17mm hex socket
Skip itStrong incumbent ratings (4.7★) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible12.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Great1.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great$6.22–$42.52cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$14.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay2,241.71avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+7.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$66K$66K/yr · 37K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 17mm hex socket is a $66K/yr Amazon United States market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
17mm hex socket market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $58K–$73K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.1%
- Avg BSR
- #142
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 185 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
14 rising
Sellers
45
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
22%
- Capri Tools26%
- JEUCLEL26%
- BLACKROBOT8%
- Titan8%
- WETT6%
- MIXPOWER5%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 17 weeks — +7.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top 17mm hex socket search terms
- 17mm hex socket16K/yr
- 17mm allen socket10K/yr
- 17mm hex4K/yr
- 17 mm hex socket3K/yr
- 17 mm allen socket3K/yr
Top 17mm hex socket 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Capri Tools 3-0545 17 mm Hex Bit Socket 1/2-Inch Drive Metric
Capri Tools$8.584.8★2,532 rev
JEUCLEL 17mm Hex Impact Bit Socket H17 1/2 Drive Allen Socket Cr-Mo
JEUCLEL$8.004.7★1,111 rev
BLACKROBOT 17 mm Hex Bit Socket 1/2 Inch Drive H17 Allen Key Socket Metric Full Polished S2 Steel Head Made For Repairing
BLACKROBOT$8.884.8★106 rev
Titan 15617 1/2-Inch Drive x 17mm Hex Bit Socket
Titan$9.044.8★6,577 rev
WETT 3/8-Inch Drive Low Profile Impact Hex Driver Set 16-Piece Stubby Hex Bit Socket Set CR-V Steel SAE/Metric (1/4 - 3/4 6-19mm)
WETT$20.654.7★457 rev
Newest
by launch dateBLACKROBOT 17 mm Hex Bit Socket 1/2 Inch Drive H17 Allen Key Socket Metric Full Polished S2 Steel Head Made For Repairing
BLACKROBOT$8.88106 rev
MIXPOWER 1/2 Drive 17mm Hex Impact Bit Socket Allen Bit Socket CR-MO Steel Master Impact Hex Driver
MIXPOWER$7.06109 rev
CASOMAN 1/2 Drive Large 17mm Impact Hex Bit Socket One-Piece H17 Allen Socket with Red Color-Code Ring 78mm Length CR-MO
CASOMAN$6.2251 rev
Hex Axle Tool for Motorcycle Front Axle Wheel 12mm 14mm 17mm 19mm 22mm 24mm
Yuesstloo$10.22195 rev
LEXIVON Master HEX Bit Socket Set Premium S2 Alloy Steel | Complete 32-Piece SAE and Metric Set | Enhanced Storage Case (LX-144)
LEXIVON$42.5215,163 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
DPTOOL Hex Axle Tool for Motorcycle Front Axle Wheel 17mm 19mm 22mm 24mm
DPTOOL$9.124.7★
BLACKROBOT 17 mm Hex Bit Socket 1/2 Inch Drive H17 Allen Key Socket Metric Full Polished S2 Steel Head Made For Repairing
BLACKROBOT$8.884.8★
BILITOOLS 8Pcs Impact Hex Allen Bit Socket Set 1/2 inch Drive 5-19mm
BILITOOLS$25.834.6★
Hex Axle Tool for Motorcycle Front Axle Wheel 12mm 14mm 17mm 19mm 22mm 24mm
Yuesstloo$10.224.6★
WETT 3/8-Inch Drive Low Profile Impact Hex Driver Set 16-Piece Stubby Hex Bit Socket Set CR-V Steel SAE/Metric (1/4 - 3/4 6-19mm)
WETT$20.654.7★
What buyers say about 17mm hex socket
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Great assortment of sizes”
“Worth the money”
“As advertised”
“Great socket”
“It is strong”
“great product and easy to use”
“a really well designed”
“not the cheap molded plastic junk”
“Good quality for the money and durable”
What buyers complain about
“they werent a fit”
“Bad quality”
“Broke off before i was able to remove the front tire on my R7”
“However, they did not come with an extension piece needed to put them to use”
“received an obviously used product”
“Couple of screws loose”
“WARNING, CHEAP CHINESE METAL”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 17mm hex socket profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $66K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the 17mm hex socket niche?
- 14 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 17mm hex socket?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 1.8%.
- What does it cost to enter the 17mm hex socket niche?
- Listings span $6.22–$42.52; the average listing price is $14.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,242 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.