in surgical gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for surgical gloves peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the surgical gloves niche?
- Listings span £2.56–£8.62; the average listing price is £4.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,273 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.