sterile surgical gloves
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great$7.29–$45.05cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Great$15.61avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Okay$124K$124K/yr · 75K searches
Growth
Bad-0.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad12,535avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sterile surgical gloves is a $124K/yr Amazon United States market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sterile surgical gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $156K–$195K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.6%
- Avg BSR
- #37
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 87%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 65 months
- Avg seller age
- 158 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
5%
- Supmedic42%
- HDX25%
- Schneider19%
- Inspire4%
- Prime Care2%
- Dynarex2%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 17 weeks — -0.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top sterile surgical gloves search terms
- supmedic nitrile gloves11K/yr
- schneider nitrile exam gloves12K/yr
- guantes esteriles quirurgicos7K/yr
- hdx gloves6K/yr
- dual layer nitrile gloves5K/yr
- hdx dual layer nitrile gloves large4K/yr
- gloves for sensitive skin5K/yr
- hdx nitrile gloves4K/yr
- supmedic medical nitrile exam gloves4K/yr
- sterile exam gloves4K/yr
Top sterile surgical gloves 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
HDX Black Dual Layer 6ml Heavy Duty Disposable Nitrile Gloves 2 - 40 Packs - 80 Gloves Total Large
HDX$28.894.9★163 rev
Supmedic Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves Latex-Free Powder-Free Food Safe Cooking Food Prep Disposable Gloves Blue 100 Pcs (Large)
Supmedic$8.634.7★28,589 rev
Supmedic Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves Latex-Free Powder-Free Food Safe Cooking Food Prep Disposable Gloves Blue 100 Pcs (Medium)
Supmedic$8.624.7★28,589 rev
Schneider Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves Powder-Free Latex-Free Non-Sterile Disposable Gloves for Medical Use Cleaning and Food Prep Blue 100 Count Medium
Schneider$7.304.7★5,920 rev
Supmedic Disposable Nitrile Gloves Chemical Resistant Powder-Free Latex-Free Food Safe Medical Exam Gloves Black Large 100 Pcs
Supmedic$8.494.7★5,640 rev
Newest
by launch date
Chicingyou 50 Pairs Disposable Emergency Glove Individually Packaged Travel Gloves Travel Trauma Essential Nitrile Glove (White)
Chicingyou$25.0751 rev
Schneider Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves Black Latex Free Powder Free Disposable Gloves for Medical Cooking Cleaning and Food Prep (Large 100)
Schneider$7.565,029 rev
Schneider Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves Powder-Free Latex-Free Non-Sterile Disposable Gloves for Medical Use Cleaning and Food Prep Blue 100 Count Medium
Schneider$7.305,920 rev
Schneider Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves 4-mil Medical Gloves Disposable Latex Free Powder Free Food Safe Glove for Cooking Cleaning Examination Cherry Blossom Medium 100-ct Box
Schneider$9.222,755 rev
Supmedic Nitrile Exam Gloves 3.5 Mil Powder-Free Food Safe Cooking Cleaning Lab Disposable Medical Glove Violet Blue 100 Pcs (Large)
Supmedic$8.287,946 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Inspire Cobalt Blue Nitrile Disposable Gloves | 4.5 Nitrile Safety Medical Exam Cooking Cleaning Disposable Gloves (Blue - Box of 100 Large)
Inspire$9.184.7★
Schneider Mdeical Nitrile Exam Gloves 4 mil Powder-Free Latex-Free Non-Sterile Disposable Gloves for Medical Exams Cleaning and Food Prep Blue 100 Count Large
Schneider$9.844.7★
Supmedic Disposable Nitrile Gloves Chemical Resistant Powder-Free Latex-Free Food Safe Medical Exam Gloves Black Large 100 Pcs
Supmedic$8.494.7★
Supmedic Nitrile Exam Gloves 3.5 Mil Powder-Free Food Safe Cooking Cleaning Lab Disposable Medical Glove Violet Blue 100 Pcs (Large)
Supmedic$8.284.8★
Schneider Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves 4-mil Medical Gloves Disposable Latex Free Powder Free Food Safe Glove for Cooking Cleaning Examination Cherry Blossom Medium 100-ct Box
Schneider$9.224.7★
What buyers say about sterile surgical gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality item reasonable”
“Fit like a glove”
“They dont slip”
“Great Deal”
“EXACTLY AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED”
“they were just as durable as a new box”
“Easy to put on”
“Strong and easy to put on”
“Soft and comfortable”
“These are good quality gloves, decently thick”
What buyers complain about
“Too big”
“Theyre not thick enough”
“Cheap quality”
“Breaks Easily”
“Tear easily”
“Strong smell”
“Not very tough”
“They're a little more expensive”
“Difficult to use”
“Over price very thin gloves”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sterile surgical gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $124K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -0.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the sterile surgical gloves niche?
- 9 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sterile surgical gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the sterile surgical gloves niche?
- Listings span $7.29–$45.05; the average listing price is $15.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 12,535 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.