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embroidery machine

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Weak search conversion (0.0%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 16Conversion 1Competition 20Returns 24Price range 4Avg price 14Brand share 15Review moat 93Quality gap 97

Quality gap

Incredible3.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great142.07

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Bad5.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-18.9%

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

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Avg price

Bad£409.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£32K

£32K/yr · 194K searches

Price range

Bad£38.67–£1570.57

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

Conversion

Bad0.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, embroidery machine is a £32K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (194K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 26/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

embroidery machine market data

Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£102K–£205K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.0%
Avg BSR
#662
Page quality
0%
Prime
80%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
26.0%
Avg brand age
27 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Brother59%
  • JAGUAR21%
  • Singer9%
  • MZBDYYF2%
  • BUXFMHT2%
  • LSyySy2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — -18.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top embroidery machine search terms

  • embroidery machine160K/yr
  • brother embroidery machine19K/yr
  • embroidery sewing machine8K/yr
  • poolin embroidery machine5K/yr
All search terms

Top embroidery machine 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%10%£3K20%£6K30%£10K40%£13K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about embroidery machine

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use27%

“Very easy to use”

Stitch/Finish/Polish16%

“the stitch selection is amazing”

Value For Money13%

“Good value”

Noise Level5%

“noise level is low”

Strength4%

“Its solid and has all the features I need”

Portability4%

“Lovely versatile machine”

Embellishment/Embroidery Quality4%

“The machine itself has embroidered flawlessly”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“comes with clear instructions”

Add-Ons/Attachments3%

“The accessories that came with it are great”

Time Taken2%

“Super fast machine”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money15%

“Quite expensive for what it is”

Stitch/Finish/Polish11%

“I Have had issues with the embroidery on this machine since I got it”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Unfortunately nothings ever really produced consistent results”

Ease Of Use10%

“not as easy to use as the bigger ones”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%

“as the instruction book isn't great”

Jamming/Clogging5%

“The components are fragile and jam easily”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“this is advertised as a machine for free embroidery - feed dogs drop”

Noise Level4%

“I find it noisy compared to my other Brother machines”

Add-Ons/Attachments4%

“accessories were not as stated most were missing altogether so appears to be a gimmick offering free accessoriy pack to get sales”

Size-Overall4%

“neither will fit underneath on their own”

Top return reasons

Stitch/Finish/Polish24%
Quality-Overall14%
Functionality-Overall12%
Size-Overall7%
Product Condition4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Mechanism Issues4%
Value For Money4%
Durability4%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

Common questions

Is embroidery machine profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £32K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (26/100).
How competitive is the embroidery machine niche?
9 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in embroidery machine?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Stitch/Finish/Polish, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 5.3% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for embroidery machine peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the embroidery machine niche?
Listings span £38.67–£1570.57; the average listing price is £409.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 142 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.