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Plastic Sheeting

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But shoppers spend only $55K a year here, so Plastic Sheeting is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 17% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£55K/yr79K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
34%top-5 click share · 28 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Plastic Sheeting against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Plastic Sheeting is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plastic Sheeting market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastic Sheeting 79K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 79K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
79K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.5%
Conversion, latest week
6.5%
Market size, estimated
£55Ka year
Peak month
September2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
heavy duty plastic sheeting24K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.71.

Listings sell for £10.71 on average, from £2.69 to £21.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £10.71 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.71under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.69–£21.09
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

96% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #59 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 599 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
96%
Prime listings
91%
Out of stock, average day
4.9%
Average rank
#59in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
599per listing
Listings tracked
46

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Plastic Sheeting products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

32%

  • CHESTAF32%
  • TEYIAN13%
  • GSHUR8%
  • Hikrxya5%
  • PROMORE5%
  • AHAQU5%

Demand

Plastic Sheeting search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Plastic Sheeting search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • heavy duty plastic sheeting24K/yr
  • garden plastic sheeting8K/yr
  • heavy duty polythene sheeting8K/yr
  • thick plastic sheeting heavy duty7K/yr
  • clear polythene sheeting8K/yr
  • roll of plastic sheeting6K/yr
  • clear plastic sheeting5K/yr
  • plastic sheeting roll4K/yr
  • polythene3K/yr
  • plastic sheet roll3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Sheeting

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Thickness29%−0.27

not as thick as I thought it would be

This is not as thick as mentioned

Its not very thick

Value For Money6%+0.40

Probably costs twice as much as its worth

just thought it was a little expensive

Also overpriced for the actual amount you get

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.54

Misleading pic

the picture on this site is deceiving

quite disappointed by the description

Strength6%

it has no strength whatsoever

usable as too flimsy

Flimsy

Weight Heavy6%−0.07

However heavy duty it is not

Heavy duty - not in the slightest

not sufficiently heavy duty

Love

Quality-Overall21%+1.53

I also appreciated how consistent the quality feels across the whole sheet

Great quality sheets

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.54

Just as advertised

Just what I needed

As described

Value For Money10%+0.40

Excellent value

Excellent price

Worth buying

Size-Overall8%+0.62

They are a really good size

The size is generous

Easy to fit and cut

Strength8%

Strong sheeting

Strong weed control

Good and strong

Return

0.5% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Thin24%▆▆▆▆▆█

Very thin

Thinner material than expected

The plastic is quite thin

Size-Overall20%██▅▄▇▆

Size was disappointing

Very small

Really big

Material Quality9%▆▁▅▆█▁

thin material, returned

The plastic is very thin and light

Weed fabric

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%▅█▆▃▃▄

Misleading pic

the picture on this site is deceiving

quite disappointed by the description

Quality-Overall8%▆██▄▅▇

Poor quality

a rip off considering it's quality

Absolute rubbish

FAQ

Common Plastic Sheeting questions

Answered from the same tracked data.