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Clear Tarpaulin

Fail

Shoppers spend only $37K a year here, so Clear Tarpaulin is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,131 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£37K/yr169K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 25 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Clear Tarpaulin against its category

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

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Clear Tarpaulin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Clear Tarpaulin 169K times last year and spent an estimated £37K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 169K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £37K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
169K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£37Ka year
Peak month
October2.4× the quietest month
Top search term
clear tarpaulin73K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.37.

Listings sell for £11.37 on average, from £4.19 to £25.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.37 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.37under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.19–£25.23
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #70 within Tarps & Tie-Downs. It carries 2,061 reviews at 4.26 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
7.4%
Average rank
#70in Tarps & Tie-Downs
Average rating
4.26 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,061per listing
Listings tracked
37

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
30 months

Products

Top Clear Tarpaulin 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 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£5K£7K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

32%

  • Honsaifau25%
  • SolaDirect22%
  • jianyana6%
  • Adiwo6%
  • PIVFEDGX5%
  • Dulepax4%

Demand

Clear Tarpaulin search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Search terms

Top Clear Tarpaulin search terms shoppers use

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

  • clear tarpaulin73K/yr
  • clear tarpaulin waterproof heavy duty32K/yr
  • transparent tarpaulin13K/yr
  • clear tarp9K/yr
  • heavy duty clear tarpaulin9K/yr
  • tarpaulin clear7K/yr
  • clear gazebo side panels4K/yr
  • clear tarpaulin 3m x 3m4K/yr
  • clear waterproof tarpaulin4K/yr
  • clear tarpaulin 2m x 3m4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Clear Tarpaulin

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

Complain

Thickness17%−0.07

Very thin

It's only like a thick plastic bag

Thinner than expected

Durability9%−0.07

not long lasting

It lasted 2 hours before completely ripping

its already ripped

Quality-Overall6%+2.89

Cheaply made

The quality isn't great

maybe not up to quality for other uses

Weight Heavy6%−0.05

This product is not heavy duty as described

heavy, bag

It was not as heavy duty as I thought

Thin5%−0.08

Too thin

Very thin material

Love

Quality-Overall32%+2.89

Good quality

The build quality is solid

Great Quality cover

Strength12%+0.58

The large cable ties are also very strong

Strong sheeting

Very strong

Value For Money11%+0.70

Good value

Value for money

Well worth it

Durability7%−0.07

Strong and durable

should last well

resistant to tearing or ripping with normal use

Size-Overall6%−0.02

The size is accurate

They are a really good size

Easy to fit

Return

1.4% Return rate 57% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall40%▆▇▇▅▆█

Haven't fitted the cover yet

Not fit for purpose

The width was 2cm short

Quality-Overall9%▁▆▇█▂▄

Cheaply made

The quality isn't great

maybe not up to quality for other uses

Thin9%█▂▂▃▆▃

Too thin

Very thin material

Strength5%▃▁▄█▅▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▁▁▇▄█▇

Misleading advertising

Not as described in add

FAQ

Common Clear Tarpaulin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.