short usb c cable
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.66–$12.64) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Great11.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Good2.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Good$408K$408K/yr · 469K searches
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+6.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad10,820.04avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad$7.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad$3.66–$12.64cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, short usb c cable is a $408K/yr Amazon United States market (469K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
short usb c cable market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $377K–$452K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.5%
- Avg BSR
- #320
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 78%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 31 months
- Avg seller age
- 203 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 flat
Sellers
22
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
25%
- ULIFTUS21%
- Anker20%
- Umefly11%
- OneKer10%
- VAFOTON10%
- MCSPER5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +6.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top short usb c cable search terms
- short usb c cable127K/yr
- short usb c to usb c cable52K/yr
- short usbc to usbc cable40K/yr
- usb c to usb c cable short29K/yr
- usb c cable short34K/yr
- short usbc cable22K/yr
- 6 inch usb c to usb c16K/yr
- usb c short cable20K/yr
- usbc to usbc cable short16K/yr
- 6 inch usb c to usb c cable17K/yr
Top short usb c cable 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 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Anker USB C to USB C Cable Type-C 60W Fast Charging Cable (1FT 2Pack) for iPhone 17 Series iPad mini 6 and More (Black)
Anker$8.614.7★84,794 rev
6 Inch USB C Charger Cord 2 Pack Short USB C to C Cable Braided Fast Charging USBC Cable Compatible with iPhone 15 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Google Pixel
ULIFTUS$7.064.6★3,262 rev
USB C to C Cable (3 Pack 1ft) Short USB Type C Fast Charging Nylon Braided Charger Cord Compatible with iPhone 17 16 Pro/15 Pro Max Android Samsung Galaxy S24 S23 S22 MacBook Pro iPad Pro USB-C
OneKer$5.364.7★1,370 rev
VAFOTON PD 240W Short USB C Cable/USB 4.0 USB C Short Cable/40Gbps Data Transfer 8K 60Hz Video Display Thunderbolt 3/4 for 1Phone16/15 Ma-Book/1Pad Series Samsung Galaxy Android Auto VR
VAFOTON$8.154.4★453 rev
6 inch Short Fast Charging Cord 5 Pack Durable USB A to USB Type C 3A Cable for Charging Station Compatible with Samsung Galaxy Note 9 10 S10 S20 S30 OnePlus 7T 8T LG V30 V40
Umefly$7.564.6★10,112 rev
Newest
by launch date
PD 60W Short USB C Cable (2 Pack) Keychain 6 Inch USB C Cable/Nylon Braided Type C to Type C Cables/Fast Charging Cables for 1Phone17/16/15 Series 1Pad Pro/Air Samsung Galaxy Series Google Pixel
VAFOTON$6.02340 rev
2Pack for Apple USB C to USB C Charging Cable 1ft 60W Short Type C to Type C Fast Charger Cord for iPhone16 E/17/Air/15/Pro/Plus/Pro Max for MacBook Pro/Air for iPad Pro12.9/11in Air 4/5 Mini 6/7
BSTOEM$6.3410,298 rev
VAFOTON PD 240W Short USB C Cable/USB 4.0 USB C Short Cable/40Gbps Data Transfer 8K 60Hz Video Display Thunderbolt 3/4 for 1Phone16/15 Ma-Book/1Pad Series Samsung Galaxy Android Auto VR
VAFOTON$8.15453 rev
CableCreation 20G USB 3.2Gen 2x2 for Thunderbolt 5 PVC-Cable 0.5FT 240W PD 3.1 Charging 120Gbps Bandwidth for Dual 8K USB C Data Cable for SSD MacBook M4 Pro iPhone17/16 Dock Auto
CableCreation$8.67135 rev
1ft USB-C to USB-C Cable Short Type C to Type C Fast Charging Cable Compatible with Apple iPhone 16/15 Pro/Max Samsung Galaxy Google Short USBC to USBC Cord 12 Inch
ULIFTUS$7.003,262 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum2Pack for Apple USB C to USB C Charging Cable 1ft 60W Short Type C to Type C Fast Charger Cord for iPhone16 E/17/Air/15/Pro/Plus/Pro Max for MacBook Pro/Air for iPad Pro12.9/11in Air 4/5 Mini 6/7
BSTOEM$6.344.6★
![INIU USB C to USB C Cable 240W Fast Charging Type C Charger Cord Braided USBC Phone Charger Cable for iPhone 17 16 Pro Max Samsung S25 S24 Laptops MacBook Air 15 M3 iPad Switch [1ft+1ft Black]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nuPu8l-hL.jpg)
INIU USB C to USB C Cable 240W Fast Charging Type C Charger Cord Braided USBC Phone Charger Cable for iPhone 17 16 Pro Max Samsung S25 S24 Laptops MacBook Air 15 M3 iPad Switch [1ft+1ft Black]
INIU$10.234.7★
USB C to C Cable (3 Pack 1ft) Short USB Type C Fast Charging Nylon Braided Charger Cord Compatible with iPhone 17 16 Pro/15 Pro Max Android Samsung Galaxy S24 S23 S22 MacBook Pro iPad Pro USB-C
OneKer$5.364.7★
CableCreation 20G USB 3.2Gen 2x2 for Thunderbolt 5 PVC-Cable 0.5FT 240W PD 3.1 Charging 120Gbps Bandwidth for Dual 8K USB C Data Cable for SSD MacBook M4 Pro iPhone17/16 Dock Auto
CableCreation$8.674.7★
UseBean Short USB C 90 Degree Cable 0.5ft 6 inch USBC to USBC 3.2 Gen2 20Gbps Cable Right Angle 4K Video 100W Charging Type C Charger Cord for iPhone 17 16 Pro Max iPad MacBook Galaxy S26 Ultra
UseBean$8.814.5★
What buyers say about short usb c cable
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“charging speed is perfect”
“Really well made”
“Exactly as pictured”
“Fits perfectly my truck”
“Perfect length”
“Great value”
“It connects easily”
“They seem to be durable enough for what I use them for”
“easy to carry on and works great”
“Convenient”
What buyers complain about
“Breaks easy”
“Slow charging”
“Small”
“Lost connection pretty often”
“This isn't a quality cable”
“Much shorter”
“Didnt work”
“If you have a phone case on your phone it will not work”
“the file transfer speeds are slow”
“Connectors are too tight”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is short usb c cable profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $408K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the short usb c cable niche?
- 16 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in short usb c cable?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Charging, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.3%.
- When does demand for short usb c cable peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the short usb c cable niche?
- Listings span $3.66–$12.64; the average listing price is $7.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 10,820 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.