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Plastic Tubs with Lids

Plastic Tubs with Lids shows low returns (0.7%), but soft demand (-25.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 16Growth 13Conversion 54Competition 91Returns 96Price range 63Avg price 30Brand share 75Review moat 35Quality gap 65
This niche Category average

Is Plastic Tubs with Lids profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Plastic Tubs with Lids is a £66K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (156K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Plastic Tubs 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 -25.0% over the last 90 days and 4.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£66K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-25.0%156K
Conversion rate4.4%
Avg price£9.55

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand, so 40% of the market is open.

40%

open market share

Brands · sellers41 · 150
Top-5 product click share24%
Open market40%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 80 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)6· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews3,028

Top Plastic Tubs 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 (24% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£3K£4K£5K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

41 flat

Sellers

150

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

24%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

36%

  • Sistema26%
  • We Can Source It Ltd12%
  • Zuvo12%
  • Décor5%
  • Checkmart5%
  • SmartStore5%

Plastic Tubs with Lids demand & seasonality

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

Volume156KCVR4.4%Products80Brands41Top 5 Brands60%OOS Rate6.2%Rating4.4★Reviews3,028Avg BSR#102
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Plastic Tubs with Lids search terms shoppers use

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

  • plastic tubs with lids38K/yr
  • tubs with lids22K/yr
  • microwave containers28K/yr
  • microwave food containers21K/yr
  • plastic tubs with lids for food11K/yr
  • microwave containers with lids15K/yr
  • freezer tubs10K/yr
  • food tub4K/yr
  • microwavable containers3K/yr
  • microwavable containers with lids4K/yr

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

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

Good quality bowls

Size-Overall13%

Perfect lid fit

Value For Money12%

very affordable

Ease Of Use7%

Ease of use

Storage Capacity7%

easy to store

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

Poor quality control

Strength14%

Material is very flimsy

Size-Overall12%

They dont fit

Durability8%

Break easily

Ease Of Use6%

hard to clip on and off

Plastic Tubs with Lids return rate & reasons

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

0.7%

Return rate

72%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
63%
2Defective Material/Parts
7%
3Quality-Overall
5%
4Strength
3%
5Ease Of Use
3%

Common Plastic Tubs with Lids questions

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

Flapen scores Plastic Tubs with Lids 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £66K/yr across 80 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -25.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Plastic Tubs with Lids on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.