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polytunnel plastic

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 10Growth 12Conversion 54Competition 77Returns 97Price range 82Avg price 80Brand share 73Review moat 72Quality gap 75

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great£5.15–£65.99

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

Avg price

Great£17.03

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great38%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Good61%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Good614.35

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good4.5%

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

Growth

Bad-25.9%

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

Market size

Bad£40K

£40K/yr · 52K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, polytunnel plastic is a £40K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

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

polytunnel plastic market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£34K–£43K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.5%
Avg BSR
#97
Page quality
0%
Prime
84%
Sponsored
81%
Out of stock
6.5%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

35%

  • CHESTAF21%
  • Atoke12%
  • Outsunny12%
  • TEYIAN10%
  • WAIZHIUA7%
  • KAHEIGN4%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 13 weeks — -25.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KApr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top polytunnel plastic search terms

  • polytunnel cover15K/yr
  • polytunnel plastic10K/yr
  • greenhouse plastic sheeting8K/yr
  • clear polythene sheeting8K/yr
  • clear plastic sheeting5K/yr
  • polytunnel sheeting4K/yr
  • poly tunnel plastic sheeting4K/yr
All search terms

Top polytunnel plastic 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.

0%4%£2K8%£3K12%£5K16%£6K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about polytunnel plastic

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall27%

“Good Quality”

Size-Overall11%

“Cover fitted well”

Strength10%

“Nothing flimsy about this”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“It does the job”

Thickness7%

“The poly sheet is quite thick”

Value For Money7%

“Good value”

Durability6%

“Great quality and durable”

Material Quality5%

“The material is water proof and versatile”

Ease Of Use4%

“is easy to use”

Weight Heavy2%

“Good heavy duty”

What buyers complain about

Thickness23%

“This is not as thick as mentioned”

Quality-Overall14%

“not perfect”

Size-Overall13%

“Way way to big”

Durability12%

“Rips”

Strength5%

“The cover is now brittle and essentially disintegrating”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“quite disappointed by the description”

Material Quality4%

“Ended up buying heavy duty plastic from tool station much cheaper than this”

Weight Heavy2%

“Not really heavy duty it is 125 microns - 500 gauge”

Heating2%

“instead it is trapping the heat”

Add-Ons/Attachments2%

“No accessories”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall33%
Thin19%
Thickness10%
Material Quality6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Quality-Overall3%
Strength3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Durability2%
Weight Heavy2%

Common questions

Is polytunnel plastic profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £40K/yr across 43 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -25.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
How competitive is the polytunnel plastic niche?
29 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in polytunnel plastic?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
What does it cost to enter the polytunnel plastic niche?
Listings span £5.15–£65.99; the average listing price is £17.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 614 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.