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Clamps

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.3% of orders. But demand is soft, at +2.7% this quarter, so Clamps is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 6% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +12 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£689K/yr951K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 51 sellers

Flapen Score

Clamps against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Clamps is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Clamps market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Clamps 951K times last year and spent an estimated £689K. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 951K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £689K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
951K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.7%
Conversion, latest week
7.1%
Market size, estimated
£689Ka year
Peak month
November1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
clamps244K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.24.

Listings sell for £10.24 on average, from £2.58 to £38.67. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £10.24 that is £10K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.58–£38.67
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£13K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #5 within Hand Tools. It carries 2,676 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
1.0%
Average rank
#5in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,676per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Clamps products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£69K£138K£207K£275K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

36%

  • IRWIN23%
  • G4GADGET11%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • Xiaomoyu7%
  • WORKPRO7%
  • LJHOME7%

Demand

Clamps search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

20K15KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Clamps search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • clamps244K/yr
  • clamp106K/yr
  • clamps for woodwork118K/yr
  • spring clamps65K/yr
  • wood clamps74K/yr
  • g clamp53K/yr
  • clamps quick grip32K/yr
  • woodworking clamps35K/yr
  • clips clamps22K/yr
  • irwin quick grip clamps27K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Clamps

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Grip18%−0.05

Weak flimsy, orange grips break easily

grip starts to weaken

Not a great grip

Strength15%−0.11

not too sturdy

seem a little flimsy

Not strong enough

Size-Overall13%−0.04

Very small

Wrong sizing

Big ones are big

Quality-Overall13%+1.93

Basically felt like a cheap product

Poor quality

very cheaply made

Durability9%−0.11

Broke after 1st use

broke on first use

they didnt last

Love

Quality-Overall22%+1.93

Good quality item arrived on time and well packaged

Brilliant quality

They are of good quality and feel robust

Value For Money15%+0.79

Excellent value for money

Excellent price

Excellent value

Grip12%−0.05

Great grippers

strong grip

Good grip

Strength12%−0.11

Strong little clips

Really strong

Clamps are strong

Ease Of Use9%+0.77

Easy to use

Handy for other uses

Very handy

Return

1.3% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall62%▇▇▇▇██

Very small

Wrong sizing

Big ones are big

Strength7%▇▆▃▅▅█

not too sturdy

seem a little flimsy

Not strong enough

Quality-Overall6%▄█▅▄▄▄

Basically felt like a cheap product

Poor quality

very cheaply made

Functionality-Overall5%▄▅▇█▄▃
Grip5%█▂▄▄▅▃

Weak flimsy, orange grips break easily

grip starts to weaken

Not a great grip

FAQ

Common Clamps questions

Answered from the same tracked data.