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title: "Solder — £166K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 38/100 · £166K/yr market · 242K searches/yr · £5.12 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **solder**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 34Growth 17Conversion 96Competition 8Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 0Review moat 51Quality gap 62
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****13.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Good****1,476.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£166K**
£166K/yr · 242K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-15.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.12**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****91%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.19–£9.84**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, solder is a £166K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (242K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **solder market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **30K–40K**
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£154K–£205K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **13.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#6**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **88%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **185 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**5 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**8**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**91%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Yiapinn49% - TOWOT31% - GALAMAX13% - IRYNA5% - ZSHX3% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KBlack Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/solder/trend)
## **Top solder search terms**
- **solder**127K/yr-22.1%10.9% conv. - **solder wire**63K/yr-0.3%9.8% conv. - **soldering wire**19K/yr-9.1%8.1% conv. - **lead free solder**14K/yr-8.4%4.4% conv. - **rosin core solder**4K/yr-5.7%8.9% conv. - **electrical solder**4K/yr-12.2%11.0% conv. - **solder wire with flux**4K/yr-38.0%7.7% conv. - **lead free solder wire**3K/yr-29.9%6.4% conv. - **soldering wire with flux**3K/yr-11.9%5.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/solder/search-terms)
## **Top solder 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%15%£25K30%£50K45%£75K60%£100K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Solder 0.8mm Solder Wire Lead Free Sn99.3 Cu0.7 with Rosin Core for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair and DIY(20g)**Yiapinn**£3.19**4.5★1,643 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFW8TS6H) [2**TOWOT 25g Lead-Free Rosin Core Solder Wire Sn99.3Cu0.7 for Electrical Soldering 2.0% Flux Content 0.8mm Diameter.**TOWOT**£3.34**4.5★2,482 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT5L7P8D) [3**GALAMAX 1.0mm 100g Solder Wire Soldring Flux Rosin Core Solder Wire Low Melt Solder Tin Wire for Electrical Soldering Electronic Components Repair and DIY**GALAMAX**£9.84**4.6★133 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45K75WK) [4**Solder Wire Net 50g 0.8mm Soldering Wire Lead Free Sn99.3 Cu0.7 with Rosin Core for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair and DIY(50g)**Yiapinn**£5.19**4.5★1,643 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSZ6ZFYD) [5**3 Pack Portable Solder Wire Tube Lead Free Rosin Core Solder Waterproof Solder Wire Connectors Tin Lead Rosin Core Flux Iron Welding Tool for Electrical Soldering**IRYNA**£4.19**4.0★376 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B1M3B5L3)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**GALAMAX 1.0mm 100g Solder Wire Soldring Flux Rosin Core Solder Wire Low Melt Solder Tin Wire for Electrical Soldering Electronic Components Repair and DIY**GALAMAX**£9.84**133 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45K75WK) [**GALAMAX Solder Wire 0.8mm Soldering Wire Low Melt Solder with Rosin Core Tin Wire Good Corrosion Resistance for Electronic Solder Electronic Components Repair DIY Projects(20/50g)**GALAMAX**£3.47**62 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45MMX23) [**TOWOT 25g Lead-Free Rosin Core Solder Wire Sn99.3Cu0.7 for Electrical Soldering 2.0% Flux Content 0.8mm Diameter.**TOWOT**£3.34**2,482 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT5L7P8D) [**Solder Wire Net 50g 0.8mm Soldering Wire Lead Free Sn99.3 Cu0.7 with Rosin Core for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair and DIY(50g)**Yiapinn**£5.19**1,643 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSZ6ZFYD) [**Solder 0.8mm Solder Wire Lead Free Sn99.3 Cu0.7 with Rosin Core for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair and DIY(20g)**Yiapinn**£3.19**1,643 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFW8TS6H)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GALAMAX Solder Wire 0.8mm Soldering Wire Low Melt Solder with Rosin Core Tin Wire Good Corrosion Resistance for Electronic Solder Electronic Components Repair DIY Projects(20/50g)**GALAMAX**£3.47**3.8★**▲ 212%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45MMX23) [**GALAMAX 1.0mm 100g Solder Wire Soldring Flux Rosin Core Solder Wire Low Melt Solder Tin Wire for Electrical Soldering Electronic Components Repair and DIY**GALAMAX**£9.84**4.6★**▲ 39%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45K75WK) [**Solder 0.8mm Solder Wire Lead Free Sn99.3 Cu0.7 with Rosin Core for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair and DIY(20g)**Yiapinn**£3.19**4.5★**▲ 23%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFW8TS6H) [**TOWOT Lead Free Rosin Core Solder Wire for Electrical Soldering Content 2.0% Solder Flux Sn0.7Cu (0.8mm 50g)**TOWOT**£5.40**4.5★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09H2HMJ29) [**Solder Wire Net 50g 0.8mm Soldering Wire Lead Free Sn99.3 Cu0.7 with Rosin Core for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair and DIY(50g)**Yiapinn**£5.19**4.5★**— 6%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSZ6ZFYD)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about solder**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**32%
*“Good quality solder”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**26%
*“As described”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Value for money”*
**Efficiency**6%
*“Does the job”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“The flux core does its job well too”*
**Spray/Flow**2%
*“Flows nicely”*
**Durability**2%
*“lasted ages so far”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**1%
*“which makes getting clean”*
**Soft Feel**1%
*“Soldering is smooth”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**32%
*“Poor quality”*
**Value For Money**19%
*“I have only wasted £10 buying this solder and the LCD”*
**Hard Feel**13%
*“hard to melt”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**7%
*“Doesn't stick to anything”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Photo is misleading”*
**Maintenance And Repair**7%
*“I would avoid unless for very small minor repairs”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“Smaller than it looks”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**24%
**Functionality-Overall**17%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Product Condition**7%
**Thin**7%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**7%
**Quality-Overall**7%
**Material Quality**3%
**Thickness**3%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is solder profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £166K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -15.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the solder niche?**
- 5 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 91% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in solder?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Hard Feel. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for solder peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the solder niche?**
- Listings span £3.19–£9.84; the average listing price is £5.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,477 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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