Is grub screws profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £99K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -13.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).

How competitive is the grub screws niche?

5 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 90% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in grub screws?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 1.1%.

When does demand for grub screws peak?

Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the grub screws niche?

Listings span £4.10–£10.13; the average listing price is £6.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,143 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

grub screws

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Great11.5%

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

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good1,143

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£99K

£99K/yr · 142K searches

Growth

Bad-13.5%

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

Avg price

Bad£6.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad90%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£4.10–£10.13

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grub screws is a £99K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

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

grub screws market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr: £91K–£121K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 11.5%
Avg BSR: #52
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 100%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 41 months
Avg seller age: 212 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

FIXXELY61%
Xiaomoyu20%
HAOCHEN10%
KOXXIAMOQ6%
HOLMOL3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Open Trend

Top grub screws search terms

grub screws71K/yr -12.2%6.8% conv.
grub screws for door handles28K/yr -21.2%6.6% conv.
grub screws assorted13K/yr -7.8%10.2% conv.
grub screw10K/yr -14.1%4.3% conv.
grub screw set4K/yr -18.8%9.2% conv.
tap grub screws4K/yr +10.6%2.4% conv.
m4 grub screw3K/yr -0.6%5.3% conv.
m5 grub screw3K/yr -1.5%5.2% conv.
door handle grub screws4K/yr -25.6%9.0% conv.
m3 grub screw3K/yr -19.3%3.6% conv.

All search terms

Top grub screws 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★)

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

FIXXELY Grub Screws Assorted Set of 240 (M3 M4 M5 M6 M8) Cup Point & Hex Head with 5 Allen Key (M1.5 M2 M2.5 M3 M4) - 304 Stainless Steel Assorted Sizes Ideal for Door Handle Home Repairs & Fixtures

FIXXELY£6.074.6★2,529 rev

200 Pcs Grub Screws Mixed Stainless Steel Cone Point Screws M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 Hex Head Thread Socket Screw Assortment Kits with a Storage Box

HAOCHEN£4.104.6★1,425 rev

240 Pcs Grub Screws Set Cup Point Hex Head Screw Set M3/M4/M5/M6/M8 Metric Hex Head Allen 304 Stainless Steel Screw Kit with Allen Key Wrench(M1.5/M2/M2.5/M3/M4) for Door Handles Faucet

Xiaomoyu£4.384.4★932 rev

290 Pcs Cone Cup Point Grub Screws M3/M4/M5/M6/M8 Hex Head Socket Screws

Xiaomoyu£4.724.6★974 rev

KOXXIAMOQ 786 Pcs Grub Screws Assorted M2.5 M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 Carbon Steel Metric Cup Point Grub Screws for Door Handles Hex Head Socket Screw Set Mixed(786)

KOXXIAMOQ£10.134.5★358 rev

Newest

by launch date

HOLMOL 360PCS Grub Screws Assorted Set for Door Handles with M3/M4/M5/M6/M8 Allen Keys 304 Stainless Steel Grub Screw with Cone Point & Hex Head Assorted Door Handle Screws for Repairs

HOLMOL£6.46190 rev

1y ago

KOXXIAMOQ 786 Pcs Grub Screws Assorted M2.5 M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 Carbon Steel Metric Cup Point Grub Screws for Door Handles Hex Head Socket Screw Set Mixed(786)

KOXXIAMOQ£10.13358 rev

2y ago

FIXXELY Grub Screws Assorted Set of 240 (M3 M4 M5 M6 M8) Cone Point & Hex Head with 5 Allen Key (M1.5 M2 M2.5 M3 M4) - 304 Stainless Steel Assorted Sizes Ideal for Door Handle Home Repairs & Fixtures

FIXXELY£7.122,529 rev

3y ago

FIXXELY Grub Screws Assorted Set of 240 (M3 M4 M5 M6 M8) Cup Point & Hex Head with 5 Allen Key (M1.5 M2 M2.5 M3 M4) - 304 Stainless Steel Assorted Sizes Ideal for Door Handle Home Repairs & Fixtures

FIXXELY£6.072,529 rev

4y ago

290 Pcs Cone Cup Point Grub Screws M3/M4/M5/M6/M8 Hex Head Socket Screws

Xiaomoyu£4.72974 rev

4y ago

What buyers say about grub screws

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall34%

“Great assortment”

Value For Money17%

“Good value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall13%

“Nice selection of sizes”

Ease Of Use6%

“Handy to have”

Mounting5%

“Really helpful set of the screws that always get lost”

Flexibility2%

“hex head options gives you good flexibility”

Touch/Button Controls2%

“The included allen keys are a nice touch”

Strength2%

“Box was sturdy they came in”

Material Quality1%

“The carbon-steel feels solid”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall50%

“but unfortunately none of them fit”

Leak-Proof17%

“it has lifted or curled up at either end which means some grub screws will spill out so I have to use rubber bands to hold the lid tight against the case so please use a stiffer plastic box as the container box is very thing plastic”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall71%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Compatibility-Overall4%

Quality-Overall3%

Functionality-Overall3%

Mounting3%

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Mechanism Issues2%

Maintenance And Repair1%