Is tarmac repair kit profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £67K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).

How competitive is the tarmac repair kit niche?

13 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in tarmac repair kit?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Hard Feel, Durability. The return rate is 0.3%.

When does demand for tarmac repair kit peak?

Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the tarmac repair kit niche?

Listings span £6.37–£48.08; the average listing price is £19.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 454 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

tarmac repair kit

Skip it

A small market ($67K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£19.96

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£6.37–£48.08

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

Review moat

Great454.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.4%

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

Brand share

Okay77%

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

Growth

Bad-1.9%

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

Competition

Bad77%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£67K

£67K/yr · 62K searches

Signals Low Review Barrier

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tarmac repair kit is a £67K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (62K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

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

tarmac repair kit market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £60K–£80K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 5.4%
Avg BSR: #389
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 33%
Sponsored: 73%
Out of stock: 7.0%
Avg brand age: 64 months
Avg seller age: 162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

EETU29%
Laeto21%
Tarmac14%
AP Automotive8%
Prosolve5%
SmartSeal4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Open Trend

Top tarmac repair kit search terms

tarmac repair23K/yr -4.9%4.0% conv.
tarmac14K/yr +2.5%3.3% conv.
cold lay tarmac7K/yr -5.4%5.6% conv.
asphalt6K/yr -17.4%1.0% conv.
cold tarmac4K/yr -1.6%5.2% conv.
tarmac repair kit5K/yr +22.0%2.1% conv.
asphalt repair4K/yr +12.5%2.7% conv.

All search terms

Top tarmac repair kit 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Black Bitumen Macadam (Tarmac) 25 Litre Bag

EETU£16.424.4★399 rev

Laeto Tarmacadam Repair Kit 25kg Cold Lay Asphalt Pothole Filler

Laeto£17.474.5★95 rev

Tarmac Cold Lay Ready to Use Macadam 25KG Bag

Tarmac£17.614.4★362 rev

Cold Lay Ready To Use Macadam (Tarmac) 21kg Poly Bag - Asphalt

AP Automotive£18.154.2★144 rev

Red Devil 0637 10.1-Ounce Asphalt Crack Filler Black for damaged driveways by Red Devil

Red Devil£10.944.4★1,678 rev

Newest

by launch date

TarmaSeal Tarmac Liquid Crack Filler - 1L - Flexible Rubberised Tarmac Repair Liquid for Repairing Cracks in Tarmacadam & Asphalt. Crack Filler for Tarmacadam Driveways Paths & Playgrounds

Tarmaseal£22.488 rev

3mo ago

Cold Lay Ready To Use Macadam (Tarmac) 21kg Poly Bag - Asphalt

AP Automotive£18.15144 rev

3y ago

EZ Street Asphalt | Permanent Pothole Repair | 20kg Bucket | Ready to Use

EZ Street£23.3213 rev

4y ago

Blackjack Surface Technology Ltd Latex-ite Trowel Patch 5Kg Tarmac Asphalt Repair Tarmac Crack Repair

Blackjack Surface Technology Ltd£37.4612 rev

4y ago

Laeto Tarmacadam Repair Kit 25kg Cold Lay Asphalt Pothole Filler

Laeto£17.4795 rev

7y ago

What buyers say about tarmac repair kit

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall31%

“Great product and excellent communication”

Ease Of Use20%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“It works as they claim”

Durability5%

“Durability”

Value For Money5%

“Value for money”

Efficiency4%

“does the job well”

Product Condition3%

“Brilliant, driveway looks like brand new”

Coverage2%

“Good coverage”

Maintenance And Repair2%

“Works a treat for repairs my third purchase”

Brightness/Shine/Glow2%

“gives shine”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money17%

“not great hardly goes anywhere small tin very expensive for what it is cheaper”

Hard Feel12%

“Very hard,”

Durability8%

“10 months later it looks very poor”

Quality-Overall6%

“Absolutely terrible, propellant ran out in both cans with loads left inside unused by the feel of it, weak and watery output too, absolute rubbish”

Spray/Flow6%

“getting the spray can to work is another thing very intermittent the spray”

Paint Quality6%

“It took about twice as much paint as stated in the coverage”

Coverage3%

“But the coverage is not accurate I had to buy 2 tubs for the coverage of 25m”

Natural Resource Wastage3%

“Waste of Money”

Water Resistance3%

“Will loose after raining”

Size-Overall3%

“Its a pity the container is so small”

Top return reasons

Color15%

Leak-Proof15%

Defective Material/Parts13%

Spray/Flow9%

Size-Overall8%

Functionality-Overall7%