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Portable Sink

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.1% of orders. But buyers convert on only 0.8% of searches, so Portable Sink is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 26% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +6 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£143K/yr164K searches / yr
90-day growth
+19.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 41 sellers

Flapen Score

Portable Sink against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Portable Sink is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Portable Sink market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Portable Sink 164K times last year and spent an estimated £143K. The top 5 brands take 61% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jul. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 164K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +19.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £143K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
164K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+19.4%
Conversion, latest week
0.8%
Market size, estimated
£143Ka year
Peak month
May2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
portable sink53K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £105.11.

Listings sell for £105.11 on average, from £12.17 to £621.34. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £105.11 that is £0 to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£105.11above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£12.17–£621.34
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
1K–1K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£11K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 36% ship with Prime. On an average day, 17.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #285 within Furniture. It carries 365 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
36%
Out of stock, average day
17.6%
Average rank
#285in Furniture
Average rating
4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
365per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 11 launches as successful.

11 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
11
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Portable Sink products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£23K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

33%

  • Outsunny18%
  • SereneLife13%
  • BOXIO13%
  • Bonnlo10%
  • Eqlibrium7%
  • NGT6%

Demand

Portable Sink search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Portable Sink search terms shoppers use

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

  • portable sink53K/yr
  • camping sink32K/yr
  • portable hand wash station13K/yr
  • portable sink unit no plumbing15K/yr
  • portable sink no plumbing7K/yr
  • camping sink with water pump and waste8K/yr
  • mobile sink with hot water6K/yr
  • mobile sink unit no plumbing5K/yr
  • portable hand wash sink6K/yr
  • portable sinks3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Portable Sink

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money10%−0.08

This sink is not cheap

I'd say it's a bit expensive

it might be a touch on the expensive side at the current price of £18.99 though

Rusts/Corrodes5%−0.10

Rusting

Durability5%−0.07

The tap broke after a month of using it

Add-Ons/Attachments5%−0.10

i found that the build of the sikn was so poor that i could not attach the basin to the legs

Size-Overall4%+0.39

It's a little taller than my sink

This rather large

The size is small

Love

Quality-Overall10%+0.60

Feels well made

Good quality

Good quality basin

Storage Capacity9%+0.52

It has quite a big capacity

The storage shelf underneath is really useful

easy to store

Strength7%

Sturdy, convenient, collapsible bowl

sturdy

The frame is strong enough to hold its shape well

Portability7%+0.66

Its easily Portable

portability

easy to carry

Size-Overall6%+0.39

Convenient size

Perfectly fit for the purpose

Good size, fits the sink not bad for the money

Return

1.1% Return rate 44% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall29%█▅▆▆█▆

It's a little taller than my sink

This rather large

The size is small

Functionality-Overall9%▁▄█▄▁▄
Defective Material/Parts8%█▆▅▆▅▆
Quality-Overall7%▁▄▄█▅▃
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▁▇▁██▆

FAQ

Common Portable Sink questions

Answered from the same tracked data.