How competitive is the Basil Seeds niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

10 brands and 14 sellers compete in Basil Seeds on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Basil Seeds products take 71% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Basil Seeds?

Basil Seeds buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Plant Growth, Durability, Nutritional Content, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.0%.

What does it cost to enter the Basil Seeds niche?

Basil Seeds sells for £5.04 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £2.69–£9.97. The average incumbent carries 732 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Basil Seeds

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.69–$9.97) — Basil Seeds doesn't clear our bar today.

Signals Low Review Barrier

Flapen Score

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This niche Category average

Is Basil Seeds profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Basil Seeds is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Basil Seeds: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +21.1% over the last 90 days and 12.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£57K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K

Search volume / yr+21.1%88K

Conversion rate12.8%

Avg price£5.04

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 14

Top-5 product click share71%

Open market21%

Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Top Basil Seeds products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Basil Vegetable Seeds Sow: JanDec Green

Price: £2.69
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 82
Age: 1y ago

Old India Basil Seeds 1kg

Price: £8.39
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 173
Age: 5y ago

Basil Seeds | Tukmaria | Sabja | Subza| TUKHMALANGA | Falooda Seeds A* Grade Premium Quality 100g

Price: £3.64
Rating: 4.9/5
Reviews: 10
Age: 1y ago

Old India Basil Seeds 500g

Price: £6.39
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 39
Age: 5y ago

A Kilo of Spices Basil Seeds 1kg Sabja Tukmaria for Falooda and Drinks

Price: £9.92
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 188
Age: 7y ago

Newest

by launch date

Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Basil Vegetable Seeds Sow: JanDec Green

Price: £2.69
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 82
Age: 1y ago

Fothergills Basil Thai Vegetable Seeds 300 Seeds Sow: Jan-Dec Green

Price: £2.77
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 12
Age: 1y ago

Basil Seeds | Tukmaria | Sabja | Subza| TUKHMALANGA | Falooda Seeds A* Grade Premium Quality 100g

Price: £3.64
Rating: 4.9/5
Reviews: 10
Age: 1y ago

Nutriwish Basil Seeds (Sabja/Tukmaria) 250 g | 100% Natural Raw & Gluten-Free Superfood | Ideal for Smoothies Drinks Desserts Salads & Daily Nutrition

Price: £9.97
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 6,554
Age: 2y ago

Basil Seeds | Tukmaria | Sabja | Subza| TUKHMALANGA | Falooda Seeds A* Grade Premium Quality by Masala Cottage 25g-1.9kg (50 Grams)

Price: £2.87
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 55
Age: 2y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

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

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

Mr Fothergill's35%
Old India23%
Spice R Us8%
A Kilo of Spices6%
Nutriwish6%
Premier Seeds Direct5%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 16%)

Basil Seeds demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume88KCVR12.8%Products12Brands10Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate10.7%Rating4.5★Reviews732Avg BSR#191

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Basil Seeds

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

95% of reviews

Quality-Overall30%

“Excellent quality basil seeds”

Plant Growth23%

“Growing well”

Value For Money11%

“good value”

Taste-Overall8%

“Banana milkshakes, Yummy”

Health Benefits-Overall7%

“Very healthy”

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews

Plant Growth60%

“it's hard to compare due to growing conditions”

Durability20%

“Most died”

Nutritional Content20%

“not sure if the nutrition information on the packet is correct”

Common Basil Seeds questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Basil Seeds 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £57K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +21.1% over the last 90 days.