Tin Snips
FailDemand is soft, at -15.9% this quarter, so Tin Snips is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Ranks 1,131 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −1 vs the category median of 4948
- Market size
- £218K/yr149K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -15.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 79%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 90 sellers
Flapen Score
Tin Snips against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Tin Snips is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tin Snips market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tin Snips 149K times last year and spent an estimated £218K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
11.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 149K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £218K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 149K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -15.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 11.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £218Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- tin snips84K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £12.45.
Listings sell for £12.45 on average, from £5.26 to £33.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £12.45 that is £16K to £19K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £12.45under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.26–£33.32
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,250–1,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £16K–£19K
- Returns
- 0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #7 within Hand Tools. It carries 3,789 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #7in Hand Tools
- Average rating
- 4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,789per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 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 62 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 62 months
Products
Top Tin Snips products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
STANLEY FATMAX Straight Cut Compound Action Aviation Snips Suitable for Aluminium Sheet UPVC Wire Mesh Leather Copper Plastic and Mild Steel 2-14-563
- Price
- £10.28
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 15,241
- Age
- 22y ago

Amazon Basics Straight Cut Aviation Snip
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,649
- Age
- 6y ago

OX Trade Aviation Snips Straight Cut
- Price
- £6.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 4y ago

HURRICANE 10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Heavy Duty Metal Cutter Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal Straight Cut Chrome Vanadium Steel
- Price
- £9.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,334
- Age
- 7y ago

Aviation Tin Shears - Tin Snips Metal Cutters Spring Loaded Vinyl Handles 25cm / 10 Carbon Steel Jaws Cuts Through Aluminium Leather Rubber Metal and More Wire Cutting Scissors
- Price
- £5.26
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 114
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Milwaukee 4932499017 2 Piece Offset Aviation Snip Set
- Price
- £33.32
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 10mo ago

Amazon Basics Straight Cut Aviation Snip
- Price
- £6.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,649
- Age
- 6y ago

Amazon Basics 3-Piece Aviation Snip Set - Left Right and Straight Cut
- Price
- £10.78
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,649
- Age
- 6y ago

HURRICANE 10 Inch Aviation Tin Snips Heavy Duty Metal Cutter Shears for Cutting Sheet Metal Straight Cut Chrome Vanadium Steel
- Price
- £9.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,334
- Age
- 7y ago

Hilka 20995010 10 (250mm) Tin Snips Black
- Price
- £5.45
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch date
Milwaukee 4932499017 2 Piece Offset Aviation Snip Set
- Price
- £33.32
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 10mo ago

Sharp-tec 8 Inch Tin Snips Offset Aviation Snips with Safety Lock Ergonomic Metal Cutting Shears HRC55 Hardened Blade for Sheet Metal Cardboard Carpet Hardware Cloth DIY
- Price
- £9.97
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 2y ago

Aviation Tin Shears - Tin Snips Metal Cutters Spring Loaded Vinyl Handles 25cm / 10 Carbon Steel Jaws Cuts Through Aluminium Leather Rubber Metal and More Wire Cutting Scissors
- Price
- £5.26
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 114
- Age
- 2y ago

AIRAJ 8 Aviation Tin Snips 2-Piece Set - Heavy Duty Tin Cutters CR-MO Double Lever Scale Markings & Safety Lock Fits Aluminium UPVC Wire Mesh Leather Copper Plastic & Mild Steel
- Price
- £11.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 393
- Age
- 3y ago

OX Trade Aviation Snips Straight Cut
- Price
- £6.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 308
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
12 falling
Sellers
90
Top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
15%
- Amazon Basics27%
- STANLEY26%
- OX Tools20%
- Milwaukee5%
- HURRICANE4%
- D.A.Y. Republic4%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)
Demand
Tin Snips search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Tin Snips search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- tin snips84K/yr
- aviation snips13K/yr
- tin snips heavy duty13K/yr
- metal snips11K/yr
- lead snips5K/yr
- snips metal cutter4K/yr
- milwaukee snips5K/yr
- milwaukee side cutters3K/yr
- milwaukee cutters3K/yr
- tin snips for cutting metal sheet3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tin Snips
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Blunt after two uses
Weak blade damaged after just a few uses beyond repair
Didn't last long
Seems rather cheap
Need improvement
Poor quality
For an item costing so little
what you would expect at the budget end of the market
I can see why they have been reduced in cost
Weak
not fit for purpose
Love
Great quality tool
Very well made
Fantastic quality
Great tool for the price
Good value for money
Good value
Well constructed
Great value robust tool
Very strong
The handle grips are perfect
Use for cutting gripper very effective
Nice grip and good strength cut
Exactly what I was hoping
Better than expected
Does the job
Return
0.8% Return rate 37% Fixable by listing
not fit for purpose
Not very effective
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