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black plastic cups with lids

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Soft demand (-38.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 7Growth 6Conversion 26Competition 48Returns 78Price range 93Avg price 95Brand share 65Review moat 90Quality gap 40

Avg price

Incredible$23.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$14.41–$34.94

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

Review moat

Great201.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Great1.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Good66%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay56%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.1%

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

Market size

Bad$29K

$29K/yr · 59K searches

Growth

Bad-38.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black plastic cups with lids is a $29K/yr Amazon United States market (59K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black plastic cups with lids market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$36K–$48K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#1,064
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
3.0%
Avg brand age
26 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

27%

  • tchrules34%
  • Artuxer10%
  • Hxezoc8%
  • KesaPlan7%
  • Ziliny7%
  • Ahongwenxi7%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 18 weeks — -38.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KMar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26

Top black plastic cups with lids search terms

  • black cups with lids9K/yr
  • black plastic cups with lids17K/yr
  • black cups with lids and straws14K/yr
  • black plastic cups with lids and straws6K/yr
  • black to go cups4K/yr
  • black disposable cups with lids5K/yr
  • black transparent cups with lids3K/yr
All search terms

Top black plastic cups with lids 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%10%$3K20%$6K30%$9K40%$11K1101001K10K 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 black plastic cups with lids

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“Great cups great quality”

Strength13%

“Sturdy Cups”

Size-Overall11%

“Good size”

Value For Money10%

“Decent value”

Color6%

“Love the color”

Leak-Proof6%

“they dont leak”

Durability6%

“These cups are nice and durable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“exactly as advertised”

Design-Overall4%

“Very aesthetic”

Ease Of Use3%

“easy to hold”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall19%

“Not true to size”

Strength18%

“Very flimsy and not sturdy at all”

Thickness10%

“The cups aren't the thickest”

Quality-Overall8%

“Honestly felt kind of cheap so I returned it”

Leak-Proof6%

“obviously not spill proof”

Value For Money4%

“People thought they cost a lot”

Material Quality3%

“The lids are either made of some really low temperature plastic”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Not as advertised”

Heating3%

“hot water neither of those options worked”

Brightness/Shine/Glow1%

“The black is not super sparkly”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall37%
Quality-Overall12%
Material Quality8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Smell7%
Strength5%
Color5%
Functionality-Overall3%
Value For Money3%
Durability3%

Common questions

Is black plastic cups with lids profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $29K/yr across 26 tracked products. 5 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -38.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the black plastic cups with lids niche?
16 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black plastic cups with lids?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Thickness. The return rate is 1.8%.
What does it cost to enter the black plastic cups with lids niche?
Listings span $14.41–$34.94; the average listing price is $23.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 202 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.