gas soldering iron
Skip itSoft demand (-27.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Incredible3.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great£22.78avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£7.74–£48.77cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Good2.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay1,692.54avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay3.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad£55K£55K/yr · 69K searches
Growth
Bad-27.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, gas soldering iron is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (69K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
gas soldering iron market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £46K–£57K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.5%
- Avg BSR
- #97
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 85%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 7.1%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- LEXIVON39%
- Dremel15%
- DOMINOX13%
- Draper11%
- Iroda7%
- POFET6%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -27.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top gas soldering iron search terms
- gas soldering iron41K/yr
- gas soldering iron kit16K/yr
- butane soldering iron7K/yr
- soldering iron gas6K/yr
Top gas soldering iron 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.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
LEXIVON Soldering Iron Kit Cordless Butane Gas Soldering Iron with Adjustable Flame & 7-Tip Set Refillable Pro-Grade Aluminium Body Portable Soldering Kit for DIY Jewellery & Crafts (LX-770)
LEXIVON£29.854.6★12,018 rev
DOMINOX Butane Soldering Iron Kit Portable Cordless Soldering Iron and Butane Heat Gun Rapid Heat Up Mini Torch Welding Kit with Self-Igniting Adjustable FlameButane Gas Not Included
DOMINOX£20.343.6★106 rev
Dremel Versatip 2000 Cordless Soldering Iron - Butane Gas Soldering Kit with 7 Interchangeable Tips for Welding Wood Burning Pyrography Jewellery Making Arts and Crafts
Dremel£32.574.5★465 rev
Draper Butane Powered Soldering Iron | Gas Soldering Iron Kit | Variable Flame Control Soldering Gun | 78774
Draper£16.984.2★968 rev
POFET Gas Soldering Iron Wireless Soldering Iron Pen Cordless Butane Professional Torch Tool for Outdoor Use
POFET£7.742.9★10 rev
Newest
by launch date
SUNNYNEST Portable Butane Soldering Iron Kit Cordless Gas Soldering Pen for Electronics Repair DIY Welding Tool Set for Household Appliance Repair Wood Burning & Heat Shrink Tubing
SUNNYNEST£13.961 rev
Daakro 2-in-1 Grey Rechargeable Soldering Iron Set 180-450 with Adjustable Temperature with LED Display Portable Soldering Pen for Jewelry Making DIY Projects Soldering Circuit Boards etc
Daakro£12.983 rev
WANGCL Cordless Butane Soldering Iron Gas Soldering Iron Blow Torch Soldering Iron Pen Butane Gas for Electronic PC Repair Tool Blue
WANGCL£8.956 rev
Dremel Versatip 2000 Cordless Soldering Iron - Butane Gas Soldering Kit with 7 Interchangeable Tips for Welding Wood Burning Pyrography Jewellery Making Arts and Crafts
Dremel£32.57465 rev
Dremel Versatip 2000 Cordless Soldering Iron - Butane Gas Soldering Kit with 7 Interchangeable Tips for Welding Wood Burning Pyrography Jewellery Making Arts and Crafts
Dremel£34.1664 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDaakro 2-in-1 Grey Rechargeable Soldering Iron Set 180-450 with Adjustable Temperature with LED Display Portable Soldering Pen for Jewelry Making DIY Projects Soldering Circuit Boards etc
Daakro£12.983.3★
SUNNYNEST Portable Butane Soldering Iron Kit Cordless Gas Soldering Pen for Electronics Repair DIY Welding Tool Set for Household Appliance Repair Wood Burning & Heat Shrink Tubing
SUNNYNEST£13.961.0★
POFET Gas Soldering Iron Wireless Soldering Iron Pen Cordless Butane Professional Torch Tool for Outdoor Use
POFET£7.742.9★
Butane Soldering Iron Gas Welding Torch Pen Kit Temperature Adjustable for Cordless Soldering Tool
Hztyyier£13.723.7★
Dremel Versatip 2000 Cordless Soldering Iron - Butane Gas Soldering Kit with 7 Interchangeable Tips for Welding Wood Burning Pyrography Jewellery Making Arts and Crafts
Dremel£32.574.5★
What buyers say about gas soldering iron
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality kit, recommended”
“Ease of use”
“Does the job”
“Really good for diy use good value”
“Works well”
“Very compact, good design”
“good design”
“The different attachments are very easily interchangeable as well”
“Worked with this iron for 10 years fantastic quick heat up”
“fits all my job requirements”
What buyers complain about
“Gas just escapes”
“Not fit for purpose”
“0 durability”
“It was not up to the job fell to bits”
“Overpriced tack from Dremel”
“Furthermore the lock- switch does not work”
“Its fire”
“Turns out a cheap one is much better”
“a smell of butane soon alerted me to a leak from the fill valve”
“if it's like mine it will stop working after the third fill”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is gas soldering iron profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £55K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the gas soldering iron niche?
- 10 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in gas soldering iron?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.3%.
- When does demand for gas soldering iron peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the gas soldering iron niche?
- Listings span £7.74–£48.77; the average listing price is £22.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,693 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.