sodium carbonate
Skip itA small market ($51K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great9.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£3.30–£30.10cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+6.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£10.01avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay66%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad4,120.53avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£51K£51K/yr · 52K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sodium carbonate is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sodium carbonate market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £50K–£60K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.7%
- Avg BSR
- #373
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 53%
- Sponsored
- 20%
- Out of stock
- 3.5%
- Avg brand age
- 66 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
41
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- Intralabs32%
- BlueBay Aquatics28%
- DP8%
- DIRECTCHEMS8%
- EMBO7%
- A American Food Mart6%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 11%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 18 weeks — +6.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Top sodium carbonate search terms
- sodium carbonate31K/yr
- sodium carbonate washing soda14K/yr
- soda ash8K/yr
Top sodium carbonate 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 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 1kg - Soda Ash Light
Intralabs£6.554.6★117 rev
BlueBay Aquatics 2KG - Sodium Carbonate Anhydrous Granular TATA Soda Ash pH Dye 99.7% Na2CO3
BlueBay Aquatics£7.194.6★211 rev
Dri Pak Soda Crystal 1kg (Pack of 2)
DP£5.694.4★3,524 rev
Soda Crystals Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Laundry Aid 1 kg 1 Pack
EMBO£3.304.2★25 rev
Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1.55kg (55oz) - Pack of 2
A American Food Mart£10.774.7★53 rev
Newest
by launch dateSoda Crystals Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Laundry Aid 1 kg 1 Pack
EMBO£3.3025 rev
Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1.55kg (55oz) - Pack of 2
A American Food Mart£10.7753 rev
Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 1kg - Soda Ash Light
Intralabs£6.55117 rev
Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 100g - Soda Ash Light
Intralabs£3.5325 rev
Sodium Carbonate 1KG Premium Soda Ash 100% Natural Resealable Pouch Cleaning Cosmetics No additives and Synthetics
DIRECTCHEMS£6.69268 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSoda Crystals Multi-Purpose Cleaner and Laundry Aid 1 kg 1 Pack
EMBO£3.304.2★
Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda 1.55kg (55oz) - Pack of 2
A American Food Mart£10.774.7★
Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 100g - Soda Ash Light
Intralabs£3.534.2★
BlueBay Aquatics 1KG - Sodium Carbonate Anhydrous Granular TATA Soda Ash pH Dye 99.7% Na2CO3
BlueBay Aquatics£5.814.4★
Intralabs - Sodium Carbonate Light Fine Powder 1kg - Soda Ash Light
Intralabs£6.554.6★
What buyers say about sodium carbonate
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great cleaning product”
“Best value”
“Excellent product”
“Great in laundry”
“Easy to use, effective, and far more versatile than I expected”
“As advertised”
“Eco friendly”
“My laundry smells SO much fresher after using this”
“Good size”
“Great for baking”
What buyers complain about
“No use”
“it doesnt dissolve”
“Absolute rip off”
“It clogs in the dispenser drawer abd I see no difference to our clothes”
“Reading the product information it says baking soda and nothing else”
“Box arrived product leaking out”
“the sheet came out with a mysterious stain across it”
“DO NOT mix whites with colours”
“Me not following instructions”
“Great size though I thought the box was small”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sodium carbonate profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £51K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the sodium carbonate niche?
- 9 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sodium carbonate?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Solubility, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- What does it cost to enter the sodium carbonate niche?
- Listings span £3.30–£30.10; the average listing price is £10.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,121 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.