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Sequins

Sequins shows low returns (0.9%), but a small market ($61K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 15Growth 28Conversion 61Competition 61Returns 95Price range 50Avg price 20Brand share 76Review moat 93Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Sequins profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sequins is a £61K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (160K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Sequins: 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 +2.3% over the last 90 days and 5.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£61K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr+2.3%160K
Conversion rate5.3%
Avg price£7.21

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand, so 41% of the market is open.

41%

open market share

Brands · sellers23 · 31
Top-5 product click share48%
Open market41%
Avg brand age26 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 · 27 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews148

Top Sequins 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

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£3K£6K£9K£12K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

36%

  • VEYLIN26%
  • Kids B Crafty10%
  • Baker Ross9%
  • Angel Malone7%
  • SULOLI7%
  • Kids Create5%

Sequins demand & seasonality

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

Volume160KCVR5.3%Products27Brands23Top 5 Brands59%OOS Rate14.6%Rating4.4★Reviews148Avg BSR#2,435
7K5KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top Sequins search terms shoppers use

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

  • sequins89K/yr
  • sequins for crafts29K/yr
  • sequin17K/yr
  • sequins for sewing12K/yr
  • large sequins7K/yr
  • sequins for crafts kids7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sequins

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Color29%

the colours are really bright

Value For Money13%

Excellent value for money

Brightness/Shine/Glow12%

Sparkly Statement Piece That Shines

Quality-Overall9%

Good quality sequins

Size-Overall8%

it fits perfectly

What buyers complain about

65% of reviews
Size-Overall25%

tiny pieces

Ease Of Use14%

difficult to open resulting all sequins falling out ended up with all colours mixed

Quality-Overall14%

cheap looking

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

found them difficult to stick to things would benefit from sticky backs

Hip Fit4%

It seemed to come out slightly at the hips

Sequins return rate & reasons

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

0.9%

Return rate

83%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
68%
2Quality-Overall
8%
3Length
5%
4Waist Fit
5%
5Color
3%

Common Sequins questions

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

Flapen scores Sequins 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £61K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +2.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sequins on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.