swing bin
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great37%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great£5.47–£51.12cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Good60%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Good4.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,388.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good£12.19avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-4.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£86K£86K/yr · 149K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, swing bin is a £86K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (149K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
swing bin market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £73K–£98K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.7%
- Avg BSR
- #59
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 20%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 2.1%
- Avg brand age
- 51 months
- Avg seller age
- 180 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
24 flat
Sellers
66
Top-5 brand share
60%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 74%
Open market
33%
- Best House Another Fine Product16%
- Easy Shopping15%
- VTL11%
- JMS we create smile10%
- Wham8%
- Sterling Ventures7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top swing bin search terms
- swing bin86K/yr
- swing bin 50l10K/yr
- flip top bin10K/yr
- swing top bin9K/yr
- kitchen swing bin8K/yr
- 50l swing bin7K/yr
- swing bins6K/yr
- swing lid bin6K/yr
- black swing bin3K/yr
- swing bins for the kitchen4K/yr
Top swing bin 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Easy Shopping 60L 60LITRE Premium Plastic Black Swing Bin Dustbin with curved movable Lid for Home and Kitchen Rubbish Waste Solution
Easy Shopping£10.594.2★458 rev
Wham Casa 50L Swing Bin (Silver 2)
Wham£10.774.5★2,381 rev
VTL 60 Litre Black Plastic Swing Bin Durable For Kitchen And Home Waste
VTL£11.134.3★371 rev
Best House Swing Bin 10 Litres For Home Garden Kitchen Office and Bathroom Rubbish Recycle Plastic Waste Bin Trash Can Dustbin with Swing Lid (Pack of 1 Grey)
Best House Another Fine Product£7.204.2★1,019 rev
JMS we create smile 8L/25L/50L Litre Plastic Swing Lid Bin Waste Recycle Dustbins Rubbish Trash Refused Bins (Silver Sage 50 LITRE)
JMS we create smile£14.354.5★796 rev
Newest
by launch date
Easy Shopping 60 Litres Heavy Duty Premium Plastic BLACK Swing Bin for Home and Kitchen Rubbish Waste Indoor AND Outdoor Used dustbin.
Easy Shopping£10.32150 rev
Best House | Swing Bin 35 Liters | Gray | 1 Pc | Waste Bin Durable Lightweight Hinged Swing Lid for Kitchen Office and Home Use Odor-Reducing Design - L 36 cm x W 28.5cm x H 55cm
Best House Another Fine Product£12.181,019 rev
Easy Shopping 60L 60LITRE Premium Plastic Black Swing Bin Dustbin with curved movable Lid for Home and Kitchen Rubbish Waste Solution
Easy Shopping£10.59458 rev
Daniel James 10L or 30L Swing Bin - Waste Recycling Bin with Swing Flip Top Lid - Durable Plastic Rubbish Bin for Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom & Office - Black or Silver
DANIEL JAMES Housewares£10.65133 rev
VTL 60 Litre Black Plastic Swing Bin Durable For Kitchen And Home Waste
VTL£11.13371 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJMS we create smile 8L/25L/50L Litre Plastic Swing Lid Bin Waste Recycle Dustbins Rubbish Trash Refused Bins (Silver Sage 8 LITRE)
JMS we create smile£7.664.5★
VTL 60 Litre Black Plastic Swing Bin Durable For Kitchen And Home Waste
VTL£11.134.3★
Best House | Swing Bin 35 Liters | Gray | 1 Pc | Waste Bin Durable Lightweight Hinged Swing Lid for Kitchen Office and Home Use Odor-Reducing Design - L 36 cm x W 28.5cm x H 55cm
Best House Another Fine Product£12.184.2★
Best House | Swing Bin 50 Liters | Gray | 1 Pc | Waste Bin Durable Lightweight Hinged Swing Lid for Kitchen Office and Home Use Odor-Reducing Design Easy to Clean - L 42 cm x W 32 cm x H 68 cm
Best House Another Fine Product£16.194.2★
50L 50 Litre Silver Plastic Kitchen Bin with Swing Lid Opening 65cm (H) x 43cm (W) x 32cm (D) - Single Bin
simpa£10.714.4★
What buyers say about swing bin
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Right size for room”
“Good for the money”
“Good value and quality bin”
“As described”
“Sturdy bin”
“Easy clean”
“easy to take off”
“Storage perfect”
“Very durable and affordable”
“Color is nice”
What buyers complain about
“Not fit for purpose”
“Poor quality”
“Breaks easily”
“Too expensive for just an average bin”
“it looks a bit different to the product shown”
“Its flimsy, is difficult to use without getting food all over the lid and looks awful, absolutely nothing like it was described or advertised in the advert”
“Plastic has horrific smell”
“it feels really flimsy”
“nothing really worked”
“Useless - very poor design”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is swing bin profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £86K/yr across 51 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the swing bin niche?
- 24 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in swing bin?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for swing bin peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the swing bin niche?
- Listings span £5.47–£51.12; the average listing price is £12.19 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,389 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.