shredder lubricant sheets
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.26–$10.60) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible20.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad£94K£94K/yr · 64K searches
Review moat
Bad8,401.18avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Avg price
Bad£7.29avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad79%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-32.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£5.26–£10.60cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, shredder lubricant sheets is a £94K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (64K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
shredder lubricant sheets market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £91K–£109K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 20.3%
- Avg BSR
- #7
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 64%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 100 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Fellowes53%
- Amazon Basics17%
- Cathedral Products9%
- Swordfish7%
- Bonsaii6%
- VidaTeco4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top shredder lubricant sheets search terms
- shredder oil28K/yr
- shredder lubricant sheets11K/yr
- fellowes shredder oil10K/yr
- paper shredder oil9K/yr
- shredder oil sheets5K/yr
Top shredder lubricant sheets 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fellowes Shredder Oil for Micro Cut and Cross Cut Paper Shredders 355ml - Shredder Oil Lubricant
Fellowes£7.394.6★1,560 rev
Amazon Basics Micro Cut Shredder Sharpening & Lubricant Sheets - Pack of 24 White
Amazon Basics£10.514.6★42,808 rev
Fellowes Shredder Oil for Micro Cut and Cross Cut Paper Shredders 120ml - Shredder Oil Lubricant
Fellowes£5.674.5★1,166 rev
Cathedral Products Pack of 12 Shredder Lubrication Sheets - Great Alternative to Messy Oil
Cathedral Products£5.364.5★1,091 rev
Bonsaii Paper Shredder Lubricant Sheets Pack of 24
Bonsaii£10.604.6★3,571 rev
Newest
by launch date
Paper Shredder Lubricant Sheets | Paper Shredder Oil | Convenient NO Dirty Hands For Home Office Pack of 6
Generic£5.269 rev
Vidateco Paper Shredder Lubricant Sheets - Pack of 24
VidaTeco£9.668 rev
Fellowes Shredder Oil for Micro Cut and Cross Cut Paper Shredders 355ml - Shredder Oil Lubricant
Fellowes£7.391,560 rev
Fellowes Shredder Oil for Micro Cut and Cross Cut Paper Shredders 120ml - Shredder Oil Lubricant
Fellowes£5.671,166 rev
LEVIATAN 250 ml Shredder Oil - Care for Your Shredder Suitable for All Types
Leviatan£6.27377 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVidateco Paper Shredder Lubricant Sheets - Pack of 24
VidaTeco£9.664.8★
Fellowes 10 Paper Shredder Oil Lubricant Sheets Powershred Performance+ Easy To Use Shredder Oil Sheets - White
Fellowes£7.344.6★
Swordfish 350ml Shredder Oil Lubrication Bottle Suitable for all Paper Shredders ref 40240
Swordfish£6.664.6★
Fellowes Shredder Oil for Micro Cut and Cross Cut Paper Shredders 120ml - Shredder Oil Lubricant
Fellowes£5.674.5★
Paper Shredder Lubricant Sheets | Paper Shredder Oil | Convenient NO Dirty Hands For Home Office Pack of 6
Generic£5.263.9★
What buyers say about shredder lubricant sheets
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Best value shredder sheets”
“Does the job”
“Fantastic sheets”
“Easy to use”
“value for money”
“Does the job pretty well”
“The bottle size is useful”
“so much easier to clean”
“bottle didnt leak and looked good”
“Good accessory”
What buyers complain about
“My Fellowes shredder was over-heating”
“Expensive I think”
“Jammed shredder”
“Leaky nozzle”
“no change in machine, still noisy, still works as did, put two through, no change in behavior at all”
“a bit messy”
“The instructions are not the best”
“Uncontrollable flow from bottle”
“The smell is of oil”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is shredder lubricant sheets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £94K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -32.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- How competitive is the shredder lubricant sheets niche?
- 8 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in shredder lubricant sheets?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Shredding Quality, Value For Money, Jamming/Clogging. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for shredder lubricant sheets peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the shredder lubricant sheets niche?
- Listings span £5.26–£10.60; the average listing price is £7.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,401 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.