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title: "Surgical Gloves — £84K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **surgical gloves**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.56–$8.62) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 21Growth 24Conversion 98Competition 39Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 13Brand share 3Review moat 24Quality gap 42
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****16.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****61%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-2.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,272.78**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****£84K**
£84K/yr · 111K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****£4.65**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.56–£8.62**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/surgical-gloves/trend)
## **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.
0%10%£8K20%£17K30%£25K40%£34K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Large)**PRAIMA**£4.77**4.5★7,720 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZJWGFJ7) [2**by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size M Pack of 100**by Amazon**£3.77**4.6★8,256 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07T8TR863) [3**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**£4.69**4.6★6,640 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBD14PXD) [4**PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Medium)**PRAIMA**£4.78**4.6★7,732 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZJZT57V) [5**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**£5.13**4.6★8,537 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0746M9WMW)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£8.62**483 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DS6H23XV) [**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**£8.55**483 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DS6H6YFK) [**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**£4.69**6,640 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBD14PXD) [**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**£4.85**6,661 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBCZR4NZ) [**PRAIMA Surgicals Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Food Grade Hand Disposable Gloves - 100 Count - Blue (100 Large)**PRAIMA**£4.77**7,720 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZJWGFJ7)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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**£6.66**4.4★**▲ 190%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BQNB4WXS) [**by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size L Pack of 100**by Amazon**£4.30**4.6★**▲ 188%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TG89CCW) [**MediHands Vinyl Clear Gloves Large Disposable Surgical Gloves Box of 100 Powder Free Latex Free & Protein Free Medical Gloves Food Multi Use**Farla Medical**£2.56**4.5★**▲ 129%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NVLDHSS) [**MediHands Vinyl Clear Large Gloves Disposable Surgical Gloves Box of 100 Powder Free Latex Free Protein Free Medical Food Multi-Use**Farla Medical**£3.53**4.4★**▲ 111%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0752WB8J3) [**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**£3.58**4.4★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07L5MYF5V)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about surgical gloves**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**23%
*“Good quality performance”*
**Size-Overall**16%
*“Fits like a glove”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Best price”*
**Grip**6%
*“Useful gloves”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“As advertised”*
**Strength**5%
*“Nice and strong”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Durability**4%
*“More durable than others I've tried”*
**Comfort-Overall**3%
*“Comfortable”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“remain clean”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**28%
*“Not true to size”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Low in quality”*
**Thickness**9%
*“Too thin for Carers”*
**Durability**8%
*“breaks easily”*
**Strength**6%
*“A bit flimsy”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Unable to use”*
**Smell**3%
*“Bad odor”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“Very cheep material”*
**Tear Resistance**2%
*“Tear”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“the image is perhaps a little misleading”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**68%
**Quality-Overall**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Smell**2%
**Thin**2%
**Leak-Proof**2%
**Compatibility-Overall**1%
**Value For Money**1%
**Product Condition**1%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
## **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.
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