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Plastic Cups with Lids

Plastic Cups with Lids shows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

64
Worth a look
Market size 37Growth 80Conversion 52Competition 77Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 40Brand share 54Review moat 95Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Plastic Cups with Lids profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Plastic Cups with Lids is a £186K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (405K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Plastic Cups with Lids: 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 +73.4% over the last 90 days and 4.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£186K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr+73.4%405K
Conversion rate4.3%
Avg price£10.76

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand, so 27% of the market is open.

27%

open market share

Brands · sellers24 · 31
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market27%
Avg brand age29 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 46 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)18· 8 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews105

Top Plastic Cups with Lids 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 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£6K£11K£17K£22K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

23%

  • Artsotroly24%
  • Nationwide Paper18%
  • KAHEIGN17%
  • Caterserve8%
  • Zuvo6%
  • Sabco4%

Plastic Cups with Lids demand & seasonality

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

Volume405KCVR4.3%Products46Brands24Top 5 Brands73%OOS Rate4.0%Rating4.3★Reviews105Avg BSR#72
15K10KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Plastic Cups with Lids search terms shoppers use

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

  • plastic cups with lids122K/yr
  • plastic cups with lids and straws81K/yr
  • plastic coffee cups with lids43K/yr
  • iced coffee cup plastic20K/yr
  • plastic coffee cups23K/yr
  • plastic cup with straw and lid16K/yr
  • plastic iced coffee cups with lids12K/yr
  • disposable iced coffee cups with lids10K/yr
  • 16oz plastic cups with lids9K/yr
  • plastic cup with lid13K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Cups with Lids

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

Amazing quality

Value For Money12%

Worth the money

Size-Overall10%

Good size

Leak-Proof8%

they don't leak

Strength6%

The cups are sturdy

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Size-Overall13%

Additionally, the dome lids do not fit the cups

Thickness9%

The plastic is quite thin

Value For Money8%

Poor value

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

Dont come with lids as advertised

Ease Of Use8%

Not easy to use

Plastic Cups with Lids return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

81%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
73%
2Quality-Overall
7%
3Strength
4%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%
5Leak-Proof
2%

Common Plastic Cups with Lids questions

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

Flapen scores Plastic Cups with Lids 64/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £186K/yr across 46 tracked products. 8 of 18 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +73.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Plastic Cups with Lids on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jul, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.