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Suspension Files

Maybe

Buyers convert on 8.0% of searches. But demand is soft, at -27.1% this quarter, so Suspension Files is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 28% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +5 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£286K/yr292K searches / yr
90-day growth
-27.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Suspension Files against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Suspension Files is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Suspension Files market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Suspension Files 292K times last year and spent an estimated £286K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 292K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -27.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £286K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
292K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-27.1%
Conversion, latest week
8.0%
Market size, estimated
£286Ka year
Peak month
February1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
filing cabinet suspension files66K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.33.

Listings sell for £12.33 on average, from £6.93 to £18.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £12.33 that is £9K to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.33under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.93–£18.94
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£12K
Returns
2.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #13 within Office Supplies. It carries 1,018 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
83%
Out of stock, average day
2.9%
Average rank
#13in Office Supplies
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,018per listing
Listings tracked
30

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Suspension Files 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 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£11K£23K£34K£46K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

20%

  • MerryNine34%
  • eastlight18%
  • Esselte12%
  • Cathedral Products5%
  • Surcotto5%
  • Q-Connect4%

Demand

Suspension Files search demand

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

7K5KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Suspension Files search terms shoppers use

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

  • filing cabinet suspension files66K/yr
  • suspension files62K/yr
  • a4 suspension files30K/yr
  • filing cabinet dividers24K/yr
  • hanging files for filing cabinet17K/yr
  • suspension files a419K/yr
  • a4 suspension files for filing cabinet10K/yr
  • hanging files11K/yr
  • files for filing cabinet8K/yr
  • a4 hanging files for filing cabinet6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Suspension Files

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

Complain

Strength33%−0.36

Too flimsy

Not sturdy enough

not robust

Quality-Overall14%+0.27

Cheapest rubbish Ive bought

Poor quality

Not well made

Size-Overall9%−0.07

Does not fit well

I actually didn't find the size was good enough to stop them coming off the rails like my previous ones - shame

These don't fit my Cotswold filing cabinet

Value For Money5%−0.01

poor value for money

Hence they are not the cheapest

Waste of money

Metal Quality4%−0.05

the hooks keep slipping of the metal bar

PLASTIC CLIP-ONS NOT AS GOOD AS METALLIC

Love

Quality-Overall20%+0.27

Excellent quality

well made

Highly recommended and decent quality folders

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.79

As description

Did exactly what I needed

As described

Strength11%−0.36

Good and sturdy

strong enough for domestic filing

Good strong folders

Size-Overall10%−0.07

Lovely fit for container i got

Fit well

which is why they are a perfect fit in my cabinet

Color8%+0.58

Great colours

Lovely colours

The colours are very vibrant

Return

2.2% Return rate 93% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall90%██████

Does not fit well

I actually didn't find the size was good enough to stop them coming off the rails like my previous ones - shame

These don't fit my Cotswold filing cabinet

Compatibility-Overall2%▅▅█▂▆▄
Strength2%▃▃▆▄██

Too flimsy

Not sturdy enough

not robust

Quality-Overall1%▁█▅▇▆▅

Cheapest rubbish Ive bought

Poor quality

Not well made

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%▁▂▃▂▂█

FAQ

Common Suspension Files questions

Answered from the same tracked data.