surgical scalpel
Skip itA small market ($42K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great448.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good4.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Okay£9.82avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay£4.06–£19.45cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-15.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£42K£42K/yr · 96K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, surgical scalpel is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (96K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
surgical scalpel market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £49K–£59K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.5%
- Avg BSR
- #737
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 5%
- Out of stock
- 5.4%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
56
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- SWANN-MORTON42%
- MorganicHealing28%
- HMW9%
- Surgiclass7%
- Safety First Aid Group4%
- NICE4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top surgical scalpel search terms
- swann morton blades27K/yr
- swann morton scalpel26K/yr
- swann morton12K/yr
- swan morton blades9K/yr
- swan morton scalpel9K/yr
- swann morton blades 106K/yr
- swan morton blades 104K/yr
- swann morton scalpel blades4K/yr
Top surgical scalpel 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Swann Morton Carbon Steel Surgical Blade (No. 10 (Box of 100))
MorganicHealing£17.494.6★648 rev
Swann Morton 0103 Blade Non-Sterile Size 11 (Pack of 100)
SWANN-MORTON£15.454.6★1,358 rev
2806 Swann Morton Retract away Handle - Sleeved Blue
SWANN-MORTON£6.994.6★395 rev
Swann Morton No.15 Sterilised Surgical Blades (x 100 Single Blades)
HMW£19.024.8★248 rev
Scalpel Blades # 10A Carbon Steel Non Sterile Scalpel Surgical Blades Pack of 20 and Steel Handle for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIBL10A-20
Surgiclass£6.384.2★162 rev
Newest
by launch date
Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10
Safety First Aid Group£4.19672 rev
Swann Morton No 11P Sterile Stainless Steel Blades
SWANN-MORTON£8.397 rev
100 x NICE No.10 Sterile Carbon Steel CS10 Surgical Blades
NICE£8.29107 rev
ZAMAHA UK Scalpel Handle No.3 Fits Swann Morton Blades - Surgical Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry Dental
ZAMAHA UK£4.6584 rev
Scalpel Blades # 10A Carbon Steel Non Sterile Scalpel Surgical Blades Pack of 20 and Steel Handle for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIBL10A-20
Surgiclass£6.38162 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum100 x NICE No.10 Sterile Carbon Steel CS10 Surgical Blades
NICE£8.294.5★
SM0108 - SWANN MORTON No 22 Non STERILE Carbon Steel Blades - (Box of 100)
SWANN-MORTON£16.684.7★
Swann Morton Carbon Steel Surgical Blade | No. 14 (Box of 100)
MorganicHealing£19.454.6★
Scalpel Blades # 10A Carbon Steel Non Sterile Scalpel Surgical Blades Pack of 20 and Steel Handle for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIBL10A-20
Surgiclass£6.384.2★
Swann Morton Carbon Steel Surgical Blade (No. 10 (Box of 100))
MorganicHealing£17.494.6★
What buyers say about surgical scalpel
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Nice,solid and good value”
“Excellent, exactly what I needed for my art project”
“It does what”
“easy to use”
“Solid”
“Sharps”
“Very good batteries for our outside cameras last longer great deluvery”
“Good value and perfect for fine wood carving”
“clean and does the job”
What buyers complain about
“Rubbish”
“fiddly to use”
“Didnt work”
“don't last half as long as genuine Swann Morton blades”
“Not Actually Size 10 Blades. Product Description says Size 10. Box says Size 10. Photo on box shows Size 10. Upon opening sterile pouches, blades are size 11. Frustrating as not suitable for intended use.”
“Cheap and flimsy”
“Waste of money”
“they arent fit for my purpose”
“Just a little difficult to mount in the holder”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is surgical scalpel profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £42K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the surgical scalpel niche?
- 9 brands and 56 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in surgical scalpel?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Ease Of Use, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for surgical scalpel peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the surgical scalpel niche?
- Listings span £4.06–£19.45; the average listing price is £9.82 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 449 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.