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Vacuum Sealer Bags

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -29.4% this quarter, so Vacuum Sealer Bags is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£240K/yr202K searches / yr
90-day growth
-29.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 34 sellers

Flapen Score

Vacuum Sealer Bags against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Vacuum Sealer Bags is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Vacuum Sealer Bags market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Vacuum Sealer Bags 202K times last year and spent an estimated £240K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 202K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -29.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £240K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
202K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-29.4%
Conversion, latest week
9.8%
Market size, estimated
£240Ka year
Peak month
January2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
vacuum sealer bags61K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.11.

Listings sell for £12.11 on average, from £5.09 to £28.57. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £12.11 that is £6K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.11under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.09–£28.57
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£9K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 18.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #42 within Small Kitchen Appliances. It carries 2,756 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
18.5%
Average rank
#42in Small Kitchen Appliances
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,756per listing
Listings tracked
42

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 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 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
34 months

Products

Top Vacuum Sealer Bags 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£22K£29K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 rising

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

31%

  • Bonsenkitchen38%
  • huipinghu11%
  • Diboniur7%
  • Amazon Basics5%
  • SousVideTools4%
  • Vpcok Direct4%

Demand

Vacuum Sealer Bags search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Vacuum Sealer Bags search terms shoppers use

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

  • vacuum sealer bags61K/yr
  • vacuum food bags19K/yr
  • food vacuum sealer bags19K/yr
  • vacuum seal bags food10K/yr
  • vacuum bags food13K/yr
  • heat seal bags10K/yr
  • food vacuum bags7K/yr
  • vacuum food sealer bags10K/yr
  • vacuum bags for food6K/yr
  • vacuum sealer bags food11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Vacuum Sealer Bags

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

Complain

Quality-Overall20%+1.52

Poor quality bags that will allow air in

These rolls are not good quality

Not great quality

Size-Overall12%+0.40

Not fit for purpose

Quite a small size

Rather large

Functionality-Overall9%−0.08

presumably the valves don't work

Does not work

Not effective

Thickness7%−0.03

not particularly thick bud of good enough quality at a reasonable price for the size

bit thin

beware the plastic is quite thin

Leak-Proof6%

A situation where if there are issues with air leaking in it isn't going to be as obvious as sealed bags being used in the fridge

they started to leak air after being in the fridge a few days

Poor sealing, leaking

Love

Quality-Overall29%+1.52

reliable product

Good quality bags

Amazing quality

Value For Money15%+0.81

Excellent value for money

Good deal

Good value for money

Size-Overall12%+0.40

Brilliant size

Length is generous

Good size bag

Ease Of Use10%+0.40

Ease of use

Easy to order

Easy to cut to the right size

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.67

As described

Exactly what I needed

it does the job

Return

0.4% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall56%▆▅▅▅█▆

Not fit for purpose

Quite a small size

Rather large

Functionality-Overall12%█▃▅▃▂▂

presumably the valves don't work

Does not work

Not effective

Quality-Overall7%▁▅▅▇▃█

Poor quality bags that will allow air in

These rolls are not good quality

Not great quality

Compatibility-Overall4%▁███▁▁

Didnt always seal effectively in my machine may be because they were not completely compatible

THEY ARE NOT COMPATIBLE with the handheld Foodsaver unit

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▅█▁▇▁▁

FAQ

Common Vacuum Sealer Bags questions

Answered from the same tracked data.