Is ikea food bags profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £65K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).

How competitive is the ikea food bags niche?

1 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in ikea food bags?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.

What does it cost to enter the ikea food bags niche?

Listings span £4.07–£12.11; the average listing price is £8.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,213 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

ikea food bags

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible16.0%

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

Review moat

Good1,212.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£8.30

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-10.6%

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

Market size

Bad£65K

£65K/yr · 49K searches

Competition

Bad81%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£4.07–£12.11

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ikea food bags is a £65K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (49K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

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

ikea food bags market data

Units sold / yr: 8K–10K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £66K–£83K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 16.0%
Avg BSR: #333
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 22%
Sponsored: 11%
Out of stock: 1.7%
Avg brand age: 35 months
Avg seller age: 171 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

1 falling

Sellers

104

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

IKEA100%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 44 weeks — -10.6% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top ikea food bags search terms

ikea food bags28K/yr -12.8%14.1% conv.
ikea sandwich bags6K/yr -2.9%11.6% conv.
ikea ziplock bags5K/yr +1.0%12.5% conv.
ikea freezer bags6K/yr -24.4%12.0% conv.
ikea food bags sealable4K/yr +8.5%14.2% conv.

All search terms

Top ikea food bags 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 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

50 IKEA resealable bags (ISTAD) - GREY - ziplock - food freezer sandwich bags - 25 x 1.2L + 25 x 2.5L

IKEA£4.074.8★3,977 rev

IKEA ISTAD Blue Plastic Freezer Bags - 15 Bags 6L (28.5 x 41 cm) and 15 Bags of 4.5 L (27 x 34 cm) Total of 30

IKEA£6.874.7★1,661 rev

ISTAD Plastic Bag black and yellow Pack of 60 Comprises: 30 bags (0.4 l) and 30 bags (1 l) Can be used over and over again since it can be re-sealed.

IKEA£4.644.7★1,808 rev

Ikea ISTAD 6L & 4.5L Double-Seal Freezer Food Bags Green Print 5qt & 6qt 405.256.85 - Set of 60 Bags

IKEA£10.494.6★70 rev

Ikea Frakta Bags Set of 10

IKEA£12.114.8★1,709 rev

Newest

by launch date

Ikea ISTAD 6L & 4.5L Double-Seal Freezer Food Bags Green Print 5qt & 6qt 405.256.85 - Set of 60 Bags

IKEA£10.4970 rev

2y ago

Ikea ISTAD Medium Reusable Food Bags with Double Seal 1.2 & 2.5 Litres Black Striped/Yellow Leaf - Set of 100 Bags

IKEA£9.78130 rev

5y ago

Istad Plastic Bag Black and Yellow 60 Pieces with 30 Bags 0.4 Litre and 30 Bags 1 Litre Resealable Reusable Plastic

IKEA£8.21209 rev

6y ago

IKEA ISTAD Plastic Freezer Bag red 120Pack

IKEA£11.31695 rev

9y ago

ZigZag Trading Ltd IKEA ISTAD - Plastic bag Turquoise/light turquoise 30 pack

IKEA£7.16654 rev

9y ago

What buyers say about ikea food bags

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

What buyers love

Value For Money24%

“good value for money”

Quality-Overall20%

“Good quality bags”

Ease Of Use11%

“Useful”

Size-Overall8%

“Good size”

Thickness7%

“Nice and thick like freezer bags should be”

Strength7%

“strong”

Recycle/Reuse6%

“And reusable”

Ease Of Cleaning5%

“Easily cleaned if spills occur”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Do the job”

Storage Capacity3%

“Good quality food storage bags”

What buyers complain about

Ease Of Use50%

“Ok. Not easy to close”

Thickness25%

“Definitely got thinner”

Quality-Overall25%

“Quality changed”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall53%

Value For Money18%

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

Color11%

Functionality-Overall5%

Design-Overall3%

Common questions

Is ikea food bags profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £65K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the ikea food bags niche?: 1 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ikea food bags?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the ikea food bags niche?: Listings span £4.07–£12.11; the average listing price is £8.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,213 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.