Is cooking gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £33K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).

How competitive is the cooking gloves niche?

10 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cooking gloves?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for cooking gloves peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Feb; the busiest month runs 5.0× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cooking gloves niche?

Listings span £3.42–£5.47; the average listing price is £4.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,783 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cooking gloves

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.42–$5.47) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible16.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Okay+12.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay87%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Review moat

Bad7,782.81

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£4.74

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£33K

£33K/yr · 43K searches

Price range

Bad£3.42–£5.47

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cooking gloves is a £33K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (43K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cooking gloves market data

Units sold / yr: 8K–10K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £38K–£47K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 16.2%
Avg BSR: #78
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 94%
Sponsored: 88%
Out of stock: 6.6%
Avg brand age: 46 months
Avg seller age: 176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

PRAIMA53%
UNIGLOVES19%
NT-ling7%
1ABOVE4%
FleXcel4%
Hand-E Touch3%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — +12.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.0×

Open Trend

Top cooking gloves search terms

black nitrile gloves medium11K/yr +22.0%17.1% conv.
black gloves medium4K/yr +200.8%16.5% conv.
nail gloves6K/yr +0.6%4.2% conv.
hairdressing gloves5K/yr -6.5%7.1% conv.
black latex gloves medium9K/yr -29.5%15.4% conv.
nail tech gloves4K/yr +7.4%7.8% conv.
black latex free gloves3K/yr +5.9%7.8% conv.
black nitrile disposable65/yr -61.5%20.0% conv.

All search terms

Top cooking gloves 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Medium)

PRAIMA£4.864.6★6,709 rev

Unigloves Black Pearl Nitrile Examination Gloves

UNIGLOVES£4.464.6★27,617 rev

PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)

PRAIMA£4.704.6★6,709 rev

NT-ling Halloween Gloves with Long Nails Cosplay Costume Claw Paw Gloves Mitts Pointed Fingernails Ghost Bizarre Hand Mittens for Carnival Halloween Party Cosplay (Black Medium)

NT-ling£4.890.0★0 rev

FleXcel Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Black Medium - Medical-Grade Latex-Free Food Safe (Box of 100)

FleXcel£4.954.7★438 rev

Newest

by launch date

ANSIO Black Nitrile Gloves Medium 100 Disposable Gloves Powder Free Latex Free Medical Grade Examination Gloves Touchscreen Compatible Food Safe Gloves for Cleaning Food Prep Hair Dye & DIY

ANSIO£4.801,348 rev

3mo ago

Essentialz Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves Large Pack of 100 Latex-Free Powder-Free Food Safe CE Certified Extra Soft & Elastic for Cleaning Cooking Tattoo & Salon

Essentialz£3.4554 rev

9mo ago

NT-ling Halloween Gloves with Long Nails Cosplay Costume Claw Paw Gloves Mitts Pointed Fingernails Ghost Bizarre Hand Mittens for Carnival Halloween Party Cosplay (Black Medium)

NT-ling£4.890 rev

1y ago

FleXcel Powder Free Nitrile Gloves Black Medium - Medical-Grade Latex-Free Food Safe (Box of 100)

FleXcel£4.95438 rev

1y ago

PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Medium)

PRAIMA£4.866,709 rev

3y ago

What buyers say about cooking gloves

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Excellent Product”

Size-Overall16%

“fits true to size”

Value For Money12%

“Excellent value for money”

Grip10%

“Grip is good”

Durability5%

“long lasting and comfy”

Strength4%

“Solid product”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“Very cleanable”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Thickness2%

“Great quality thick gloves”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall20%

“Not true to size”

Thickness14%

“The black too thick for my needs”

Quality-Overall14%

“Garbage”

Durability10%

“breaks easily”

Strength5%

“Not so strong”

Tear Resistance5%

“Tear easily”

Material Quality3%

“now with my last purchase I noticed the material was different, and the result”

Value For Money3%

“60% price hike is unacceptable”

Smell1%

“my last order disappointed me singe 2 boxes out of the 4 ordered smell strongly of sulphur”

Adhesion/Stickiness1%

“the last box they gloves have ripped n they is like a substance on them which is very sticky i have ordered more today to see if it was just a bad box”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall80%

Quality-Overall4%

Thin2%

Smell2%

Tear Resistance2%

Color2%

Functionality-Overall2%

Compatibility-Overall1%

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

Leak-Proof1%

Common questions

Is cooking gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £33K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the cooking gloves niche?: 10 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cooking gloves?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for cooking gloves peak?: Demand peaks in Jan–Feb; the busiest month runs 5.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cooking gloves niche?: Listings span £3.42–£5.47; the average listing price is £4.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,783 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.