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curtain tie backs

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.08–$10.41) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 52Growth 17Conversion 40Competition 76Returns 72Price range 0Avg price 16Brand share 45Review moat 54Quality gap 55

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good1,344.14

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good£330K

£330K/yr · 1.8M searches

Brand share

Okay78%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay3.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-15.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Bad£5.74

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£3.08–£10.41

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, curtain tie backs is a £330K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.8M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

curtain tie backs market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£287K–£344K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.2%
Avg BSR
#15
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
0.6%
Avg brand age
26 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

20%

  • Pretty Jolly47%
  • gobutend8%
  • XxinXrong8%
  • JOYJULY7%
  • jiuhao7%
  • OCIOLI3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top curtain tie backs search terms

  • curtain tie backs770K/yr
  • magnetic curtain tie backs149K/yr
  • tie backs for curtains182K/yr
  • curtain holdbacks117K/yr
  • curtain tiebacks74K/yr
  • curtain tie backs magnetic59K/yr
  • magnetic tie backs for curtains72K/yr
  • tie backs66K/yr
  • curtain ties52K/yr
  • curtain tie backs hooks57K/yr
All search terms

Top curtain tie backs 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.

0%4%£13K8%£26K12%£40K16%£53K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about curtain tie backs

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Beautifully made”

Value For Money18%

“Good Value for Money”

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption14%

“These magnetic ones are brilliant”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“exactly as advertised great”

Size-Overall6%

“Perfect fit”

Ease Of Use5%

“Very easy to use”

Color4%

“Quite pretty love the colour”

Shape/Style4%

“Smart appearance”

Strength2%

“Very sturdy and easy to put up”

Design-Overall2%

“cute in design”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall17%

“the ones that come with it are low quality”

Size-Overall16%

“2 odd sizes”

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption13%

“both the metal magnets were scratched”

Durability12%

“There all coming apart already”

Strength8%

“flimsy and they bend just holding them”

Thickness5%

“Certainly wouldnt hold a thicker curtain”

Paint Quality3%

“there was bit of paint gone off ball on one of them”

Grip3%

“No grip for regular curtains”

Color2%

“colour could be more improved”

Locking Mechanism2%

“which was lucky as one snapped as soon as i tighted the screw”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall57%
Color17%
Magnetic Strength/Adsorption6%
Quality-Overall4%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product1%
Thin1%
Shape/Style1%
Weight Heavy1%

Common questions

Is curtain tie backs profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £330K/yr across 35 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the curtain tie backs niche?
19 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in curtain tie backs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Magnetic Strength/Adsorption. The return rate is 2.1%.
When does demand for curtain tie backs peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the curtain tie backs niche?
Listings span £3.08–£10.41; the average listing price is £5.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,344 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.