butchers string
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.51–$6.06) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible24.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay1,842.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£147K£147K/yr · 138K searches
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-16.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£4.43avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.51–£6.06cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, butchers string is a £147K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
butchers string market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £111K–£133K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 24.0%
- Avg BSR
- #2,804
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 5.3%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 191 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- tenn well45%
- Vivifying20%
- PH PERKHOMY12%
- HIFSA5%
- KINGLAKE4%
- jijAcraft4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×
Top butchers string search terms
- butchers twine52K/yr
- butchers string26K/yr
- cooking string13K/yr
- butchers string for cooking meat8K/yr
- cooking twine8K/yr
- butchers twine for meat cooking5K/yr
- kitchen twine6K/yr
- butcher string4K/yr
- cooking string for meat6K/yr
- kitchen string4K/yr
Top butchers string 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 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tenn Well Butchers String 3Ply 100m Strong Cotton Kitchen Twine Food Safe Oven Cooking String for Meat Trussing Tying Chicken Roasting and Sausage Making (Beige)
tenn well£4.894.6★3,950 rev
Vivifying Red and White Butchers Twine 100m 2mm Food Safe Cotton Cooking Twine Ideal for Trussing Turkey Roasting Baking Bacon Pumpkin Bread Festive Holiday Kitchen Use & Gift Wrapping
Vivifying£5.814.6★1,825 rev
PerkHomy 152 M / 500 Feet Cotton Butchers Twine String 2mm for Cooking Food Safe Crafts Bakers Kitchen Butcher Meat Turkey Sausage Roasting Gift Wrapping Gardening Crocheting & Knitting
PH PERKHOMY£4.594.7★4,247 rev
Tenn Well Red White Butchers String 2mm x 100m Strong Kitchen Butchers Twine Food Safe Christmas String for Meat Trussing Sausage Tying Chicken Roasting and Gift Wrapping
tenn well£5.834.5★133 rev
Cotton String Butcher String Roll Garden Cooking Twine Food Safe Kitchen Bakers Cooking String for Meat Gift Wrapping Packing Crafts Durable Twisted Natural For DIY Wedding Decor 2mmx130m(1PC)
HIFSA£3.364.6★6 rev
Newest
by launch dateCotton String Butcher String Roll Garden Cooking Twine Food Safe Kitchen Bakers Cooking String for Meat Gift Wrapping Packing Crafts Durable Twisted Natural For DIY Wedding Decor 2mmx130m(1PC)
HIFSA£3.366 rev
3x 100% Cotton String Balls Kitchen Twine for Meat Durable White Twine for Gardening DIY & Crafting Gift Wrapping & Butchers String (45M x 3) 135M
NAEEM SONS£3.48302 rev
Vivifying Red and White Butchers Twine 100m 2mm Food Safe Cotton Cooking Twine Ideal for Trussing Turkey Roasting Baking Bacon Pumpkin Bread Festive Holiday Kitchen Use & Gift Wrapping
Vivifying£5.811,825 rev
Tenn Well Red White Butchers String 2mm x 100m Strong Kitchen Butchers Twine Food Safe Christmas String for Meat Trussing Sausage Tying Chicken Roasting and Gift Wrapping
tenn well£5.83133 rev
KINGLAKE 50m Natural White Cotton String 2mm Food Safe Butchers Kitchen String Macrame Bakers Twine for Cooking Meat Crafts Gift Wrapping Christmas Decorations Gardening Hanging Pictures
KINGLAKE£3.371,048 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCotton String Butcher String Roll Garden Cooking Twine Food Safe Kitchen Bakers Cooking String for Meat Gift Wrapping Packing Crafts Durable Twisted Natural For DIY Wedding Decor 2mmx130m(1PC)
HIFSA£3.364.6★
lovingmona 100 M Red and White Butchers Twine Cotton Cooking Twine 2mm Butchers String Decorative Jute Twine Rope for Gift Wrapping Baking Kitchen Butchers
lovingmona£4.574.6★
Vivifying Red and White Butchers Twine 100m 2mm Food Safe Cotton Cooking Twine Ideal for Trussing Turkey Roasting Baking Bacon Pumpkin Bread Festive Holiday Kitchen Use & Gift Wrapping
Vivifying£5.814.6★
Esscherts Design C2058 100 m Striped Cooking String Red/White
Esschert£4.144.7★
PerkHomy 152 M / 500 Feet Cotton Butchers Twine String 2mm for Cooking Food Safe Crafts Bakers Kitchen Butcher Meat Turkey Sausage Roasting Gift Wrapping Gardening Crocheting & Knitting
PH PERKHOMY£4.594.7★
What buyers say about butchers string
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Exactly as advertised”
“fairly strong”
“Excellent value for money”
“so easy to use”
“It was fit for purpose, thanks”
“durable”
“Works well”
“Ties up meat well”
“bright present enhancement”
What buyers complain about
“Not fit for purpose”
“not easy to find”
“Poor quality”
“It worked out slightly worse value than larger quantities”
“Not strong enough”
“breaks when tying meat”
“the product description doesnt really match what arrives”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is butchers string profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £147K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the butchers string niche?
- 10 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in butchers string?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for butchers string peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the butchers string niche?
- Listings span £2.51–£6.06; the average listing price is £4.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,842 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.