black screws
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.8%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.48–$9.92) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great105.86avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Great7.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good67%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-4.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£5.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£41K£41K/yr · 100K searches
Price range
Bad£2.48–£9.92cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black screws is a £41K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black screws market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £33K–£45K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.5%
- Avg BSR
- #170
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 11.9%
- Avg brand age
- 30 months
- Avg seller age
- 203 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
28%
- XKQYX31%
- Homtim12%
- PDKKFF9%
- VooGenzek8%
- TIMCO7%
- Forgefix5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 67 weeks — -4.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top black screws search terms
- black screws66K/yr
- black wood screws20K/yr
- black screws for wood11K/yr
- black screw3K/yr
Top black screws 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
XKQYX 130 Pcs Self Tapping Wood Screws M3.5 Black Flat Cross Head Assorted Sizes (16mm/20mm/25mm/30mm/40mm/50mm) Drywall Furniture Wood Screws
XKQYX£5.524.6★598 rev
395 Pcs Self-Tapping Screw Set Including M3 M3.5 M4 M5 and M6 Phillips Cross Head Countersunk Black Screws for DIY & Repairs
Homtim£7.234.2★86 rev
220 Pcs Self Tapping Wood Screws M3.5 Black Flat Cross Head Self Drilling Drywall Machine Screws Assortment Kit for Drywall Furniture Wood Screw - 16mm/20mm/25mm/30mm/35mm/40mm/50mm
XKQYX£6.244.6★598 rev
VooGenzek 110 PCS M3.5 Coarse Thread Point Drywall Screws Kit Phillips Countersunk Drywall Screws Plasterboard Wood Screw for Plasterboard Drywall and Wood Black
VooGenzek£5.004.6★180 rev
PDKKFF M3x20mm Black Self Tapping Screws 150Pcs Black Carbon Steel Countersunk Head Wood Screws for Woodworking Furniture Carpentry And DIY
PDKKFF£4.433.3★59 rev
Newest
by launch date
160 Pcs M3.5 Assorted Wood Screws Assortment Black Self Tapping Screws Mixed Set Flat Cross Countersunk Screw Set for Wood Drywall Furniture DIY Repairs
LuoJinZisy£5.361 rev
600 Pcs M2 M2.3 M2.6 M3 Small Screws for Wood Black Self Tapping Screws Metal Round Cross Head Screwsset for Plastic Wood Soft Metal
LuoJinZisy£5.026 rev
50 Pcs Black Wood Screws 3.5mm x 25mm Double Countersunk Phillips Head Multi-Purpose Screws for Wood Drywall Plasterboard Organic Materials
Elenviorina£4.170 rev
Jiahezhi 152 Pcs Self-Tapping Screw Set - M4 x 12/16 /20/25 /30 mm Phillips Cross Head Countersunk Screws for DIY Repairs & Furniture Assembly
Jiahezhi£4.237 rev
Forgefix Multi-Purpose Pozi Screw CSK ST Black 4 x 30mm ForgePack (pack of 20) suitable for numerous ironmongery joinery electrical and plumbing applications.
Forgefix£2.486 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJiahezhi 152 Pcs Self-Tapping Screw Set - M4 x 12/16 /20/25 /30 mm Phillips Cross Head Countersunk Screws for DIY Repairs & Furniture Assembly
Jiahezhi£4.234.1★
600 Pcs M2 M2.3 M2.6 M3 Small Screws for Wood Black Self Tapping Screws Metal Round Cross Head Screwsset for Plastic Wood Soft Metal
LuoJinZisy£5.024.0★
160 Pcs M3.5 Assorted Wood Screws Assortment Black Self Tapping Screws Mixed Set Flat Cross Countersunk Screw Set for Wood Drywall Furniture DIY Repairs
LuoJinZisy£5.365.0★
50 Pcs Black Wood Screws 3.5mm x 25mm Double Countersunk Phillips Head Multi-Purpose Screws for Wood Drywall Plasterboard Organic Materials
Elenviorina£4.170.0★
400 Pcs Black Self Tapping Screws Self Drilling Screws Assortment M3 M3.5 M4 M5 Pan Head Metal Screws Kit for Wood Metal Plastic Repairs
YCSHIPO£9.923.2★
What buyers say about black screws
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“They seem well made”
“As advertised”
“worth the money”
“Fitted perfectly thank you”
“So useful”
“are black in colour. so blend in well with darker colour materials”
What buyers complain about
“Tiny Screws”
“Utter rubbish”
“Waste of money”
“time consuming”
“Initial value for money impression marred by poor quality material used in manufacture”
“These screws are extremely weak”
“this just broke the head off”
“they kept snapping during installation”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is black screws profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £41K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the black screws niche?
- 18 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black screws?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for black screws peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black screws niche?
- Listings span £2.48–£9.92; the average listing price is £5.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 106 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.