archive boxes
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.2%), but soft demand (-16.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£21.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great10.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great£8.99–£40.17cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good£331K£331K/yr · 153K searches
Review moat
Okay2,165.47avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay66%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-16.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, archive boxes is a £331K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (153K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
archive boxes market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £323K–£430K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.0%
- Avg BSR
- #232
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 58%
- Sponsored
- 74%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 196 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 flat
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- BANKERS BOX51%
- Q-Connect26%
- W.E. Roberts8%
- 5 Star4%
- StorePAK3%
- Fellowes2%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.4% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top archive boxes search terms
- archive boxes42K/yr
- bankers boxes with lids31K/yr
- archive boxes with lids32K/yr
- bankers box24K/yr
- bankers boxes10K/yr
- archive boxes with lids pack of 106K/yr
- archive box6K/yr
- archive cardboard boxes3K/yr
Top archive boxes 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 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bankers Box 10 Storage Boxes Durable Storage Boxes with Lids - Heavy Duty Cardboard Boxes with Handles for Storage & Relocating - W32.5 x H28.5 x D39cm (Pack of 10) - White
BANKERS BOX£16.803.9★5,111 rev
Q-Connect Archive Storage Boxes with Lids 10 Pack 335x400x250mm Cardboard Boxes Brown
Q-Connect£14.734.4★1,727 rev
Bankers Box 10 Multi-Use Storage Box with Lids - Cardboard Storage Box with Lids for Office Storage - Archive Boxes with Handles - W32.5 x H28.5 x D39cm (Pack of 10) - Brown
BANKERS BOX£16.773.9★5,111 rev
Q-Connect Business Storage Box 335x400x250mm Green and White (Pack of 10)
Q-Connect£15.854.4★224 rev
Fellowes 01810-FFEU Bankers Box 01810-FF System Storage Box Large - Grey Pack of 10
BANKERS BOX£39.114.5★333 rev
Newest
by launch date
Morgans Direct Large Archive Storage Boxes With Lids - Cardboard Business Filing Moving - 387mm x 327mm x 275mm - Pack 10
Morgan's Direct£29.8617 rev
Strong A4 Archive Cardboard Storage Filing Boxes With Hinged Lid Flatpacked Document File Folder Packaging Office Supplies Size 15 x 12 x 9 (5)
Sunrise Packaging£14.1514 rev
10 BANKERS BOX Large Strong Moving Boxes 47L FastFold SmoothMove Cardboard Packing Storage Boxes Heavy Duty Double Wall Boxes for Moving House with Handles 43cm x 38cm x 29cm (Pack of 10) Brown
BANKERS BOX£28.27135 rev
10 BANKERS BOX Strong Moving Boxes SmoothMove Classic 32 Litre Cardboard Storage Boxes for Moving Packing Boxes Tape-Free Assembly Easy Carry Handles 38cm x 33cm x 26cm Brown
Fellowes£21.21220 rev
8 BANKERS BOX Large Strong Moving Boxes 39L C-Flute SmoothMove Cardboard Storage Packing Boxes Heavy Duty Cardboard Boxes for Moving House with Handles 47cm x 32cm x 26cm (Pack of 8) Brown
BANKERS BOX£12.03933 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum8 BANKERS BOX Large Strong Moving Boxes 39L C-Flute SmoothMove Cardboard Storage Packing Boxes Heavy Duty Cardboard Boxes for Moving House with Handles 47cm x 32cm x 26cm (Pack of 8) Brown
BANKERS BOX£12.034.4★
10 BANKERS BOX Strong Moving Boxes SmoothMove Classic 32 Litre Cardboard Storage Boxes for Moving Packing Boxes Tape-Free Assembly Easy Carry Handles 38cm x 33cm x 26cm Brown
Fellowes£21.214.3★
Bankers Box 10 Multi-Use Storage Box with Lids - Cardboard Storage Box with Lids for Office Storage - Archive Boxes with Handles - W32.5 x H28.5 x D39cm (Pack of 10) - Brown
BANKERS BOX£16.773.9★
Morgans Direct Large Archive Storage Boxes With Lids - Cardboard Business Filing Moving - 387mm x 327mm x 275mm - Pack 10
Morgan's Direct£29.865.0★
W E Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd A4 Cardboard Archive Filing Storage Boxes - 15 x 12 x 9/390mm (L) x 304mm (W) x 238mm (H) (Pack of 10)
W.E. Roberts£20.763.8★
What buyers say about archive boxes
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“These boxes are sturdy”
“Excellent Product”
“Excellent value”
“Good size”
“As advertised”
“Handy box”
“Really easy to assemble”
“easy to use”
“Excellent storage boxes”
“Lightweight”
What buyers complain about
“NOT LARGE”
“Not sturdy at all”
“very substandard quality”
“Not as described”
“However why dont they include strong tape with the boxes”
“It breaks easily”
“thinner than I expected”
“Ruined 2 trying to follow instructions on the actual box”
“Value for money definitely not”
“Ok. Not heavy duty”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is archive boxes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £331K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -16.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the archive boxes niche?
- 9 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in archive boxes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for archive boxes peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the archive boxes niche?
- Listings span £8.99–£40.17; the average listing price is £21.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,165 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.