type c adapter
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great£19.11avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£6.73–£46.49cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good£680K£680K/yr · 335K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad4,261.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-14.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad88%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, type c adapter is a £680K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (335K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
type c adapter market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £573K–£764K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.6%
- Avg BSR
- #71
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 38%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 25 months
- Avg seller age
- 163 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 88% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
9
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Apple87%
- UGKENT5%
- AINPOW5%
- Anker4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 81 weeks — -14.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
Top type c adapter search terms
- apple charger usb c45K/yr
- apple usb c plug27K/yr
- apple usb c charger70K/yr
- apple adapter35K/yr
- apple 20w usb-c power adapter20K/yr
- apple type c charger15K/yr
- apple power adapter15K/yr
- apple usbc plug23K/yr
- usb c plug apple12K/yr
- apple adapter usb c16K/yr
Top type c adapter 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 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter
Apple£15.254.7★4,802 rev
Apple 60W USB-C Charge Cable (1m)
Apple£14.534.6★4,501 rev
Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
Apple£32.124.7★4,802 rev
20W USB-C Power Adapter Plug UK Fast Charge Apple i Phone 17 16 15 14 Charger Plugs USBC Fast Charging for i Phone 17 Pro Max 16e 16 Plus Pro Max 13 12 11 iPad 5th-10th A16 Fold Type C Port Head
UGKENT£7.344.2★49 rev
![iPhone 16 15 Charger Plug and Cable [Apple MFi Certified] 20W USB C Charger with USB C Cable Fast Charge for iPhone Air/17/17 Pro/17 Pro Max/16/16 Plus/16 Pro/16 Pro Max/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31uUelDtaTL.jpg)
iPhone 16 15 Charger Plug and Cable [Apple MFi Certified] 20W USB C Charger with USB C Cable Fast Charge for iPhone Air/17/17 Pro/17 Pro Max/16/16 Plus/16 Pro/16 Pro Max/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max
AINPOW£8.334.4★183 rev
Newest
by launch date20W USB-C Power Adapter Plug UK Fast Charge Apple i Phone 17 16 15 14 Charger Plugs USBC Fast Charging for i Phone 17 Pro Max 16e 16 Plus Pro Max 13 12 11 iPad 5th-10th A16 Fold Type C Port Head
UGKENT£7.3449 rev
Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
Apple£32.124,802 rev
iPhone 16 15 Charger Plug and Cable [Apple MFi Certified] 20W USB C Charger with USB C Cable Fast Charge for iPhone Air/17/17 Pro/17 Pro Max/16/16 Plus/16 Pro/16 Pro Max/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max
AINPOW£8.33183 rev
Apple 60W USB-C Charge Cable (1m)
Apple£14.534,501 rev
Apple 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Apple£46.49105 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum20W USB-C Power Adapter Plug UK Fast Charge Apple i Phone 17 16 15 14 Charger Plugs USBC Fast Charging for i Phone 17 Pro Max 16e 16 Plus Pro Max 13 12 11 iPad 5th-10th A16 Fold Type C Port Head
UGKENT£7.344.2★
Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
Apple£32.124.7★
Apple 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Apple£46.494.7★
USB C Plug Anker 20W USB C Charger - Fast Charging PowerPort III Cube Charger Compatible with iPhone 17/16/16 Plus/16 Pro/16 Pro Max 15/14/13/12 Series Galaxy iPad (Cable Not Included)
Anker£6.734.7★
Apple 20W USB-C Power Adapter
Apple£15.254.7★
What buyers say about type c adapter
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fast charger”
“GREAT QUALITY”
“Does the job”
“Excellent price”
“plug working well”
“Perfect adapter works great”
“portable”
“Durable product”
“Really nice idea and slick build”
“Perfect compact size”
What buyers complain about
“Not a Fast Charger”
“Quickly broke”
“Not changing fast”
“then started to overheat”
“Bad quality it came broke”
“It really wasnt cheap”
“Melted plug and cable”
“Failed mechanism”
“BE VERY CAREFUL this product is incompatible with an Apple 2021 iPad. 10.2-inch iPad, Wi-Fi, 64GB”
“USB not a good fit”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is type c adapter profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £680K/yr across 8 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the type c adapter niche?
- 4 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 88% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in type c adapter?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Charging, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for type c adapter peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the type c adapter niche?
- Listings span £6.73–£46.49; the average listing price is £19.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,262 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.