black laundry basket
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.0%), but soft demand (-27.9% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Great58%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Price range
Great£6.55–£43.70cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Great£15.43avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay2,626.41avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£83K£83K/yr · 151K searches
Growth
Bad-27.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black laundry basket is a £83K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (151K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black laundry basket market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £62K–£77K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.6%
- Avg BSR
- #127
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 73%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 18.8%
- Avg brand age
- 32 months
- Avg seller age
- 194 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
26 falling
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
58%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
38%
- Lifewit26%
- SONGMICS11%
- URBNLIVING9%
- efluky6%
- HOMION5%
- SOLEDI5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -27.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top black laundry basket search terms
- black laundry basket49K/yr
- black washing basket35K/yr
- black laundry basket with lid27K/yr
- laundry basket black13K/yr
- black laundry baskets5K/yr
- black wash basket6K/yr
- black laundry bin6K/yr
- washing basket black4K/yr
- black laundry hamper6K/yr
Top black laundry basket 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
Lifewit 100L Laundry Basket with Lid Dirty Clothes Bin with Bamboo Handles and A Removable Bag Large Foldable Washing Basket for Bedroom Bathroom Dorm Laundry Room Black
Lifewit£15.654.5★8,210 rev
60L Large Plastic Rattan Style Laundry Clothes Storage Washing Bin Basket Hamper (Black)
URBNLIVING£15.534.2★483 rev
Lifewit 105L Laundry Basket with Lid Washing Basket with Handles and Bag Large Foldable Dirty Clothes Organiser with Plastic Frame for Laundry Room Bedroom Bathroom Black
Lifewit£16.574.6★3,306 rev
Bamboo Laundry Basket 72L Collapsible Bamboo With 1 Compartment Laundry Hamper Laundry Basket Removable Lining Large Laundry Bins Laundry Hamper with Lid Bamboo Laundry Storage basket (BLACK)
HOMION£16.034.0★219 rev
SONGMICS Laundry Basket with Lid Large Laundry Hamper 90L Removable Mesh Liner Oxford Fabric Bamboo Handles Collapsible 42 x 32 x 70.5 cm Ink Black LCB509B01
SONGMICS£14.094.4★3,622 rev
Newest
by launch dateLifewit 105L Laundry Basket with Lid Washing Basket with Handles and Bag Large Foldable Dirty Clothes Organiser with Plastic Frame for Laundry Room Bedroom Bathroom Black
Lifewit£16.573,306 rev
Lifewit 85L Laundry Basket with Lid Washing Basket with Handles and Bag Large Foldable Dirty Clothes Organiser with Plastic Frame for Laundry Room Bedroom Bathroom Black
Lifewit£14.553,306 rev
SONGMICS Laundry Basket with Lid Laundry Hamper Oxford Fabric Foldable Bamboo Frame for Bedroom Living Room 26.4 Gal. (100 L) 42 x 32 x 70.5 cm Ink Black LCB518BH01
SONGMICS£11.90149 rev
100L Laundry Basket with Lid 2 Compartments for Sorting Laundry Hamper Laundry Bin with Care Guide & 2 Removable Inner Bags Dirty Clothes Basket with Bamboo-Rim Oxford Fabric (Black 100L)
THRYZZLE£18.1450 rev
OHS Freestanding Laundry Basket with Lid Ribbed Faux Fur Collapsible Laundry Bag with Rope Handles Folding Washing Baskets for Laundries Clothes Hamper Storage Black - 45 x 49 x 31cm
OHS£10.8015 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
KNIGHT Bamboo Laundry Basket 72L Laundry Hamper with Removeable Washable Lining Easy Assemble Easy Folding Storage Bin 40x30x60 cm (Black)
Knight£17.704.1★
efluky Slim Laundry Basket with Lid Tall Narrow Washing Basket for Laundry Folding Small Slimline Laundry Baskets for Dirty Clothes 63L Cloth Storage Basket
efluky£15.454.3★
SONGMICS Laundry Basket with Lid Laundry Hamper Oxford Fabric Foldable Bamboo Frame for Bedroom Living Room 26.4 Gal. (100 L) 42 x 32 x 70.5 cm Ink Black LCB518BH01
SONGMICS£11.904.5★
Lifewit 85L Laundry Basket with Lid Washing Basket with Handles and Bag Large Foldable Dirty Clothes Organiser with Plastic Frame for Laundry Room Bedroom Bathroom Black
Lifewit£14.554.6★
JOJOSEE Large Tall Rope Woven Storage Laundry Basket 38X50cm(Black)
JOJOSEE£17.674.4★
What buyers say about black laundry basket
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The build quality is amazing”
“Surprisingly sturdy”
“Good value”
“Love this - perfect fit & great price”
“Good Wash Basket”
“Very easy to assemble”
“Better than expected”
“Huge capacity”
“Nice design, well worth the money”
“Handy”
What buyers complain about
“Flimsy”
“Pretty large”
“The basket was awful quality”
“Assembly difficult, quite expensive for the standard of quality”
“One of the sides snapped after a few days”
“looks expensive only disappointment was putting the lid on”
“it collapses all the time really bad design”
“Not secure”
“They did come with a bit of a smell”
“It took very strong adhesive tape to remove as many of the fibers as possible because general Sellotape adhesive wasn't strong enough”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is black laundry basket profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £83K/yr across 41 tracked products. 2 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the black laundry basket niche?
- 26 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black laundry basket?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for black laundry basket peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black laundry basket niche?
- Listings span £6.55–£43.70; the average listing price is £15.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,626 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.