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Self Tapping Screws

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.8% of orders. But prices span $4.04–$12.82, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Self Tapping Screws is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 33% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£142K/yr269K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Self Tapping Screws against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Self Tapping Screws is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Self Tapping Screws market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Self Tapping Screws 269K times last year and spent an estimated £142K. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 269K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £142K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
269K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.6%
Conversion, latest week
7.2%
Market size, estimated
£142Ka year
Peak month
April1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
self tapping screws124K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.33.

Listings sell for £7.33 on average, from £4.04 to £12.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.33 that is £4K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.33under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.04–£12.82
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£5K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #125 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 194 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.0%
Average rank
#125in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
194per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
30 months

Products

Top Self Tapping Screws 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£14K£28K£43K£57K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

35%

  • YOOPIN34%
  • SZSLMY9%
  • HXJDAM6%
  • DDHOMIN6%
  • LitartPRO5%
  • Zxglxinyao5%

Demand

Self Tapping Screws search demand

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

6K4KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Self Tapping Screws search terms shoppers use

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

  • self tapping screws124K/yr
  • self tapping screws metal43K/yr
  • self drilling screws27K/yr
  • stainless steel self tapping screws12K/yr
  • self drilling screws for metal13K/yr
  • self tapping screws for plastic9K/yr
  • metal screws8K/yr
  • self tapping screws for metal6K/yr
  • self tapping metal screws5K/yr
  • screws for plastic5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Self Tapping Screws

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

Complain

Quality-Overall42%−0.22

Poor quality heads

Very poor quality - tried 3 screws

Bad quality

Material Quality14%−0.08

Initial value for money impression marred by poor quality material used in manufacture

It's not clear what material theyre made from

The material used for the washers is unspecified

Size-Overall4%−0.02

these are not fit for purpose

Value For Money4%+1.58

Waste of money

Functionality-Overall4%−0.03

non self tappersf. very soft dont work as self tappers

Love

Quality-Overall22%−0.22

These screws appear nicely and crisply made, and well engineered

Good product and selection as advertised

Excellent quality product

Value For Money21%+1.58

Great value

Good value for money

Good price

Ease Of Use15%+1.23

easy to use

which is really handy

Theyre convenient to have

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.10

As Advertised

it actually worked better than expected

Does the job

Size-Overall7%−0.02

Excellent array of sizes

there are a good variety of different sizes

Good selection of sizees

Return

0.8% Return rate 57% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall50%▄▇▇█▆▆

these are not fit for purpose

Quality-Overall17%█▃▇▅▇▇

Poor quality heads

Very poor quality - tried 3 screws

Bad quality

Defective Material/Parts10%▁█▁▅▇▆

Spent more time trying to remove broken bit than doing job

Compatibility-Overall5%█▄▁▃▁▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%█▁▆▅▁▁

The advertisement suggests the coating is for corrosion resistance

Although not shown in the advertisement

FAQ

Common Self Tapping Screws questions

Answered from the same tracked data.