Is karbid profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €764K/yr across 11 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +9.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).

How competitive is the karbid niche?

6 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in karbid?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Funktionalität insgesamt, Geruch, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for karbid peak?

Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the karbid niche?

Listings span €16.33–€47.18; the average listing price is €23.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,120 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

karbid

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€23.21

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible€16.33–€47.18

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

Conversion

Great11.0%

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

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Good€764K

€764K/yr · 300K searches

Review moat

Good1,119.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+9.9%

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

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, karbid is a €764K/yr Amazon Germany market (300K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

karbid market data

Units sold / yr: 25K–30K; avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr: €580K–€696K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 11.0%
Avg BSR: #58
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 18%
Sponsored: 100%
Out of stock: 2.6%
Avg brand age: 53 months
Avg seller age: 194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

SPEEDPLANT60%
CHOSA22%
Creative Home7%
Veltao6%
Patronus3%
momii2%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top karbid search terms

karbid94K/yr +10.1%8.6% conv.
karbid gegen wühlmäuse34K/yr +233.3%10.3% conv.
karbid gegen maulwürfe51K/yr -49.9%13.7% conv.
karbid kaufen27K/yr -4.4%4.6% conv.
carbid15K/yr +16.4%7.9% conv.
calciumcarbid11K/yr +10.6%4.3% conv.
karbid maulwurf11K/yr -24.1%12.0% conv.
karbit13K/yr +2.9%9.3% conv.
maulwurf karbid7K/yr +17.7%5.6% conv.
carbid maulwurfbekämpfung7K/yr +20.9%13.3% conv.

All search terms

Top karbid 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

SPEEDPLANT Karbid 1kg (2X 500g) - Carbid Kabit Kabitt karbitt Karbit Karbid Große Feste Steine Körnung 15-25mm - 2 Dosen

SPEEDPLANT€19.294.4★3,570 rev

CHOSA - Karbid 1kg - Carbid Steine - Kabit Kabitt karbitt Karbit Stein - Verwendung in Karbidlampen - eine stabile Metalldose Die Verpackung schützt vor Feuchtigkeit dichter Verschluss (1kg)

CHOSA€17.954.3★541 rev

SPEEDPLANT Karbid 1 kg (2x 500g) - Carbid Kabit Kabitt karbitt Karbit Karbidkleine Körnung 7-15mm - 2 Dosen

SPEEDPLANT€19.184.4★1,350 rev

Creative Home Karbid | 1kg Reines Calciumcarbid | Carbid für Verwendung in Karbidlampen und technische Anwendungen | Karbit Dicht verschlossene Metalldose

Creative Home€16.334.5★34 rev

Veltao Premium Karbid (Calciumcarbid) 1 kg von BROS Profi-Qualität Für den Innen- und Außenbereich

Veltao€16.723.4★24 rev

Newest

by launch date

Creative Home Karbid | 1kg Reines Calciumcarbid | Carbid für Verwendung in Karbidlampen und technische Anwendungen | Karbit Dicht verschlossene Metalldose

Creative Home€16.3334 rev

3mo ago

Momii Maulwurf Vertreiber-Kugeln mit Sofort- und Langzeitwirkung effektives Mittel gegen Maulwürfe (1er Pack)

momii€16.8273 rev

4mo ago

Veltao Premium Karbid (Calciumcarbid) 1 kg von BROS Profi-Qualität Für den Innen- und Außenbereich

Veltao€16.7224 rev

4mo ago

CHOSA - Karbid 5kg - Carbid Steine - Kabit Kabitt karbitt Karbit Stein - Verwendung in Karbidlampen - eine stabile Metalldose Die Verpackung schützt vor Feuchtigkeit dichter Verschluss (5kg)

CHOSA€47.18541 rev

11mo ago

CHOSA - Karbid 1kg - Carbid Steine - Kabit Kabitt karbitt Karbit Stein - Verwendung in Karbidlampen - eine stabile Metalldose Die Verpackung schützt vor Feuchtigkeit dichter Verschluss (1kg)

CHOSA€17.95541 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about karbid

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt33%

“Super Produkt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt30%

“Produkt we beschrieben”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit9%

“Einfache Handhabung”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Passt alles”

Stärke5%

“Wirksam”

Schädlings-/Insektenbekämpfung4%

“Gegen Wühlmaus absolut wirksam”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Super Preis”

Funktionalität insgesamt2%

“100%tig, wirkt wirklich”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Erstmal erfolgreich”

Materialqualität2%

“Material ist sehr gut”

What buyers complain about

Funktionalität insgesamt63%

“Wirgung nicht besonders”

Geruch9%

“Stinkt”

Haltbarkeit8%

“keine langfristige Wirkung”

Qualität insgesamt5%

“Kugeln sind nicht so gut”

Entflammbar4%

“warnt, das die Gase brennbar sein können.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Geld Verschwendung”

Schädlings-/Insektenbekämpfung2%

“Maulwurf sollte Vertrieben werden leider nicht der Fall”

Verklemmen/Verstopfen2%

“ständig durchwühlt wird”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung2%

“Jedoch keine deutsche Gebrauchsanweisung”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt62%

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt10%

Benutzerfreundlichkeit7%

Gesamtgröße7%

Zertifizierungen2%

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

Produktzustand2%

Geruch2%

Kompatibilität – insgesamt2%

Defekt Material/Teile1%

Common questions

Is karbid profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?: The niche generates €764K/yr across 11 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +9.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
How competitive is the karbid niche?: 6 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in karbid?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Funktionalität insgesamt, Geruch, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for karbid peak?: Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the karbid niche?: Listings span €16.33–€47.18; the average listing price is €23.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,120 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.