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title: "Type a Plug Adapter — £49K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **type a plug adapter**
**Skip it**
A small market ($49K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 12Growth 14Conversion 75Competition 21Returns 97Price range 25Avg price 34Brand share 41Review moat 51Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Good****6.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****1,457.25**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Okay****£10.10**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****£3.46–£18.83**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****75%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-22.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****£49K**
£49K/yr · 70K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, type a plug adapter is a £49K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (70K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **type a plug adapter market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£51K–£61K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#58**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **88%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **39 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **206 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**13 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**75%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**14%**
- MOBIBAY27% - Double Dragon24% - TESSAN13% - Dapter10% - TechMax7% - Omivine5% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 14%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 45 weeks — -22.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '25Spike '26Sep '25Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/electronics-photo/type-a-plug-adapter/trend)
## **Top type a plug adapter search terms**
- **type a plug adapter**23K/yr-9.1%8.5% conv. - **type g plug adapter**15K/yr-24.2%1.1% conv. - **type a and b plug adapter uk**12K/yr-49.2%8.0% conv. - **type b plug adapter**6K/yr-9.8%5.3% conv. - **type a plug**3K/yr+1.6%5.0% conv. - **uk to type a plug adapter**4K/yr-35.0%13.8% conv. - **travel plug type a**3K/yr-24.1%3.4% conv. - **type b plug**2K/yr-20.5%2.1% conv. - **type a plug adapter uk**3K/yr-42.4%7.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/electronics-photo/type-a-plug-adapter/search-terms)
## **Top type a plug adapter 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%10%£5K20%£10K30%£15K40%£20K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**MOBIBAY Pack of 2 UK to US Plug Adaptor Type G to Type A and B from UK to USA Canada Australia Jamaica Barbados Mexico Thailand China Japan and more 3 pin to 2 Pin American Travel Adapter Plugs**MOBIBAY**£4.85**4.4★639 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XB9TTGG) [2**Double Dragon UK to US & Australia Travel Adapter | 3-Pin to 2-Pin Plug Converter with Swivel Pins | Works in USA Canada Japan Thailand Australia New Zealand China & More | 100V-240V | 2-Pack**Double Dragon**£3.46**4.5★1,158 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6996NLK) [3**DAPTERs 2 Pack UK to US Plug Adaptor (Type G to A & B) USA Travel Adapter 3 to 2 Pin UK to USA Plug Adapter American Plug Adapter UK to US Canada Australia Jamaica Mexico Thailand China & More**Dapter**£6.46**4.4★877 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBHPHK6V) [4**TESSAN Universal Travel Adapter Worldwide with 2 USB C and 2 USB A Ports Universal Plug Adaptor UK to World International Adapter for EU USA UK Australia Thailand etc. not a Voltage Converter**TESSAN**£14.95**4.6★3,020 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C1NRTR81) [5**TechMax Pack of 5 UK to US Plug Adaptor Type G to Type A and B UK to USA Canada Japan Thailand Mexico Jamaica Dominican Republic Barbados China and more 2 Pin Flat Travel Adapter (White)**TechMax**£7.63**4.4★2,965 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07J5MP6WB)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**UK to Japan Plug Adapter SHUOMAO UK to Japan Travel Adaptor with 4 USB**SHUOMAO**£10.94**14 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1J6XCDK) [**UK to Worldwide Travel Adapter Set Travel Adaptor Kit with 4 USB Ports (2 USB C) International Plug Adapter with 6 Removable Plug**ANVODE**£18.83**129 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DTH8FX79) [**Universal Travel Adapter International Travel Plug Adapter with 2 USB-C(PD 20W) 1 USB-A Ports All in One Portable for USA UK EU AU 224+ Countries (White) UK**decqle**£11.07**651 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D95KDF6P) [**Double Dragon UK to US & Australia Travel Adapter | 3-Pin to 2-Pin Plug Converter with Swivel Pins | Works in USA Canada Japan Thailand Australia New Zealand China & More | 100V-240V | 2-Pack**Double Dragon**£3.46**1,158 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6996NLK) [**TESSAN Universal Travel Adapter Worldwide with 2 USB C and 2 USB A Ports Universal Plug Adaptor UK to World International Adapter for EU USA UK Australia Thailand etc. not a Voltage Converter**TESSAN**£14.95**3,020 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C1NRTR81)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**UK to Japan Plug Adapter SHUOMAO UK to Japan Travel Adaptor with 4 USB**SHUOMAO**£10.94**4.1★**▲ 311%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G1J6XCDK) [**UK to European Travel Adaptor with 4 USB Ports(1 USB C) Grounded EU Euro Europe to UK Power Plug Adapter for Germany Spain France Iceland Greece Poland Netherlands Austria Turkey etc (Type E/F)**Omivine**£7.85**4.6★**▲ 78%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7YY6F2B) [**2-Pack US Travel Plug Adapter EU UK AU in CN JP Asia Italy Brazil to USA (Type B) 3 Prong Grounded USA Wall Plug Wall Outlet Power Charger Converter (White)**TENINYU**£5.92**4.5★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGV6C77M) [**UK to US Plug Travel Adapter USA Travel Adapter with 4 USB Ports (1 USB C Fast Charger) American to UK Plug Adapter for US Canada Mexico Thailand and More(Type B)**Omivine**£7.52**4.6★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CDPWZJDN) [**Double Dragon UK to US & Australia Travel Adapter | 3-Pin to 2-Pin Plug Converter with Swivel Pins | Works in USA Canada Japan Thailand Australia New Zealand China & More | 100V-240V | 2-Pack**Double Dragon**£3.46**4.5★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6996NLK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about type a plug adapter**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Portability**20%
*“Small and easy to carry”*
**Charging**15%
*“charges fine”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Good, solid product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Worked as advertised”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Excellent value for money”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“Ease of use”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**8%
*“Perfect fit for the sockets”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“Great adapter”*
**Locally Manufactured**2%
*“Works very well in USA”*
**Compactness**2%
*“compact and easy to carry”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**12%
*“Broke after less than a week”*
**Charging**11%
*“unable to charge anything”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“stopped working properly”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**10%
*“Beware of pins coming out of their socket”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Rubbish”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“Did not fit any either in Hotels or other places”*
**Weight Heavy**5%
*“The only thing to keep in mind is that its a bit bulkier than a standard plug”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“so it dont fit grate”*
**Heating**3%
*“doesnt heat up”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“as incorrectly stated in the details section”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**19%
**Functionality-Overall**16%
**Charging**14%
**Socket/Port/Plug**12%
**Size-Overall**9%
**Quality-Overall**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Connectivity-Overall**3%
**Value For Money**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is type a plug adapter profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £49K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- **How competitive is the type a plug adapter niche?**
- 13 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in type a plug adapter?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Charging, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- **What does it cost to enter the type a plug adapter niche?**
- Listings span £3.46–£18.83; the average listing price is £10.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,457 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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