flexi tub
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good669.24avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Good+43.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Good67%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Good4.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay£4.93–£24.00cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£10.41avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay£168K£168K/yr · 367K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, flexi tub is a £168K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (367K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
flexi tub market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £156K–£208K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.4%
- Avg BSR
- #182
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 15%
- Sponsored
- 64%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 flat
Sellers
57
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
28%
- Tuff Spot23%
- Easy Shopping15%
- Neat.12%
- Best House Another Fine Product11%
- Perry Equestrian6%
- SPECTRAPLAST5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +43.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Top flexi tub search terms
- flexi tub78K/yr
- trug39K/yr
- garden bucket25K/yr
- garden trug29K/yr
- trug bucket16K/yr
- garden tubs17K/yr
- garden trugs plastic21K/yr
- gorilla bucket18K/yr
- gorilla tub16K/yr
- flexi tubs with handles13K/yr
Top flexi tub 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
40L 40 Litre Large Robust Flexi Tubs - Set of 3 - Mixed Assorted Colours Randomly Picked - Multi Purpose Flexible Rubber Storage Container Buckets
Tuff Spot£12.294.5★1,103 rev
Easy Shopping 45 Litre Large Flexi Tub Multipurpose Storage Solution for Home Garden Flexible Plastic Rubber Container Bucket In Several Colour MADE IN U.K. (Black)
Easy Shopping£6.194.3★46 rev
Neat Plastics 42L Flexi Tubs 3 Pack - Large Garden Tubs with Handles Heavy Duty Ideal Bath & Flexi Bucket Durable Flexible Buckets for Home & Garden (Green)
Neat.£14.974.7★1,126 rev
Perry Equestrian Perry Equestrian Garden Trug/Flexi Tub/Trug Tub/Gorilla Bucket 42L Black
Perry Equestrian£5.914.6★649 rev
Kingfisher TUBB42 Black 42L Tub Transparent 45 x 39 x 48 cm
PlasticForte£5.824.5★108 rev
Newest
by launch date
42L Yellow Flexi Tub - Multi-purpose Garden Tubs with Handles - Builders Buckets Heavy Duty - Ideal Plastic Bucket & Flexi Bucket - Durable Flexible Plastic Baskets (PACK OF 1)
TDBS The Dustpan and Brush Store£7.2040 rev
Spectraplast Pack of 3 42L Heavy Duty Flexi Tubs | Multi-Purpose Flexible Plastic Storage Buckets with Handles | Random Colours | Garden Trug Builders Bucket Stable Feed & Household Storage
SPECTRAPLAST£13.6554 rev
Best House | 2 Pcs of Flexi Tub with Handles | 42 Litres | Yellow | Garden Tubs | Plastic Storage Container for Home Washing Garden Waste and DIY Projects - (Pack of 2)
Best House Another Fine Product£14.67699 rev
Best House | 3 Pcs of Flexi Tub with Handles | Small Size | Mini | 7 Litres | Black | Garden Tubs | Plastic Storage Container for Home Washing Garden Waste and DIY Projects
Best House Another Fine Product£9.30699 rev
ORGANIZED 42L Flexible Tubs Set of 3 Large Heavy Duty Rubber Storage Buckets Multi-Purpose Flexible Plastic Tubs for Garden Cleaning Laundry DIY Builders & Home Storage Mixed Colours
Generic£13.9518 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumEasy Shopping 45 Litre Large Flexi Tub Multipurpose Storage Solution for Home Garden Flexible Plastic Rubber Container Bucket In Several Colour MADE IN U.K. (Black)
Easy Shopping£6.194.3★
ORGANIZED 42L Flexible Tubs Set of 3 Large Heavy Duty Rubber Storage Buckets Multi-Purpose Flexible Plastic Tubs for Garden Cleaning Laundry DIY Builders & Home Storage Mixed Colours
Generic£13.953.7★
Srendi Black 42 Litre Flexi bucGarden Home Flexible Colour Rubber Storage Bucket
Srendi£5.665.0★
Gorilla Tubs GORSP5GBK 5 Litre SP5Y Tub - Black
Red Gorilla£6.423.9★
RED GORILLA TUBTRUG FLEXIBLE MINI SHALLOW
Tubtrugs£7.454.2★
What buyers say about flexi tub
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“seems very good quality - very sturdy”
“Good sturdy tub”
“Worth the money”
“Small and versatile”
“Does the job for me”
“Lots of brilliant colours”
“Handy to have”
“Nice and durable”
“Good handles”
“Excellent product andMADE IN ENGLAND”
What buyers complain about
“Bad quality”
“bigger than I thought they would be”
“flimsy”
“Got sent wrong colour”
“Nothing just three bins”
“Broke within a day”
“save money by cutting down on materials”
“smacks of false advertisement”
“Hands down the worst design tubs”
“Item received is leaking”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is flexi tub profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £168K/yr across 33 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +43.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the flexi tub niche?
- 18 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in flexi tub?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for flexi tub peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the flexi tub niche?
- Listings span £4.93–£24.00; the average listing price is £10.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 669 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.