Is upholstery tacks profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £55K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).

How competitive is the upholstery tacks niche?

16 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in upholstery tacks?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Strength, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.

When does demand for upholstery tacks peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the upholstery tacks niche?

Listings span £2.45–£11.73; the average listing price is £3.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 964 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

upholstery tacks

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.45–$11.73) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.3%

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

Review moat

Good964.48

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good53%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Good75%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-5.3%

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

Market size

Bad£55K

£55K/yr · 119K searches

Avg price

Bad£3.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£2.45–£11.73

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, upholstery tacks is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (119K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

upholstery tacks market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £57K–£76K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 12.3%
Avg BSR: #30
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 56%
Out of stock: 3.9%
Avg brand age: 31 months
Avg seller age: 185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

20%

SISI UK35%
Merriway12%
OMOTOOL11%
Amazon Basics9%
Sterling7%
Xinjoduz5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top upholstery tacks search terms

carpet tacks35K/yr -18.1%11.4% conv.
tacks28K/yr +6.2%7.4% conv.
tacks for wood12K/yr +52.1%10.5% conv.
carpet tacks for stairs11K/yr -22.4%12.6% conv.
wall tacks9K/yr -12.9%7.9% conv.
tacs5K/yr +17.7%4.2% conv.
carpet nails5K/yr -5.9%7.8% conv.
tacks for wall6K/yr -26.1%12.8% conv.
tacs for wall4K/yr -25.1%6.3% conv.
carpet nails for stairs3K/yr -21.8%9.0% conv.

All search terms

Top upholstery tacks 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

25mm Upholstery Tacks Black Blued Steel Carpet & Furniture Pins 50 Pack

SISI UK£3.054.5★703 rev

Carpet Upholstery Tacks 13mm Black Blued Steel Furniture Pins 50 Pack

SISI UK£2.974.5★703 rev

Amazon Basics Hardware Nail Assortment Kit - Includes Finish Wire Common Brad and Picture Hanging Nails 550-Piece

Amazon Basics£3.844.4★5,650 rev

Sterling PNAIL1 Small Nails Clear Set of 1000 Pieces

Sterling£2.554.6★557 rev

Merriway BH02815 (100 gm) Blued Cut Carpet Upholstery Tacks Nails 13 mm - Pack of 100 gm black

Merriway£3.194.5★908 rev

Newest

by launch date

Carpet & Upholstery Tacks (100 Pcs) Steel Pins

OMOTOOL£3.6210 rev

5mo ago

Carpet & Upholstery Tacks 100 Pcs Steel Pins

OMOTOOL£3.5710 rev

5mo ago

Tacks for Wood 100PCS 17MM Upholstery Thumb Tack for Wall Furniture Tack Long Thumb Tacks Upholstery-Tacks for Office Home Furniture Decor Fabric Wooden Photo Bronze

Bruislard£4.376 rev

6mo ago

100PCS Upholstery Tacks Carpet Tacks Split Pins Craft Paper Fasteners Upholstery Nails for Wood Wall Crafting Stairs Outdoor 6 * 14mm

Jyinelx£4.145 rev

9mo ago

500 PCS Upholstery Carpet Tacks Bulk 4x13mm Black Furniture Nails Tacks Box of Hardware Cut Nails Studs for Woodworking Stairs Runners Shoes Boots Heels Soles Conveyor Belt Hanging and Repairing

Xinjoduz£6.0419 rev

9mo ago

What buyers say about upholstery tacks

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall24%

“Good selection”

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

“Exactly as described”

Value For Money15%

“Definitely worth the money”

Size-Overall11%

“Fit for purpose”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Durability4%

“Durable”

Strength4%

“Sturdy”

Efficiency3%

“It did it job”

Color3%

“Do the job nice colour”

Grip2%

“Good quality pins easy to use and get hold of”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall25%

“Rubbish”

Strength21%

“Weak”

Size-Overall18%

“They're small”

Value For Money5%

“Expensive tacks - go to a market”

Durability5%

“I have no confidence they will last”

Material Quality3%

“Clearly made out of the wrong material to penetrate a solid wall”

Functionality-Overall3%

“not very functional”

Soft Feel3%

“I found these nails to be slight softer than Id imagined”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Personally, I think the product is misleading”

Natural Resource Wastage2%

“Waste of money”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall71%

Strength4%

Quality-Overall4%

Mechanism Issues2%

Grip2%

Functionality-Overall2%