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tufting supplies

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($27.81 avg), but soft demand (-19.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 23Growth 15Conversion 53Competition 68Returns 80Price range 34Avg price 95Brand share 76Review moat 44Quality gap 40

Avg price

Incredible$27.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great59%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good44%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good4.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Okay2,080.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$4.43–$255.21

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Bad$92K

$92K/yr · 76K searches

Growth

Bad-19.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tufting supplies is a $92K/yr Amazon United States market (76K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tufting supplies market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$83K–$111K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.3%
Avg BSR
#477
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

27 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

36%

  • MAKER AND MARKET23%
  • QWORK13%
  • BESGEER10%
  • ROBERTS7%
  • ONTAKI6%
  • SPEEDWOX5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 96 weeks — -19.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top tufting supplies search terms

  • duckbill scissors20K/yr
  • tufting supplies30K/yr
  • rug tufting supplies13K/yr
  • duck bill scissors for sewing5K/yr
  • tufting accessories5K/yr
  • tufting tool2K/yr
All search terms

Top tufting supplies 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.

0%4%$4K8%$7K12%$11K16%$15K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tufting supplies

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall17%

“Great tool”

Ease Of Use13%

“easy to handle”

Value For Money12%

“Excellent value”

Efficiency7%

“It gets the job done I guess”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As described”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Easy to set up”

Strength4%

“Very sturdy”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Perfect for Clean”

Size-Overall3%

“Perfect size”

Durability2%

“Very durable”

What buyers complain about

Durability11%

“Shorted out”

Quality-Overall10%

“Cheap quality”

Functionality-Overall8%

“Do not work well at all”

Strength7%

“Not sturdy enough”

Ease Of Use6%

“hard to open”

Size-Overall5%

“The cakes were huge”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Not as advertised”

Value For Money3%

“They look and feel expensive”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“Tried cleaning”

Material Quality2%

“Yarn is very cheap”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall18%
Functionality-Overall18%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Value For Money5%
Strength4%
Material Quality4%
Quality-Overall4%
Mechanism Issues3%
Product Condition3%

Common questions

Is tufting supplies profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $92K/yr across 38 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the tufting supplies niche?
27 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 59% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tufting supplies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.7%.
When does demand for tufting supplies peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tufting supplies niche?
Listings span $4.43–$255.21; the average listing price is $27.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,080 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.