makita chainsaw
Skip itSoft demand (-16.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great£98.62avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good664.96avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Good2.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good52%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay£174K£174K/yr · 78K searches
Price range
Okay£34.77–£253.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay2.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-16.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, makita chainsaw is a £174K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (78K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
makita chainsaw market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £123K–£148K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.3%
- Avg BSR
- #2,532
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 56%
- Out of stock
- 19.4%
- Avg brand age
- 26 months
- Avg seller age
- 182 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
57
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
21%
- Makita40%
- VIWKO11%
- KIESBOHR9%
- BITOON7%
- ConBlom7%
- Edtran6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top makita chainsaw search terms
- makita chainsaw32K/yr
- makita chainsaw 18v12K/yr
- makita mini chainsaw8K/yr
- makita pruning saw6K/yr
- makita chainsaw cordless3K/yr
- makita 18v chainsaw4K/yr
- makita battery chainsaw5K/yr
- makita cordless chainsaw4K/yr
- chainsaw makita3K/yr
Top makita chainsaw 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Makita DUC150Z 18V Li-ion LXT Brushless 150mm Pruning Saw Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita£135.624.5★1,439 rev
Makita DUC357Z 18V Li-ion LXT Brushless 350mm Chainsaw Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita£171.204.3★21 rev
8-Inch Mini Chainsaw Compatible with makita Battery 18v Auto-Oiler 6&8 inch Brushless Cordless Pruning Chainsaw Battery Powered Mini Chainsaw for Wood Cutting Tree Trimming (Tool only)
BITOON£48.054.4★415 rev
Mini Chainsaw for Makita 18 V Battery 600 W Brushless Chainsaw Electric 6 Inches Battery Chainsaws Hand Chainsaw for Garden Shears Wood CuttingNo Battery
Edtran£36.334.2★188 rev
KIESBOHR CSE002 15cm Brushless Chainsaw Compatible with Makita 18V Battery
KIESBOHR£45.974.6★344 rev
Newest
by launch date
2 in 1 Cordless Pole Saw for Makita 18v 8 Inch Brushless Electric Cordless Chainsaw & Pole Chainsaw Extend Pole to 4.2m 2×4.0ah Battery & 180 Adjustable Head for Tree Trimming & Cutting Branches
highsam£107.13172 rev
1100W Cordless Chainsaw for Makita 18V 2 in 1 12 Inch / 10 Inch Brushless
ConBlom£57.954 rev
Cordless 12 Inch Chainsaw Brushless Battery Electric Chainsaw Compatible with Makita BL 18V Auto-Oiler Handheld Chain Saw for Gardening Wood Cutting Trimming (Without Battery and Charger)
STEEIRO£56.3136 rev
SEESII Electric Chainsaw Cordless 12-inch Handheld Chain Saws with 2 x 4.0Ah Batteries Tree Saw with Tool-Free Chain Tension Auto Oiling for Wood Cutting Trimming Branch
Seesii£80.968,330 rev
Waitley Mini Chainsaw for Makita 18V Battery Cordless 6 Inch Brushless Electric Chainsaw Handheld Battery Powered Chainsaw for Tree Trimming Wood Cutting PruningTool Only
Waitley£42.7619 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum2 in 1 Cordless Pole Saw for Makita 18v 8 Inch Brushless Electric Cordless Chainsaw & Pole Chainsaw Extend Pole to 4.2m 2×4.0ah Battery & 180 Adjustable Head for Tree Trimming & Cutting Branches
highsam£107.134.6★
1100W Cordless Chainsaw for Makita 18V 2 in 1 12 Inch / 10 Inch Brushless
ConBlom£57.954.2★
SEESII Electric Chainsaw Cordless 12-inch Handheld Chain Saws with 2 x 4.0Ah Batteries Tree Saw with Tool-Free Chain Tension Auto Oiling for Wood Cutting Trimming Branch
Seesii£80.964.5★
Makita DUC357Z 18V Li-ion LXT Brushless 350mm Chainsaw Batteries and Charger Not Included
Makita£171.204.3★
Cordless 12 Inch Chainsaw Brushless Battery Electric Chainsaw Compatible with Makita BL 18V Auto-Oiler Handheld Chain Saw for Gardening Wood Cutting Trimming (Without Battery and Charger)
STEEIRO£56.313.8★
What buyers say about makita chainsaw
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The tool itself is very good”
“Excellent value for money”
“Very handy”
“The battery life is incredible”
“it worked a lot better than i imagined”
“Sturdy and well made”
“not overly heavy either”
“never actually ran out of charge on one so no issues there”
“perfect size”
“So far this mini chainsaw is holding up”
What buyers complain about
“Broke twice on first use”
“Completely smashed how it got through quality control ill never know really bad to send it out like this”
“So I don't know how it will perform”
“now batteries have run out what do I do”
“Oil spills”
“Looks like everything was thrown in the case and case broken”
“its burnt out already”
“Kept getting clogged on the smallest of branches”
“that isn't included in the cheaper option of course”
“Really bad design”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is makita chainsaw profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £174K/yr across 27 tracked products. 2 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the makita chainsaw niche?
- 13 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in makita chainsaw?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.4%.
- When does demand for makita chainsaw peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the makita chainsaw niche?
- Listings span £34.77–£253.86; the average listing price is £98.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 665 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.