Metal Storage Box
soft demand (-30.4% this quarter) — Metal Storage Box doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Metal Storage Box profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Metal Storage Box is a £47K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Metal Storage Box: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -30.4% over the last 90 days and 4.5% of searches end in a purchase.
£47K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.
9%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 21 products
Top Metal Storage Box products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Cathedral Products A4 Steel File Box with Starter Pack of 5 Suspension Files - Black
- Price
- £18.52
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 7,579
- Age
- 19y ago
Cathedral Products A4 Steel File Box with Starter Pack of 5 Suspension Files - Pastel Pink
- Price
- £18.76
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 7,579
- Age
- 4y ago
Cathedral Products A4+ (Foolscap) Steel File Box with Starter Pack of 5 Suspension Files - Blue
- Price
- £18.68
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 3,236
- Age
- 18y ago
Cathedral Products A4 Steel File Box with Starter Pack of 5 Suspension Files - Grey
- Price
- £19.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 7,579
- Age
- 19y ago
JUNDUN File Box with Lock Fireproof Document Box with Handle and Zipper Collapsible File Organiser Home Office Fire Safe Storage Filing Box for A4 Suspension File Folder
- Price
- £28.61
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 236
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Large Fireproof Document Organiser Filing Box File Storage Box with Lock Important Document Storage Box Filing System for Certificates & Documents 10 Hanging Files & 20 Labels (15.7×12.2×10.6)
- Price
- £39.03
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 1y ago
SUNNYNEST Metal File Organizer with Lock Portable Aluminum Document Box
- Price
- £15.46
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 7mo ago
Noiposi Fireproof Document Box with 5200 Heated Insulated Waterproof and Fireproof Document Storage with Lock Home Safe Storage Document organiser Case for A4 Important Documents File and Deed
- Price
- £22.97
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 215
- Age
- 2y ago
Cathedral Products A4 Steel File Box with Starter Pack of 5 Suspension Files - Grey
- Price
- £19.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 7,579
- Age
- 19y ago
GreenWhim Fireproof Document Box Waterproof and Fireproof Document Storage with Lock Document organiser Case for A4 Important Documents Portable Home Fire Safe Storage Box Case
- Price
- £15.69
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 6mo ago
Newest
by launch dateGreenWhim Fireproof Document Box Waterproof and Fireproof Document Storage with Lock Document organiser Case for A4 Important Documents Portable Home Fire Safe Storage Box Case
- Price
- £15.69
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 6mo ago
Lockable Document Storage Box 12 Inch (30cm) Steel Security Box with Bolt Down Floor Mounting Kit for Documents Medication and Valuables
- Price
- £13.67
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 6mo ago
SUNNYNEST Metal File Organizer with Lock Portable Aluminum Document Box
- Price
- £15.46
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 7mo ago
Lifewit A4 File Organiser Box with Lids Portable Document Storage Box with Plastic Slide Hanging File Folder Organizer for School Home Office Supplies Decorative Folders Storage Dark Grey 1 Pack
- Price
- £9.91
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 67
- Age
- 11mo ago
Large Fireproof Document Organiser Filing Box File Storage Box with Lock Important Document Storage Box Filing System for Certificates & Documents 10 Hanging Files & 20 Labels (15.7×12.2×10.6)
- Price
- £39.03
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
31
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
7%
- Cathedral Products72%
- JUNDUN10%
- Noiposi5%
- Lifewit2%
- IPARTS EXPERT2%
- Fun storage2%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)
Metal Storage Box demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Top Metal Storage Box search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- metal file box15K/yr
- metal filing box11K/yr
- lockable document box9K/yr
- lockable file box6K/yr
- lockable filing box4K/yr
- metal box file4K/yr
- metal file organiser3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Metal Storage Box
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
76% of reviews“Excellent product”
“Great storage”
“Good solid sturdy box”
“JUST WHAT I NEEDED”
“The locking mechanism is smooth”
What buyers complain about
71% of reviews“lock very flimsy”
“It feels very low quality”
“it was too small”
“The claims for these bags get more and more ridiculous”
“Looks flimsy”
Metal Storage Box return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.4%
Return rate
60%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Metal Storage Box questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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