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butchers twine

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.97–$9.94) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 76Growth 20Conversion 100Competition 21Returns 93Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 32Review moat 26Quality gap 15

Conversion

Incredible20.1%

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

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great$893K

$893K/yr · 730K searches

Brand share

Okay86%

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

Review moat

Okay3,883.21

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-9.3%

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

Avg price

Bad$6.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Bad$3.97–$9.94

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, butchers twine is a $893K/yr Amazon United States market (730K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

butchers twine market data

Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 6,000–8,000/product
Revenue / yr
$914K–$1.2M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
20.1%
Avg BSR
#614
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
58 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • SMART&CASUAL31%
  • PH PERKHOMY23%
  • PerkDecor16%
  • XKDOUS8%
  • Regency Wraps7%
  • Vivifying3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.1×

Top butchers twine search terms

  • butchers twine203K/yr
  • cotton string44K/yr
  • kitchen twine76K/yr
  • cooking twine95K/yr
  • cotton twine36K/yr
  • butcher twine58K/yr
  • cooking string25K/yr
  • kitchen twine for cooking28K/yr
  • butchers twine for cooking meat22K/yr
  • butcher twine for meat cooking18K/yr
All search terms

Top butchers twine 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%$89K20%$179K30%$268K40%$357K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about butchers twine

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall17%

“the quality was definitely solid”

Value For Money16%

“Great Value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“As described”

Strength10%

“Stay strong”

Durability8%

“Doesn't break”

Ease Of Use6%

“Easy to use”

Thickness4%

“The twine is a very nice thickness of it”

Efficiency4%

“It works great for gardening”

Material Quality4%

“The material appears to be a good thickness”

Color2%

“The natural unbleached color looks rustic and authentic”

What buyers complain about

Thickness13%

“Not very thick”

Quality-Overall10%

“Not good quality”

Strength7%

“doesn't look very sturdy”

Size-Overall6%

“The roll is a bit too big to fit in my twine holder”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Not product pictured or described”

Durability5%

“It literally just pulls apart”

Smell4%

“Smells mildewy”

Weight Heavy3%

“They make it look like heavy twine”

Color2%

“So I dont know if this twine was dyed white”

Dispensing Mechanism2%

“Every roll produces a ton of white pwder every where as you pull the towels out of the dispenser”

Top return reasons

Thin21%
Size-Overall15%
Value For Money15%
Thickness11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Color9%
Material Quality5%
Quality-Overall3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Strength2%

Common questions

Is butchers twine profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $893K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the butchers twine niche?
12 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butchers twine?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for butchers twine peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butchers twine niche?
Listings span $3.97–$9.94; the average listing price is $6.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,883 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.