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title: "Makita Strimmer — £120K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **makita strimmer**
**Worth a look**
Shows demand growing +195.6% this quarter, but weak search conversion (1.1%) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 28Growth 97Conversion 14Competition 30Returns 95Price range 34Avg price 75Brand share 14Review moat 66Quality gap 96
**Growth**
**Incredible****+195.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****£98.86**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****864.28**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Okay****£48.84–£198.54**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****67%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****£120K**
£120K/yr · 108K searches
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)") [** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, makita strimmer is a £120K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (108K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **makita strimmer market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£198K–£247K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#388**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **67%**
- **Sponsored**
- **61%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **29 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **165 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**50**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**67%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**4%**
- Makita56% - Fiutazge13% - HOIIME12% - ConBlom11% - GfsGsjzc4% - Kistrba2% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +195.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/makita-strimmer/trend)
## **Top makita strimmer search terms**
- **makita strimmer**58K/yr+236.5%1.7% conv. - **makita strimmer cordless 18v**21K/yr+117.8%2.6% conv. - **makita cordless strimmer**6K/yr+193.4%1.6% conv. - **makita 18v strimmer**5K/yr+155.5%2.2% conv. - **makita battery strimmer**4K/yr+202.7%2.0% conv. - **makita grass trimmer**4K/yr+134.3%0.9% conv. - **makita brush cutter**4K/yr+272.8%0.7% conv. - **makita strimmer 18v**4K/yr+141.5%1.6% conv. - **strimmer makita**3K/yr+253.0%1.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/makita-strimmer/search-terms)
## **Top makita strimmer 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%£12K20%£24K30%£36K40%£48K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Makita DUR193Z 18V Li-ion LXT Line Trimmer Batteries and Charger Not Included**Makita**£75.75**4.6★1,514 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNLK5LKY) [2**Makita DUR192LZ 18V Li-ion LXT Brushless Line Trimmer Batteries and Charger Not Included Blue**Makita**£132.89**4.7★966 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XY3JXQ7) [3**Grass Trimmer for Makita 15 inch Cordless Lawn Mower and Edger Brushless Motor Garden Strimmer Telescopic Brush Cutter Cordless Weed Wacker Extra Free Weed Rope *1(No battery and charger)**HOIIME**£67.88**3.8★21 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DRVD4V3G) [4**Makita DUR193RT 18V Li-ion LXT Line Trimmer Complete with 1 x 5.0 Ah Battery and Charger**Makita**£177.05**4.4★53 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTYZG5HF) [5**Cordless Strimmer for Makita Batteries with 4 Blade Types Brushless Graden Strimmer with Weed Brush (without Battery)**Fiutazge**£73.37**3.9★67 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3PPVF8T)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Cordless Strimmer for Makita 18V Battery (No Battery) Electric Lawn Edger with Metal Blades and Grass Line Foldable Design Battery Status Indicator**Kistrba**£48.84**4 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTLMXPP6) [**Cordless Grass Strimmer for Makita 18V Batteries 800W Brushless Motor**ConBlom**£66.79**60 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHXVGPGC) [**String Trimmer Compatible with Makita 18V Battery 3 in 1 Folding with Brushless Motor 30cm Cutting width & Battery Status Indicator Electric Trimmer**ConBlom**£72.31**5 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GDZM64YS) [**Cordless Strimmer for Makita Battery 750W Garden Strimmer Cordless with 2 x 4.0Ah 21V Batteries and Charger 5-in-1 Brushless Electric Grass Trimmer with Weed Brush and Blades(blue)**YUTVCZO**£103.99**11 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7XQ67YT) [**Cordless Strimmer for Makita 18V Battery 750W Brushless Grass Trimmer with 2 x 4.0Ah Batteries & Fast Charger 4-in-1 Blade Set for Grass Weeds Garden Strimmer (Gray)**Hengriacly**£88.69**20 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7XJV4YG)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Cordless Strimmer for Makita 18V Battery 750W Brushless Grass Trimmer with 2 x 4.0Ah Batteries & Fast Charger 4-in-1 Blade Set for Grass Weeds Garden Strimmer (Gray)**Hengriacly**£88.69**4.1★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7XJV4YG) [**Cordless Strimmer for Makita 18V Battery (No Battery) Electric Lawn Edger with Metal Blades and Grass Line Foldable Design Battery Status Indicator**Kistrba**£48.84**1.3★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTLMXPP6) [**Cordless Strimmer for Makita Battery 750W Garden Strimmer Cordless with 2 x 4.0Ah 21V Batteries and Charger 5-in-1 Brushless Electric Grass Trimmer with Weed Brush and Blades(blue)**YUTVCZO**£103.99**3.7★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7XQ67YT) [**Cordless Strimmer for Makita Battery Strimmer Cordless 12in Grass Trimmer**GfsGsjzc**£71.52**3.4★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CPSPT68F) [**Cordless Grass Strimmer for Makita 18V Batteries 800W Brushless Motor**ConBlom**£66.79**4.2★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHXVGPGC)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about makita strimmer**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Battery Life**13%
*“Battery lasts for ages”*
**Ease Of Use**11%
*“It is easy to operate”*
**Cutting/Trimming**11%
*“which cut cleanly”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“* Great quality * Works well * Excellent attachments * Wheels fiddly * A little pricey * This is actually a very well designed and well put together gardening tool that feels lovely in use, is strong and sturdy and feels like it will be reliable over the years”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“For me it's worth the money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“It is doing what it is supposed to do”*
**Strength**6%
*“It's well balanced”*
**Add-Ons/Attachments**3%
*“Attaching or swapping these are very easy”*
**Motor Power**3%
*“Its powerful”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“clearly made from good quality materials to a high standard”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Absolutely rubbish”*
**Assembly/Installation**10%
*“Frustrating assembly”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**10%
*“Better out there - poor instructions”*
**Durability**4%
*“the other side broke”*
**Weight Heavy**4%
*“It is a bit heavier than expected”*
**Grip**4%
*“My only grip was the delivery was really bad as they kept saying they tried to deliver when they clearly hadnt”*
**Battery Life**3%
*“the G series batteries will not work with this strimmer”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“The second one hasn't worked at all”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“does feel a bit cheaper”*
**Motor Issues**2%
*“clips into two pieces of plastic either side of the strimmer motor”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
**Defective Material/Parts**11%
**Assembly/Installation**8%
**Size-Overall**7%
**Mechanism Issues**6%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**5%
**Quality-Overall**5%
**Product Condition**4%
**Battery Life**4%
## **Common questions**
- **Is makita strimmer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £120K/yr across 18 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +195.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- **How competitive is the makita strimmer niche?**
- 8 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in makita strimmer?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 0.9%.
- **When does demand for makita strimmer peak?**
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 13.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the makita strimmer niche?**
- Listings span £48.84–£198.54; the average listing price is £98.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 864 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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