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Black Bin

Black Bin shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look
Market size 29Growth 24Conversion 50Competition 77Returns 99Price range 78Avg price 78Brand share 80Review moat 30Quality gap 52
This niche Category average

Is Black Bin profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Bin is a £129K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (199K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Black Bin: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -2.0% over the last 90 days and 4.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£129K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-2.0%199K
Conversion rate4.0%
Avg price£16.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand, so 45% of the market is open.

45%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 39
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market45%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement74%
New entrants (1y)6· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews3,463

Top Black Bin products & what they sell for

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

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£5K£10K£16K£21K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

39%

  • OptiProducts15%
  • Addis12%
  • Easy Shopping12%
  • SONGMICS8%
  • SPECTRAPLAST7%
  • JMS we create smile6%

Black Bin demand & seasonality

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

Volume199KCVR4.0%Products38Brands21Top 5 Brands55%OOS Rate0.7%Rating4.4★Reviews3,463Avg BSR#43
6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Black Bin search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • black bin114K/yr
  • bin with lid51K/yr
  • dustbins12K/yr
  • bins with lids15K/yr
  • waste bin with lid7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Bin

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

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Good quality and exactly as described

Value For Money17%

Excellent Value

Size-Overall15%

Fits well

Strength11%

Good sturdy bin

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Exactly as pictured & described

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews
Size-Overall23%

Smaller than expected

Durability17%

Breaks easily

Quality-Overall16%

Poor quality on lid

Strength7%

Not sturdy

Value For Money5%

Not worth £10.00 let alone anything more

Black Bin return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.3%

Return rate

74%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
65%
2Defective Material/Parts
9%
3Quality-Overall
4%
4Bin Capacity
3%
5Functionality-Overall
3%

Common Black Bin questions

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

Flapen scores Black Bin 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £129K/yr across 38 tracked products. 4 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -2.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Bin on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.