tracer pencil refills
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.90–$8.31) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great331.56avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-17.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£5.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£54K£54K/yr · 51K searches
Price range
Bad£3.90–£8.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tracer pencil refills is a £54K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (51K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tracer pencil refills market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £56K–£70K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.7%
- Avg BSR
- #82
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 1.9%
- Avg brand age
- 20 months
- Avg seller age
- 196 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 rising
Sellers
30
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
17%
- Tracer34%
- Fentar21%
- NineChain10%
- Uskerb7%
- Jiujuda96%
- Chromovax5%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 17%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top tracer pencil refills search terms
- tracer pencil refills43K/yr
- tracer leads refill3K/yr
- tracer pencil lead3K/yr
- tracer lead2K/yr
Top tracer pencil refills 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 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
48Pcs Pencil Refills for Tracer/Pica Pencil 2.8mm Carpenter Pencils Lead
Fentar£7.614.6★1,091 rev
Tracer 2B Graphite Replacement Leads 6 Holster Refill Pack
Tracer£4.424.6★2,000 rev
Tracer ALP1 Deep Hole Pencil Replacement Leads 12 x 2.8mm 2B Graphite Construction Pencil Refills
Tracer£7.854.6★477 rev
36Pcs Pencil Refills for Carpenter Pencils 2.8mm Solid Refills Compatible with Tracer/Pica Pencils Long Head Deep Hole Marker Pencil Lead Refill for Woodworking Construction (Black
NineChain£5.904.7★94 rev
7 Box 42 Pcs Tracer Pencil Refills 2.8mm Carpenter Pencil Leads
Jiujuda9£5.434.6★48 rev
Newest
by launch date
48Pcs 2.8mm Carpenter Tracer Pencil Refills for Woodworking Construction
LiangSanXin£4.384 rev
36-Piece Black Tracer Pencil Refills for Construction and DIY Projects Compatible with Mechanical Marking Tools
Chromovax£3.902 rev
Tracer Deep Hole Pencil Leads 12 Pack 2.8mm 2H Graphite Hard
Tracer£8.31477 rev
54PCS Carpenter Pencil Refills Compatible with Tracer and Pica 2.8mm Pencil Lead Refills 120mm Length with Storage Box Waterproof Pencils Lead for Woodworking Metal Glass Tile Building DIY Crafts
JETOP£5.907 rev
XIYING Tracer Pencil Refills 42 Pcs Black Pencil Refills for Woodwork Construction Building Replacement Woodworking Marking Scribe Tools
XIYING£5.608 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum48Pcs 2.8mm Carpenter Tracer Pencil Refills for Woodworking Construction
LiangSanXin£4.384.5★
48Pcs 2.8mm Pencil Refills Carpenter Tracer Pencils Durable Smooth Writing for Professional Use in Carpentry Engineering Marking and More
Uskerb£5.714.5★
Tracer Deep Hole Pencil Leads 12 Pack 2.8mm 2H Graphite Hard
Tracer£8.314.6★
Heozhuyi 36 Pcs 2.8 mm Carpenter Mark Pencils Refills Solid Deep Hole Mechanical Construction Carpenter Pencil Refills Replacements for Drawing Scribering Woodworking Builders 3 Colors
Heozhuyi£3.974.4★
OSDUE Pencil Refills for Tracer Pica Pencils 24PCS 2.8mm Carpenters Pencil Refills Replacement Deep Hole Marker Pencils Lead Refill for Woodworking Construction Building
OSDUE£4.574.5★
What buyers say about tracer pencil refills
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Perfect and so much cheaper”
“Does the job”
“they fit both perfectly”
“Theyre sturdy”
“Great soap no irritation”
“Thank you so much for my purchase it arrived today and excellent quality and value for money”
“So very handy”
“The slim 2.8mm leads reach into tight spaces easily, which makes them perfect for cabinet work, layout marking, or tracing lines on tricky surfaces like glass or metal”
“Great value for money 48 pencil refills for £6.88. at point of ordering”
“Work well”
What buyers complain about
“gets expensive”
“You cant use them to write with your auto feed pencil as the graphite is too brittle the slightest pressure on the pencil results in snapping / crumbling”
“Rubbish”
“yellow doesn't give as good a result as the graphite”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tracer pencil refills profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £54K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the tracer pencil refills niche?
- 14 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tracer pencil refills?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Writing Experience, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for tracer pencil refills peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tracer pencil refills niche?
- Listings span £3.90–£8.31; the average listing price is £5.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 332 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.