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baking paper

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.59–$13.76) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 69Growth 16Conversion 99Competition 10Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 26Review moat 38Quality gap 24

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible19.2%

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

Market size

Good£704K

£704K/yr · 577K searches

Review moat

Okay2,689.1

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay90%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£6.37

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-17.2%

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

Competition

Bad87%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Price range

Bad£1.59–£13.76

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, baking paper is a £704K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (577K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

baking paper market data

Units sold / yr
100K–125K
avg 10,000–12,500/product
Revenue / yr
£637K–£796K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
19.2%
Avg BSR
#15
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
70%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • by Amazon42%
  • Morrisons18%
  • PROWRAP15%
  • Caterserve8%
  • LuxLiv6%
  • Sealapack3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top baking paper search terms

  • baking paper221K/yr
  • parchment paper106K/yr
  • greaseproof paper96K/yr
  • parchment paper for baking45K/yr
  • baking parchment26K/yr
  • baking paper roll12K/yr
  • grease proof paper11K/yr
  • baking parchment roll12K/yr
  • greaseproof paper roll9K/yr
  • butter paper8K/yr
All search terms

Top baking paper 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%£106K30%£211K45%£317K60%£423K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about baking paper

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Sturdy quality”

Value For Money16%

“Good Value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“It does the job”

Baking10%

“Perfect for baking”

Ease Of Use9%

“Easy to use”

Size-Overall6%

“Great size”

Cooking Experience2%

“Highly recommended for anyone who bakes or cooks often”

Thickness1%

“The sheets are thick and durable, so they dont curl up or tear easily when youre transferring food”

Strength1%

“Sturdy quality”

Frying Quality1%

“Perfect for air-fryer”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness26%

“Everything sticks to it”

Flammable18%

“It burns very quickly”

Quality-Overall9%

“It is not the same quality as the item i purchased before even though the the packaging is the same”

Size-Overall9%

“The only thing I found is the sheets are way too big”

Assembly/Installation6%

“very difficult to get one out at a time - had to put them together quite a few times”

Strength6%

“this last one I bought was visibly more flimsy”

Natural Resource Wastage6%

“Waste of money”

Ease Of Use6%

“feels a bit of a waste using a whole one”

Sharpness3%

“Metal teeth very sharp”

Value For Money3%

“unfortunately not tis time as i believe the price is quite high than it should be”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall47%
Value For Money14%
Dispensing Mechanism7%
Thin4%
Thickness3%
Quality-Overall3%
Contamination2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Product Condition2%
Oily/Greasy2%

Common questions

Is baking paper profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £704K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the baking paper niche?
9 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in baking paper?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Flammable, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for baking paper peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the baking paper niche?
Listings span £1.59–£13.76; the average listing price is £6.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,689 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.