plant tray
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.5%), but a small market ($39K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Great45%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great36%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Great478.74avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good£3.84–£27.95cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£11.64avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-1.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£39K£39K/yr · 93K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plant tray is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plant tray market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £35K–£47K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.5%
- Avg BSR
- #130
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 55%
- Sponsored
- 53%
- Out of stock
- 6.9%
- Avg brand age
- 34 months
- Avg seller age
- 185 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
27 falling
Sellers
71
Top-5 brand share
45%
Top 20: 93%
Top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
49%
- Gro-Sure13%
- Garland12%
- 2you8%
- e Dukan6%
- HOMION6%
- Whitefurze6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.4×
Top plant tray search terms
- plant tray28K/yr
- garden tray13K/yr
- plastic trays for plants11K/yr
- garden trays large plastic9K/yr
- water trays for plants6K/yr
- watering trays for plants4K/yr
- greenhouse trays6K/yr
- plant pot trays rectangular5K/yr
- planter tray4K/yr
- plastic plant trays4K/yr
Top plant tray 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
Watering Tray 2pk 30 cm (W) x 52.4 cm (L) x 4 cm (H) Black
Gro-Sure£6.134.2★55 rev
2you Plant Pot Saucer Plastic Tray Rectangle Deep Drip Trough Garden Potting Watering Planter Large Green Heavy Duty Greenhouse & Hydroponic L53 x W21 x H3.5cm
2you£6.434.4★40 rev
60cm 80cm 100cm 120cm Square Tray Hydroponics Gravity Systems Garland - 120Lx55W (60X60cm)
Garland£10.884.5★3,136 rev
Kingrol 16 Pack Rectangular Plant Drip Trays Clear Plant Saucers for Indoors Thick Plastic Window Sill Plant Trays for Flower Pot Planter
Kingrol£13.464.7★182 rev
Garland GAL63B1 G16B Standard Garden Tray Black 9 Litre
Garland£7.864.6★1,151 rev
Newest
by launch date
Deep Square Plant Saucers Extra Thick & Durable Drip Trays | Heavy-Duty Plastic for Indoor & Outdoor Pots | Leak-Proof Stackable Reusable Design | Multiple Sizes for Square Planters (1 Deep 21CM)
Growcery£5.74122 rev
2you Plant Pot Saucer Plastic Tray Rectangle Deep Drip Trough Garden Potting Watering Planter Large Green Heavy Duty Greenhouse & Hydroponic L53 x W21 x H3.5cm
2you£6.4340 rev
e Dukan 98cm Large Plastic Grow Bag Trays for Garden Plant Pots Propagation & Seedling Trays Heavy Duty Waterproof Drip Tray for Indoor Outdoor Gardening Greenhouse & Hydroponic Use (2)
e Dukan£16.26117 rev
e Dukan 98cm Large Plastic Grow Bag Trays for Garden Plant Pots Propagation & Seedling Trays Heavy Duty Waterproof Drip Tray for Indoor Outdoor Gardening Greenhouse & Hydroponic Use (3)
e Dukan£19.42117 rev
Grey Deep Multipurpose Plastic Rectangular Household Trays Indoor & Outdoor Use Storage Solution (1)
STORM TRADING GROUP£12.0552 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
HOMION Grow Bag Tray Heavy Duty Plant 1 X Tray for Seedlings Pots & Grow Bags Waterproof Seed Tray Drip Tray for Indoor & Outdoor Gardening Greenhouse Growbag Planting 100 x 40 x 4cm (1)
HOMION£7.284.4★
Grow Bag Tray Heavy Duty Plant 4 X Trays for Seedlings Pots & Grow Bags Waterproof Seed Tray Drip Tray for Indoor & Outdoor Gardening Greenhouse Reusable Growbag Planting 100 x 40 Reusable Tray (4)
HOMION£17.574.6★
e Dukan 98cm Large Plastic Grow Bag Trays for Garden Plant Pots Propagation & Seedling Trays Heavy Duty Waterproof Drip Tray for Indoor Outdoor Gardening Greenhouse & Hydroponic Use (3)
e Dukan£19.424.6★
Watering Tray 2pk 30 cm (W) x 52.4 cm (L) x 4 cm (H) Black
Gro-Sure£6.134.2★
Kingrol 16 Pack Rectangular Plant Drip Trays Clear Plant Saucers for Indoors Thick Plastic Window Sill Plant Trays for Flower Pot Planter
Kingrol£13.464.7★
What buyers say about plant tray
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Good value sturdy tray”
“Good value”
“A good size”
“Exactly what I wanted”
“Quality and durable”
“Well made and large enough to give more room for your seedlings”
“Handy”
“Good depth and quite sturdy plastic”
“Keeps plants moist”
What buyers complain about
“Very flimsy”
“Cheap”
“Not massive so can only fit couple pairs of size 12”
“Double check the number of items ordered - photos are misleading”
“at £20 I could have bought them cheaper elsewhere”
“Breaking with use”
“around the outside tap that had created a soaking boggy mess especially when the connector for the hose leaked”
“Pretty low quality plastics”
“Considering they are thick plastic”
“Awful smell to it”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plant tray profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £39K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the plant tray niche?
- 27 brands and 71 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plant tray?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for plant tray peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 4.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the plant tray niche?
- Listings span £3.84–£27.95; the average listing price is £11.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 479 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.