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Plant Tray

Plant Tray shows low returns (0.5%), but a small market ($39K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 10Growth 24Conversion 44Competition 79Returns 97Price range 54Avg price 47Brand share 90Review moat 76Quality gap 45
This niche Category average

Is Plant Tray profitable on Amazon?

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.

Plant Tray: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -1.9% over the last 90 days and 3.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£39K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-1.9%93K
Conversion rate3.5%
Avg price£11.64

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand, so 55% of the market is open.

55%

open market share

Brands · sellers27 · 71
Top-5 product click share36%
Open market55%
Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement53%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews479

Top Plant Tray products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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%

Plant Tray demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume93KCVR3.5%Products38Brands27Top 5 Brands45%OOS Rate6.9%Rating4.5★Reviews479Avg BSR#130
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.4×

Top Plant Tray search terms shoppers use

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

  • 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plant Tray

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

Excellent product

Strength19%

Good value sturdy tray

Value For Money16%

Good value

Size-Overall11%

A good size

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Exactly what I wanted

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews
Strength28%

Very flimsy

Quality-Overall9%

Cheap

Size-Overall7%

Not massive so can only fit couple pairs of size 12

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Double check the number of items ordered - photos are misleading

Value For Money7%

at £20 I could have bought them cheaper elsewhere

Plant Tray return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

68%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
58%
2Defective Material/Parts
11%
3Strength
5%
4Quality-Overall
4%
5Material Quality
4%

Common Plant Tray questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Plant Tray 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £39K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -1.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Plant Tray on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Apr–May, where the busiest month runs 4.4× the quietest.