chute
Skip itA small market ($28K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great$74.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great480.96avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Good3.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+2.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Okay$17.19–$328.34cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad2.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$28K$28K/yr · 19K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, chute is a $28K/yr Amazon United States market (19K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
chute market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $37K–$56K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.0%
- Avg BSR
- #1,071
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 12.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 flat
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
12%
- benut24%
- FULEIYA23%
- HERO CHUTE15%
- Easy Chute13%
- DRKSBESTO8%
- owfccla5%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 12%)
Top chute search terms
- trash chute8K/yr
- chute7K/yr
- trash chutes for construction4K/yr
Top chute 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
Hero Chute Heavy Duty 10ft Construction Chute Section Includes 4-120lb Rated ZipTies an American Company Located in Miami FL
HERO CHUTE$73.334.5★92 rev
benut 10ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$38.005.0★1 rev
EASY CHUTE* Heavy Duty Easy Chute Construction Trash Chute and Removal System
Easy Chute$136.104.0★46 rev
20 Ft Construction Trash Chute with Circular Top Steel Ring and 4 Adjustable Handles Heavy Duty Construction Chute Construction Debris Chute for Removal of Construction Waste
FULEIYA$68.134.0★27 rev
15 Ft Construction Trash Chute with Circular Top Steel Ring and 4 Adjustable Handles Heavy Duty Construction Chute Construction Debris Chute for Removal of Construction Waste
FULEIYA$56.824.0★27 rev
Newest
by launch date
frymmx 304 Stainless Steel Side Mount Trash Chute 7x9 Inch Rectangular | Commercial & Kitchen Cabinet Garbage Door Inward-Flip Lid for Hands-Free Hygienic Disposal in Areas
frymmx$31.072 rev
benut 10ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$38.001 rev
benut 20ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$62.571 rev
benut 15ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$52.6312 rev
2 Pack 9.84 FT Construction Trash Chute 1.64 FT Diameter Large Opening Heavy Duty Debris Slide with Zip Ties Connectable Waste Chute for Balcony Roof & Building Renovation Waste Removal
MshpLdWz$77.617 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumbenut 15ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$52.633.8★
benut 10ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$38.005.0★
benut 20ft Construction Trash Chute Heavy Duty Debris Chute for Roof/Window/Balcony Multi-Section Connectable Slide Chute System for Construction Waste Removal Includes Zip Ties
benut$62.571.0★
Outwater 6 (Nominal) Diameter x 2 Height 304 Stainless Steel Trash Grommets for Countertop Inserted Trash Chutes
OUTWATER$35.204.7★
Magnetic Pellet Cleanout Chute for Smoker - Efficient Pellet Grill Helper Slide for Cleaner Smoker Hopper - Great Accessories for Traeger Pellets Pit Boss Pellets Transfer to Storage Containers
Pawsible$17.194.3★
What buyers say about chute
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use”
“Product itself works perfectly”
“works great”
“Worth the price”
“well-made these are”
“Great for any mixer”
“Very Durable”
“Fits perfectly”
“This is extremely handy when cleaning out an attic or doing any upper level work”
“Very sturdy”
What buyers complain about
“not a very strong magnet”
“Did not work with my KitchenAid mixing bowl”
“Don't Buy This - until improvements are made or you have someone to assist you”
“I just cant get it placed correctly so the rotating attachments dont keep bumping it”
“Saves a whole lot of mess when adding ingredients to the mixing bowl”
“Seemed heavy duty out of the box”
“So, not easy to use”
“the flour spills over the sides when you pour it”
“Ripped on first use”
“It is thick”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is chute profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $28K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the chute niche?
- 14 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in chute?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Compatibility-Overall, Maintenance And Repair. The return rate is 3.0%.
- What does it cost to enter the chute niche?
- Listings span $17.19–$328.34; the average listing price is $74.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 481 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.