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title: "Plastic Straws — £331K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 63/100 · £331K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **plastic straws**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 52Growth 54Conversion 81Competition 67Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 15Brand share 65Review moat 87Quality gap 76
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Great****257.17**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Great****8.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****45%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****66%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Good****+25.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Good****£331K**
£331K/yr · 711K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.47**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.08–£13.01**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plastic straws is a £331K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (711K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **plastic straws market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **50K–60K**
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£274K–£328K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#90**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **83%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **25 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **186 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**17 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**32**
**Top-5 brand share**
**66%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**45%**
Top 20: 88%
**Open market**
**29%**
- Sylva35% - Greenland12% - AUAUY8% - Xyedyaup6% - Coreint5% - upkpvid5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +25.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KHoliday '24Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/plastic-straws/trend)
## **Top plastic straws search terms**
- **plastic straws**466K/yr+37.6%6.6% conv. - **plastic straws disposable**66K/yr+7.6%5.9% conv. - **straws plastic**45K/yr-10.9%8.1% conv. - **plastic straw**25K/yr+4.0%5.0% conv. - **plastic drinking straws**16K/yr+23.5%4.9% conv. - **drinking straws plastic**13K/yr+13.1%7.9% conv. - **disposable plastic straws**10K/yr+33.6%2.7% conv. - **plastic bendy straw**7K/yr-13.6%6.5% conv. - **plastic straws bendy**10K/yr+3.3%5.6% conv. - **thick plastic straws**5K/yr+99.7%3.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/plastic-straws/search-terms)
## **Top plastic straws 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%£33K20%£66K30%£99K40%£132K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Sugarcane Straws Flexible Drinking Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home Bars Events (Plant-Based - 50 Pack)**Sylva**£4.34**4.6★124 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DV5PYFRV) [2**AUAUY Reusable Drinking Straws 100PCS Colourful Reusable Straws Juice Straws for Kids Reusable Drinking Party Straws for Family Bars Cafes Restaurants BBQ Parties Celebrations Random Color**AUAUY**£5.05**4.1★176 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DPJ6NZCT) [3**Greenland Pack of 100 Reusable Transparent Straws with Brush - 21 cm Long 6mm Wide - Perfect for Cocktails Milk Juice Tea (Drinking Straws)**Greenland**£8.34**4.6★975 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWXQBL93) [4**Greenland Pack of 100 Reusable Multi-Colored Straws with Brush - 21 cm Long 6mm Wide - Perfect for Cocktails Milk Juice Tea (Drinking Straws)**Greenland**£8.34**4.6★975 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWZS5H9N) [5**50Pcs Sugarcane Straws Plastic Bendy Flexible Drinking Bendy Multi Color Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Portable Reusable Straws for Home Bar Party Kids Travel Events**upkpvid**£4.74**3.8★12 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGB2NJCS)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Sugarcane Drinking Straws Flexible Plant-Based Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home & Events (50 Pack-Colourful**Lafefe**£4.16**9 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXZJ9S3D) [**50Pcs Sugarcane Straws Plastic Bendy Flexible Drinking Bendy Multi Color Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Portable Reusable Straws for Home Bar Party Kids Travel Events**upkpvid**£4.74**12 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGB2NJCS) [**50Pcs Reusable Plastic Straws Colorful Stripe Hard Plastic Straws Dishwasher Safe for Family Bar Cafe Restaurant Party**toijnhtk**£4.13**16 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GG93MV28) [**Xyedyaup 100 Pcs Clear Straws 190 Mm X 6 Mm Reusable Craft Straws WhitePointed Tip Straws**Xyedyaup**£5.91**3 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GNYRLM24) [**20 Pcs Plastic Straws Pack of 20 Reusable Straws with Brush 19mm x 7mm Perfect for Cocktails Milk Juice Tea (Colored Random Colors)**ZHUOAI**£4.15**106 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHM22FP6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Xyedyaup 100 Pcs Black Straws Reusable 21 Cm × 6 Mm Cocktail Straw Drinking Craft Travel Slush Milkshake Coffee Art Straws (Slanted Tip Straw)**Xyedyaup**£5.87**4.8★**▲ 222%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRFZ7RC7) [**Xyedyaup 100 Pcs Clear Straws 190 Mm X 6 Mm Reusable Craft Straws WhitePointed Tip Straws**Xyedyaup**£5.91**3.5★**▲ 221%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GNYRLM24) [**Sugarcane Drinking Straws Flexible Plant-Based Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home & Events (50 Pack-Colourful**Lafefe**£4.16**3.0★**▲ 220%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXZJ9S3D) [**50Pcs Sugarcane Straws Plastic Bendy Flexible Drinking Bendy Multi Color Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Portable Reusable Straws for Home Bar Party Kids Travel Events**upkpvid**£4.74**3.8★**▲ 182%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGB2NJCS) [**50 Pack 6×260mm Reusable Transparent Bendy Drinking Straws with Cleaner Corn-Based Clear Biodegradable Long Smooth Straws for Smoothies Coffee Milkshakes Cold & Hot Drinks Reusable Straws Set**Sylva**£6.37**4.1★**▲ 151%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWYXW4PB)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about plastic straws**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Good quality and easy to clean”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“GOOD VALUE”*
**Recycle/Reuse**9%
*“very useful and reusable is a great asset”*
**Durability**8%
*“They are durable”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Just what I needed”*
**Color**8%
*“Great Colours”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**6%
*“Cleaning is a breeze”*
**Strength**6%
*“Sturdy and easy cleaned”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Great size”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Very easy to use”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**17%
*“i just did not read the size properly”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“Hugely over priced”*
**Thickness**8%
*“These are very thin straws”*
**Recycle/Reuse**7%
*“Not reusable”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**7%
*“so I found it a bit odd that they came with a cleaning brush - it really doesn't work. especially where it bends”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“The picture does not resemble reality”*
**Material Quality**6%
*“They are cloudy plastic”*
**Sharpness**2%
*“no sharp points on the end”*
**Flatness**2%
*“they just flatten”*
**Heating**2%
*“Do not use in hot drinks as they disintegrate”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**42%
**Material Quality**11%
**Quality-Overall**9%
**Thin**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Thickness**4%
**Color**4%
**Value For Money**4%
**Functionality-Overall**4%
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is plastic straws profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £331K/yr across 29 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +25.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
- **How competitive is the plastic straws niche?**
- 17 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in plastic straws?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Thickness. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **When does demand for plastic straws peak?**
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the plastic straws niche?**
- Listings span £2.08–£13.01; the average listing price is £5.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 257 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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