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Ambroxol

soft demand (-51.4% this quarter) — Ambroxol doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Ranks 2,115 of 2,966 Drogerie & Körperpflege niches · −5 vs the category median of 49

Market size 30Growth 0Conversion 96Competition 37Returns 100Price range 67Avg price 67Brand share 7Review moat 81Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 2,966 niches

Is Ambroxol profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Ambroxol is a €135K/yr Amazon Germany market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Ambroxol: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -51.4% over the last 90 days and 12.8% of searches end in a purchase.

€135K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-51.4%75K
Conversion rate12.8%
Avg price€14.02

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 33
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market3%
Avg brand age115 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 20 products

Sponsored placement45%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews386

Top Ambroxol products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€13K€27K€40K€54K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • ratiopharm40%
  • Mucosolvan29%
  • AL Aliud Pharma23%
  • Penta Arzneimittel GmbH3%
  • Silomat2%
  • tetesept1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Ambroxol demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume75KCVR12.8%Products20Brands7Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate2.9%Rating4.5★Reviews386Avg BSR#7,817
4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Top Ambroxol search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • ambroxol29K/yr
  • mucosolvan hustensaft34K/yr
  • ambroxol schleimlöser6K/yr
  • ambroxol tabletten3K/yr
  • mucosolvan hustensaft erwachsene2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ambroxol

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Hustenlinderung50%

Helfen gut den Schleim aus der Lunge zu bekommen

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis50%

Tolles Produkt zu Top Preis

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Funktionalität insgesamt50%

Bringt nicht das was es soll hat nicht die Wirkung wie beschrieben

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung50%

Eine ellenlange Gebrauchsanweisung

Ambroxol return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Atmungsaktivität
100%

Common Ambroxol questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Ambroxol 44/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €135K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -51.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ambroxol on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.