mepilex
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good€14.72avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good€5.63–€36.79cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Okay+10.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Okay2,679.59avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad€38K€38K/yr · 44K searches
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, mepilex is a €38K/yr Amazon Germany market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mepilex market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- €44K–€59K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.8%
- Avg BSR
- #644
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 201 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 rising
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Mepilex70%
- Medvance16%
- Leikedun7%
- XHSBBB5%
- Smith & Nephew1%
- SPOKKI1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 100 weeks — +10.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top mepilex search terms
- mepilex12K/yr
- schaumverband12K/yr
- schaumverband selbstklebend6K/yr
- schaumstoff wundauflage5K/yr
- mepilex lite3K/yr
- mepilex schaumverband6K/yr
Top mepilex 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
MEPILEX 10 x 10 cm 5-pack
Mepilex€15.354.6★180 rev
MEPILEX 10x10 cm Schaumverband
Mepilex€16.224.6★240 rev
MEPILEX Lite Schaumverband 10x10 cm steril 5 St
Mepilex€19.464.6★99 rev
MedVance TM Foam Wasserfester nicht klebender hydrophiler Schaumverband 4 x 4 Zoll Schachtel mit 5 Verbänden
Medvance€9.404.7★1,043 rev
Mepilex Border Flex Lite 4 x 5 cm 10-stück
Mepilex€16.064.7★269 rev
Newest
by launch date
6 Stück Silikonschaumverband 10cm x 10cm (6.5cm x 6.5cm Wundkissen) Dekubitus Pflaster Wasserdichter Silikon Schaumverband Wundverbände für leicht exsudierende Wunden Dekubitus Verbrennungen Blasen
SPOKKI€8.4813 rev
5 Stück Silikonschaumverband 7 5cm x 7 5cm (4 5cm x 4 5cm Wundkissen) Silikonkleber Schaumstoffverband Selbstklebender Wundverband Wasserdichter Wundpflaster für Dekubitus Verbrennungen Blasen
Leikedun€6.3980 rev
5 Stück Silikonschaumverband 10cm x 10cm (6 5cm x 6 5cm Wundkissen) Silikonkleber Schaumstoffverband Selbstklebender Wundverband Wasserdichter Wundpflaster für Dekubitus Verbrennungen Blasen
Leikedun€8.1180 rev
Silikonschaumverband 7.5 x 7.5 cm Silikon Schaum Wundverband Wasserdichter Selbsthaftender Weicher Silikon Schaumverband Wundverbände 5 Stück
XHSBBB€5.6366 rev
MEPILEX Border Flex Lite Schaumverband 7 5x7 5 cm 5 Stück
Mepilex€15.29117 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMedVance TM Foam Wasserfester nicht klebender hydrophiler Schaumverband 4 x 4 Zoll Schachtel mit 5 Verbänden
Medvance€9.404.7★
MedVanceTM Silikon - Schaumabsorbierender Verband mit Silikonkleber 10 cm x 12.5 cm Packung mit 5 Wundverbänden
Medvance€15.394.5★
5 Stück Silikonschaumverband 7 5cm x 7 5cm (4 5cm x 4 5cm Wundkissen) Silikonkleber Schaumstoffverband Selbstklebender Wundverband Wasserdichter Wundpflaster für Dekubitus Verbrennungen Blasen
Leikedun€6.394.5★
MEPILEX Lite Schaumverband 10x10 cm steril 5 St
Mepilex€19.464.6★
MedVanceTM Silikon Silikon-Schaumverband mit Rand 2 x 5 Zoll (1 2 x 3 4 Zoll Pad) Schachtel mit 5 Verbänden
Medvance€7.524.5★
What buyers say about mepilex
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Preis Leistung absolute okay”
“Super Produkt”
“Sie haften super”
“Der Artikel erfüllte meine Erwartungen”
“Für Feuchtwunden im Einsatz”
“Zuverlässigkeit”
“Einfach”
“hohen Tragekomfort bei gleichzeitig schonender Haftung.”
“Sehr guter Halt und gut verträglich”
“Das beste Pflaster für Wundheilung & Schutz”
What buyers complain about
“klebt nicht direkt auf der Wunde fest”
“aber etwas teuer”
“aber von der Qualität nicht wirklich viel besser”
“Allergische Reaktion”
“fühlt sich insgesamt unangenehm auf meiner Haut an,”
“Er polstert nicht”
“fühlt sich insgesamt unangenehm auf meiner Haut an, im Vergleich zum Allevyn ist es einfach schlecht vom Tragekomfort.”
Common questions
- Is mepilex profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €38K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the mepilex niche?
- 6 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mepilex?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haftung/Klebrigkeit, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for mepilex peak?
- Demand peaks in Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mepilex niche?
- Listings span €5.63–€36.79; the average listing price is €14.72 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,680 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.