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Container Padlock

Fail

Shoppers spend only $79K a year here, so Container Padlock 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
£79K/yr42K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
75%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 35 sellers

Flapen Score

Container Padlock against its category

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

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

Market

The Container Padlock market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Container Padlock 42K times last year and spent an estimated £79K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 42K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £79K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
42K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.2%
Conversion, latest week
8.8%
Market size, estimated
£79Ka year
Peak month
March1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
container padlock19K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £21.51.

Listings sell for £21.51 on average, from £8.88 to £46.47. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £21.51 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£21.51inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.88–£46.47
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
2.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #95 within Padlocks & Hasps. It carries 873 reviews at 4.26 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.5%
Average rank
#95in Padlocks & Hasps
Average rating
4.26 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
873per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Container Padlock 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 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Magmaus30%
  • CDC DIGI24%
  • Britanium13%
  • JBBFCAN6%
  • Maudex5%
  • Squire5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)

Demand

Container Padlock search demand

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

900700Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Container Padlock search terms shoppers use

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

  • container padlock19K/yr
  • container lock11K/yr
  • shipping container padlock7K/yr
  • shipping container lock5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Container Padlock

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

Complain

Locking Mechanism21%+0.84

Lock failed

Open not be lock

lock sticks all the time

Rusts/Corrodes19%−0.23

Rusted within weeks

they do rust

started to rust

Durability13%−0.17

Broke after a couple months of use

6 weeks later it fell apart

it fell apart

Size-Overall8%−0.01

this item did not fit through the container hasps

Not impressed really small when arrived

very wide

Quality-Overall6%+1.02

Absolute garbage

Not as good as recommended

Poor quality

Love

Locking Mechanism30%+0.84

The lock mechanism works smoothly

Good lock

Strong Lock

Quality-Overall16%+1.02

Decent quality

feels fairly well made, a good weight, 5 keys

apparently well manufactured

Strength11%

Strong Lock

Good solid construction

Very strong

Value For Money8%+0.56

Good value for money

Good for the price

Well worth the money

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.70

As advertised

Does the job

it is exactly what I was looking for

Return

2.6% Return rate 79% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall74%▆▇█▇▆█

this item did not fit through the container hasps

Not impressed really small when arrived

very wide

Locking Mechanism10%█▄▂▄▅▁

Lock failed

Open not be lock

lock sticks all the time

Thickness2%▄▂▃▄█▆
Functionality-Overall2%▆█▁▇▆▇

NOT WORKING

doesnt work - any advice

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%▅▁▄▄█▄

FAQ

Common Container Padlock questions

Answered from the same tracked data.