tig welding rod
Skip itSoft demand (-17.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$27.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great181.71avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$9.97–$71.23cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$122K$122K/yr · 79K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-17.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tig welding rod is a $122K/yr Amazon United States market (79K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tig welding rod market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $110K–$138K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.6%
- Avg BSR
- #92
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 90%
- Out of stock
- 0.3%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 204 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 rising
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
14%
- ARCCAPTAIN35%
- YESWELDER24%
- SONNLER12%
- TOOLIOM9%
- Blulu4%
- WISUNO3%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top tig welding rod search terms
- tig welding rod18K/yr
- tig filler rod19K/yr
- tig rod11K/yr
- tig wire7K/yr
- tig rods5K/yr
- er70s-2 tig rod4K/yr
- er70s-25K/yr
- er70s-6 tig rod4K/yr
- tig welding rods4K/yr
- filler rod2K/yr
Top tig welding rod 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 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ARCCAPTAIN Mild Steel TIG Welding Rod ER70S-6 Welding Wire Filler Rod 1/16 X 16 5LB
ARCCAPTAIN$29.674.8★81 rev
YESWELDER TIG Welding Rod ER70S-6 1/16x16 5LB
YESWELDER$29.674.7★505 rev
ARCCAPTAIN Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod ER308L TIG Filler Rod 1/16 x 16 5LB
ARCCAPTAIN$37.454.8★133 rev
TOOLIOM Mild Steel TIG Welding Rod ER70S-6 TIG Filler Rod 3/32 x 16 5LB Welding Wire
TOOLIOM$27.904.8★319 rev
Blulu Tig Welding Rod ER70S-6 Mild Steel Tig Filler Rod Carbon Steel Welding Accessories 2lb(1/16 x 16)
Blulu$18.274.6★123 rev
Newest
by launch date
Convivium ER308L Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rods Low Carbon TIG Filler Rod Set for 304 Stainless Steel High Strength Corrosion Resistant Welding Wire (1/16 * 16 inches 20PCS)
Convivium$11.7933 rev
30 Pcs Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod ER308L 1/16x16 Welding Wire Filler Rod Low Splatter Corrosion Resistance Welding Rods TIG welding accessories
FUYITE$9.9719 rev
ARCCAPTAIN Mild Steel TIG Welding Rod ER70S-6 Welding Wire Filler Rod 1/16 X 16 5LB
ARCCAPTAIN$29.6781 rev
INDULWARD ER70S-6 TIG Welding Rod 1/16 x 16 5.5LB Mild Steel TIG Filler Rod Smooth Arc Low Spatter Ideal for Mild Steel & Rusty Metal Welding
Indulward$25.6636 rev
WISUNO Mild Steel TIG Welding Rods ER70S-6 TIG Filler Rod 1/16 x17 1LB Welding Wire
WISUNO$10.0419 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumINDULWARD ER70S-6 TIG Welding Rod 1/16 x 16 5.5LB Mild Steel TIG Filler Rod Smooth Arc Low Spatter Ideal for Mild Steel & Rusty Metal Welding
Indulward$25.664.6★
30 Pcs Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod ER308L 1/16x16 Welding Wire Filler Rod Low Splatter Corrosion Resistance Welding Rods TIG welding accessories
FUYITE$9.974.4★
SA - ER70S-6 - TIG Welding Rod - Mild & Low Alloy Steel - 36 x 1/16 (10 Lb)
SÜA$71.234.4★
YESWELDER Aluminum TIG Welding Rod
YESWELDER$33.404.6★
YESWELDER TIG Welding Rod ER70S-6 3/32x16 5LB
YESWELDER$32.384.7★
What buyers say about tig welding rod
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality is just as good”
“Great wire for a great price”
“Performs well as described”
“Easy to use”
“Good quality nice flow”
“They arrive clean”
“The sizing is consistent across the batch”
“It is the durable sealing container that caught my eye”
“Burned well”
“The rods work perfect”
What buyers complain about
“Shorter than normal rods”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tig welding rod profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $122K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the tig welding rod niche?
- 12 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tig welding rod?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for tig welding rod peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tig welding rod niche?
- Listings span $9.97–$71.23; the average listing price is $27.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 182 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.