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short usb c to usb c cable

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.90–$7.11) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 24Conversion 95Competition 23Returns 92Price range 0Avg price 12Brand share 35Review moat 24Quality gap 33

Conversion

Incredible12.4%

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

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay84%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-1.5%

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

Review moat

Bad6,413.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£56K

£56K/yr · 100K searches

Avg price

Bad£4.48

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£2.90–£7.11

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, short usb c to usb c cable is a £56K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

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

short usb c to usb c cable market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£56K–£67K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.4%
Avg BSR
#473
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
61%
Out of stock
0.5%
Avg brand age
26 months
Avg seller age
200 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • RAVIAD38%
  • Anker15%
  • Sailift12%
  • ULIFTUS11%
  • ZKAPOR8%
  • PEAKLIFT3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 13%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 89 weeks — -1.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KPrime Day '25Spike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top short usb c to usb c cable search terms

  • short usb c to usb c cable32K/yr
  • usb c to usb c short17K/yr
  • usbc to usbc cable short14K/yr
  • short usbc to usbc cable11K/yr
  • usb c to usb c short cable10K/yr
  • usb c to usb c cable short5K/yr
  • short usb c to usb c7K/yr
  • usb c to usb c 30cm5K/yr
All search terms

Top short usb c to usb c cable 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%5%£3K10%£6K15%£8K20%£11K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about short usb c to usb c cable

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall25%

“Excellent product”

Charging20%

“Charging speeds are good”

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

“Works as advertised”

Value For Money6%

“Good value for money”

Efficiency5%

“does thd job nicely”

Connectivity-Overall5%

“High quality and brilliant connectivity”

Strength3%

“Great, sturdy”

Size-Overall3%

“Great size”

Socket/Port/Plug3%

“Useful wee connector”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“Exactly what I needed to attach my phone to my car for Android Auto”

What buyers complain about

Durability24%

“lasted 2 weeks”

Charging11%

“Bought to replace my iPad charging cable which went faulty”

Functionality-Overall11%

“One didn't work”

Flexibility10%

“fragile conductor cant cope with bending”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“which suggests a poor connection or break in the cable at the bend”

Size-Overall7%

“Very Short”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Nor up to spec”

Compatibility-Overall5%

“Unfortunately this c to c cable did not work on my dashcam connection”

Quality-Overall3%

“Rubbish”

Strength2%

“actually fragile”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall32%
Compatibility-Overall22%
Charging15%
Connectivity-Overall10%
Functionality-Overall10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Defective Material/Parts1%
Stiffness1%
Thin1%
Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is short usb c to usb c cable profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £56K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the short usb c to usb c cable niche?
13 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in short usb c to usb c cable?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Charging, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for short usb c to usb c cable peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the short usb c to usb c cable niche?
Listings span £2.90–£7.11; the average listing price is £4.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,414 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.