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title: "Butchers String — £147K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 39/100 · £147K/yr market · 138K searches/yr · £4.43 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **butchers string**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.51–$6.06) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 32Growth 17Conversion 100Competition 18Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 12Brand share 32Review moat 47Quality gap 25
**Conversion**
**Incredible****24.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,842.25**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£147K**
£147K/yr · 138K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****78%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-16.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£4.43**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.51–£6.06**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/butchers-string/trend)
## **Top butchers string search terms**
- **butchers twine**52K/yr-11.3%19.6% conv. - **butchers string**26K/yr-9.4%18.8% conv. - **cooking string**13K/yr-22.2%18.2% conv. - **butchers string for cooking meat**8K/yr-22.4%26.7% conv. - **cooking twine**8K/yr-23.1%14.5% conv. - **butchers twine for meat cooking**5K/yr-11.4%26.8% conv. - **kitchen twine**6K/yr-33.9%14.2% conv. - **butcher string**4K/yr-3.9%18.1% conv. - **cooking string for meat**6K/yr-42.1%23.7% conv. - **kitchen string**4K/yr-19.4%20.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/butchers-string/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£15K20%£29K30%£44K40%£59K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**£4.89**4.6★3,950 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01G1H4XD0) [2**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**£5.81**4.6★1,825 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX74MTY6) [3**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**£4.59**4.7★4,247 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXSBTNQN) [4**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**£5.83**4.5★133 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCZ4VFQB) [5**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**£3.36**4.6★6 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GH2FQ2HH)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**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**£3.36**6 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GH2FQ2HH) [**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**£3.48**302 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2TS4C97) [**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**£5.81**1,825 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX74MTY6) [**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**£5.83**133 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCZ4VFQB) [**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**£3.37**1,048 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77Z18KB)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**£3.36**4.6★**▲ 282%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GH2FQ2HH) [**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**£4.57**4.6★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081MZYPLN) [**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**£5.81**4.6★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DX74MTY6) [**Esscherts Design C2058 100 m Striped Cooking String Red/White**Esschert**£4.14**4.7★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01AP9RTE0) [**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**£4.59**4.7★**— 1%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXSBTNQN)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about butchers string**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**28%
*“Excellent quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**24%
*“Exactly as advertised”*
**Strength**14%
*“fairly strong”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Excellent value for money”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“so easy to use”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“It was fit for purpose, thanks”*
**Durability**2%
*“durable”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Works well”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
*“Ties up meat well”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**1%
*“bright present enhancement”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**18%
*“Not fit for purpose”*
**Ease Of Use**18%
*“not easy to find”*
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Poor quality”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“It worked out slightly worse value than larger quantities”*
**Strength**5%
*“Not strong enough”*
**Durability**5%
*“breaks when tying meat”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“the product description doesnt really match what arrives”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Thin**29%
**Size-Overall**23%
**Quality-Overall**12%
**Strength**10%
**Value For Money**9%
**Thickness**9%
**Material Quality**3%
**Color**3%
**Durability**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
## **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.
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