Plastic Tub
soft demand (-30.8% this quarter) — Plastic Tub doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Plastic Tub profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Plastic Tub is a £46K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (61K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Plastic Tub: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -30.8% over the last 90 days and 7.2% of searches end in a purchase.
£46K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.
17%
open market share
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 · 31 products
Top Plastic Tub products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
We Can Source It Ltd 50 x 650ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Containers - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 1,496
- Age
- 7y ago
We Can Source It Ltd 50 x 1000ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Containers - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.82
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 1,496
- Age
- 7y ago
We Can Source It Ltd 50 x 750ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Containers - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,018
- Age
- 12y ago
Caterserve Takeaway Plastic Containers With lids - Microwave and Dishwasher safe - Ideal for Food storage and Meal Prep - BPA free recyclable reusable (10-650CC)
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 656
- Age
- 1y ago
We Can Source It Ltd - 50 x 500ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Container - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.15
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,599
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Zuvo Plastic Food Containers 650 ml with Lids 50 Pack Reusable
- Price
- £10.36
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 5,550
- Age
- 8y ago
ZMCYN 50 Pack 32 OZ Chinese Take Out Food Boxes Chinese Food boxes Takeaway with Metal Wire Handle & Labels Noodle Boxes for Fast Food Pasta Chicken Salad
- Price
- £16.38
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 8mo ago
Plastic Food Containers with Lids - 500ml 10 Pack Easy Open Corner Tab Leak Proof Takeaway Food Storage Meal Prep Container Reusable Tupperware Set Microwave Freezer Dishwasher Safe Boxes
- Price
- £6.43
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 102
- Age
- 3y ago
Caterserve Takeaway Plastic Containers With lids - Microwave and Dishwasher safe - Ideal for Food storage and Meal Prep - BPA free recyclable reusable (10-650CC)
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 656
- Age
- 1y ago
Zuvo Plastic Food Containers with Lids 500 ml Reusable Takeaway 10 Pack
- Price
- £5.41
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 5,550
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch dateZMCYN 50 Pack 32 OZ Chinese Take Out Food Boxes Chinese Food boxes Takeaway with Metal Wire Handle & Labels Noodle Boxes for Fast Food Pasta Chicken Salad
- Price
- £16.38
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 8mo ago
Caterserve Takeaway Plastic Containers With lids - Microwave and Dishwasher safe - Ideal for Food storage and Meal Prep - BPA free recyclable reusable (10-650CC)
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 656
- Age
- 1y ago
delka Meal Prep Containers -944ml | BPA-Free Reusable Food Storage Boxes | Microwave Freezer & Dishwasher Safe | Leakproof & Stackable for Healthy Meal Planning & Portion Control (10 Pack)
- Price
- £8.07
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 1y ago
Superior Food Storage Containers with Lids 20 Pack Durable 650ml Crack-Resistant Rectangular Food Containers with Lids -Microwave Safe Leak-Proof Takeaway Containers- Meal Prep & Food Storage
- Price
- £10.97
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 251
- Age
- 1y ago
MERCHARII Plastic Food Storage Containers 10 × 500ml with Lids Heavy-Duty Leakproof Rectangular BPA-Free Microwave and Freezer Safe Reusable Meal Prep Takeaway Containers (500ml)
- Price
- £7.55
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 436
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
14%
- We Can Source It Ltd48%
- Zuvo19%
- Caterserve8%
- ZMCYN4%
- Sabary4%
- MERCHARII3%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 14%)
Plastic Tub demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top Plastic Tub search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- food containers disposable10K/yr
- 650ml food containers with lids10K/yr
- chinese takeaway boxes13K/yr
- take away containers6K/yr
- chinese takeaway containers4K/yr
- takeaway boxes plastic4K/yr
- plastic take away container with lid4K/yr
- plastic takeaway containers4K/yr
- chinese containers with lids4K/yr
- chinese food containers3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Tub
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
83% of reviews“Good quality not flimsy like some”
“Excellent value for money”
“good size”
“Did the job perfectly”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
84% of reviews“Disappointed with the quality”
“They are flimsy”
“Not fit for purpose”
“Break easily”
“very thin flimsy”
Plastic Tub return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
71%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Plastic Tub questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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