Skip to content
52

plane

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but weak search conversion (2.3%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 56Growth 68Conversion 28Competition 43Returns 97Price range 49Avg price 50Brand share 40Review moat 30Quality gap 42

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Good+48.5%

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

Market size

Good€403K

€403K/yr · 1.5M searches

Avg price

Good€12.00

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay€5.45–€24.02

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

Competition

Okay59%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay81%

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

Review moat

Okay3,471.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, plane is a €403K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

plane market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€480K–€600K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.3%
Avg BSR
#14
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
87%
Out of stock
4.9%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

15%

  • Lacers31%
  • GardenMate26%
  • VOUNOT10%
  • Velway8%
  • TK Gruppe Timo Klingler7%
  • TENAX4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +48.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top plane search terms

  • abdeckplane402K/yr
  • plane277K/yr
  • plane wasserdicht200K/yr
  • abdeckplane wasserdicht209K/yr
  • gewebeplane74K/yr
  • plane mit ösen76K/yr
  • abdeckplane mit ösen52K/yr
  • abdeckplanen39K/yr
  • planen34K/yr
  • bodenplane11K/yr
All search terms

Top plane 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%€40K20%€81K30%€121K40%€161K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about plane

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt34%

“Super Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis14%

“Für den preis ok”

Stärke10%

“Robuster Eindruck”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt10%

“entspricht der Beschreibung”

Materialqualität4%

“Das Material ist robust”

Haltbarkeit4%

“Sie wirkt robust und hält gut”

Wasserbeständigkeit4%

“alles gut 👍 und wasserdicht”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Preis/ Leistung passt”

Wetterfest3%

“Material/Qualität: wirlt robust und wetterfest”

Dicke2%

“Schön und dick, sehr gute Qualität”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit27%

“Die wird nicht lange halten”

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Nicht die beste Qualität”

Materialqualität8%

“Schwaches Material”

Komfort insgesamt7%

“Nicht zum Abspannen geeignet”

Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit7%

“Maß stimmt nicht”

Gewicht leicht7%

“Zu leicht für outdoor”

Stärke7%

“Viel zu dünn und zu labberig”

Geeignet für den Außenbereich3%

“Billigstes Material - nicht für draussen geeignet”

Gleichgewicht/Stabilität3%

“nicht stabil genug”

Dicke3%

“Leider etwas zu dünn zum Abdecken von Traktor”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße63%
Dünn8%
Qualität insgesamt8%
Materialqualität3%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%
Dicke2%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt2%
Defekt Material/Teile1%
Gewicht schwer1%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis1%

Common questions

Is plane profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €403K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +48.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the plane niche?
14 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in plane?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Qualität insgesamt, Materialqualität. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for plane peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the plane niche?
Listings span €5.45–€24.02; the average listing price is €12.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,472 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.