jiffy bag
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.03–$15.01) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great7.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay80%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay68%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay3,780.56avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£7.70avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-12.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£70K£70K/yr · 123K searches
Price range
Bad£2.03–£15.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, jiffy bag is a £70K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (123K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
jiffy bag market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £62K–£77K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.4%
- Avg BSR
- #18
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 75%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 rising
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
14%
- Merrimen30%
- Double Dragon28%
- SuperGift.com11%
- Jiffy Airkraft6%
- Switory6%
- iSOUL6%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top jiffy bag search terms
- jiffy bags75K/yr
- jiffy bag16K/yr
- jiffy bags mixed sizes11K/yr
- small jiffy bags for posting6K/yr
- padded envelopes mixed sizes pack6K/yr
- small jiffy bags4K/yr
- jiffy4K/yr
Top jiffy bag 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Double Dragon 60 Mixed Size Self-Seal Mailer Bags | Tamper-Proof Plastic Packaging for Mailing Postage Shipping & Delivery | Grey (4 Sizes | Small to Large | 15 Each)
Double Dragon£3.204.3★14,113 rev
Padded Envelopes A3 A4 A5 A6 Padded Bubble Envelopes Bags Postal Wrap Envelope
Merrimen£7.314.6★2,636 rev
A3 A4 A5 Padded Envelopes Bubble Mailers Postal Bags Protective Wrap Cushioned Mailing Envelopes for Documents & Parcels(10xA5)
SuperGift.com£4.204.6★933 rev
Padded Envelopes A3 A4 A5 A6 Padded Bubble Envelopes Bags Postal Wrap Envelope
Merrimen£9.084.6★2,636 rev
Merrimen Padded Envelopes A3 A4 A5 A6 Padded Bubble Envelopes Bags Self-Seal Postal Wrap Envelope
Merrimen£5.924.6★2,636 rev
Newest
by launch date
UK SUPPLIES LIMITED DL A6 A5 A4 A3 Mix Assorted Sizes (Pick Any Pack Size) Padded White Bubble Envelopes Peel & Seal Bags Bubble Mailer Postal Wrap Envelope Parcel Mailers for Mailing Goods 10 Pack
UK SUPPLIES LIMITED£8.49224 rev
Triplast Gold Bubble Padded Envelopes - Pick Qty & Size: 20 x 1/A (100x165mm) A6 Envelopes - Large Letter Postal Bags with Bubble Wrap Lining and Peel & Seal Strip for Royal Mail Shipping & Postage
Triplast£5.34265 rev
nu: Mail Padded Bubble Envelope Medium | 3 Pack | Protective Packaging | Eco-Friendly | Superior Cushioning for Shipping & Moving
nu:£2.03386 rev
A3 A4 A5 A6 Mix Size Bubble Padded Envelopes for Packaging Postage Peel & Seal Shipping Bag Mailers Postal Wrap 40 Pack
iSOUL£13.8431 rev
Double Dragon 60 Mixed Size Self-Seal Mailer Bags | Tamper-Proof Plastic Packaging for Mailing Postage Shipping & Delivery | Grey (4 Sizes | Small to Large | 15 Each)
Double Dragon£3.2014,113 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumUK SUPPLIES LIMITED DL A6 A5 A4 A3 Mix Assorted Sizes (Pick Any Pack Size) Padded White Bubble Envelopes Peel & Seal Bags Bubble Mailer Postal Wrap Envelope Parcel Mailers for Mailing Goods 10 Pack
UK SUPPLIES LIMITED£8.494.5★
Padded Envelopes A3 A4 A5 A6 Padded Bubble Envelopes Bags Postal Wrap Envelope
Merrimen£7.314.6★
50 Mixed Grey Mailing Poly Postal Self Seal Bags 5 Sizes 10 from Each iSOUL Small to Large Postage Packaging Assorted Mailers Posting Shipping Post Parcels Package Bags (Grey 5 Size 50)
iSOUL£3.184.6★
Triplast Gold Bubble Padded Envelopes - Pick Qty & Size: 20 x 1/A (100x165mm) A6 Envelopes - Large Letter Postal Bags with Bubble Wrap Lining and Peel & Seal Strip for Royal Mail Shipping & Postage
Triplast£5.344.4★
Switory A5 Padded Envelopes Jiffy Bags 50pc Kraft Bubble Mailers Self-Seal for Packaging Bags Gold 15.3cmx22.9cm Small Bubble Envelopes
Switory£13.054.7★
What buyers say about jiffy bag
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good variety”
“Great mix of sizes”
“Good price”
“As advertised”
“Good sturdy bags”
“Good self-adhesive”
“Easy to use”
“very durable”
“Thick enough easy to seal”
“good colour”
What buyers complain about
“Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap”
“Not the thickest bags”
“Poor label adhesion”
“Small bags are really small”
“They're not particularly strong”
“Horrible material”
“Not great value”
“Horrid smell”
“Inaccurate description”
“The paper were very low quality and the colour of the bags is coming off and tearing apart”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is jiffy bag profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £70K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- How competitive is the jiffy bag niche?
- 12 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in jiffy bag?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Thickness, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for jiffy bag peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the jiffy bag niche?
- Listings span £2.03–£15.01; the average listing price is £7.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,781 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.