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Can Lids

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.3% of orders. But prices span $2.75–$7.73, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Can Lids is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 20% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +8 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£148K/yr178K searches / yr
90-day growth
+12.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 28 brands · 48 sellers

Flapen Score

Can Lids against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Can Lids is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Can Lids market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Can Lids 178K times last year and spent an estimated £148K. The top 5 brands take 56% of clicks. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

17.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 178K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £148K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
178K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+12.1%
Conversion, latest week
17.3%
Market size, estimated
£148Ka year
Peak month
July1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
can covers19K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.79.

Listings sell for £4.79 on average, from £2.75 to £7.73. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £4.79 that is £7K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.79under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.75–£7.73
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£10K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #122 within Preserving. It carries 742 reviews at 4.09 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.9%
Average rank
#122in Preserving
Average rating
4.09 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
742per listing
Listings tracked
30

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 22 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
22 months

Products

Top Can Lids products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 rising

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

39%

  • ThriveMart15%
  • SOL14%
  • Armo Home12%
  • Henyall7%
  • Karrma Ltd.7%
  • DDSHUN5%

Demand

Can Lids search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

5K4KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Can Lids search terms shoppers use

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

  • can covers19K/yr
  • can lids23K/yr
  • can lids for tins22K/yr
  • tin can covers lids14K/yr
  • can cover9K/yr
  • can lid10K/yr
  • tin lids for cans10K/yr
  • lids for tin cans10K/yr
  • can covers for tins11K/yr
  • can tops covers3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Can Lids

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall37%−0.13

These are small

Too large

Did not fit

Quality-Overall11%−0.06

Poor quality cheaply made

Quality of items cheap

Poor quality

Value For Money7%+1.20

Not worth the money

I wouldnt buy any more too expensive not good value

Waste of money

Ease Of Use5%+0.23

Hard to put on

more hassle than its worth as its very hard to get them off of the cans after using

I found them difficult to slide on to the can tags

Functionality-Overall4%−0.05

Didn't work for me

Doesnt work

Love

Size-Overall31%−0.13

Fit well

Love these snug fit

The pack size is useful too

Value For Money15%+1.20

Good Value

Good value for money

Great value for money

Ease Of Use10%+0.23

Easy to use

So handy

easy to open

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+1.10

Exactly what I needed

Does the job

As described

Quality-Overall8%−0.06

They are really exactly made for regular tins -

Excellent product

Good quality

Return

0.3% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall70%██▇▅▆█

These are small

Too large

Did not fit

Leak-Proof8%▁▃█▆▆▁

No good, leaks out and doesnt grip cans well

Not completely leak proof

It leaks as soon as the straw is folded down

Functionality-Overall6%▁█▁▇▅▃

Didn't work for me

Doesnt work

Compatibility-Overall4%▁▁▁▄▁█
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁▁█▄▇▁

FAQ

Common Can Lids questions

Answered from the same tracked data.